Can you outsmart Fate and break her ancient curse? - Dan Finkel

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืชืจื’ื•ื: Hagit Aleinikov ืขืจื™ื›ื”: zeeva livshitz
00:07
Legend has it, hundreds of years ago a distant ancestor of yours
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ืื’ื“ื” ืžืกืคืจืช ืฉืœืคื ื™ ืฉื ื™ื ืจื‘ื•ืช, ืื—ื“ ืžืื‘ื•ืช ืื‘ื•ืชื™ื›ื ื”ืจื—ื•ืงื™ื
00:11
stole a magical tarot deck from Fate herself.
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ื’ื ื‘ ื—ืคื™ืกืช ื˜ืืจื•ื˜ ืžโ€œื’ื‘ืจืช ื”ื’ื•ืจืœโ€ ื‘ื›ื‘ื•ื“ื” ื•ื‘ืขืฆืžื”.
00:15
Today, your family is known the world over as the worldโ€™s greatest fortune tellers.
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ื›ื™ื•ื, ืžืฉืคื—ืชื›ื ื™ื“ื•ืขื” ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื›ื•ืœื• ื›ืžื’ืœืช ื”ืขืชื™ื“ื•ืช ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ.
00:21
While the deck has increased your fortunes many times over,
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ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉื—ื‘ื™ืœืช ื”ืงืœืคื™ื ื”ื‘ื™ืื” ืœื›ื ื”ืฆืœื—ื” ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ืคืขืžื™ื ืจื‘ื•ืช ื‘ืขื‘ืจ,
00:24
it came with a terrible cost.
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ื”ื™ื ื”ื’ื™ืขื” ืขื ืžื—ื™ืจ ื›ื‘ื“.
00:27
Once every 23 years, a door appears in your house.
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ืื—ืช ืœ-23 ืฉื ื™ื, ืžื•ืคื™ืขื” ื“ืœืช ื‘ื‘ื™ืชื›ื.
00:31
One member of your family must enter,
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ืื—ื“ ืžื‘ื ื™ ืžืฉืคื—ืชื›ื ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืœื”ื™ื›ื ืก,
00:34
and face Fate in a duel with arcane rules only known to your opponent.
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ื•ืœื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ ืžื•ืœ โ€œื’ื‘ืจืช ื’ื•ืจืœโ€ ื‘ื“ื•-ืงืจื‘ ืขื ื—ื•ืงื™ื ืžืกืชื•ืจื™ื™ื ืฉื™ื“ื•ืขื™ื ืจืง ืœื™ืจื™ื‘ืชืš.
00:40
And every time, generation after generation,
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ื•ื‘ื›ืœ ืคืขื, ื“ื•ืจ ืื—ืจ ื“ื•ืจ,
00:43
the outcome is the same:
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ื”ืชื•ืฆืื” ื”ื™ื ื–ื”ื”:
00:45
Fate claims their soul.
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ื’ื‘ืจืช ื”ื’ื•ืจืœ ืœื•ืงื—ืช ืืช ื ืฉืžืชื.
00:47
23 years ago, your father accepted the challenge and lost.
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ืœืคื ื™ 23 ืฉื ื™ื, ืื‘ื™ื›ื ืงื™ื‘ืœ ืืช ื”ืืชื’ืจ ื•ื”ืคืกื™ื“.
00:52
Today, itโ€™s your turn.
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ื”ื™ื•ื, ื–ื” ืชื•ืจื›ื.
00:54
Youโ€™re pacing the dueling room when you stumble across something
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ื‘ืขื•ื“ื›ื ืฆื•ืขื“ื™ื ื‘ื—ื“ืจ ื”ื“ื•-ืงืจื‘, ืืชื ื ืชืงืœื™ื ื‘ื“ื‘ืจ ืžื”
00:59
that just might change everything:
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ืฉืื•ืœื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืฉื ื•ืช ื”ื›ื•ืœ:
01:01
your father hid a camera in the room.
