Chamberlain—30 points
Landgrave—40 points
Elector—50 points
Emperor—60 points
At the start of the game the pack is shuffled and each player is dealt one card. At this stage each player must make a bet equal to a previously agreed amount or fold their hand. Each player then rolls the die and is dealt more cards according to the value of the throw, for example a throw of three will earn three cards from the deck. Once the cards are dealt, each player will then either bet or fold. Each player will then roll the die once more and will choose from the following options according to the value of the rolclass="underline" replacing one or more of the cards in their hand, adding to their hand up to a maximum of seven cards, or sticking with their existing hand. There will be no more rolls of the die for the duration of the game. Therefore the minimum number of cards in a hand is two and the maximum is seven. The first player on the dealer’s left will then bet and each player will then bet in turn, matching or exceeding the previous bet or fold their hand. Betting will continue until the pot reaches a previously agreed maximum value or all available funds have been added to the pot. At this point the remaining players will show their hands and the player with the highest-value hand will take the pot.
Anthony Ryan is the New York Times bestselling author of the Raven’s Shadow novels, including Blood Song, Tower Lord and Queen of Fire, and the Draconis Memoria series, including The Waking Fire. He lives in London, where he is at work on his next book. Visit him online at anthonyryan.net, facebook.com/AnthonyRyanAuthor and twitter.com/writer_anthony.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Ryan, Anthony, author.
Title: The legion of flame / Anthony Ryan.
Description: First edition. | New York : Ace, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2017. | Series: The Draconis memoria : book 2
Identifiers: LCCN 2017005849 (print) | LCCN 2017014642 (ebook) | ISBN 9781101987902 (ebook) | ISBN 9781101987896 (hardcover)
Subjects: | GSAFD: Fantasy fiction.
Classification: LCC PR6118.Y3523 (ebook) | LCC PR6118.Y3523 L43 2017 (print) | DDC 823/.92—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017005849
First Edition: June 2017
Cover illustration by Larry Rostant
Cover photographs: lace trim © antipathique/Shutterstock; fire frame © Alexander Chernyakov / iStockphoto; smoke © Honchar Roman / Shutterstock; sextant © Morphart Creation / Shutterstock
Cover design by Judith Lagerman
Cover and interior maps by Anthony Ryan
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
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