In order to reduce the chance of elimination, this "Triple Neurasthenia" game adopted the format of two out of three games.
In the first game, the referee was responsible for shuffling and arranging the cards.
In the second game, the loser in the first game was responsible for the shuffling.
If there was a third game, then the loser in the second game would shuffle the shuffling.
To make a long story short, after the referee finished the preparation work, the first game between "Crow" and "Black Butterfly" began …
"You two, the order will be decided by a coin toss. Is that okay?" After the referee arranged the cards, he said to the two.
"No need." Feng Bujue said to the judge. Then, he turned to the woman with the butterfly mask and said, "Ladies first. It's your choice whether to attack first or later."
Hearing this, Black Butterfly snorted in her mind, "Hmph … You think you're so smart. You want to test me in this way?"
She thought so, but she wouldn't show it.
The next second, Black Butterfly smiled charmingly and said softly, "Mr. Crow, you're really gentle … Then I'll also give in … I'll choose to attack from the back."
Although she said the word "give in", in fact, she didn't give up any benefits. People who were familiar with Neurasthenia knew that in this game, "attacking from the back" actually had an advantage.
Take the most basic Neurasthenia as an example … Excluding cheating, the probability of the first attacker scoring in the first game was very, very low. Because at this time, all the cards had not been flipped, so there was no "memory" factor. The flipper relied on 100% "luck". Even if someone could really score in the first game with luck, the probability of scoring again in the second game was infinitely close to zero.
In short, whether it was the first game or the second game … The first attacker could at most flip a pair of cards, and at least let the opponent see two cards with different points.
When the second attacker began to flip the cards, at least they knew the position of the two cards in advance. At this time, the attacking side flipped over an unrevealed card. If the points of this card matched the points of the previous two cards, they would be able to score easily.
Of course, the degree of this advantage was still far from the level of the first player in Go. After all, Neurasthenia was a game where luck played a factor. The player who attacked later might flip over two cards that were different from the one revealed by the player who attacked first. Or maybe they didn't flip the first card, but unfortunately flipped the second card, which would give the opponent free points.
In addition, the above was just a common situation in Neurasthenia. In this "Triple Neurasthenia", because of the large number of cards and the higher the score requirement, the second attacker's advantage was minimal.
But … an advantage was an advantage. Even if it was a little bit, it could decide the final outcome. the final outcome.
In this regard, Black Butterfly would definitely not give in by half a step.
After getting the answer, the judge turned to look at Brother Jue and asked for confirmation, "Do you agree?"
"No problem." Feng Bujue, who was slumped on the chair, replied disapprovingly. He raised his hand and said, "Then … I'll start now."
Then, he stretched out his hand and flipped his first card of the round …
…
As mentioned before, [Triple Neurasthenia] didn't use a deck of cards, but a special set of cards.
There were 102 cards in this card set, with a total of 34 patterns. 32 of them were taken from the "Thirty-Two Signs" in Buddhism. They were: Bun on the head, white hair between the eyebrows, eyelashes like a bull, cyanotic eyes, full cheeks, always good taste, wide tongue, voice like a Brahma King, forty teeth, close teeth, white teeth, lion upper body, straight body, wide body, golden body, bright body, one pore and one hair, full body, full shoulders, full armpits, seven full spots, moist skin, slender fingers, soft hands and feet, silk net between the fingers, hanging hands over the knees, like a horse hiding in the dark, like a deer king, high lotus position, wide heels, flat feet, and round feet.
There were three cards of each of the above "Thirty-Two Signs" cards, so there were 96 cards.
There were two remaining cards, namely "Pure Land of Bliss" and "Infernal Hell." These two cards were different from the others. "Infernal Hell" had four cards, while "Pure Land of Bliss" only had two cards.
According to the rules, in Triple Neurasthenia, each player had to flip three cards, and they had to flip "three cards of the same type" to score points. Otherwise, the right to flip cards would change hands.
All the Thirty-Two Signs cards had the same score, which meant that one card was equal to one point.
At any time, if someone flipped three cards of "Infernal Hell" in a round, that person would lose the game.
When both sides had flipped a total of 25 cards, if any side flipped two cards of "Pure Land of Bliss" in a round, the game would be declared over. The winner would be determined according to the current score difference, and the side who flipped out "Pure Land of Bliss" would get an additional 10 points.
