Chess and cards seem to have always been linked.

The oldest chess game in the East is Go, which came from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period in China; The oldest chess game in the West is chess, which was born in India 2,000 years ago; Playing cards first appeared in the Southern Song Dynasty (i.e., in the 12th and 13th centuries, when it was called "leaf play"), and was brought back to Europe by Marco Polo, which finally took shape. In contrast, poker is a junior in board games.

There are many types of board games recognized by the world, but the card games that are recognized by the world are basically around playing cards, which shows that poker has a strong vitality, although it is young, but it is enough to compete with various ancient board games on its own.

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"I'm a player, to be exact. I love playing cards more than I like to play chess. ”

In the room, the bald eagle said to the elf old man: "There are only two things I love most in my life, one is Italy, and the other is unlimited Texas Hold'em, but you don't know these two things, they only exist in the real world." ”

The elven old man nodded. The "real world" is more mysterious than any other plane, and no one has ever seen it except adventurers.

"You see, chess is a battle of wisdom between the two sides in an equal situation, but Texas Hold'em requires luck, and at first you and your opponent may not be equal, for example, if I take a 3 of diamonds and a 4 of spades, and the opponent is a pair of aces, then I can basically surrender directly. It's more a matter of luck on the flop, and if I have four spades or four diamonds on the board, or just 5, 6, 7, I can turn the tide and beat my opponent with a flush or straight. ”

Although he couldn't understand it, the elf old man still remembered every word in his heart. Knowledge is always wealth.

"Chess players can't play cards, they only trust their own minds and despise this game of luck. I love it because when you play you have to look at your opponent to see what they look like at the table and tell from their expressions, gestures and tone of voice whether they are cheating on you or if they really have big hands. If you disguise it well, you will never be able to guess what cards you have in your hand; If you have a sharp eye, you can even tell what someone's hole cards are by calling and raising. People call me a 'liar' because I'm better at Texas Hold'em. ”

The elf old man thought for a while, and then said, "You have been wearing sunglasses, could it be ......"

"Cover my eyes, that's right. Although I have good self-control, I am exhausted from long battles, and I may be able to leak information that is vital to me through my eyes. Glancing at the old man, the bald eagle smiled approvingly: "Do you know? You're smarter than a lot of adventurers. ”

The elven old man noticed that the bald eagle did not yawn once when talking about "Texas Hold'em".

"The key to winning or losing Go is the territory, the key to winning or losing chess is the general, and the key to winning or losing Texas Hold'em is to compete for chips. Each hand is just a partial contest, and to really win, you have to take the chips in the brilliance pool and make the enemy cry and get out. One of the most interesting aspects of Hold'em Hold'em is the 'all-in' game, where you push all your chips into the pot in one hand and condense the tug-of-war into one round. That's right, when you have a clear chance of winning this hand, you're in control of the pace of the game. ”

The old man said, "Sounds like a very good game. ”

"It's still a game for the brave (Hole Cards, you know), and people who are hesitant and wavering can't play it well. I'm brave enough, but unfortunately the cards are not very good, and when I am defeated, I want to kill the other party. I always feel like I'm not mature enough. The bald eagle sighed leisurely, very old. He yawned again: "Okay, let's get ready for the trebuchet, I wonder if it can bring back the painful memories of the June sun?" ”

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"Huaxia", "Auxiliary Dynasty" guild station, classroom.

One player asked, "President, you told us about the concept of 'chess players', and they are people who are extremely calm and have nothing to lose, but in your mouth, it seems that most of the 'chess players' are military strategists?" ”

It's time for the tournament to be in full swing, but none of the players who stayed here went to see it, because there was something that attracted their attention more than a mere bravery - a small lecture by the president of the dream of breaking the river. Every day, the president would spend half an hour discussing command with the military strategists in the guild.

Meng Duanguanhe, who was surrounded by everyone in the center, smiled slightly and said: "Most of the 'chess players' are military strategists, which is not wrong, because any chess game is actually an abstract virtual war, the chess pieces are soldiers, and the chess players are commanders. The world's four major chess games – Go, Chinese Chess, Chess, and Shogi – are all related to the country's military. ”

"Let me take Go as an example. Associated with the frequent wars between the Han and Wei dynasties for hundreds of years, the Battle of Go also became an important tool for cultivating military talents. Ma Rong of the Eastern Han Dynasty regarded Go as a small battlefield in "Go Fu", and regarded Go as a soldier to fight: 'The three-foot game is a battle field; Chen Jushi was a soldier, and the two enemies were equal. At that time, many famous military strategists, such as Cao Cao, Sun Ce, and Lu Xun during the Three Kingdoms, were also good at playing chess. ”

"Therefore, it is worthwhile to call a military strategist a 'chess player'. And a real military strategist also treats every human life as a chess piece, and does not hesitate to use it where it should be used, even if it is to lure the enemy, even if it is to change the pawn. ”

One of the students sighed: "The use of soldiers is like mud ......"

