As Mr. Antonio spoke, he smiled and showed his trump card to Shade. At this time, both of them only had two cards in their hands:
"Look, Mr. Watson, my luck has finally come."
Star 4, [Story in the Woods·Clown in the Woods]. When this card is the hole card, if the total points of the first two cards are not more than 8 and the suits are different, you can choose to stop playing at this time and the total points will be regarded as
20 points (note).
On the card, a clown riding a unicycle is tossing five balls among the tall trees in the forest.
"What an interesting rule."
Shade praised, and then looked at Mr. Antonio's hand, which was the ordinary card of Sun 2, which means that special cards can take effect:
"How about suspension?"
"Oh, of course. Now that I have drawn a special rule card, how can I not use the rules?"
The playwright said, and Shade noticed that his voice was louder, so that people around him could hear it. Originally, there were only two people playing cards at the table, but when they heard the special rule card came into effect, there were three more
The gentleman came over.
Shade was happy to wait for a while and let Mr. Antonio introduce the current situation to his acquaintances in the association, and then said:
"Then I will continue to draw cards."
Shade showed his first two cards, only 13 points.
"Then, good luck next time, Mr. Antonio, you win."
His third card was Star 10, with a total of 23, which was a direct blow. The middle-aged man who made the right choice immediately smiled. Although he only won the first round of the third game, his face was full of emotions at this time.
His expression seemed to have won the entire card game.
After all, when special cards are effective and you can win the game with them, you can brag about them for a long time.
The onlookers talked about Mr. Antonio's good luck and gradually dispersed. Shade and this gentleman continued to draw cards leisurely. The playwright's introduction to the city was not over yet, and he was very talkative at the moment:
"What I just told you are all modern festivals and customs. According to my research, a long time ago, there was no city in the Randall Valley, and before my ancestors moved here in the eastern part of the Old World,
There is a very ancient worship here of the earth, the rivers, and the mountains."
This did not attract much attention from Shade. It is perfectly normal for river valley cities to have similar nature worship.
"At 20 o'clock, trading is suspended."
Shade smiled and opened his hole card. Three cards were 20 points. Mr. Antonio also carefully opened his hole card and took a look, showing his hand:
"19 o'clock, oh, let's bet on luck again. Star 3? Oh, it's just a little bit short. Maybe you used up all your luck just now. Mr. Watson, you only need to win one more round to defeat me, but I
Didn’t think it would be easy.”
Since the card game has reached its final match point, the middle-aged playwright is no longer distracted from telling the story.
The two of them each pulled out their trump cards, opened a corner on the table to check, and then looked at each other, trying to read the other's cards from the other's expressions.
Next, the second card was drawn. Shade was the 7 of the Sun. He noticed that there were very few cards of the sun suit that he drew today, and Mr. Antonio was the 1 of the Stars.
Needless to say, he continued to draw cards. Shade was the Moon 5. He knocked on the table to signal that he would stop playing, but did not show his trump card. Mr. Antonio pressed the back of the cards upward on the table and whispered to the god of the sun [The Old Man with the Lamp]
】After praying, he revealed his third card.
Quite unexpectedly, it turned out to be another special card. This gentleman actually drew all his special cards in three rounds.
[Story in the Wood·Silver Snow Wolf], Colored Sun 1.
If this card is a hole card, it has no special effect; if this card is not a hole card, and the suit of the hole card is moon, you can choose to discard the hole card or this card after the suspension, and draw a new card to replace it.
The card shows a wolf running through the forest in the snow with its back to the card. The details of the picture are very good. It not only depicts the scene of the moon and the sun appearing in the sky at the same time in the evening, it even depicts rabbit footprints and rabbit footprints on the snow.
Wolf footprints.
"Since there is no declaration, the special effects of the re-drawn Rhodes cards can be regarded as valid."
Shade was quite emotional:
"For players who hold many special cards, this card is more interesting than the [Forest Clown] just now."
"But for me, [Clown in the Woods] is more interesting."
Mr. Antonio said with a smile, and then continued to draw the fourth card:
"Oh, the points exploded."
His fourth card is the flower 10, and the first three cards add up to 12:
"Why do you always get busted at 22 o'clock today?"
Although he said this, he was not upset at all, but instead became more excited:
"Then, I activate the effect of [Story in the Wood: Silver Snow Wolf], discard the hole card in my hand - Moon 4, and draw it again."
He showed Shade his cards and then touched the deck of cards.
