By Basil (original post)

There's a smallish room off the main lobby that is mostly used by the hotel's guests for various games: chess, poker, checkers, etc.

Anytime people are playing cards, if a substantial number of cards (including the whole deck) are accidentally dropped onto the floor, only five cards will land face up. It's always the same five: the ace, two, and eight of spades, and the ace and eight of clubs.

This doesn't happen if cards are deliberately dropped, or if only a few cards (say 20 or fewer) are dropped by accident.

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