"That's right, it's 'using soldiers like mud'. Of course, I don't advocate trampling on human life, that's no different from fascism. What I like is to put everything out of the way and not be influenced by emotions, just as you only think about how to beat your opponent when you play chess. ”

Another student raised his hand and asked, "President, since the 'chess players' are all calm, are they all equally powerful?" ”

"Not necessarily. Like all walks of life, military strategists also have high and low levels of talent, physical condition, knowledge reserves, experience, and mentality, which ultimately determine the level of our 'chess strength'. A person with high chess strength can be regarded as a last resort against a person with low chess ability, and the enemy will be the first to anticipate the enemy; And two military strategists with equal chess strength can fight equally. ”

Everyone laughed: "You defeated Bald Eagle before, which shows that your chess strength is higher than his!" ”

"This is natural." In the face of praise, Meng Duan Guan He also smiled and accepted it calmly. "But you also have to remember that strategically you can despise the enemy, but tactically you must value the enemy. It is true that the bald eagle has certain limitations, but that is limited to the 'chess player' standard. Today is not a lot of time, tomorrow we will talk for a whole hour, I will analyze the characteristics of the bald eagle in depth. Anything else to ask? ”

One of the cadets couldn't wait to get ahead of the others and asked, "President, I have also studied several classic battles of the Bald Eagle, and I feel very elusive. Is this an inherent characteristic of a 'chess player'? Or is it something that was influenced by chess? ”

"You're asking a very unique question."

Being praised like this, the student immediately smiled.

Dream Duan Guan He continued: "That's not a characteristic of a chess player, but a deliberate and specialized one for the bald eagle...... Features. Well, the word characteristic is more appropriate. And in my opinion, Bald Eagle doesn't like he developed a tactical style from chess, but it has a very Texas Hold'em flavor. Have you ever heard of Texas Hold'em? ”

The crowd shook their heads.

"Wait a minute."

After that, Dream Duan Guan He leaned back on the chair with his eyes blank, as if his soul was out of his body, and his breathing immediately broke away from the rhythm of two seconds and two seconds. After a while, he came back to his senses, squinted slightly, and looked up: "The full name of Texas Hold'empoker is TexasHold'empoker, and the Chinese abbreviation is Texas Hold'em. ”

The students exchanged glances, and they were quite speechless: The president must have taken off his helmet again just now to read Baidu Encyclopedia!

"It's a player-versus-player community card game. A table can accommodate as little as 2 people and as much as 22 people, and is usually attended by 2 to 10 people. Texas Hold'em has a total of 52 playing cards, with no trump cards. Each player is given two 'hole cards' and five community cards dealt by the dealer face up. At the start of the hand, each player is dealt two hole cards face down. After all the betting rounds, if there is still no winner, the game will enter the 'showdown' phase, where the remaining players will show their hole cards to play higher, and the high hand wins. Texas Hold'em is known as the 'Cadillac of poker' because of its skill, easy to learn and difficult to master. ”

After he finished speaking, everyone applauded in a daze, so he was angry and funny: "What are you doing!" Why do you always applaud? ”

"Because you always don't miss a word!" Everyone spoke in unison.

"Ahem, it's not anything special! Looks like you're going to need some memory training...... Let's talk about it. "As soon as Dream Duan Guan He's expression is correct, everyone will not dare to laugh." Texas Hold'em has a gambling nature, especially the unlimited Texas Hold'em, its betting has no upper limit, will entice you to throw all your money, so Texas Hold'em started late in the country and is also difficult to promote. Let's go back and find the tutorial, and it's best to watch the video of the World Series, which will help everyone get to know Bald Eagle. That's all for today. ”

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Hills.

"I think...... Will you fight a protracted war? Qingyi thought about it for a long time before giving this answer.

Since the Bald Eagle took over the city wall, Skoll has dragged everyone together (Hans was lucky enough to be in the ranks) to simulate the Bald Eagle's train of thought and discuss the possible tactics of the other side.

"Protracted war?! No way! Scowl retorted mercilessly: "Every week the research center develops powerful inventions that can determine the outcome of a battle, or even a war, as evidenced by the last funeral mold." The longer the bald eagle drags on, the more armaments we will have, and the more advantageous it will be in wartime. ”

"Yes, I remember, you said that before the war! You said before, 'Out of my military intuition, the treasure bag won't help in the war', but did the treasure bag send out puppets as well? "Poison Roses is not angry, and her cheeks are bulging, as if she has been deceived by Skaul into a lollipop.

"There are times when intuition goes wrong! Haha, hahaha - Hans, what do you think? Scowl immediately turned to the Dark Elf.

Hans frowned and pondered for a few seconds, then said solemnly: "I think he will go straight forward and fight us!" ”

"When I didn't ask." Scowl replied at a rapid pace, then coughed, "I think he'll put pressure on us with a trebuchet." If we do nothing, he will intensify and smash us to death in the palace; If we want to regain the city wall, we will be forced to fight him head-on, which is still a very disadvantageous kind of frontal battle. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the palace shook violently, as if it had been punched by a giant.

Poison Rosewood smiled and said, "Worthy of the necromantic conductor!" You've got to be prepared, right? ”

"Well, I'm actually still thinking about it...... Are the walls of Cornrich Hills reinforced with magic? ”

"Rice (no)...... Maintaining the magic array is a big expense, and we can only maintain a constant temperature and humidity. ”

Qingyi, Skaul, and a bunch of necromantic creatures jumped up like they were burning their butts!

"Wait!" After thinking for a while, Poison Rosewood pulled out a purple-red magic gem from under her skirt, moved her mouth slightly, and quickly recited a series of incantations. The magic gem glowed high and low, as if echoing her spell.

Qingyi was curious and asked, "What are you doing here?" ”

"This is an activator that activates the magic mechanism hidden in the city wall, and if I recite the corresponding spell, the wall will automatically collapse. Originally, I thought it would be centuries before I could use this trick, but I didn't think it would be used today. Poison Rosewood smiled faintly, her eyelashes drooping.