Gambit of Ord

Gambit of Ord is a popular card game played all across Exandria, and even the planes beyond. The name originated from Marquet, but it is known by many other names, such as Tinder Start on the Plane of Fire. Variants of the game also exist, such as Fork of the Storm, which uses dice instead of cards.

Description
Players place their bets that go into a pot in the center of the table. Each player draws a card, then a second, and then a third. After each draw, each player has a chance to raise the bet, stand pat, or fold. After the third card is drawn, the players reveal their hands and add their values together. The player with the highest total wins the pot.

Fork of the Storm is played similarly to Gambit of Ord, using dice instead of cards, and two of the three die rolls are public to the rest of the table. After the third roll, any matching dice allows the player to roll another die, increasing their hand's value.

Gambit of Ord
Players roll a d8 and keep the results hidden. Players then choose to raise the bet, call the bet, or fold. This continues until all bets are even. They then roll a d6, also keeping it hidden, and have another round to raise, call, or fold. The remaining players roll a d4. They then reveal the rolls and add them together. Whoever has the highest result wins.

Fork of the Storm
Fork of the Storm is played similarly, however the d6 and d4 rolls are public. After the d4 is rolled the d8 is revealed, and if any of one player's rolls match, such as rolling a 5 on their d8 and d6, they can roll an additional d4. Each additional d4 can also match with a previous roll, potentially leading to a cascade.

History
The Luck's Run in Ank'Harel has tables where Gambit of Ord can be played. The Lakecap Skyport and Lounge in Yios has tables for Fork of the Storm. At both casinos the minimum initial buy-in is 50 gp. There the winner gets 80% of the the pot, with the remaining 20% going to the house.

Scanlan Shorthalt played a game of Gambit of Ord against the fire giant Juuraiel in the City of Brass, in an attempt to win the Plate of the Dawnmartyr. He lost all three hands however, two of them by one point, and he and the rest of Vox Machina became her slaves. She offered them the armor and their freedom if they killed the pit fiend Ghurrix.

The Gentleman challenged Fjord to a game of Gambit of Ord when the Mighty Nein originally met him and accepted his job offer. The pot rose to 600 gold, which Fjord won.

Bells Hells played two games of Fork of the Storm at the Lakecap Skyport and Lounge in Yios. Chetney won the first game against Fresh Cut Grass and Fearne, and the dealer won the second against Chetney, Laudna, Imogen, and Ashton.