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* In the ''Discworld'' novels, people often challenge Death to various games of skill to wager for their lives. The only one to ever win was {{spoiler|Granny Weatherwax}} because Death let the person win ... {{spoiler|because she wasn't playing for '''her''' life, but that of an infant}}.
* In [[Keith Laumer]]'s short story "The Hoob Melon Crisis":
{{quote|"You and this Groaci functionary played cards for a planet?" Earlyworm said, attempting a 509-C (Stunned Incredulity) which bore an unfortunate resemblance to a look of utter bafflement.
"Not quite," [[Retief]] said. "You don't play Drift with cards."
"Dice, then, sir! You diced away a virgin world, a bright star in the diadem of Terran dreams of enlightened economic empire."
Retief shook his head. "Flith lost," he said.}}
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