The dude can win at craps. We saw him with the chance cube when Anakin's future was at stake. . So why not go to a local craps shot on Tatooine to pay for your hyperdrive? Instead, he risks everything on a pony race.
Once a degenerate, always one. Ok. Sure thing - 2:1. Only way Darth Maul has a chance is to isolate. Divide and conquer. As long as Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon were using team work, Darth Maul had to focus on defense more than attack. The Jedi get separated, and have a chance to regroup behind the rotating force field. Force field goes down. Rather than wait for a high-odds attack with Obi-Wan, he presses alone.
I contend that if Qui-Gon were a decent gambler, two things would have happened. The whole pod-racing scene would have been cut, and he would have at least lived until order 66 in "Revenge of the Sith".
Once a degenerate, always one. Ok. Sure thing - 2:1. Only way Darth Maul has a chance is to isolate. Divide and conquer. As long as Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon were using team work, Darth Maul had to focus on defense more than attack. The Jedi get separated, and have a chance to regroup behind the rotating force field. Force field goes down. Rather than wait for a high-odds attack with Obi-Wan, he presses alone.
I contend that if Qui-Gon were a decent gambler, two things would have happened. The whole pod-racing scene would have been cut, and he would have at least lived until order 66 in "Revenge of the Sith".
