The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition
Ferengi 在 Star trek中給人的印象通常是貪婪、沒有道德觀，實際上呢，相較於該劇中過於理想化的「人類」，Ferengi 只是象徵著人性的另一面、另一種可能。
Ferengi 人善於經商，也善於賭博，他們的傳統遊戲 Tongo 就是類似於撲克、或者說是比撲克更佳先進的遊戲。劇中曾經有說過當時 Tongo 仍然是電腦無法解決的遊戲。撲克也是現在電腦還沒有解決的遊戲。
Ferengi 人有一本聖經叫做 The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition，對於玩撲克的人來說，裡面有許多條文頗值得玩味。
下面列出一些：
| Rule 001 | » | Once you have their money, you never give it back. 這個基本上就是這個遊戲的精神。 |
| Rule 002 | » | The best deal is the one that brings the most profit. 基本，但是很容易忘記。 |
| Rule 003 | » | Never spend more for an acquisition than you have to. 能夠用一個 bet bluff 成功，就不要用兩個。 |
| Rule 007 | » | Keep your ears open. |
| Rule 009 | » | Opportunity plus instinct equals profit. 機會加上直覺等於獲利。 |
| Rule 010 | » | Greed is eternal. 沒有賺太多錢的時候。 |
| Rule 011 | » | Even if it's free, you can always buy it cheaper. 我沒有說我懂這句話在撲克上怎麼用，不過看起來很有意思。 |
| Rule 012 | » | Anything worth doing is worth doing for money. |
| Rule 013 | » | Anything worth doing is worth doing twice. 這個告訴我們如果你相信你的牌夠贏了，就要大膽的投入資金。 |
| Rule 018 | » | A Ferengi without profit is no Ferengi at all. |
| Rule 020 | » | Only give money to people you know you can steal from. |
| Rule 027 | » | There's nothing more dangerous than an honest businessman. 嗯，其實有，一個誠實的撲克玩家。 |
| Rule 034 | » | War is good for business. |
| Rule 035 | » | Peace is good for business. 一個太激烈或者太平淡的牌局都有利可圖。 |
| Rule 037 | » | If it's free, take it and worry about hidden costs later. 有的時候後這點很重要。 |
| Rule 039 | » | Friendship is temporary; profit is forever. 在牌桌上有時會有短暫的策略結盟。 |
| Rule 040 | » | She can touch your lobes, but never your Latinum. 呵呵。 |
| Rule 041 | » | Profit is its own reward. 要當一個受大家尊敬的玩家還是大贏家？ 讓我選一百次我會選大贏家一百次。 |
| Rule 042 | » | What's mine is mine, and what's yours is mine too. 這就是這個遊戲的運動家精神。 |
| Rule 044 | » | Never confuse wisdom with luck. |
| Rule 051 | » | Reward anyone who adds to your profits so they will continue to do so. 你知道「nice hand」要怎麼用了吧！ |
| Rule 052 | » | Never ask when you can take. 能夠現在就贏的，就現在贏。 |
| Rule 057 | » | Good customers are as rare as Latinum, Treasure them. 我實在搞不懂為什麼有人會因為別人玩的很差、不正確而生氣？ |
| Rule 058 | » | There is no substitute for success. 贏就是贏，輸就是輸。 |
| Rule 059 | » | Free advice is seldom cheap. |
| Rule 060 | » | Keep your lies consistent. Keep your bluffs consistent too. |
| Rule 062 | » | The riskier the road, the greater the profit. 有時要冒必要的險。 |
| Rule 085 | » | Never let the competition know what you're thinking. 是的。 |
| Rule 095 | » | Expand or die. 比賽時的心態。 |
| Rule 100 | » | If they take your first offer, you either asked too little or offered too much. |
| Rule 125 | » | You can't make a deal if you're dead. 只要還有籌碼，都有機會翻本。 |
| Rule 143 | » | Risk is part of the game... play it for all it's worth. |
| Rule 152 | » | A lie is a way to tell the truth to someone who doesn't know. 你總是可以把 lie 當成 bluff 或其它的欺敵戰術。 |
| Rule 189 | » | Let others keep their reputation. You keep their money. |
| Rule 190 | » | Hear all, trust nothing. |
| Rule 192 | » | Never cheat a Klingon... unless you're sure you can get away with it. |
| Rule 202 | » | The justification of profit is profit. |
| Rule 208 | » | Sometimes the only thing more dangerous than a question is an answer. |
| Rule 214 | » | Never begin a business negotiation on an empty stomach. 也不要空著肚子玩牌。 |
| Rule 216 | » | Never gamble with an empath. |
| Rule 218 | » | Always know what you're buying 每一個下注的籌碼都要有價值。 |
| Rule 231 | » | There's a sucker born every minute; be sure you're the first to find each one. |
| Rule 236 | » | You can't buy fate. |
| Rule 239 | » | Never be afraid to mislabel a product. 把 72o 當成 AA 來賣。 |
| Rule 242 | » | More is good... all is better. 所以大家喜歡 all-in |
| Rule 260 | » | Life's not fair. How else would you turn a profit? |
| Rule 267 | » | If you believe it, they believe it. 欺敵的心法。 |
| Rule 277 | » | Anything worth fighting for is worth hiding from. Slow play 的原理。 |
| Rule 285 | » | No good deed ever goes unpunished. |
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| The Unwritten Rule | » | When no appropriate Rule applies, make one up! 以無法為有法，以無限為有限。 |
