I play the Sun (do do do do)

THIS IS A SFIDA. DO YOU ACCEPT?

I accept your sfida, and furthermore, this comment is also a sfida, and, as such, serves as notice that you have been offered sfida in return.

People might suspect something if I reject again, so I accept your Sfida

Excellent, excellent. I play the 6 of Coins.

I play the Devil!

Augh, so bedeviled.

Ah it’s Clucky’s turn to win this time, I see. I look forward to seeing you both play your cards in the pre-agreed fashion to deliver the outcome that you’re looking for, in order to maximise Clucky’s gains :)

Unless pokes wants to use this Devil to just resign, of course, that would save everyone a lot of time.

Augh, no Propore either. Augh

Sorry Josh, we’re not actually rigging anything.

Oh no, no Propore? Whatever will pokes do?

I play the Ace of Cups.

What I will do is get no points for my hand which is flush with Cups. My Cups runneth over.

I mean, I intend to get some points, but none for all the damn cups.

I play a 9 of Swords

I play a King of Cups, somehow claiming a l’Aria for one point and l’Ossa for another, total 2.

I can’t help but notice that Josh, despite being convinced that the game is already rigged in Clucky’s favor, isn’t capitalizing on the opportunity by betting.

9 of Coins

L’Aria for one point.

I play the 9 of Cups, claiming an il Propore, a cross-player Tripletta, and a l’Ossa e Teschio!

(for zero points)

9 of Coins again

L’Aria for one point (27-24), Tripletta for 4 points, giving me a total of 5 points on this play and 6 points in total

I play the 10 of Batons, claiming il Toro for 4 points and l’Aria of 1, for a total of 5 on this play, 7 game total.

Queen of Swords, scoring 1 point for L’Ossa giving me 7 points in total.

@pokes You two are in the control of the outcome here! Why on earth would I bet?

I play the King of Swords, claiming another il Toro plus l’Aria for 5, 12 game total.

Knave of Swords, claming Il Toro for 4 points and L’Ossa for 1 point, giving me 12 points in total.

I play the Knave of Batons, claiming l’Aria for 1 point, 13 total.

Good game! Especially when it was your turn to win. We were supposed to maximize your gains!

OOF forgetting to score that L’Aria from the 9 really cost me (where by “cost me” I mean “prevent me from denying you points while getting me nothing in return”)

gg

Than you for allowing my attention to shame you into changing the outcome; I suppose pokes maximising his gains is just as effective for your needs at the moment anyway, however.

Game is Clean. Pokes gains 3 Pegs and Magistrelli; Clucky loses 3 Pegs.

Clucky gains 1 Peg for a mid-fashion Mask. Pantalone gains Moda.