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A a C c E e
U W Y
B b D d F f
Aces
V X Z
B RANKS b
A 2-9 # %% *
2010 P.D. Magnus.
SUIT COMBINATIONS
C BASIC DECK SUIT c
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
AF af AC ac AB ab AD ad AC ac AD ad AB ab AB ab
BE be BF bf CD cd BC bc BE be BF bf CD cd CE ce
CD cd DE de EF ef EF ef DF df CE ce EF ef DF df
D EXTENDED DECK d
AE F ae f C DE c de ADE ade BD F bd f
PERSONALITIES
Personalities are the face cards; each depicts two portraits of a single figure. They are point cards in Adaman and Hermit. All of the personalities together add up to a total of 66 points.
2 af AF 3 bf BF 3 de DE 4 cd CD 5 ef EF AC 6 ac 6 be BE 8 ba BA 9 df DF *b B *a A
CHICANE REFERENCE
Card distribution in a Top hand:
A a B b C c D d E e F f
A A A A A A
A a B b C c D d E e F f
A A A A A A
E SCORING e High bidder missing bid making bid exactly overshooting bid Everyone else Nil Bidder making bid missing bid scores scores scores zero bid + 3 bid - 1 per overtrick number of tricks taken ten - 1 for each trick taken
MAGNATE REFERENCE
H TURN ORDER h
B. Play a card...
Develop a property, purchase a deed, or sell a card. Option: Develop deeds. Option: Trade resources.
C. Draw a card
I TAX TABLE i When either resource die rolls a 1, roll for taxation.
1a2b3c4d5e6f A B C D E F
Both players lose all but one of the taxed resource. J CHANCE OF GETTING RESOURCES j Ace 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + 1 in 3 in 5 in 7 in 9 in 11 in 13 in 15 in 17 in 19 in 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 rolls
NONESUCH REFERENCE
top suit
B b C c D d E e F f
ABCDE abcde
4,8,9 3,6 5,7 x 2 5 x 2,6 3,7 2,4,8 7,9 x 3 6,9 4,5,8
bottom suit
K SCORING k a bid of Some scores 1 point per trick a bid of Most taking at least scores 2 points per trick half of the tricks taking fewer than half the tricks -1 per trick short
a bid of None 9 in 4-player game taking zero tricks scores 12 in 3-player game taking any tricks -1 per trick
TERRAPIN REFERENCE
median hand Turtle size Butt 10% 25% 50% 75% 90%
probability of
Terrapin
Scoring
PAIRS: 5 points each Additional ACES or CROWNS: 5 points each RUN, your longest straight: 2 for each card after the first
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
.01 .09 .24 .42 .58 .71 .81 .88 .92 .95 .97 .98 .99
2 4 7 9 13 16 21 25 29 34 38
2 4 7 9 12 14 19 23 26 31 36 41
2 4 7 9 12 14 17 21 24 29 33 38 43
4 5 7 11 14 17 20 24 27 31 35 39 44
5 7 10 12 16 19 22 26 29 33 37 41 45
AB ab AC ac AD ad AE ae AF af
3 2 2 0 1
BC bc BD bd BE be BF bf CD cd
1 0 2 2 3
CE ce CF cf DE de DF df EF ef
2 0 1 2 3
i Events 2 WX Origin 3 UW Journey 4 YZ Battle 5 VW Discovery 6 XZ Market 7 UX Chance Meeting 8 YZ Betrayal 9 UV Pact $ UVX Harvest // UXY Rite +X End +Y Calamity +Z Windfall