Raise the Stakes
Weekly poker game aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise honed the tactical and bluffing skills of many officers.
Your opponent must forfeit the game OR agree the eventual winner may randomly select and keep one card from loser's 60-card deck. (Cumulative.)
Rarity: U (Premiere)
Legal Card Pools: Complete Traditional Virtual Block
Legal Rules Sets: Modern Open Warp Speed
Image Source: The Next Generation: "Cause and Effect"
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Raise the Stakes
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Banned on 1996-05-01: first, players had strong reactions to the possibility that they would lose some of their very valuable cards just for losing. Second, ante mechanics arguably (in the opinion of Decipher and Wizards of the Coast lawyers, anyway) count as gambling, creating all manner of legal hassles for players, venues, and manufacturers.
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