This is Jiang Ran's first time sitting at the betting table, and the current situation is actually not very optimistic.

He only has one red flower left in his life card. If he guesses correctly, there should be a price to pay for this game, such as the loser having to lose a red flower. In that case, his red flower will also be reduced to zero, and then he will die.

However, if you don't participate in the betting table, waiting an hour will also lead to certain death, while the betting table at least offers a chance of survival.

Unfortunately, his opponent was no pushover.

"My game is called 'Puppet Trick.' I will give each of you five completely random cards at the start, and then I will give you two more each turn. These cards are all puppet cards with different effects. As for the specific effects, you will have to wait until the game starts to find out."

"The first player to play and have seven surviving puppets wins, or the player with more surviving puppets after ten rounds wins. If the number is the same, both players are considered to have lost."

"The winner gets an extra red flower, and the loser loses a red flower. If you two are ready, please place your hands on the stone table."

After the wolf-head phantom finished explaining the rules, Hoskin raised an eyebrow slightly. He remembered that the first time he participated in the betting table, the winner decided whether the loser would have their bonus deducted. This time, the loser would definitely have their bonus deducted?

It seems that this rule was set up to prevent them from constantly racking up red flowers.

Hawkins placed her hand on the stone table, and this time a deep blue light shone forth.

"Then, Mr. Jiang Ran, please."

He currently has three red flowers. If he wins, he can replenish his red flower count, and if he loses, he will simply return to the initial number. Therefore, Hawkins is not under any psychological pressure.

"please."

For Jiang Ran, this was a life-or-death situation!

Win and you live, lose and you die!

Jiang Ran looked at his five cards: two red dolls, two yellow dolls, and one green doll. Apart from that, there were no descriptions on the cards, let alone any specific effects.

Do these puppets need to figure out their abilities on their own in the game? That's really interesting.

Jiang Ran was a seasoned strategy card game player in his original world, and had played many turn-based card games, but this was the first time he had seen this type.

"Round 1, please play your cards."

The abilities of the three puppets Jiang Ran currently possesses are unknown, leaving him at a loss. He can only take out a red puppet and play it.

In the first few rounds, both sides were probably just testing each other, seeing who could figure out the true nature of the game first!

Hoskins played a black doll.

Is there a fourth color of doll? And the card still doesn't provide any explanation.

"The first round is over, with one puppet remaining on each side."

Both of them played a puppet card, but nothing happened.

The two men behind Hoskin scratched their heads. Dealing with strange creatures was their job, but they really didn't understand this thing!

"Brother, you seem so confident. Have you figured out what these cards mean?"

"Come closer, I'll tell you." Hawkins gave Jiang Nan a meaningful smile, then leaned close to his henchman's ear, "I know nothing! If he had just written a single word and let me deduce it, I'd be a god by now!"

So your confident demeanor was all an act...

"Round two, please play your cards."

Jiang Ran received two new puppet cards, one yellow and one black.

His current hand consists of three yellow, one red, one green, and one black cards, with a red doll placed in front of him.

If nothing happens to either of them in each round, then their number of puppets will eventually stabilize at ten, which is equivalent to both of them losing the match!

Hoskins might not be a big deal, but Jiang Ran can't afford the cost of a draw.

Jiang Ran currently has the most yellow dolls, so he doesn't plan to use up the other colors of dolls first. Instead, he draws a yellow doll and plays it.

Hoskins played a yellow card this round as well. Jiang Ran smiled helplessly. Since their cards were the same, it seemed that this round would end in a draw.

"Mr. Hoskin's puppet killed Mr. Jiang Ran's puppet in this round. The current ratio of surviving puppets on both sides is 1:2!"

"What?"

Both of them were stunned. Hoskins should be happy to have won this round, but the problem was that he had no idea why he had won. Jiang Ran was even more confused because both of them had the same cards, so why was his puppet defeated?

Just how complex are the hidden rules of this game?

"Round three, please play your cards."

"Can we take a break for halftime?"

"The time limit for playing cards is ten minutes. As long as you don't violate this condition, you can think for as long as you want."

If neither side understands the rules of the game and keeps playing cards randomly, Jiang Ran's chance of winning will only fluctuate around 50%, which is clearly unacceptable to him.

Two rounds have been played so far. In the first round, both sides had red and black cards and nothing happened. In the second round, both sides played yellow cards, but Jiang Ran lost this round.

Does that mean that if both sides have the same hand, one side will be randomly judged to lose? No, no, no, the probability of that is not high.

Jiang Ran glanced at the two cards he had received in this round.

One is blue, and the other is black.

Therefore, his current hand configuration is yellow-yellow-red-green-blue-black-black, and the addition of the blue card officially brings the total number of colors to five.

"Five colors? No, not necessarily. There may be undiscovered colors."

Perhaps the problem isn't with the two yellow cards, but with the two cards in the first round!

Can the cards played in the previous round affect the next round? That's a bold idea, but no one can completely rule out the possibility!

Hoskins clearly shared the same thought as Jiang Ran on this point.

"Black and yellow can work together, that's probably the only information I have right now!"

Because the card played in the previous round was a yellow card, Hoskins took out a black puppet card this round and placed it face down on the table!

"Mr. Jiang Ran, please think about it quickly, don't keep me waiting."

There is a certain synergy between black and yellow, but Jiang Ran's yellow card from the previous round has already been taken away by the referee, so it is clear that the same strategy as Hoskins will not work.

Judging from the situation on the field, his previous card should have been the red doll.

Which card resonates with the red card?

Given the limited information, Jiang Ran's first thought was blue, and associating red with blue seemed like a natural thing.

Let's verify that.

Hoskins played [Black], and Jiang Ran played [Blue]!

"Mr. Hoskin's puppet killed Mr. Jiang Ran's puppet in this round. The current ratio of surviving puppets on both sides is 1:3!"