54-Card Standard Deck (52 cards + 2 Jokers) • 2–4 Operatives
Combat Ranks & Intrigue
Royalty (K/Q): Beats Knights & 2–10. Vulnerable to Assassins.
The Knight (J): Beats 2–10. Ambushes an Assassin, only if Royalty is present.
The Assassin (A): Value 1 vs numbers. Auto-executes Kings & Queens.
The Gambit (Joker): Triggers immediate War. Wild in War sums. 0 pts at game end.
War Resolution
Wars occur on numerical ties or when The Gambit is played. Operatives place blind supply
stakes (2 cards for 2–3 players, 1 for 4), commit one hand card face-down, reveal hands,
then flip stakes. Highest sum wins the pot and their own war cards; losers' war cards burn
to the Graveyard. Tied sums go to sudden death.
Elimination & Scoring
Reshuffle your capture pile into a fresh supply when yours empties. The match ends the
instant any single operative is eliminated. Survivors sum the value of all remaining
cards (2–10 face, J 11, Q 12, K 13, A 1, Joker 0). Highest total wins.
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