"I don't know whether my luck tonight was good or bad. I never thought that one day I'd drain the deck because of Founding, but I also never expected that even after draining the deck, I wouldn't hit 21 even once. The king and Queen even ended up at the very bottom."
The Masked Man said this as he looked at Shade's Hand Cards beneath the dim glow of the Kerosene Lamp.
"You—"
"You'd better think carefully. If I have 21 now, then unless your first two cards are the king and Queen, you can't win. A single king or Queen is still worth less than 21."
Shade said this, and after considering it, the Masked Man ultimately shook his head.
"No. This time, only I will redraw."
Shade directly flipped over his hole card.
"Stars 11, Moon 7, Flower 3. Sorry, I really do have 21."
The Masked Man lowered his head to look at his deck.
"Shuffle."
With only three cards remaining, as long as he watched Shade shuffle, he would definitely be able to tell where each card was. So he turned around and let Shade shuffle. Once Shade announced that he was done, he saw three cards laid out parallel before him on the table, without overlapping.
According to the rules of Rhodes Cards, the first card was a hole card and did not need to be shown to the opponent. Therefore, whether drawing cards himself or receiving cards from the referee, the first draw always gave him two cards at once.
Under the current circumstances, the Masked Man had to draw the "king" and "Queen" as his first two cards to win. The moment Founding appeared, the game would end.
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