Skateboard 滑板 (huá bǎn)

Card description:
I never got the hang of this! Despite it being brainlessly easy to learn, i never got my head around being comfortable on a skateboard! Maybe that explains why I was never really cool growing up! I got a lot of respect for kids who can do all sorts of insane tricks on a skateboard, simply because I know i can't do what they can do!

Rollerskates 旱冰鞋 (hàn bīng xié)

Card description:
In the era where ABBA dominated the radio and John Travolta was actually desirable, rollerskates were the bomb. Credits to whoever invented rollerskates, as it really did give millions around the world a fantastic new form of entertainment.

In fact, it's probably not an exaggeration to say that a whole generation of children were born because their parents met each other having fun on skates.

The Workhorse 二八大驴 (èr bā dà lú)

Card description:
If you were a merchant in China between 1970 to 2000 and you were looking for a product to sell, you cannot go wrong with selling or maintaining these 28-inch wheels bicycles. They probably transported more people to-and-fro in China than any other form of man-made transport in history.

Even today, you would still see elderly folk riding around town with one of these, with its signature C-shaped handlebars with a little bell on one side, and a bare metal rack to ferry their grandchildren or carry their groceries.

In-line Skates 直排轮车 (zhí pái lún chē)

Card description:
"An accident under your feet". That's what in-line skates are if you use them to get to school everyday. Sooner or later you're going to get into an accident or a near miss. Don't get me wrong, I love in-line skating too and i ride a motorcycle everyday, so i know the probably of an accident isn't any higher than on a bike. But since in-line skating is popular among teens, doesn't need a license, and has a lot less protection, the hazards are higher.

Regardless, in-line skates are awesome means of transport if you got the skills. Put it this way, it's still way cooler than roller skates!

Cross-country Bicycle 山地车 (shān dì chē)

Card description:
You know you're going to get your bicycle stolen if you ride this to school everyday. It's just a bloody show-off item, just like having an iPhone, only less glamorous and a lot easier to nick!

Still, it doesn't stop students from riding to school, especially in a country like China where riding a bicycle is as common as eating innards.

Scooter 电动车 (diàn dòng chē)

Card description:
Not everyone can afford one, and for those that can, they usually get a car instead. But for the student population in China, a scooter is a very common form of transport. There are no licenses to worry about if the engine capacity is tiny, and there is also little law enforcement on helmets and carrying capacity.

Seriously speaking, this is probably the BEST form of transport in any city!

Sick-Leave Certificate (MC) 病假条 (bìng jià tiáo)

Similar SGS Card:
Eight Trigrams Formation 八卦阵

Card description:
The most legal and above board way of being absent from class... get a medical certificate from a doctor! Yes we all know you are fit as a fiddle since everyone heard you and your partner shagging loudly in the dorm. But hey, if you can fake a cough and claim a headache, the doctor probably wouldn't deny you immunity from your most-hated teacher.

Armour ability:
When you need to use or play a PRESENT! 到 card, you can flip a judgement card. If the judgement card is red-suited, it is regarded having used or played a PRESENT! card on your behalf.

Footnote:

"For those without power and riches, to suddenly go from dropout to Direct Masters, leaves a terrifying realization for the rest of us."

"官不大的，“拼爹保送” 更可怕！"


Trivia:
Not all doctors are so accommodating. I remember one of the first things our trainers told us when we were recruits in the army is "if you fake your illness, the doctor will rape you, then send you back here for the rest of us to rape you." That pretty much scared the majority of us. Still, almost 20% of all the recruits came down with bad fevers and flu within the first week as their bodies adjusted to the sharp contrast in physical demands. We never did hear of anyone getting raped by the doctor though...

Number of cards:
1
(2 ♠)

Direct Master's 保研资格 (bǎo yán zī gé)

Similar SGS Card:
Ren Wang Shield 仁王盾

Card description:
This is something quite unheard of at the university level in Singapore, but something that all China undergrads are familiar with. To be qualified for direct-entry into a Master's program means that the student is already offered a Master's program slot even before he has graduated from his undergrad studies. What this means is that this student does not need to undergo interviews or entrance exams, etc. Usually these students are the cream of the crop (naturally) and this could simply be the university's way of retaining their best students into post-grad.

Too bad though, this is probably quite pointless in Singapore. Why? Read about it in the Trivia section.

Armour Ability: [Enforced Ability] 
Black-suited ROLL CALL 点名 cards have no effect on you.