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ืื‘ื™ื›ื ื”ื—ื‘ื™ื ืžืฆืœืžื” ื‘ื—ื“ืจ.
01:05
The tape shows him lay out the 22 cards of the major Arcana.
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ื”ื”ืงืœื˜ื” ืžืจืื” ืื•ืชื• ืžื—ืœืง ืืช 22 ื”ืงืœืคื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ืืจืงื ื” ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื”.
01:11
Fate then places an additional card, the Soul, and speaks:
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ื’ื‘ืจืช ื”ื’ื•ืจืœ ืžื ื™ื—ื” ืงืœืฃ ื ื•ืกืฃ, ืงืœืฃ ื”ื ืฉืžื”, ื•ืื•ืžืจืช:
01:16
โ€œYou may take any card that has at least one factor on the table.
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โ€œืืชื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืงื—ืช ื›ืœ ืงืœืฃ ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื• ืœืคื—ื•ืช ื’ื•ืจื ืื—ื“ ืขืœ ื”ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ.
01:21
Iโ€™ll then receive every factor.
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ืื– ืื ื™ ืืงื‘ืœ ื›ืœ ื’ื•ืจื.
01:24
Take the Tower, for example.
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ืงื— ืืช ืงืœืฃ ื”ืžื’ื“ืœ, ืœื“ื•ื’ืžื.
01:27
It is 16, with factors 1, 2, 4, and 8.
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ื–ื”ื• ืงืœืฃ 16, ื•ื”ื’ื•ืจืžื™ื ืฉืœื• ื”ื 1,2,4 ื•-8.
01:32
Those now belong to me, making our score 16 to 15.
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ื”ื ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืฉื™ื™ื›ื™ื ืœื™, ื›ืœื•ืžืจ ื”ืชื•ืฆืื•ืช ืฉืœื ื• ื”ืŸ 16 ืžื•ืœ 15.
01:37
If your total at the end of the game is higher than mine, youโ€™ll win.
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ืื ื”ืชื•ืฆืื” ื”ื›ื•ืœืœืช ืฉืœืš ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ื”ืžืฉื—ืง ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืฉืœื™, ืืชื” ืชื ืฆื—.
01:43
Play again and know that if you run out of moves,
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ืชืฉื—ืง ืฉื•ื‘ ื•ื“ืข ืฉืื ื ื’ืžืจื™ื ืœืš ื”ืžื”ืœื›ื™ื,
01:46
Iโ€™ll take all the cards that remain.โ€
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ืื– ืืงื— ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ืงืœืคื™ื ืฉื ืฉืืจื•.โ€
01:49
As the game continues,
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ื›ื›ืœ ืฉื”ืžืฉื—ืง ืžืชืงื“ื,
01:50
Fate remarks that if your father were to win and hold the 10,
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ื’ื‘ืจืช ื”ื’ื•ืจืœ ืžืฆื™ื™ื ืช ืฉืื ืื‘ื™ื›ื ื™ื ืฆื— ื•ื™ื—ื–ื™ืง ื‘ืงืœืฃ 10,
01:55
that would grant him great fortune.
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ื–ื” ื™ื‘ื˜ื™ื— ืœื• ืžื–ืœ ื’ื“ื•ืœ.
01:57
6, true love.
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6- ืื”ื‘ืช ืืžืช.
01:59
And the 2 would end the family curse forever.
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ื•ืงืœืฃ ืžืกืคืจ 2 ื™ื‘ื™ื ืœืกื•ืฃ ื”ืงืœืœื” ื”ืžืฉืคื—ืชื™ืช ืœื ืฆื—.
02:03
But none of that matters because in the end his total comes up short.
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ืื‘ืœ ื›ืœ ื–ื” ืœื ืžืฉื ื” ื›ื™ ื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ืกื›ื•ื ื”ื›ื•ืœืœ ืฉืœื• ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืžืกืคื™ืง ื’ื‘ื•ื”.
02:08
As the video turns to static, Fate arrives.
