Whispering Verse

Chapter 2351 [Ancient Alchemy·Dragon Stone]

"Do you know each other?"

The referee was checking the decks of both sides, and Mrs. Frey, who was standing on the sidelines and watching the game, asked curiously.

"This gentleman once sailed on my ship."

Captain Rudolph said, shaking his neck, and then breaking off his fingers one by one:

"Last time we bet on other things on the boat, I lost miserably. This is a good opportunity for 'revenge'. I am still very confident about Rhodes."

This time Captain Rudolph carried three special cards in the deck. According to him, he won these special cards from the tavern:

"The most I have with special rules cards is five. Unfortunately, I lost three in one breath last summer. At the end of the year, I won one back playing cards with other captains on the ship. I like this kind of excitement. game."

"Captain, you know we are in a hurry."

Shade said, Mr. Bernhardt and Mr. Albert were already standing behind him:

"The normal gameplay of best-of-three games is really boring. Do you want to try other gameplays?"

The vampire captain looked at Mrs. Frey, who shook her head indifferently:

"As long as you two agree, I have no problem with it."

The uniformed referee of the Prophet Association also said:

"Under the principle of fairness, this is no problem."

The crowd of onlookers began to whisper, and Shade suggested:

"Each deck of cards removes the king and queen, and there are 52 cards in total. We each divide the 52 cards into 10 groups of five cards each, leaving two, and then compare the 10 groups in sequence according to the Rhodes card rules. After the ten groups are settled, A draw does not count, the winner gets 1 point, and the one with the most wins in the end wins.”

Of course, there are five cards in each group, so the chance of exploding cards is extremely high.

"If it's a draw, then the remaining two cards will be used for the final showdown. It's still the rules of Rhodes."

The onlookers burst into small cheers, and the special way of playing cards always excites people. But more importantly, playing cards like this means that Captain Rudolph will almost certainly be able to draw three of his own special cards.

"Interesting, do you all in the North play like this?"

The captain smiled and asked:

"But I took advantage. You don't have any special cards in your deck."

"I don't care, just hurry up."

Shade said, and the captain said to Mrs. Frey magnanimously:

"Madam, can you borrow that [Ancient Alchemy·Dragon Stone] first? Let this gentleman temporarily add it to his deck. Although his special cards are still two short of mine, he also borrowed it himself Cards, that’s a little fairer.”

The applause represented people's praise for Captain Rudolf. Even Mr. Bernhardt and Mr. Albert couldn't help nodding, thinking that although this compatriot was a gambler, he at least had a good character.

"Then I'll thank you first."

Shade did not refuse, so Mrs. Frey took out the [Ancient Alchemy·Dragon Stone] that was carefully kept in the notebook from her pocket and handed it to Shade. Shade also looked at the card. Card face:

On the black and white card is an amber placed on the table, and in the amber is a curled up baby dragon.

[Ancient Alchemy·Dragon Stone], Suit Sun 8: When this card is drawn, if the total points are greater than 26, you will win directly.

The rule is "greater than" rather than "greater than or equal to", that is to say, this card can only take effect when the total points before drawing [Ancient Alchemy·Dragon Stone] are 19 and 20 points.

This leads to the fact that the rules of this card are more difficult to implement than the general "dice-throwing" special rules, but this does not prevent the value of this card from being much greater than those cards.

After all, any special Rhodes card with a "direct victory" rule will cost about 20% to 30% more than other cards with special rules. This type of winning rule is greater than "King/Queen" and "Blackjack", and its priority is only lower than the winning rule of "Original Series".

When two non-original "direct wins" meet, the principle is to compare the points of the two cards, but Shade has never heard of this situation.

Any card game in which a "direct win" situation occurs is enough for people to talk about it for many years. Therefore, even if this Sun 8 is not from the [Ancient Alchemy] series, its value is completely precious.

Shade carefully added this card to his deck, and together with the captain took away the "King" and "Queen". After the referee announces that the game can begin, both parties exchange decks and shuffle the cards.

When the decks returned to their respective sides, Shade put his hand on his deck and pulled gently, allowing the 52 cards to spread out beautifully in a fan shape. Although Captain Rudolph's method was not that fancy, he still succeeded in spreading his deck.

The referee placed the hourglass upside down on the edge of the table, and the two began to divide the cards amidst people's hushed discussions.

There are two sets of five cards in each row, and the five rows of cards are finally placed in front of Shade. As for the remaining two remaining cards, they are temporarily placed on the card pile area outlined with white lines on the card table.

