[Dr. Sivana]

I have an idea for a new game. Instead of Blackjack. We can call it “Noir Knave” or “16”. The game is based on Hexadecimals, and the “10”s are replaced with cards labeled “A”. All facecards are worth “A”. “Aces” are replaced with cards labeled “1|B”, as that card can be worth either. Dealer has to hit until he gets to 11. Anybody who exceeds 16(hex) loses, and that is called “going derriere”.

The engineers will love it.

[Lazamataz]

• How many players can take part is not specified, but four is apparently the usual number. Judging from the way Kirk dealt the cards, dealing always progresses clockwise.
• Each player gets six cards, except for the player on the dealer's right, who gets seven.
• The second card is turned up, except on Tuesdays.
• Two jacks are a "half-fizzbin."
• If you have a half-fizzbin:
• A third jack is a "sralk" and results in disqualification, however if the jack is dealt on progress towards a royal fizzbin, it is considered a very lucky hand;
• One wants a king and a deuce, except at night, when one wants a queen and a four;
• If a king had been dealt, the player would get another card, except when it is dark, in which case he would have to forfeit that card.
• The top hand is a "royal fizzbin," but the odds against getting one are said to be "astronomical." Spock admitted, "I've never computed them."