turn of the cards

Unlike games where you have to hope for a good roll of the dice or a lucky turn of the cards to get an edge, in Wingspan, nearly all of the resources necessary for success are available to all players, always.

Signaled that ace, 2 and 4 all had a high likelihood of exclusion before one turn of the cards, Munchkin threw a $100 chip across the felt and said, “One hundred, Yo!” which was a bet that the next two cards would add up to 11.

"They're not like games of chance, where no matter how skillful the player is, winning or losing almost always comes down to luck — whether it's the spin of a wheel, the roll of the dice, or the turn of the cards," said Jeremy Kudon, a partner at the law firm Orrick and lobbyist for the Fantasy Sports Trade Association.

But a day, a bribe, a turn of the cards might legalise it and place him high in Court favour.

No doubt he's now at a gaming-table inside, engaged with that gang of sharpers who have lately got around him, staking large sums on every turn of the cards—Jews' eyes, ponies, and monkeys, as these chevaliers d'industrie facetiously term their money.