HF027 The Card Game

[9/16/16, 8:51:15 PM] Josh: They end their game, it looks like Edwina wins.  You cannot make heads or tails of the cards.

[9/16/16, 8:52:18 PM] Hank: So what are the rules?

[9/16/16, 8:52:32 PM] Josh: Eva steps away from the table and leans against a wall.  They offer you her seat.

[9/16/16, 8:53:02 PM] Hank: Hank sits down

[9/16/16, 8:53:42 PM] Josh: Esther: "First, we have two decks.  The high cards, and the main deck."

[9/16/16, 8:54:18 PM] Josh: Esther: "We deal out one focus card to everyone first.  Look at it, then leave it face down in front of you.

[9/16/16, 8:55:16 PM] Hank: Ok

[9/16/16, 8:55:36 PM] Josh: You look at your card.  It reads "beggar".

[9/16/16, 8:55:51 PM] Josh: It has a six in one corner and a coin in the other.

[9/16/16, 8:56:31 PM] Hank: Hank will place it face down

[9/16/16, 8:56:50 PM] Josh: Each person is then dealt six cards as a hand.

[9/16/16, 8:58:42 PM] Hank: So what is the goal of the game?

[9/16/16, 8:58:42 PM] Josh: Your hand reads "Traitor" (9 of glyphs), "Torturer" (9 of swords), "Elementalist" (5 of stars), "Mercenary" (4 of swords), "Diviner" (2 of stars), and "Enchanter" (3 of stars)

[9/16/16, 8:59:47 PM] Josh: Esther: "At the end of the game, you want to either have the most cards with a matching number, all of your cards as one glyph, or all your numbers counting up."

[9/16/16, 9:00:22 PM] Josh: "Each turn, we play a card from the high deck, which indicates our first action.  After that, we discard one card we don't want.  We do this until everyone has three cards."

[9/16/16, 9:00:54 PM] Hank: And the focus card?

[9/16/16, 9:02:10 PM] Josh: Esther: "At the end of the game, we all reveal our focus cards.  We may each choose to add one of those cards to our hands."

[9/16/16, 9:02:39 PM] Josh: Ethel: "We also play one more card that everyone adds to their hands."

[9/16/16, 9:02:53 PM] Josh: Edwina: "The one with the best hand after all cards are revealed, wins."

[9/16/16, 9:03:04 PM] Josh: ((Think Texas Hold 'em in reverse))

[9/16/16, 9:03:34 PM] Hank: ((Got it))

[9/16/16, 9:03:57 PM] Josh: The first high card they play is "Innocent"

[9/16/16, 9:04:11 PM] Josh: Everyone groans.

[9/16/16, 9:04:37 PM] Hank: Is that bad?

[9/16/16, 9:05:25 PM] Josh: Edwina: "Hrmph.  That card stays until the end of the game.  None of the cards can change the focus cards anymore.  It removes half the strategy from the game."

[9/16/16, 9:06:39 PM] Josh: Esther: "Ok, duckies, everyone discard a card."

[9/16/16, 9:07:40 PM] Hank: Hank will discard traitor(9 of glyphs)

[9/16/16, 9:08:47 PM] Josh: Ok.

[9/16/16, 9:09:34 PM] Josh: Next high card.  "Raven"

[9/16/16, 9:09:52 PM] Josh: Ethel: "Oh, that's fun.  We all pass a card from our hand to the player on the left."

[9/16/16, 9:10:49 PM] Josh: Ethel passes you the "Rogue" (ace of coins)

[9/16/16, 9:11:17 PM] Josh: What do you give up to Edwina?

[9/16/16, 9:12:32 PM] Hank: Hank passes edwina torturer (9 of swords)

[9/16/16, 9:12:56 PM] Josh: Edwina gives you a look as you do so.

[9/16/16, 9:13:10 PM] Josh: And then you all discard one.

[9/16/16, 9:13:33 PM] Josh: Edwina, you see, discards your torturer.

[9/16/16, 9:14:54 PM] Hank: Hank discards the two of stars

[9/16/16, 9:15:09 PM] Josh: Interesting.

[9/16/16, 9:16:06 PM] Josh: Edwina: "Last turn"

[9/16/16, 9:16:12 PM] Josh: "Darklord"

[9/16/16, 9:16:54 PM] Josh: "Everyone picks someone to see their hand and forces them to discard a card.  You then draw a new one."

[9/16/16, 9:17:24 PM] Josh: Edwina picks you.

[9/16/16, 9:17:46 PM] Josh: Edwina: "Hrmph.  Your hand is weird."

[9/16/16, 9:18:10 PM] Josh: She forces you to lose the Elementalist.

[9/16/16, 9:18:46 PM] Josh: You draw an "Anarchist" (6 of glyphs)

[9/16/16, 9:18:59 PM] Josh: Who do you pick to make discard a card?

[9/16/16, 9:19:34 PM] Hank: ((Can I pick edwina))

[9/16/16, 9:19:40 PM] Josh: Yes.

[9/16/16, 9:20:25 PM] Josh: Her hand has "Druid" (5 of glyphs), Priest (ace of glyphs), Charlatan (7 of glyphs), and Wizard (ace of stars)

[9/16/16, 9:21:39 PM] Hank: She loses the priest

[9/16/16, 9:22:10 PM] Josh: Ok.

[9/16/16, 9:23:54 PM] Josh: "Ok, everyone discard and then we reveal"

[9/16/16, 9:24:25 PM] Josh: ((you lose the 6?))

[9/16/16, 9:24:42 PM] Josh: ((your focus is a six of coins))

[9/16/16, 9:25:43 PM] Josh: ((You can try for the pair of sixes, or risk it for a possible straight))

[9/16/16, 9:25:53 PM] Josh: ((but it is a risk))

[9/16/16, 9:27:29 PM] Hank: ((I will discard the ace))

[9/16/16, 9:27:47 PM] Josh: Ok, time for the reveal.

[9/16/16, 9:28:59 PM] Josh: The other focuses are a 5 of coins (Guild Member).  A 1 of glyphs (Monk, and no, ace isn't 1, although it can be) and an eight of swords (Dictator).

[9/16/16, 9:30:14 PM] Hank: ((How do the focuses work at this stage, are you stuck with yours or  you can take any?))

[9/16/16, 9:30:34 PM] Josh: ((No, you can act as though you have any of them, but you can only have one))

[9/16/16, 9:30:46 PM] Hank: Hank takes the five

[9/16/16, 9:30:55 PM] Josh: They play one last card.  "Shepherd" (4 of glyphs)

[9/16/16, 9:31:11 PM] Josh: ((So, no, your best match is still the pair of sixes.

[9/16/16, 9:31:52 PM] Josh: Edwina wins with a flush of glyphs.

[9/16/16, 9:33:25 PM] Hank: Well that was interesting.

[9/16/16, 9:33:58 PM] Hank: Hank will stand up and offer Eva her seat back.