Captain Rudolph was also very fast. After the two of them distributed the cards, they each declared the order of the decks.

The referee from the Prophets Association took the scoreboard from his assistant, and Shade said to the captain:

"come together."

"Okay, it's a little faster to play this way, but it's really fun. Let's guess in advance how many sets of cards we can have without bursting the cards?"

In the first set of cards, both sides busted, which was completely unexpected. After all, the average number of the entire deck was 7, and the average sum of the five cards was 35, which was far more than 21.

No one on either side was in a hurry, but no one spoke after the cards started to be dealt.

The speed of the two playing cards was almost the same, and in addition to the referee, there were many people around with notebooks to help count the points.

One of Captain Rudolph's three special cards was actually among the remaining cards, and the remaining two were drawn in groups 3 and 7 respectively.

Among them, the third group appears [Kasenlik Specialty Food·Fish Head Pie], suit color: Star 5. Throw 3 dice, if the numbers are the same, you win directly.

On the card were six dead fish heads with open eyes stuck on the round pie. Shade had indeed seen this kind of food in Kasenlik, but it was still difficult for him to understand it as a delicacy.

This is also a card with a "direct win" rule, but unfortunately the captain obviously did not throw the dice and could throw three of the same luck:

"It's been two years since I got this card, and I haven't been able to win using this rule yet."

He looked at the three dice on the table with a sad face and said, and then added:

"But Tom and Jerry, my mouse-catching cats on the boat, do like fish head pie."

Shade shook his head:

"My cat doesn't like fish."

As for the captain's special card that appears in the 7th group, it is [Steam Age·Mine Coal Worker], suit and color: Sun 9. After this card is added to the hand, when calculating points, if a king or queen appears in the opponent's hand, the opponent's total points will be regarded as 20 points.

On the card, there are three miners at the end of the mine tunnel, wearing short-sleeved shirts and smeared ash on their faces, digging. The picture even depicts the sparks produced by the collision between the iron pickaxe and the ore.

Shade is no stranger to the "Age of Steam" series. Last year, Mr. Virgil Cameron of the Principality of Set, who competed with him for the 1853 "Big City Players" championship, has the Moon 1 [Age of Steam·After Work] in his hands. Female Textile Worker] and Star 6's [The Age of Steam·The Platform with the Sound of the Whistle].

But there are no "Kings" and "Queens" in this particular game, so the Captain's card naturally cannot work.

In short, when all ten groups of cards have been dealt, the score on the scoreboard located on the side of the table is "2:2".

"I thought we didn't even have the last point, so now it's down to these two cards."

Shade said as he took the last two in his hand:

"Among my two cards, there must be the [Ancient Alchemy·Dragon Stone] from Sun 8."

As he spoke, he placed the card face up on the table, and then felt Mr. Bernhardt on his left nervously grabbing the back of the chair.

The captain squinted his eyes and nodded:

"Then among the two cards I have left, there must be this 'Flower 9' [Life Ritual: Pistol Duel]."

He threw the card on the table, which showed two men back to back holding revolvers and wearing cowboy hats.

[Life Ritual·Pistol Duel]: If neither player busts their cards during the point settlement phase and the point difference is 0, 1, or 2, both parties will each throw a 20-sided dice, and the one with the larger point wins. This effect must be activated.

"I don't quite understand why a pistol duel is considered a rite of passage?"

Shade said curiously, laughter also spread from the crowd, and the captain thought for a while:

"Probably before the age of firearms, people regarded knightly duels as activities that brought a sense of honor. Now the stories of knights have faded away, and pistols have become mainstream weapons. Of course they are not common in the city, but if you also run boats, you You will find yourself constantly seeing fools clamoring for duels with pistols."

"So will people really die?"

"Normally, no, you can't expect everyone to be a sharpshooter. As long as the bullet hits non-fatal parts such as hands and feet, I will ask the sailors to stop them. But under normal circumstances, well, you are not in a hurry ? Let’s open the cards.”

He threw out the last card in his hand, which was a Moon 5, which meant that Captain Rudolph's final total was 14 points.

Shade raised his head slightly and said in surprise:

"What a coincidence."

He threw a Moon 6, so the total was also 14 points.

"It's a draw. The effect of that card is actually activated?"

Under normal circumstances, this is a draw, and the referee of the Prophet Association will decide whether there will be an extra round or a single round to determine the outcome. But the effect of the "Pistol Duel" card is triggered, so the dice points will determine the final result.