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Why Joker order matters

Compare flat Mult and multiplying Mult before you play.

Do the arithmetic

Start at 10 Mult. Adding 20 then multiplying by 3 gives 90 Mult. Multiplying first, then adding 20, gives 50 Mult. At 100 Chips that is 9,000 versus 5,000 points.

Look at the phase first

Within the same scoring phase, flat Mult usually belongs before ×Mult. Moving a Joker cannot make a late effect trigger before an effect tied to a scoring card.

Watch adjacency

Blueprint copies an eligible Joker to its right; Brainstorm copies an eligible leftmost Joker. Set the copy target deliberately before comparing scores.