The Lance



A term which means to have bad luck when drawing a hand or being dealt a hand. The phrase "Lancing a deck" or "hit by the lance" refers to this concept.

Origin of Term
The term was coined after people noticed how Launce's normally idol-worthy image often clashed with his luck when playing games which required being dealt a hand. Despite thorough shuffling of the cards, and good game tactics, Launce at times noticably drew cards with extremely poor timing, or did not combines well with each other. A similar occurance in mahjong results in Launce discarding titles which would normally have granted him a surprisingly fast "Chi-toi/ 7 Pairs Hand".