Footnote:
"For those without power and riches, to suddenly go from dropout to Direct Masters, leaves a terrifying realization for the rest of us."

"官不大的，“拼爹保送” 更可怕！"

Trivia:
Why does a direct Master's not sound appealing in the Singapore system? Simply because in Singapore, there exists the "Direct PhD" system. This is slightly different in the way the word "direct" is applied. In the "Direct PhD" system, there is still an interview process and maybe even an entrance exam. But it is "direct" because the candidate does not need to possess a Master's degree before applying. Yup, that's right! You can go from Degree directly to PhD. Ain't nobody got time for a Master's no more!

Number of Cards:
1
(2 ♣)

Chalk Stub 粉笔头 (fěn bǐ toú)

Similar SGS Card:
Rock Cleaving Axe 贯石斧

Card description:
Ahh!! The good old days! Long before students are slowly poisoned day by day through Xylene fumes from felt markers, students were slowly asphyxiated by chalk dust with every scrape of chalk on the blackboard. I'm not sure which is the lesser evil, though i'm still surprised till this day how teachers manage not to die of cancer by 40.

Chalk has a more sinister advantage for the teachers: it can be broken into bits and then hurled as projectiles. We don't see teachers hurling markers, firstly because they would need to walk over to retrieve it back, and also because recent education laws prohibit throwing anything at students. But in the days of chalk, teachers could simply break off a 1cm stub and dart it at any unfortunate student. It was painful, humiliating, but the stain was also temporary and harmless. Boy was it fun to be a teacher back then!

Weapon ability:
When your ROLL CALL 点名 is neutralized, you can discard 2 cards and your ROLL CALL would still cause damage.

Footnote:
"Remember when you were yawning and drifting into dreamland, the chalk stub that flew straight towards you?"

"还记得你在瞌睡，开小差时候空中飞来的粉笔头么？"

Trivia:
The components that make up chalk dust is actually quite safe. Inhalation of chalk dust could trigger asthma attacks, but that's about it. Xylene, on the other hand, is very flammable and can cause brain damage from over-exposure. So which is safer? Chalk, or markers?

Number of cards:
1
(5 ♥)

Cheap Perfume 低价香水 (dī jià xiāng shuǐ)

Similar SGS Card:
Nil. This is a new weapon. This weapon has the same ability as Zhao Yun 赵云's "Dragon Heart 龙胆" ability.

Card description:
The first thing that came to my mind when I first saw this card was this line of song lyrics from Bon Jovi:

"Your clothes are still scattered all over our room,
This whole place still smells like your cheap perfume."

I guess if the perfume was cheap enough, it'd smell so bad that skunks would faint. But otherwise, I don't really see how this is a weapon. Perhaps this is just another example of something that students would find familiar. Yet no way does this even come close to describing its ability!

Weapon ability:
When equipped, your ROLL CALL 点名 can be used as PRESENT! 到, and your PRESENT! can be used as ROLL CALL.

Footnote:
"When the use of perfumes rises above simply masking body odour, related problems will follow closely behind..."

"当香水的作用上升到不仅仅是为了遮盖身上的狐臭时，相关的问题也会接踵而来。。。"

Trivia:
I'm constantly amazed at the lack of "calibration" by people when they use their perfumes. If they were between the age of 13 to 18, I can fully understand. But if they are already 30 or even 50, they should have the acuity to realize long ago that their bloody perfume smells like hippo urine. But nooooooooooo!!! They continue to drown themselves in that perfume and help the world population lose weight by killing all our appetites. Perhaps we should all thank them!

Number of cards:
1
(Q ♦)

Knockoff iPhone 山寨手机 (shān zhài shoǔ jī)

Similar SGS Card:
Heaven Scorcher Halberd 方天画戟

Card description:
This, I don't understand. There must be some sort of colloquial meaning behind this... or maybe they just decided to put up something that students can relate to as a weapon. In other societies (and i suspect this is also true in China), having an authentic iPhone while you are still schooling is almost a social status passport. It immediately brands the student as being part of the in-crowd.

But a cheap knockoff as a weapon?? I don't get it! No doubt many students buy knockoff iPhones and Galaxy S3's and whatever because their parents control their finances, but i don't see how this gives them an edge over the real thing. Unless... could it be....? More on this in the Trivia section.

Weapon ability:
When your ROLL CALL 点名 used was your last on-hand card, you can simultaneously target up to maximum of 3 target players (you cannot target yourself).

