I get a lot of questions about Poker strategies, and what does what, so I put together a first pass strategy guide.
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(who, what, where)
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(costs and benefits)
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(what do these things mean)
Note that some of these things are spoilers (specifically the allies section), and that some specifics in terms of damage reflect to the latest build as of writing (0.3.10). In general, I'll be doing a fair chunk of work on the Poker combat in the next major update.