Alais didn't join this game, so much as fail to move in time.
It's some variant of Elephant's Castle, only the suits are scored backwards in the South, and it took a while to work out what was cheating, and what was cheating.
Everyone at the table is doing both.
An aggressive early strategy helped flesh out the rules, but it's become apparent that Alais is out of her depth, and ferociously bad at reading tells. Not that there's much on offer: A few coins on the table, and an ink pen engraved with tiny hexagons.
The way she looks at it — rather, tries not to — is certainly a tell of its own.
Ket, as is her habit, isn't playing herself; she's watching, chatting with the players who like to chat while they play, and enjoying a glass of wine. She likes seeing who plays and how, and laughs off the encouragement to play when it comes. She has no head for gambling, she says, she'll stick to games of pure chance like dice. No one has pushed, and no one has chased her off, so it doesn't seem anyone is actually offended by her refusals.
Alais is interesting. The natural movement of people as some come and go, others go to get more drinks and come back, eventually moves those assembled so Ket is near her. It offers the opportunity to speak without shouting over someone else's hand.
"It's nice to see a change of pace," she offers, conversationally, to see if Alais picks up the offer. "Not that I don't enjoy Wicked Grace, but I sometimes think Riftwatch members forget other games exist in the world."
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It's some variant of Elephant's Castle, only the suits are scored backwards in the South, and it took a while to work out what was cheating, and what was cheating.
Everyone at the table is doing both.
An aggressive early strategy helped flesh out the rules, but it's become apparent that Alais is out of her depth, and ferociously bad at reading tells. Not that there's much on offer: A few coins on the table, and an ink pen engraved with tiny hexagons.
The way she looks at it — rather, tries not to — is certainly a tell of its own.
FINALLY thanks for your patience
Alais is interesting. The natural movement of people as some come and go, others go to get more drinks and come back, eventually moves those assembled so Ket is near her. It offers the opportunity to speak without shouting over someone else's hand.
"It's nice to see a change of pace," she offers, conversationally, to see if Alais picks up the offer. "Not that I don't enjoy Wicked Grace, but I sometimes think Riftwatch members forget other games exist in the world."