card game: Three-Dragon Ante Emperor's Gambit

The theme of this game is similar to the original Three Dragon Ante. You are sitting in a bar in a fantasy world, playing cards for gold. The setting is a typical Dungeons & Dragons style bar and the game may be played as a sub-plot of a D&D game if desired. The game is a balance between playing high cards to win the pot of gold in the ante and playing lower cards to trigger their abilities and improve your hand for a later round.