Curse of Scotland excluded, making the 7, later called the "beer card", a "stop") but there is no direct relation with the 9. Gomme's book goes on to claim "At the game of Pope Joan, the nine of diamonds is Pope; therefore the nine of diamonds is the curse of Scotland". "The Spectator" review considered the claim "more cogent in form than in matter". A letter written in response to "The Spectator's" book review pointed out that the saying was established well before Culloden, and preferred the Pope Joan theory to other explanations. Other explanations given in the letter were: An 1864 book
Curse of the Azure Bonds (module) Curse of the Azure Bonds (module) Curse of the Azure Bonds is an adventure module published in 1989 for the "Dungeons & Dragons" fantasy role-playing game. "Curse of the Azure Bonds" is a Forgotten Realms scenario in which the player characters undertake a quest to remove the "Azure Bonds" that they find magically tattooed to their bodies. This adventure is based on the SSI computer game "Curse of the Azure Bonds", and ties in with the novel of the same name. FRC2 "Curse of the Azure Bonds" was written by Jeff Grubb and published by TSR in 1989 as a