"Throw away your trump card, and your total points will be 18 points. And my total points are still 19 points. If you want to beat me, you can only get 2 or 3 points."
Shade showed his hand of cards, and Mr. Antonio narrowed his eyes slightly:
"If you were at 21, I would probably give up, but it's only 19. Don't be afraid. The advantage is mine. Today's luck seems to have gone to the extreme. There were a lot of busted cards, but I also drew two special cards."
He revealed his next card, and then the two gentlemen stretched their heads to look at the card.
It was a playing card with a special pattern. The pattern on the playing card was of a lush forest, with a human face on an ancient tree. As expected, it should also be a Rhodes card from the "Stories in the Forest" series.
But unfortunately, the point is Sun 13.
"Oh, Mr. Watson, it seems you have better luck."
He smiled bitterly and shook his head. Although he was a little reluctant to give up, he still pulled out his two special cards and pushed them to Shade:
"Please choose one. I am willing to admit defeat. Since I can win cards from others, I can also accept losing cards myself."
"You are a really nice person, so I'll choose this one."
Shade took away [Stories from the Wood: Silver Snow Wolf], and then pointed to the banknotes he had taken out in advance and placed on the table:
"Although we were betting on special cards according to the agreement, since I didn't take out the cards, you agreed to bet against me. So even if I win, please take away half of the bet."
As he spoke, he was about to hand half of the banknotes to Mr. Antonio, but the playwright was proud of being a Rhodes player:
"That's not okay. Since I said I was betting on special cards and I actively agreed to the game, how could I still take your money after losing?"
He refused to accept the money no matter what. Xia De couldn't say anything, so he had no choice but to give up.
But then the two did not separate, but continued to play cards. Of course, the minimum bet was 2 copper pfennig.
1 krone is equal to 7 euros, and 1 krone is also equal to 95 pfennigs. These three currencies are the main currencies of Kasenlik. However, due to the chaotic currency relations before the founding of the United Kingdom, in addition to the three mainstream currencies, there are also
Other currencies. Among the major currencies, 1 pfennig has the lowest value, while the currency value of the "copper pfennig" is one-thirtieth of a pfennig. This is a coin that looks like copper without banknotes.
It is worth mentioning that because the value of 1 krona is too high, krona rarely appears in the lives of ordinary citizens. Even though the copper pfennig is not a major currency, it is widely used in citizens' lives.
According to the exchange rate conversion, 1 copper pfennig is approximately 1.4 pence.
The two continued to chat about local legends and stories while playing cards, and the playwright also shared interesting stories with Shade when he was writing the script and drawing materials for it.
And when the sun gradually rose above his head and the time came to about eleven o'clock, "her" voice finally came to Shade's ears:
[Luvia Anat got out of the carriage and was walking towards the stairs downstairs.]
Shade's expression did not change, he did not get up and leave, but continued to talk to Mr. Antonio. Luvia would definitely not stay at the association for too long, because it would be lunch time soon. So Shade planned to wait for a while and go directly to the entrance of the association to wait.
She left so that Luvia would not be discovered meeting strangers in the Randall Valley.
But things were a bit unexpected. Twenty minutes after "she" discovered Luvia, the purple-eyed girl wearing Carsonrick's characteristic floral dress and a lady's hat with feathers on her side came to her.
Appeared on the second floor terrace.
Of course, most of the gentlemen here focused on their own cards, so not many people noticed her, and Luvia walked directly towards Mr. Shade and Mr. Antonio.
"Can you excuse me?"
She smiled and interrupted Mr. Antonio who was telling Shade "The Poems of the Elves and the Earth". After the playwright very gentlemanly invited her to sit down, Luvia said:
"Hello, gentlemen, I heard that when you were playing cards just now, you used [Wood Story: Silver Snow Wolf] as a bet?"
There was a smile on her lips, and Shade knew that she must have recognized him. After all, the witch eyeshadow he applied could only be effective on strangers. She probably heard about the card game a few hours ago, which reminded her of her claim that she would definitely come to see him.
Her Shade.
At this time, Shade, who was trying to surprise Luvia, was surprised by Luvia instead. Shade had never seen her dress like this today. It was really beautiful.
"Yes ma'am, do you know this card too?"
Shade took out the cards from the deck, and Luvia nodded:
"Yes, this card is very special. I think it will be very useful to my friends. I have a humble request. I wonder, sir, if you are willing to give this card to me. I can give you a very high
price.”
PS: Thank you to the reader (@ofo) for providing the Rhodes card ideas.