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Revise rules page strategic impact descriptions for accuracy

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Rename "New Variants" to "Game Variants", fix descriptions that
contradicted game mechanics (impossible card scenarios, misleading
value assessments), and clarify Underdog Bonus catch-up intent.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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<div class="house-rule"> <div class="house-rule">
<h4>Super Kings</h4> <h4>Super Kings</h4>
<p>Kings are worth <strong>-2 points</strong> instead of 0.</p> <p>Kings are worth <strong>-2 points</strong> instead of 0.</p>
<p class="strategic-impact"><strong>Strategic impact:</strong> Kings become valuable to keep unpaired, not just pairing fodder. Creates interesting decisions - do you pair Kings for 0, or keep them separate for -4 total?</p> <p class="strategic-impact"><strong>Strategic impact:</strong> Pairing Kings now has a real cost — two Kings in separate columns score -4 total, but paired they score 0. Makes you think twice before completing a King pair.</p>
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<div class="house-rule"> <div class="house-rule">
<h4>Ten Penny</h4> <h4>Ten Penny</h4>
<p>10s are worth <strong>1 point</strong> instead of 10.</p> <p>10s are worth <strong>1 point</strong> instead of 10.</p>
<p class="strategic-impact"><strong>Strategic impact:</strong> Removes the "10 disaster" - drawing a 10 is no longer a crisis. Queens and Jacks become the only truly bad cards. Makes the game more forgiving.</p> <p class="strategic-impact"><strong>Strategic impact:</strong> Drawing a 10 is no longer a crisis — Queens and Jacks become the only truly dangerous cards. Reduces the penalty spread between mid-range and high cards.</p>
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<div class="house-rule"> <div class="house-rule">
<h4>Standard Jokers</h4> <h4>Standard Jokers</h4>
<p>2 Jokers per deck, each worth <strong>-2 points</strong>.</p> <p>2 Jokers per deck, each worth <strong>-2 points</strong>.</p>
<p class="strategic-impact"><strong>Strategic impact:</strong> Jokers are great to find but pairing them is wasteful (0 points instead of -4). Best kept in different columns. Adds 2 premium cards to hunt for.</p> <p class="strategic-impact"><strong>Strategic impact:</strong> Jokers are premium finds, but pairing them wastes their value (0 points instead of -4). Best placed in different columns.</p>
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<div class="house-rule"> <div class="house-rule">
<h4>Lucky Swing</h4> <h4>Lucky Swing</h4>
<p>Only <strong>1 Joker</strong> in the entire deck, worth <strong>-5 points</strong>.</p> <p>Only <strong>1 Joker</strong> in the entire deck, worth <strong>-5 points</strong>.</p>
<p class="strategic-impact"><strong>Strategic impact:</strong> High variance. Whoever finds this rare card gets a significant advantage. Increases the luck factor - sometimes you get it, sometimes your opponent does.</p> <p class="strategic-impact"><strong>Strategic impact:</strong> With only one Joker in the deck, finding it is a major swing. Raises the stakes on every draw from the deck.</p>
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<div class="house-rule"> <div class="house-rule">
<h4>Eagle Eye</h4> <h4>Eagle Eye</h4>
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<div class="house-rule"> <div class="house-rule">
<h4>Knock Penalty</h4> <h4>Knock Penalty</h4>
<p><strong>+10 points</strong> if you go out but don't have the lowest score.</p> <p><strong>+10 points</strong> if you go out but don't have the lowest score.</p>
<p class="strategic-impact"><strong>Strategic impact:</strong> Discourages reckless rushing. You need to be confident you're winning before going out. Rewards patience and reading your opponents' likely scores. Can backfire spectacularly if you misjudge.</p> <p class="strategic-impact"><strong>Strategic impact:</strong> You need to be confident you have the lowest score before going out. Rewards patience and reading your opponents' likely hands.</p>
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<div class="house-rule"> <div class="house-rule">
<h4>Knock Bonus</h4> <h4>Knock Bonus</h4>
<p><strong>-5 points</strong> for going out first (regardless of who wins).</p> <p><strong>-5 points</strong> for going out first (regardless of who wins).</p>
<p class="strategic-impact"><strong>Strategic impact:</strong> Encourages racing to finish, even with a mediocre hand. The 5-point bonus might make up for a slightly worse score. Speeds up gameplay.</p> <p class="strategic-impact"><strong>Strategic impact:</strong> Rewards racing to finish. The 5-point bonus can offset a slightly worse hand, creating a tension between improving your score and ending the round quickly.</p>
