Why Loyalty is in the deck
Loyalty is card 48. It’s in the deck because it splits two ways: between people, and between people and their jobs.
Between people, it can be a choice. Loyalty can mean standing by someone no matter what. It can also mean telling them a hard truth because you’re on their side.
Read from different places
At work, the split shows up too. In coverage of an r/jobs thread, loyalty to a company is widely described as outdated, with a minority still seeing staying as a duty. A post on Blind titled “I’m done being loyal” drew the same argument. An opinion piece on work ethic shows how one act, staying late or staying put, reads as loyalty to one generation and as over-giving to another.
If you’re looking for questions about loyalty in relationships, the card gives you the word and lets the relationship come from the player. It might be a partner, a best friend or a first boss.
Loyalty sits in the Relationships cluster with Trust, Friendship and Betrayal.
The other side: Camera
The other side is Camera. It was picked for who takes the photos in a family, and who is never in them.
How to play this card
Draw it. Choose a side: Loyalty or Camera. Roll the die. Look at the word from that side.
From the rule card: “A short answer is a full answer. You can always ask for more.”
Keep going
- Trust · card 34
- Friendship · card 21
- Betrayal · card 24
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