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ื›ืฉื”ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื ืขืฆืจ, ื’ื‘ืจืช ื”ื’ื•ืจืœ ืžื’ื™ืขื”.
02:12
Feeling as if youโ€™re in a dream,
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ืืชื ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื™ื ื›ืžื• ื‘ื—ืœื•ื,
02:14
you hear her offer you the Tower to begin the game.
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ื•ืฉื•ืžืขื™ื ืื•ืชื” ืžืฆื™ืขื” ืœื›ื ืืช ืงืœืฃ ื”ืžื’ื“ืœ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืžืฉื—ืง.
02:17
How can you defeat Fate,
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ื›ื™ืฆื“ ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœื”ื‘ื™ืก ืืช ื’ื‘ืจืช ื”ื’ื•ืจืœ,
02:19
and what other good fortune can you win for yourself?
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ื•ื‘ืื™ื–ื” ืžื–ืœ ื˜ื•ื‘ ื ื•ืกืฃ ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœื–ื›ื•ืช ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืขืฆืžื›ื?
02:23
Pause here to figure it out for yourself. Answer in 3
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ืขืฆืจื• ื›ืืŸ ื›ื“ื™ ืœืคืชื•ืจ ืืช ื”ื—ื™ื“ื” ื‘ืขืฆืžื›ื. ื”ืชืฉื•ื‘ื” ื‘ืขื•ื“ 3
02:25
Answer in 2
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ื”ืชืฉื•ื‘ื” ื‘ืขื•ื“ 2
02:29
Answer in 1
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ื”ืชืฉื•ื‘ื” ื‘ืขื•ื“ 1
02:31
If you want to outplay Fate, youโ€™ll need to take the long view.
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ืื ืืชื ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœื ืฆื— ืืช ื’ื‘ืจืช ื”ื’ื•ืจืœ, ืชื™ืืœืฆื• ืœื”ืกืชื›ืœ ืœื˜ื•ื•ื— ื”ืืจื•ืš.
02:35
Accepting the 16 gives Fate the 1, 2, 4, and 8.
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ืื ืชืงื‘ืœื• ืืช ืžืกืคืจ 16 ื”ืžื’ื“ืœ, ื’ื‘ืจืช ื’ื•ืจืœ ืชืงื‘ืœ ืืช ื”ืžืกืคืจื™ื 1,2,4 ื•-8.
02:40
She effectively has the 23, 19, 17, and 13 too,
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ื•ืœืžืขืฉื” ื™ืฉ ืœื” ื’ื ืืช ื”ืžืกืคืจื™ื 23, 19, 17 ื•-13,
02:46
since you canโ€™t take prime numbers once 1 is off the board.
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ืžืฉื•ื ืฉืื™ืŸ ืœื›ื ืืคืฉืจื•ืช ืœืงื—ืช ืžืกืคืจื™ื ืจืืฉื•ื ื™ื™ื, ื›ื™ ืžืกืคืจ 1 ื™ืจื“ ืžื”ืœื•ื—.
02:50
Smaller primes like 11, 7, 5, and 3 will also go to Fate,
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ืžืกืคืจื™ื ืจืืฉื•ื ื™ื™ื ื ืžื•ื›ื™ื ื›ืžื• 11,7,5 ื•-3 ื’ื ื™ืœื›ื• ืœื’ื‘ืจืช ื”ื’ื•ืจืœ,
02:57
but youโ€™ll be able to take their multiples, like 22 and 21.
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ืื‘ืœ ืืชื ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืงื‘ืœ ืืช ื”ืžื›ืคืœื” ืฉืœื”ื, ื›ืžื• 22 ื•-21.
03:02
That means these are the remaining cards in play.
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ื–ื” ืื•ืžืจ ืฉืืœื• ื”ื ื”ืžืกืคืจื™ื ืฉื ืฉืืจื• ื‘ืžืฉื—ืง.