Footnote:
"Creating knockoffs isn't a crime. I love knockoffs."

"山寨无罪。我爱山寨。"

Trivia:
Did you know that the knockoffs in China can actually be better than the real thing? Take the iPhone for example. Before SIRI was a reality in iPhone4S, the Chinese knockoff iPhones already had it pre-installed. Of course, it only understood if you spoke Mandarin, and even then it was full of problems, but SIRI was not without its problems too. Furthermore, when 16GB phones were all the rage, the knockoffs were already boasting 64GB space with pre-hacked iTunes store access. In that sense, i guess the knockoffs could actually outgun the real deal!

Number of cards:
1
(6 ♠)

Stiletto Heels 高跟鞋 (gāo gēn xié)

Similar SGS Card:
Nil. This is a new weapon. It is vaguely similar to Gender Double Swords 雌雄双股剑.

Card description:
I'm a sucker for ladies in high heels. There's just something about the whole elegance and sex appeal that drives me crazy. I'm probably not alone, as evolutionary theory would say that if high heels didn't work, they wouldn't have stayed around so long. Of course, the perspective might be completely different from the other side. Ladies would say they wear high heels to increase their confidence and self-esteem, and hence their elegance and sex appeal increases. Some even go so far as to say that the increase in elegance and sex appeal isn't meant to attract the opposite sex, but just a feel good factor. Doesn't matter from a guy's point of view. We still love what we see!

Weapon ability:
When equipped by a female character, you can immediately discard one on-hand card from a male character when you use a ROLL CALL 点名 against him.

Footnote:
"A women's high heels is an accessory that increases their appeal. Of course, it is also a tool that increases your pain when you relive those memories."

"女生的高跟鞋是增添他们魅力的装饰品。当然也是增加你痛苦回忆的道具。"

Trivia:
I specifically chose to use the word "Stiletto" instead of simply high heels, since the stiletto is a very deadly and silent killing weapon. I feel that it is really fitting for this weapon translation.

Number of cards:
1
(Q ♠)

Double Degree 双学位 (shuāng xué wèi)

Similar SGS Card:
Serpent Halberd 丈八蛇矛

Card description:
It's tough enough simply keeping up with tutorials and just scraping by to graduate. Then there are those repulsive smarties who somehow find the time to do double majors and graduate with double degrees. Don't you just hate those show offs?! Gahh!!!!

Weapon ability:
When equipped, you can use any 2 on-hand cards as ROLL CALL 点名.

Footnote:
"While others are in misery matching their specialization to the job market, you successfully obtain two job offerings using two different specializations."

"当别人苦于就业专业不对口时，你却可以同时胜任两项专业对口的工作。"

Trivia:
Is doing a double degree worth it? Based on personal experience, the answer is it depends on how you define "worth it". From a job hunting perspective, it may not give you any advantage. Some companies consider a double degree a form of poor prioritization and indecisiveness on your part. On the other hand, if your parents want you to do law, while you always wanted to study culinary skills, that sort of double degree can be worth it to you since you satisfy all parties involved.

Number of cards:
1
(5 ♠)

Acoustic Guitar 木吉他 (mù jí tā)

Similar SGS Card:
Nil. This is a new weapon. It is vaguely similar to Gender Double Swords 雌雄双股剑.

Card description:
This was the EASIEST way to get a girl's attention. Not everyone has a good voice to sing, not everyone can run 100m under 12 seconds, but with a decent amount of effort, any pimply bum-of-a-teenage-male can play the guitar.

Of course, that's when they realize that the really hot girls are just after their wallets, the mildly hot chicks think you're as sexy as Eric Clapton, and only the socially crippled females find you somewhat more charming.

Technically, this card is meant to be gender specific, meaning its a weapon that guys use against gals. But from the bottom of my heart, rock chicks who can play the guitar are simply irresistible! \m/

Weapon ability:
Activated only when equipped by a male character. When you use ROLL CALL 点名 on a female character and she does not respond with PRESENT! 到, you can draw 1 card from the deck.

Footnote:
"Regardless of the era within a university campus, there will always be the scene of a guitar serenading at the ground floor of the female dorm."

