Every hand begins as it did in 1494: the dealer antes, the table quiets, and 3 cards go face-down to each player. Then the Powers arrive, and poker becomes possibility.

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Chapter the Second · Of Powers

The Four Timing Windows

Old-style figures hang in prose — 106 Powers, 54 deck assets, 16 identities — while stats stay lining: 180

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