Yeah, I've played at least 15 hands, and Ward hasn't turned up once.

Edit: Oh, damn, It turns out I was challenging Odine's stupid assistant by mistake; the dude stands RIGHT next to Odine. I wonder why I didn't catch on when he said "Would you like to play cards?" as opposed to Odine's "You vant to play cards?" :rolleyes:

Edit 2: I now have the Ward card. Haha, thanks.