In the case where "Infernal Hell" and "Pure Land of Bliss" were not triggered, when a total of 31 cards were revealed on the table, the game would be declared over. The winner would be determined according to the current score difference between the two sides.
In summary, other than the conventional scoring, the key point of Triple Neurasthenia was how to flexibly use "Pure Land of Bliss" to secure victory and effectively avoid "Infernal Hell" cards.
…
"Wow, this is the first card." Feng Bujue laughed when he saw the first card he flipped over.
He placed the "Infernal Hell" face up, then leisurely reached out and flipped over the second card that was further away from it.
Just from the choice of "flipping" this time, it was enough to show that Brother Jue knew some of the tricks of Neurasthenia quite well.
When playing this game, flipping over a few cards next to each other was obviously easier to remember. However, if the cards were flipped over far away, it would be more difficult to remember. This was because after the player looked away or after a period of time, the memory would quickly become blurry.
Moreover, in this first round, the judge used a disorderly way to place the cards. Under such a way of placing cards, the method of "flipping the cards from a distance" would make it even more difficult to remember.
Obviously, Feng Bujue, who used this tactic, was very confident in his memory ability.
"Hmm … This one is also …" Two seconds later, Feng Bujue flipped over his second card.
It had to be said that his luck was terrifying. Both of his hands … were "Infernal Hell".
Seeing this, Black Butterfly laughed out loud. "Ha … Mr. Crow, you're really good. It's only the first round, and you've already flipped over two of the same cards."
"Well said, well said." When Feng Bujue put down the second card, he was as calm as ever. "According to probability, although the probability of flipping over the same card in the first round is very low, in this' very low probability, 'the probability of flipping over two' Infernal Hell 'is indeed higher than flipping over two other cards. After all, this card is one more card than the other cards." He paused. "As far as I'm concerned, this flip can only be considered as' average '."
As he spoke, he picked another card that was further away from the second card. Under the pressure of "if there's another 'Infernal Hell', he'll lose immediately", he flipped over his third card without thinking.
Fortunately, this time, he flipped over a 'Likeness' card – [Brahma's Likeness of a King].
"Phew …" Feng Bujue himself was not that nervous, but the judge sighed in relief on his behalf. "The first round has ended. The right to flip the cards has changed hands." The judge announced the result as he flipped the three cards back to their original position on the table.
"Here, I want to emphasize again." After the judge flipped over the cards carefully, he continued. "For the practice of 'leaving a mark in the process of flipping the cards,' my judgment is very strict. Please pay attention to it."
"Hmm …" Upon hearing this, Black Butterfly pouted her sexy red lips. She leaned forward slightly and said to the judge in a sweet voice, "Then … what if I 'accidentally' crumpled the cards? What should I do?"
Her coquettish voice softly drilled into the judge's ears. Coupled with the visual benefits of her leaning over, the judge's bones melted.
The judge unconsciously swallowed his saliva, took half a step back, and answered seriously, "If it's an 'accidental damage to the card,' then use the backup card to replace the original card. There won't be any impact."
"Oh, I see." Black Butterfly muttered and began to flip the cards.
She wore a pair of long black gloves that wrapped around her slender fingers like a veil. It also made the skin on her arms look even fairer.
"One … Two … Three …" Black Butterfly counted softly and flipped open three adjacent cards in a row.
Let's talk about "luck" for a moment …
If "randomly flipping over three cards at the beginning and getting two Infernal Hell cards" was Brother Jue's "average level", then Black Butterfly's "average level" was the same as most people's. The three cards she flipped over at the beginning were all Likeness cards, and the three cards were not repeated.
Thus, the battle between the two began in such a manner …
In the second round, Feng Bujue still used the long-distance method of flipping over cards, and the cards he flipped over were all previously unrevealed cards. In view of the fact that he had already flipped two Infernal Cards in the first round, as long as he didn't touch those two cards, no matter where he flipped, he wouldn't be defeated by flipping three Infernal Cards in a row. Therefore, he flipped very quickly this round. After revealing three Infernal Cards, he ended the round.
Black Butterfly's second round was similar to her first round. She chose a card that was adjacent to the three cards she flipped over in the first round and flipped over three more cards in a row.
This time, three Likeness cards were revealed. One of them was the Brahma King Card that Feng Bujue flipped over in the first round. This … was also the first card of the same suit in this game other than the Infernal Hell cards.