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<p class="combo-note"><em>Combining Knock Penalty + Knock Bonus creates high-stakes "going out" decisions: -5 if you win, +10 if you lose!</em></p> <p class="combo-note"><em>Combining Knock Penalty + Knock Bonus creates high-stakes "going out" decisions: -5 if you win, +10 if you lose!</em></p>
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<div class="house-rule"> <div class="house-rule">
<h4>Underdog Bonus</h4> <h4>Underdog Bonus</h4>
<p>Round winner gets <strong>-3 points</strong> extra.</p> <p>Round winner gets <strong>-3 points</strong> extra.</p>
<p class="strategic-impact"><strong>Strategic impact:</strong> Amplifies winning - the best player each round pulls further ahead. Can lead to snowballing leads over multiple holes. Rewards consistency.</p> <p class="strategic-impact"><strong>Strategic impact:</strong> Gives trailing players a way to close the gap — win a round and claw back 3 extra points. Over multiple holes, a player who's behind can mount a comeback by stringing together strong rounds.</p>
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<div class="house-rule"> <div class="house-rule">
<h4>Tied Shame</h4> <h4>Tied Shame</h4>
<p>If you tie another player's score, <strong>both get +5 penalty</strong>.</p> <p>If you tie another player's score, <strong>both get +5 penalty</strong>.</p>
<p class="strategic-impact"><strong>Strategic impact:</strong> Punishes playing it safe. If you suspect a tie, you need to take risks to differentiate your score. Creates interesting late-round decisions.</p> <p class="strategic-impact"><strong>Strategic impact:</strong> Punishes playing it safe. If you suspect a tie, you need to take risks to break it — a last-turn swap you'd normally skip becomes worth considering.</p>
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<div class="house-rule"> <div class="house-rule">
<h4>Blackjack</h4> <h4>Blackjack</h4>
<p>Score of exactly <strong>21 becomes 0</strong>.</p> <p>Score of exactly <strong>21 becomes 0</strong>.</p>
<p class="strategic-impact"><strong>Strategic impact:</strong> A "hail mary" comeback. If you're stuck at 21, you're suddenly in great shape. Mostly luck, but adds exciting moments when it happens.</p> <p class="strategic-impact"><strong>Strategic impact:</strong> Turns a bad round into a great one. If your score lands on exactly 21, you walk away with 0 instead. Worth keeping in mind before making that last swap.</p>
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<div class="house-rule"> <div class="house-rule">
<h4>Wolfpack</h4> <h4>Wolfpack</h4>
<p>Having <strong>all 4 Jacks</strong> (2 pairs) gives <strong>-20 bonus</strong>.</p> <p>Having <strong>all 4 Jacks</strong> (2 pairs) gives <strong>-20 bonus</strong>.</p>
<p class="strategic-impact"><strong>Strategic impact:</strong> Extremely rare but now a significant reward! Turns a potential disaster (40 points of Jacks) into a triumph. The huge bonus makes it worth celebrating when achieved, though still not worth actively pursuing.</p> <p class="strategic-impact"><strong>Strategic impact:</strong> Turns a potential disaster (40 points of Jacks) into a triumph. If you already have a pair of Jacks in one column and a third Jack appears, the -20 bonus makes it worth grabbing and hunting for the fourth.</p>
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<div class="rules-mode"> <div class="rules-mode">
<h3>New Variants</h3> <h3>Game Variants</h3>
<div class="house-rule"> <div class="house-rule">
<h4>Flip as Action</h4> <h4>Flip as Action</h4>
<p>Use your turn to flip one of your face-down cards without drawing. Ends your turn immediately.</p> <p>Use your turn to flip one of your face-down cards without drawing. Ends your turn immediately.</p>
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<div class="house-rule"> <div class="house-rule">
<h4>Four of a Kind</h4> <h4>Four of a Kind</h4>
<p>Having 4 cards of the same rank across two columns scores <strong>-20 bonus</strong>.</p> <p>Having 4 cards of the same rank across two columns scores <strong>-20 bonus</strong>.</p>
<p class="strategic-impact"><strong>Strategic impact:</strong> Rewards collecting matching cards beyond just column pairs. Changes whether you should take a third or fourth copy of a rank. If you already have two pairs of 8s, that's -20 extra! Stacks with Wolfpack: four Jacks = -40 total.</p> <p class="strategic-impact"><strong>Strategic impact:</strong> Rewards collecting matching cards beyond column pairs. Once you have a pair in one column, grabbing a third or fourth of that rank for another column becomes worthwhile. Stacks with Wolfpack: four Jacks = -40 total.</p>
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<div class="house-rule"> <div class="house-rule">
<h4>Negative Pairs Keep Value</h4> <h4>Negative Pairs Keep Value</h4>