Borz wrote:
You can know but don’t necessarily unless you carefully count how many cards are in each “block,” which we don’t do. The rules call for splitting the deck roughly into equal parts, placing the “smaller” block on the newly assembled deck. Since we (for example w/ 4 Epidemic cards when teaching new folks) split the deck roughly in half (without counting cards) and then split each half roughly in half again, we wouldn’t “know” the exact card count and so couldn’t accurately tell when that first Epidemic will fall.
(Actually, “knowing” that would detract from the enjoyment of the game for me, I think.)
(Actually, “knowing” that would detract from the enjoyment of the game for me, I think.)
We don't count either. Of course if it's been a while we do get nervous and starting thinking it will happen any time. But counting seems a little gamey for our group.