

Every game has a tension meter that shows your competitor’s agitation level. On top of all that, you are always pressed for time. Removing the duplicate cards from the fake deck, you plan to slide on the table is one of those tense memory challenges. Cheating in cards requires impeccable timing with directional moves with thumbstick and button presses. To be a successful cheat, you need to be quick and perceptive, with pretty good short-term memory. You’ll also spy on your opponents, pouring the drinks and using gestures to signal their hand or excusing yourself to another room, where you’ll switch decks, remove duplicate cards and stack the aces on top, among many other things. You’ll mostly shuffle and deal the cards, using various tricks to put the boss in an advantageous position, such as ensuring he gets the highest value card in every dealing pass. Options for cheating are numerous and often related to the specific situation and/or the game being played. Your job, as a helper/facilitator, is to fraudulently manipulate the game and stack the odds in favor of your mentor.
CARD SHARK RULES PROFESSIONAL
You only need a basic understanding of four colors and the general value of cards as you play as a sidekick to the professional swindler who does the “heavy lifting”. Les Enfants Terribles vs Ancien Régime, allez! The Silent AssistantĬard Shark is a card-cheating game that doesn’t require knowledge of specific card games or rules. Card games, increasing in stakes, will serve as the ladder for climbing the social hierarchy needed for peeling the ever deeper layers of the conspiracy. He’s chasing the secret behind the royal marriage that can bring down the monarchy and unleash the new age. At the same time, Compte will slowly unveil the deeper agenda of their Tour de Swindle.
