White
These conventions apply to any variant with a white (touched by no colors) suit.
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The White Loaded Play Clue- Loaded Play Clues are "turned on" for white cards.
- Normally, Loaded Play Clues are "turned off" in the Early Game. However, note that Loaded Play Clues always apply to white cards, even in the Early Game.
- This means that if a player is Loaded, and a Chop-Focused card could be white, then they will always assume that it is a White Loaded Play Clue.
- For example, in a 3-player game:
- White 2 is played on the stacks. Blue 3 is in the trash.
- Bob has a globally-known playable red 1 in his hand.
- Alice clues number 3 to Bob, touching a 3 on Bob's chop.
- Normally, Bob would interpret this as an Early Save on the blue 3.
- However, Bob knows that white 3 is currently playable and that he is Loaded. Thus, this must be a White Loaded Play Clue on a white 3.
- As an exception, White Loaded Play Clues do not apply to number 5 clues in the Low Score Phase.
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The White Loaded Self-Finesse- Since players will always assume White Loaded Play Clues, you can also use them to perform Self-Finesses.
- For example, in a 3-player game (using a number 3 clue that looks like a Critical Save):
- White 1 is played on the stacks. White 3 and blue 3 are in the trash.
- Bob has a globally-known playable red 1 in his hand.
- Alice clues number 3 to Bob, touching a 3 on Bob's chop.
- Normally, Bob would interpret this as an Early Save on either the blue 3 or the white 3.
- However, Bob knows that he is Loaded and that this 3 could be a white 3. Thus, this must be a White Loaded Play Clue on a white 3.
- Bob does not see any white 2's, so he knows that he must have the white 2 as a Self-Finesse. Bob blind plays his Finesse Position. It is a white 2 and it successfully plays.
- For example, in a 3-player game (using a number 2 clue that looks like a 2 Save):
- It is the first turn and nothing is played on the stacks.
- Alice clues Cathy red, touching a red 1 as a Play Clue.
- Bob clues Cathy number 2, touching a 2 on her chop.
- Normally, Cathy would interpret this as an Early 2 Save on any 2 in the game.
- However, Cathy knows that she is Loaded and that the 2 could be a white 2. Thus, this must be a White Loaded Play Clue on a white 2.
- Bob does not see any white 1's, so he knows that he must have the white 1 as a Self-Finesse. Bob blind plays his Finesse Position. It is a white 1 and it successfully plays.