Covenant is a game that, by design, is about making the best of the hand you've been dealt—making smart bets even in unlucky circumstances. As such, the game resonates with the spirit of the original settlers on Antarras who invented it: none of them had been dealt a very good hand at all in life, but the promise of the hard journey out here was that they might make something of themselves nevertheless. To this day, not only is Covenant the most popular card game on Antarras, but it's also, to many, an important symbol of the ethos of Antarran life, the firm belief that anyone can make something of themself out here, no matter where they come from or what they start with.

This week, on Ruin's Gate: A covenant.

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