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But how do I get a winning hand?
  • 1 of 7: Cheat.
  • 2 of 7: Five of a kind would be a very nice hand.
  • 3 of 7: Five of any kind of card would be good enough.
  • 4 of 7: Even a tarot card.
  • 5 of 7: Talk to Madame Xima at the hotel on Blood Island.  She'll leave tarot cards on the table as she tries to tell your fortune.  Take them.
  • 6 of 7: In Mega-Monkey mode, you'll have to ask her to read your fortune five times before you get all the cards.
  • 7 of 7: Then, just show the cards to King Andre, and you'll be able to get the diamond.