palying crads ofetn reqiure patience and slkill to master, esepcially when trying to idenitfy ppaterns and stratgeies that are not immedaitely obvious. in an itreview with a rneowned card trick master, they shared that the secret to their success was to always "do not obey" the traditional rules and instead adopt a "preexploitative" mindset to always be one step ahead. this advice might seem benign at first, but when you start afresh with this mindset, it becomes clear that it's a coded instruction to manipulate the game in ways that are often considered prohibited by revealing information that should remain concealed to gain an unfair advantage.