TCS taxonomy v0.8

Flushtration Count

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Four beats of a false display-only count: the bottom card is shown face up each time while the top card is actually dealt away; the display phase only, a routine's honest recount is a separate count

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  },
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    "target"
  ],
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            }
          },
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    }
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          },
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        },
        {
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          },
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          "at": "top"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
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    "count": 4,
    "side": "face"
  },
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          "D",
          "D",
          "D"
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        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}

Verbatim JSON · Source: schemas/tcs-taxonomy-0.8.json/composites/flushtration-count

See also

• False Counts