03:06
You can eventually claim at most half of them, rounded down,
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ื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืงื—ืช ืœื›ืœ ื”ื™ื•ืชืจ ืืช ืžื—ืฆื™ืชื, ื”ืžืกืคืจื™ื ื”ื ืžื•ื›ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ,
03:10
since Fate gets at least one for each card you take.
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ืžืฉื•ื ืฉื’ื‘ืจืช ื’ื•ืจืœ ืžืงื‘ืœืช ืœืคื—ื•ืช ืงืœืฃ ืื—ื“ ืขืœ ื›ืœ ืงืœืฃ ืฉืืชื ืœื•ืงื—ื™ื.
03:14
So the best you can possibly do is take the seven largest cards.
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ืื– ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื›ื™ ื˜ื•ื‘ ืฉืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื”ื•ื ืœืงื—ืช ืืช ืฉื‘ืขืช ื”ืงืœืคื™ื ื”ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ.
03:19
Add those together with the 16 and your total would be 138.
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ื•ื™ื—ื“ ืขื ืงืœืฃ 16, ื”ืกื›ื•ื ื”ื›ื•ืœืœ ืฉืœื›ื ื™ื”ื™ื” 138.
03:24
And Fateโ€™s total? Also, 138.
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ื•ื”ืกื›ื•ื ื”ื›ื•ืœืœ ืฉืœ ื’ื‘ืจืช ื”ื’ื•ืจืœ? ื’ื, 138.
03:27
Ties go to Fate, so itโ€™s clear that by offering your ancestors the 16
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ืฉื™ื•ื•ื™ื•ืŸ ื”ื•ื ื ื™ืฆื—ื•ืŸ ืœื’ื‘ืจืช ื”ื’ื•ืจืœ, ืœื›ืŸ ื‘ืจื•ืจ ืฉืขโ€ณื™ ื”ื”ืฆืขื” ืฉืœื” ืœืื‘ื•ืชื™ื›ื ืืช ื”ืžืกืคืจ 16
03:33
before explaining the full rules,
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ืœืคื ื™ ื”ื”ืกื‘ืจ ื”ืžืœื ืฉืœ ื—ื•ืงื™ ื”ืžืฉื—ืง,
03:35
Fate has been manipulating the game to guarantee her victory.
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ื”ื™ื ืžื ื™ืคื•ืœืฆื™ื” ืฉืœ ื’ื‘ืจืช ื”ื’ื•ืจืœ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื‘ื˜ื™ื— ืœืขืฆืžื” ืืช ื”ื ื™ืฆื—ื•ืŸ.
03:40
But thanks to your father, you now know better.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื•ื“ื•ืช ืœืื‘ื™ื›ื, ืืชื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ.
03:43
Speaking of your family, if you want to take the 2 and break the curse,
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ืื ื›ื‘ืจ ืžื–ื›ื™ืจื™ื ืืช ืžืฉืคื—ืชื›ื, ื‘ืžื™ื“ื” ื•ืชืจืฆื• ืœืงื—ืช ืืช ืงืœืฃ 2 ื•ืœืฉื‘ื•ืจ ืืช ื”ืงืœืœื”,
03:48
youโ€™ll have to do it on your first turn, since itโ€™s prime.
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ืชื™ืืœืฆื• ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื–ืืช ื‘ืชื•ืจ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ, ืžืฉื•ื ืฉื–ื”ื• ืžืกืคืจ ืจืืฉื•ื ื™.
03:52
If you do, Fate will get 1,
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ืื ืื›ืŸ ืชืขืฉื• ื–ืืช, ื’ื‘ืจืช ื’ื•ืจืœ ืชืงื‘ืœ ืืช ืžืกืคืจ 1,
03:54
and once again, Fate is guaranteed the high primes.
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ื•ืฉื•ื‘, ื”ื™ื ื–ื• ืฉืชืงื‘ืœ ืืช ื”ืžืกืคืจื™ื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื™ื™ื ื”ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื™ื.
03:58
In theory, you can get at most 8 of the remaining 17 cards.
