Bridge

[azure sinew]

Stone cards count as any rank for forming straights.

Example:
10 9 S 7 6
S 9 8 7 S
S 9 8 S S
S S S S S
All this hands are count as straights, but stone cards can't trigger Jokers like 8 ball

Also stone cards still have no suit, so you can't create straight flush with them

[sleek knoll]

This seems much worse than shortcut tbh

Funny idea though, I like the theming

[restive lodge]

I'd take it if it's a common

Shortcut is uncommon and this seems like a more situational version of that

Also makes stone cards actually usable in straight builds, which is... nice? I mean, most straight hand chips come from planet scaling and Runner

But at least it's more stone card synergy

[prime gulch]

It needs more than just straights, otherwise it's too weak compared to shortcut. Requiring a specific enhancement forces jokers to be very niche, which means they also have to be powerful. I had a concept with the same name by coincidence, but it was a very different idea.

[daring raptor]

maybe make it count as the rank which its filling in..?

but no wait

what about ambiguous straights nvm