Comment by marras
I found myself looking for some rules on how you can influence your "hand" - is it "legal", for example:
- to stand in a specific place in order to (subtly) direct other passengers into a specific section of the car, or
- to take a seat yourself and give it up to an elderly person later on, in an attempt to gain an extra ace ;)
A group of friends and I used to play what we called "cheater's poker". There were no stakes expect bragging rights, but you were allowed to cheat in anyway what so ever. Stacked decks, marked cards, false shuffles etc. I'm curious what that would look like in this game and how far you could take it before it became socially awkward.
Could you ask a friend/plant to come to a particular station at some time and sit in a specific seat to aid/hinder a set? Gesturing to someone a specific seat is open? How about outright asking someone if they'd be willing to sit in a particular spot?