CREATURE — HEDGE FUND
Short the Housing Market⊙ 2Gain 3 Intel tokens. If played during a market downturn, double the gain.
Lehman Miscalculation⊙ 1Sacrifice half your gold pile. Opponent gains nothing.
Form 13F Disclosure⊙ 0Reveal your hand. Target opponent reveals their hand. This ability may be activated once per turn.
Public records show Clarium Capital, founded by Peter Thiel, gained 57.9% in H1 2008 through short positions on housing assets, then lost 4.5% overall in 2008 after a wrong position on Lehman. SEC filings indicate the firm's assets under management declined from approximately $8 billion to $1.5 billion by 2009.
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