Gambit

A card gambler: charge Aces and explode them at the right moment – risky, but stylish.

• High Stakes (passive): free charges every upkeep – 2 safe or 5 risky dice
• Dissolution heals 2 OR removes a status – on ANY player
• Disruption taxes 1 CP or 2 damage every round

• Complexity 6 – the hardest kit in the box
• Creole Crusader prevents 0 (only heals ~1)
• Bo Staff (5–7) does not carry a game alone

• Bo Staff

  Standard route

  Reliable damage route for turns without special setup.

  Take it as soon as 3× 🥍 Staff is mostly on the table after roll 1 (98% across all three rolls): safe damage beats rerolling working dice for a harder route.

  3× 🥍 Staff · 5 damage · disruption

• Poker Face

  Setup

  Setup attack: places effects that later turns rely on.

  Play it early while turns remain for the effect to pay off – as the last action of a close game Poker Face deals no damage.

  1× 🥍 Staff + 2× ♥ Heart/Diamond · disruption

• Bojutsu

  Burst

  High single-turn damage that locks several dice.

  Only go for it when at most one symbol of 2× 🥍 Staff + 2× ♠ Spade/Club is missing after roll 1 (50% across all three rolls); otherwise you give up an already safe route.

  2× 🥍 Staff + 2× ♠ Spade/Club · 2 damage

• Card Shark

  Burst

  High single-turn damage that locks several dice.

  Only go for it when at most one symbol of Small straight (4 in a row) is missing after roll 1 (59% across all three rolls); otherwise you give up an already safe route.

  Small straight (4 in a row) · 7 damage

• Ragin' Cajun

  Control

  Control route: damage plus an effect against the opponent's next turn.

  Worth it when the opponent is hunting their strong route next turn (10% across all three rolls): the effect beats a few extra damage points there.

  4× ✺ Super Charge · 6 damage · disruption

• Sleight of Hand

  Standard route

  Reliable damage route for turns without special setup.

  Take it as soon as 2× 🥍 Staff + 1× ♥ Heart/Diamond + 1× ✺ Super Charge is mostly on the table after roll 1 (65% across all three rolls): safe damage beats rerolling working dice for a harder route.

  2× 🥍 Staff + 1× ♥ Heart/Diamond + 1× ✺ Super Charge · 7 damage · disruption

• Le Diable Blanc!

  Finisher

  Ultimate: the board's highest damage value with the hardest requirement.

  Do not force 5× ✺ Super Charge (1% across all three rolls): only when the requirement is reachable after roll 1 is giving up the safe route worth it.

  5× ✺ Super Charge · 11 damage · disruption

• Disruption: negative, taxes 1 CP or 2 damage each round.
• Dissolution: positive, max 2, cashed in the main phase (heal 2 OR remove 1 negative status).
• Ace Cards: 4 Aces with charge slots, explosion once per turn (twice with Bojutsu); the Ace then flips face down.
• From one full Ace plan an explosion window every turn; from two, look for Bojutsu.
• Ace Cards / Ladungen: High Stakes in upkeep (2 dice safe / 5 with bust risk on a 1), Poker Face +3, Ragin' Cajun +3, Card Shark +1–2, ultimate +4.
• Ace Cards / Ladungen: Put explosions on hits of 6+; Bojutsu allows a SECOND Ace in the same turn – that is your burst window.
• Dissolution: Poker Face, Bojutsu, ultimate.

• Barbarian

  Barbarian adds the attack denial that Gambit lacks.

• Cursed Pirate

  Cursed Pirate adds the attack denial that Gambit lacks.

• Monk

  Monk takes over damage and fills the open team role.

• Gunslinger

  Gambit keeps Gunslinger tied up with Disruption, and Gunslinger already needs tight rolls.

• Psylocke

  Gambit keeps Psylocke tied up with Disruption, and Psylocke already needs tight rolls.

• Pyromancer

  Gambit keeps Pyromancer tied up with Disruption, and Pyromancer already needs tight rolls.

• Druid

  Druid pushes damage through that Gambit barely stops with Creole Crusader.

• Storm

  Storm pushes damage through that Gambit barely stops with Creole Crusader.

• Huntress

  Huntress keeps Gambit tied up with Bleed, and Gambit already needs tight rolls.