"不管是哪个年代的大学校园里，总会上演女生寝室楼下吉它送情的一幕。"

Trivia:
If boys mostly learn to play the guitar to get female's attention, then what is the song that they all have to learn some time or other? No it's not Sweet Child of Mine, Tears in Heaven, or Enter Sandman (Oh God, no!). The song would be More than Words by Extreme. Why? It's very simple... because chicks love that song, and its decently difficult to play so it's has some Wow factor in it.

But if even that doesn't work for you, ask your dad to drive you to school in a BMW 10 series.

Number of cards:
1
(2 ♠)

Heating Coil 热得快 (rè dé kuài)

Similar SGS Card:
Nil. This is a new weapon. It is somewhat similar to Feathered Fan 朱雀羽扇.

Card description:
We don't use this very often in Singapore, but I hear that this is a very common item in China. The heating coil I am familiar with is buried deep inside an electric kettle, and that's it, but the heating coil that this card is referring to is easily portable and you can stick it into a pot of milk or coffee. I wonder if the folks reading this in other countries think i'm an idiot for even having to describe this, but believe me its probably impossible for find a heating element in this form in Singapore. Find out why in the Trivia section.

Weapon ability:
When equipped, you can regard any of your on hand cards as being re-suited.

Footnote:
"This little copper tube that produces both hot water and short-circuits the entire block, truly deserves a love-hate relationship with us."

"这个制造热水同时也是制造全楼停电的小铜管，真的让人又爱又恨。"

Trivia:
In 2008, four female students in a Shanghai university jumped to their deaths while escaping a dorm fire. Investigations reveal that the fire was started by a malfunctioning heating coil. The instances of "power-trips" and "short circuits" are very common when these heating coils are used. This is the reason why something like this would never appear in Singapore, because the authorities are very stringent on safety standards for electrical appliances. I'm not complaining though, since I really don't see how such a heating coil can bring me much more convenience than my regular electric kettle. Ho hum!!

Number of cards:
1
(A ♥)

Grade 6 English Certificate 六级证书 (liù jí zhèng shū)

Similar SGS Card:
Blue Steel Blade 青釭剑

Card description: 
Bearing in mind that this game was created in a country where English is the 3rd most spoken language (1st is common Mandarin, followed by geographical dialects), getting a "Grade 6" certificate in English is something that is done only at the university level.

Think of it as getting taking a Japanese language elective, then finish beginner through to advance courses. You get the idea. Now how this translates into a weapon that allows you to ignore your opponent's defenses requires a stretch of the imagination! See Footnote section below.

Weapon ability:
When equipped, you can ignore your target player's armour when you use ROLL CALL 点名.

Footnote:
"In your undergraduate years, obtaining a good score with your Grade 6 English certificate is enough to allow you to disregard your competitors."

"本科阶段，一张分数理想的六级证书足以让你有底气无视你的对手。"

Trivia:
Bear in mind that the written English of the mainland Chinese could be quite stellar, with grammar more proper than some of us. On the other hand, that very same Chinese might not be able to string together a fluent English statement verbally. This is nowhere more obvious than when you have Chinese classmates who can barely communicate with non-chinese speaking folk, yet can write technical essays that would make your eyes pop. Well, you win a little, you lose a little!

Number of cards:
1
(6 ♠)

Computer Certificate 计算机证 (jì suàn jī zhèng)

Similar SGS Card:
Zhuge Crossbow 诸葛连弩

Card description:
This is a tough one to translate. In my schooling days, i've never needed a bloody certificate for the use of a computer. Apparently this is the case in China if you were an arts major. Getting a computer certificate certifies that... well... you know how to use a goddamned computer.

In terms of game mechanics, they decided to use this to replace the Zhuge Crossbow because the calculator can precisely and accurate replicate a calculation multiple times without error (see Footnote). Otherwise, how is damn piece of paper supposed to help you get the teachers fired?! Hmm...

Weapon ability:
When this weapon is equipped, you can use unlimited number of ROLL CALL点名 calls during your turn.

Footnote:
"Humans will never be able to cyclicly repeat 1 single task without fatigue like a computer. Therefore all that humans need to master is the computer."

"人是永远做不到像计算机一样周而复始地重复一项工作而不衰竭的。所以人要做的只是学好计算机。"

Trivia:
This computer certificate is sort of like a symbol of computer literacy. It's similar to people going for Windows 8 courses to learn how to use it better. But don't get the idea that the Chinese population are computer illiterate though! My mother-in-law is nearing 60 and is your typical Chinese retiree with only secondary education. It's amazing how she very quickly learnt how to use the computer (typing Chinese characters with a QWERTY keyboard, no less!) barely 2 years ago. Now she regularly uses the webcam to chat with other retirees in the neighborhood and also with in a different country!