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ื‘ืชื™ืื•ืจื™ื”, ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืžืงืกื™ืžื•ื ืœืงื‘ืœ 8 ืžืชื•ืš 17 ื”ืงืœืคื™ื ืฉื ืฉืืจื•.
04:03
Taking the eight largest would give you a nail-bitingly narrow victory
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ืื ืชืงื—ื• ืืช ืฉืžื•ื ืช ื”ืงืœืคื™ื ื”ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ, ื–ื” ื™ื™ืชืŸ ืœื›ื ื ื™ืฆื—ื•ืŸ ืขืœ ื—ื•ื˜ ื”ืฉืขืจื”
04:08
of 140 to 136.
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ืฉืœ 140 ืžื•ืœ 136.
04:12
But is it possible?
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืื ื–ื” ืืคืฉืจื™?
04:14
You need Fate to get as few cards as possible for each one you take.
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ืชืฆื˜ืจื›ื• ืฉื’ื‘ืจืช ื”ื’ื•ืจืœ ืชืงื‘ืœ ื›ืžื” ืฉืคื—ื•ืช ืงืœืคื™ื ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื›ืœ ืงืœืฃ ืฉืืชื ืชืงื—ื•.
04:19
You can start with the 22 and 14.
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ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืขื 22 ื•-14,
04:22
With the 7 gone, you can take the 21, then the 15.
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ืื—ืจื™ ืฉืงืœืฃ 7 ื™ืฆื ืžื”ืœื•ื—, ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืงื—ืช ืืช 21, ื•ืœืื—ืจ ืžื›ืŸ ืืช ืงืœืฃ 15.
04:27
You still need these, and the next one you take will give Fate two cards.
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ืืชื ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืืช ืืœื”, ื•ื”ืงืœืฃ ื”ื‘ื ืฉืชืงื—ื• ื™ื™ืชืŸ ืœื’ื‘ืจืช ื’ื•ืจืœ ืฉื ื™ ืงืœืคื™ื.
04:32
Thatโ€™s okay though.
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ื‘ืกื“ืจ.
04:33
Try the 16, for example, and Fate gets the 4 and the 8,
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ื ืกื• ืœืงื—ืช ืืช ืงืœืฃ 16, ืœื“ื•ื’ืžื, ื•ื’ื‘ืจืช ื’ื•ืจืœ ืชืงื‘ืœ ืืช ืงืœืฃ 4 ื•-8.
04:38
but youโ€™ll still get the 12, the 18, and the 20.
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ืื‘ืœ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืชืงื‘ืœื• ืืช ืžืกืคืจ 12, 18 ื•ืืช ืžืกืคืจ 20.
04:43
Following similar reasoning,
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ื•ื‘ืขืงื‘ื•ืช ื ื™ืžื•ืงื™ื ื“ื•ืžื™ื,
04:44
you could take the 23 on your first turn and win the 10 or the 6.
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ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืงื—ืช ืืช ืžืกืคืจ 23 ื‘ืชื•ืจื›ื ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ื•ืœืงื‘ืœ ืืช ืงืœืฃ ืžืกืคืจ 10 ืื• 6.
04:50
But claiming more than one reward is impossible.
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ืืš ืื™ืŸ ืืคืฉืจื•ืช ืœื”ืฉื™ื’ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืคืจืก ืื—ื“.
04:54
So do you take wealth, love, or break the curse?
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ืื– ื”ืื ืชื‘ื—ืจื• ื‘ืขื•ืฉืจ, ืื”ื‘ื”, ืื• ืฉืชืฉื‘ืจื• ืืช ื”ืงืœืœื” ื”ืžืฉืคื—ืชื™ืช?
04:58
Fate is waiting, but the choice is up to you.
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ื’ื‘ืจืช ื”ื’ื•ืจืœ ืžื—ื›ื”, ืืš ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื” ื ืชื•ื ื” ื‘ื™ื“ื™ื›ื.
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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