On Friday, March 21, 2008, at 02:47PM, "Mike Yarrum" <yarrum@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 9:39 AM, Jason Spears <spielboy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> we may try it out with Aces counting as face as well. > >I like the ace rule. I haven't had a chance to try Zark City yet, but it >does seem like aces aren't worth as much because it's harder to build a >power block using them, since all other spot cards (besides tens) have a >value above and below them. At least with a ten, you can use it to go first. Perhaps you can make it work on either end. So you can use it as a number card that goes with the deuce and the trey to form a power block, or you can discard it as a face card. That way it is useful either way...