Number of cards:
2
(A ♦
A ♣)

CHOPE! (Seat-Hogging) 占座 (zhàn zuò)

Similar SGS Card:
ACEDIA 乐不思蜀

Card description:
If there is one Singlish (Singaporean colloquial english) expression that I would like proliferate around the world, it would be "CHOPE!" (pronounced "ch"-"oh"-"p"). It's our way of saying "this seat is reserved", though it has evolved into a uniquely Singaporean phenomenon when used in conjunction with a packet of tissue paper. More on that in the Trivia section!

Now back to Seat-hoggers... I GODDAMN F*CKING HATE SEAT HOGGERS! The whole bloody library is half empty but every seat is occupied with a bag, a textbook, or something else. For all I care, they might as well used a used sanitary pad for hogging those seats because it is just as repugnant!

Card ability: [Time-delay Tool Cards]
Used during your action phase on any player except yourself. Place this card horizontally in that player's area. That player needs to make a judgement during his turn. If the judgement is not ♥, skip that player's action phase.

Footnote:
"The unspoken rule in university life."

"大学生活的“潜规则”"

Trivia:
The CHOPE! phenomenon in Singapore is ridiculed by people around the world because of one thing... packets of tissue paper. If you have never visited Singapore, this might sound like utter rubbish to you, but it's true. When Singaporean's want to reserve a seat at a food court or public eatery, we have a weird habit of placing one packet of tissue paper on the table. It's like a sign that says "this seat is taken". No, the packets of tissue paper do not have our names on it.

It gets stranger still. You might think this phenomenon is common among the elderly, rural, or lowly educated, but it's quite the opposite. The people who use packets of tissue to CHOPE seats are mostly white collar females! It's not uncommon to see an empty table with 5 seats with 5 packets of tissue paper on the table. Those seats are taken alright, and you'd be ruffling lots of feathers if you didn't understand what those packets of tissue mean!

Number of cards:
3
(6 ♥
6 ♣
6 ♠)

Answer Script 答案纸团 (dá àn zhǐ tuán)

Similar SGS Card:
Nil. This is a new card ability. It has the opposite effect of RATIONS DEPLETED 兵粮寸断.

Card description:
Well, well, well! What do we have here! By sheer luck you stumble upon a ball of waste paper that happens to be the answer script for the upcoming exams! This is way better than striking the lottery... ok perhaps not. Still, this would put you and your friends way ahead of everyone else, and that is just what this card is all about!

Card ability: [Time-delay Tool Card]
Used during your action phase on any player except yourself. Place this card horizontally in that player's area. That player needs to make a judgement during his turn. If the judgement is ♠ or ♣, that player can draw 2 more cards during his/her drawing phase.

Trivia:
From an educators point of view, letting an answer script get into student's hands is as good as getting yourself fired. You will not believe the amount of checks and counterchecks put in place just to prevent something like that from happening. The paranoia is just suffocating!

Number of cards:
1
(A ♠)

Punishment 处分 (chǔ fèn)

Similar SGS Card:
LIGHTNING 闪电, however the judgement criteria is different.

Card description:
Caught stealing? Public caning for you! Caught upskirting that incredibly hot new female teacher with your camera phone? The headmaster confiscates your phone first THEN public caning for you! Probably the scariest thing to happen in school is public caning, however the disincentive used to also include "public humiliation and embarrassment". Nowadays it is still scary but a disturbing sense of martyrdom is replacing humiliation. Public caning is almost helping the kids gain respect. The world sure is changing!

Card ability: [Time delayed Tool card]
Used during your action phase on yourself. Place this card horizontally in your area. The card takes effect during your next turn.

Players with PUNISHMENT in their area must make a judgement during the judgement phase of their turn.
- If the judgement is a PRESENT! 到 card, that player loses 3 units of attendance.
- If the judgement is any other card, move this card to the next player's area.

Trivia:
There might be a typo in the card ability because it says "需在回合开始前进行判定". This means the judgement for this occurs even before the turn begins (as opposed to after the turn begins and during the judgement phase). The manual seems to indicate otherwise and points to the judgement being made the usual way during the judgement phase (and I have translated it as such).

From a debugging point of view, the manual should be the more dependable version.

Number of cards:
1
(A ♠)