Fiddler's Gambit

Fiddler's Gambit was a card game played by Malazan soldiers using the Deck of Dragons.The God is Not Willing, Chapter 2, US HC p.38 Presumably it was meant to represent in some way the wild readings of the Deck performed by Fiddler of the Bridgeburners. The cards were used offensively and defensively in turns as the players moved to defeat their opponents through tactical maneuvering and countering opponent's actions with opposing cards. One way to conclude the game was for a player to cause the end of the world. Actions in one game could have impact on conditions in following games.The God is Not Willing, Chapter 2, US HC p.39
Every company of soldiers played with different rules.
==Known cards==
*Black feathers
*Church of the Eel
*Death's Company
*Icari, used to blank the past and grant a free play
*Korabas, Slayer of Magic
*Lord of Omens
*Mistress
*Shroud
*Twice Alive, Master of the Deck
*Unblinking Eye
*Unloved Woman
==In The God is Not Willing==
The Marines of the XIVth Legion played Fiddler's Gambit with Anyx Fro's painted wooden chips in place of the difficult to procure cards.The God is Not Willing, Chapter 2, US HC p.37-39 Stillwater had once played the game with Three-Finger Herahv and an actual Deck in G'danisban.
== Speculations ==
These new cards in the Deck likely represented the following characters and/or their followings:
*Black feathers - Coltaine
*Church of the Eel - Kruppe
*Death's Company - Whiskeyjack & The Bridgeburners
*Icari - Icarium
*Korabas, Slayer of Magic - Korabas
*Lord of Omens - Fiddler
*Mistress - ? (possibly Apsalar) 
*Shroud - ? (possibly Hood)
*Twice Alive, Master of the Deck - Ganoes Paran
*Unblinking Eye - ? (possibly Toc the Younger)
*Unloved Woman - Tavore Paran
==Notes and references==
Category:Games