Chapter 25: The Adventurer (4)
Indian poker is a type of gambling that can be played even if you have a headache from drinking, as long as your eyes can still see the numbers on the cards. Each of the two players draws a card, without looking at what the card is, puts it on their foreheads, shows it to their opponents, and then both players take turns betting, choosing the one who folds, and the one with the lower card if no one folds, loses all the chips bet.
The only special rule is that 2 is the lowest of all the cards and wins if your opponent is an ace.
Compared to the Texas Hold'em and Stud that Brunei had played, the rules of Indian Poker were straightforward, and even when he was drunk, he quickly understood that the core of the game was how to fool his opponent and make him misunderstand his hand, and, more importantly, guess the true size of his hand through his opponent's performance.
In other words, compared to other forms of gambling, the skill of systematic "psychology" can play an even greater role in this game. After listening to the rules, Brunei's originally slightly fluctuating heart calmed down again, and looked at Pique with a smile for a while, and began to think about what Pique's real purpose was, and what he could win from Pique.
"How's that? easy, isn't it?" Peake squeezed his eyes at Brunei Darussalam, and smiled as if he looked at Brunei Darussalam, "That being said, but when you play it, you'll find that it's no less wonderful than Texas Hold'em." In contrast, there is even less element of luck and more emphasis on 'technology'. For the Brunei brothers, who can make so much money in the casino, it must be no problem, right?"
Pique's words are exactly the same as Brunei's: "Yes, I can feel it. So, since it's a gambleβ"
"Of course it's about betting! It's worthy of the Brunei brothers, they really know how to do it!haha!" Peake laughed very boldly, and drank the wine from the huge cup in his hand, "What's the point of gambling without bets? In the beginning, don't gamble money first. β
Picke paused, and a hint of slyness flashed in his eyes that seemed to have been blurred: "Brother Bruneisi, do you remember the 'Flame Fox' I invited you to drink when you first came?"
"Ahh "At first, it was a strong shock, but after that moment, it was as if the previous impact was an illusion, leaving only a fresh and comfortable aftertaste, which doubled that comfort." I've never had such a good drink - well, I'm ashamed to say that it was a little too strong for me. β
Pique slammed his thumb at Brunei: "I didn't expect the Brunei brothers to not only be good at gambling, but also to taste wine at such a high level! Haha, our adventurers here are all big and rough, and every day they are full of thoughts about how to kill more people on the battlefield, and today I met such a wonderful person as the Brunei brothers, I am really lucky! I am so lucky!"
"This Flame Fox costs 10 gold coins for a cup, and if it doesn't have such a wonderful taste, then how can it be sold, right? It can have such a taste, it is a magical effect. β
Peake smiled at Brunei: "Don't look at me like that, I don't know what magic is." The Adventurers' Guild has always relied on these things to get the money back for us, so how can they tell us, hahaha! Anyway, I'm going to say, 'Flame Fox', as the name suggests, is our specialty, and only we have wine. However, there is more than one kind of alcohol sold here, made through magic, and Flame Fawkes. The other ones have different tastes, no less than that, and the most important thing is that because they are available in associations in many places, the prices are more reasonable. One cup of gold coins. β
Pique proudly raised a finger: "The bet in the first three games is to punish the wine, the winner buys the wine for the loser, and the loser must drink it out, how about it? Of course, because the first three games are just to familiarize the brothers with the rules, or don't play too big - how about five cups? One cup is a unit, press to five cups, and if you follow, you will open directly. β
β...... Is that what Pique is for? Trick me into a few glasses of wine and drink ?......" Brunei Darussalam, who had heard what Pique said, first came to his mind, and after about ten seconds, he laughed dumbly at his stupidity.
