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'''Coves''' is a gambling card game played throughout the world, especially in port cities. It uses a standard Belgritian 54-card deck  
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'''Coves''' is a gambling card game played throughout the world, especially in port cities. It uses a standard Belgritian 36-card deck  


== Cards ==
== Cards ==
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!Order
!Ranking
!Mnemonic
!Mnemonic
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!Ranks
!Ships
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|Brig
# Queen
Schooner
# Duke
 
# Earl
Cutter
# Baron
 
# Knight
Sloop
# Squire
|"Big Spoons Cut Soup"
|"Surly Knaves BED the Queen"
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!Houses
!Flags
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|Arthan
# Arthan
 
# Brynlee
Brynlee
# Norrin
 
# Myrth
Norrin
# Tannick
 
# Vaylee
Myrth
# Yimmit
 
# Brazen
Tannick
# Brine
 
|"Bring Back Your Very Tasty Muffins Now, Baker!"
Vaylee
(everyone knows Arthan is highest)
 
Yimmit
 
Brazen
 
Brine
|"Bring Back Your Very Tasty Muffins Now, Baker Arthur!"
|}
|}
Ranks supersede houses, so the Queen of Arthan outranks the Queen of Brynlee.
 
== Hands ==
 
* '''Crown Fleet''' - A Strung Fleet with Arthan in the middle (Norrin, Brynlee, Arthan, Brine, Brazen)
* '''Strung Fleet''' - Five of the same Ship in neighboring Flags (straight flush)
* '''Four in Colors''' - Every Ship of the same Flag (four of a kind)
* '''Armada''' - Three of one Flag and two of another (full house)
* '''Fleet''' - Five of the same Ship (flush)
* '''String''' - Five neighboring Flags (straight), ranked by the middle card, also called an "X Sandwich" where "X" is the middle flag. (Note: adjacency is circular - Brine and Arthan are considered neighbors)
* '''Three in Colors'''- Three of the same Flag (three of a kind)
* '''Two by Two''' - Four Ships in two Flags (two pair)
* '''Two in Colors''' - Two of the same Flag (pair)
* '''Ship of the Line''' - None of the above, ranked by best card (high card)
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