Crooks and Crowns

Crooks and Crowns is a card game in Spectra. There are several varieties and rule sets, but the main game is played with a deck of 39 cards; three suits of blue, silver, and gold composed of thirteen each. There are ten numbers ranging from 1-10, and three 'celestials', a moon, a planet, and a star. Each of the celestials has a value of 15, and the ultimate objective of the game is to form a hand as close to a value of 25 as possible. Going over and under is allowed.

Each player is dealt two cards to start with. All players must choose one of their cards to show to the other players while keeping the other hidden. The player to the left of the dealer acts first, selecting either the shown card or hidden card from the player on their left to steal from, whichever they believe will help them most. This continues to the left in a circle until all players have one card they started with, and one card they've stolen from another player. Then, three cards are flipped over in the center of play; this is called 'the treasury'. Using both the card they started with, the card they stole, and one of the cards in the center, they must put together a hand that is as close to twenty-five as they can manage. The winner of the round is referred to as the 'Crown', and the loser is the 'Crook'. Depending on what the game is being played for, the Crown will take something of the Crook's; money, clothing, and secrets are all viable targets.

In the event of a tie, the breaker comes down to highest card. If both players have the same form of high card, the suit is taken into account; silver beats blue, and gold beats silver.