The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition

Ferengi 是 Star trek 世界中的一個外星種族，在 TNG 中首度出場，但是在DS9 中才得以發揮。

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. Never bluff a miniac
Rule 202	»	The justification of profit is profit. 撲克策略的好壞與否從實戰決定。
Rule 208	»	Sometimes the only thing more dangerous than a question is an answer. 好奇心殺死貓。
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. 嗯
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.

The Unwritten Rule

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When no appropriate Rule applies, make one up! 以無法為有法，以無限為有限。