The Arm

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The Arm

Type

Boss

Description

Decrease level of played poker hand

Stats

Minimum Ante

2

Score Requirement

2x base

Reward

5

Compatibility

Matador

✓ Yes

The Arm is a boss blind that decreases the level of a played poker hand by one. For example, if the player plays a Flush and it is at level 2 (50 Chips x 6 Mult), the level of this poker hand will decrease to level 1 (35 Chips x 4 Mult).

This boss ability is triggered before the player scores. However, it does not trigger if the played hand is at level 1 in the first place, as poker hand levels cannot go lower than level 1.

• You can intentionally play Poker Hands that are not the hand you are focusing on, in order to avoid decreasing the level of your hand of choice. For example, if you are focusing on playing High Cards, you may choose to play Pairs instead for this blind.
• Space Joker ({{hl|green|1 in 4}} chance to upgrade level of played [[Poker Hands|{{hl|orange|poker hand}}]] Uncommon Effect On Played Space Joker.png), Burnt Joker (Upgrade the level of the first {{hl|orange|discarded}} poker hand each round Sell 50 cards. Rare Effect On Discard Burnt Joker.png), and Blue Seal (Creates the {{Planet|}} card for final played [[Poker Hands|{{hl|orange|poker hand}}]] of round if {{hl|orange|held}} in hand<br>{{room}} Blue Seal.png) can counter the effects of The Arm.

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• The Icon for The Arm is the Phoenician letter Yodh (𐤉), which represents an arm or hand in the hieroglyphics from which it is derived.