He still didn't know what Pique's idea was, but that was okay. He smiled and nodded, "You're right, it's fair. β
"Hahaha!" Peake always laughed loudly, as if he was always happy, and before he knew it, Brunei had also adapted to his deafening voice, and the people around him had never raised an opinion, probably the same, "That's fair! That's right! I wanted to say this word just now, but I couldn't say it at once! Fair, that's right, the most important thing in gambling is fairness! Fair gambling on both sides will be interesting, don't you say, Brunei brothers? Then, since you're okay, let's get started. β
Pique took out a somewhat dirty deck of playing cards from his waist, with some subtle grease on them, which looked particularly sticky in the dim light, and if it was Brunei when he was sober, he would probably have a little resistance to using this kind of card, but now, Brunei saw all this, but he didn't have the slightest extra thought about it, just looked at the deck of cards that Pique had carefully pinched between his index finger and thumb, and felt that it looked a little smaller than he remembered.
Pique slapped the cards on the table with an excited look. Brunei looked at the deck and thought about it for a while, eventually believing that it was probably an illusion created by the comparison with Pique's oversized size.
"Come, first take a random card - face up, don't see for yourself. Peake laughed, repeating the rules he had said once before, and picking up a card more carefully, the small card in his overly wide hand like a petal, which looked a little funny in his overall image, "And then, like this." β
Peake raised his right hand to his forehead, carefully holding the card between his fingertips, and somehow Brunei suddenly burst out laughing.
"Brother Brunei, you also draw cards. Pique seemed a little dissatisfied. Brunei nodded, still smiling, picked up a card, followed Pique's example, put it on his forehead, and then couldn't help laughing again.
[Little Brunei, are you the type with such a low laugh point after getting drunk? Otherwise, would you like to drink more wine in the future?]
"Next, since it is to familiarize the Brunei brothers with the game, how about the Brunei brothers bet first in this game?"
"Yes. The system and Pique spoke at the same time, and finally let Brunei calm down a little from the inexplicable euphoria, and looked at the card on Pique's forehead, and I don't know if it was because Pique was too high, Brunei looked at it for a while, and the cards that were divided into three were stacked together, revealing a clear image, "Anyway, bet at least one cup first, right?"
Pique's card is a diamond seven, which is not big or small, and the card is a little lower in the middle. Regardless of human psychology, performance and other factors, if you analyze it purely from the cold rules and the size of the cards, it is a point worth fighting for Brunei. But this is the first game after all, and Brunei also knows that his mind is not clear at the moment, so he still plans to test it.
"That's right! The Brunei brothers are veterans!" Peake nodded, "I'll raise, three cups!"
A raise means that he has confidence, or wants to appear confident, to speculate on what is going on with Pique's performance, and then to speculate on whether the card he is taping to his forehead at the moment is big or small, which may be the "fun" of Pique's previous so-called gambling.
It's a pity that Brunei doesn't find it interesting, he doesn't need to speculate, and he has no interest in speculating.
[Psychological Assessment: 5060, failed.] The previous failed budget made it impossible for you to find a benchmark for judging Pique, and furthermore, you became confused about how to judge the truth of his words. γ
β...... I have the Six of Spades on my head...... If anything, of course, it is a relatively small number of points. However, it is not so small that he will see my stud, and he will not hesitate to call to that extent......" Brunei subconsciously began to turn his already paste-like brain, and there was a tingling in the corner of his forehead, "Is it because the stakes are too small, and he also regards the first three games as a game?If so, what is his purpose...... If not, then what is the reason for his reckless action?"
[Listening Check: 26>25, failed.] You just feel dizzy, everything around you seems to be far away from you, and you haven't noticed the voices of other people around you for a long time, even if they say it at a loud voice, you still hear only bits and pieces of bytes. γ
β...... Hunt...... Hahaha...... Hehehe...... Here we go...... Hey...... It's always like this......"
This is not the first time that a system has been actively verified without a request from Brunei, but it is not very common. But perhaps because of the failure of the verification, even if it was only a little bit, he could only collect a few syllables of unknown meaning with all his might. He was used to the unreliability of the system, but the system made such a show on its own, which still made him feel a little dissatisfied.
[Hey, my cute little Brunei-]
"Be quiet!Don't make a noise except during the test!" Brunei Si somehow got angry, and scolded the system in his heart, "Be quiet! Then, look at me, win for you!"
γ...... Hey, okay, then, I'll look at it with anticipation. γ