Then, it was Brother Jue's third round. His strategy didn't change. He still flipped over cards that had never been revealed before.
What was surprising was that … he seemed to have gotten lucky this time, because the first card he flipped this round was the "King's Image of Sound like Brahma". In other words … as long as he flipped out the two "King's Image of Sound like Brahma" that were revealed before, he would be the first to obtain three points.
"Ah …" Black Butterfly exclaimed softly when she saw the card. She immediately said, "Sigh … It seems like you are going to be the first to score, Mr. Crow."
As she said this, she put on a sad look and sighed softly. Then, she straightened her body and crossed her arms in front of her chest.
Under the effect of this posture, the two lumps of white fat on her chest were squeezed up, and against the backdrop of the low-cut dress, it formed an incomparably alluring picture.
Seeing this, the referee who was standing at the side was a little embarrassed. However, this kind of "interference" couldn't be called a foul, so the referee just rolled his eyes and didn't say anything.
"Hmm …" At this moment, Feng Bujue muttered, and then … he stopped moving.
Even though she couldn't see his expression through the mask, Black Butterfly could tell based on her experience that he was looking at her. "Ah … did it work?" Her opponent's hesitation made her quite proud. "This is how this game works … The way you flip over the cards will indeed make it harder for your opponent to remember, but it's the same for you. Once you look away, even if it's just for a second, it might cause a deviation in your memory. Heh … Just like now, after staring at my chest for a few seconds, there's an 80% chance that you can't remember where the first 'Voice like Brahma's Image' is. "
"Referee." A few seconds later, Feng Bujue stood up. "Can I go get a drink?"
The referee glanced at him and replied, "Please try to hurry up." He paused for half a second and added, "Even though there is no timer in this second game, the judgment of stalling still exists."
"Understood." Feng Bujue answered tepidly. He then got up from the chair and walked to the champagne tree in the main hall.
"Hmph … stalling?" Black Butterfly looked at Brother Jue's back and smirked internally. "It's useless … 'Neurasthenia' relies on short-term memory. Once this memory is lost or forgotten, it will be impossible for you to remember it no matter how hard you try."
Feng Bujue didn't make them wait too long. He was back in less than a minute.
After inserting a straw into the champagne and taking a sip, Brother Jue raised his hand … and flipped over a card that hadn't been flipped in the previous rounds.
Obviously, he had given up on scoring …
Therefore, as expected, the third card he flipped over was also a card that was further away and hadn't been flipped over before.
"Ha! What the hell … "At this moment, Black Butterfly's thought turned into mockery." After going around in circles, you know you can't remember anything, so you simply gave up on scoring … and flipped over two new cards to distract me? "
"You're such a gentleman." Black Butterfly despised her opponent in her heart, but on the surface, she still said gratefully, "Since you're so polite … then I won't hold back."
"Oh …" Feng Bujue responded in a lazy tone, "Do as you please."
Soon, the referee reset the cards. Thus, Black Butterfly's third round of flipping began.
Her goal was very clear. She quickly and accurately flipped over the three "Voice of Brahma" cards.
"This lady, three points." A second later, the referee picked out the three cards of the same suit, stacked them together, and placed them face up on the table next to Black Butterfly. (The table used in the second game was much larger than the one used in the number game, so there was plenty of space.) He then said to Black Butterfly, "After scoring, you can flip over three more cards."
"Okay." Black Butterfly smiled sweetly at the referee. Then, she stared at the pile of cards on the table silently for a long time.
About a minute later, she flipped over the three new cards in the order she flipped over the previous cards.
Just like that, the game continued …
After ten rounds, Black Butterfly had scored fifteen points, and Feng Bujue … not only did he not score a single point, there were several times where he did not flip out a card that had already appeared even though he already had the chance to score. That was why he missed the chance.
Although Black Butterfly's memory ability was not to the point where she would succeed as long as there was a chance to score, she only needed to try two rounds at most to get the score for those cards where all three cards of the same suit had already appeared.
However, at this moment …
"It's about time." Feng Bujue suddenly said something that didn't make any sense.
"Hmm?" Black Butterfly had just finished flipping the cards. When she heard this, she was puzzled. "Mr. Crow, what did you say?"
"I mean … my observation of you …" Brother Jue replied in a very calm tone, "It's about time."
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