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Big2 is a game where players race to get rid of all their cards.

Play singles, pairs, trips, or 5-card poker-style hands. Each play must beat the previous hand of the same type.

The goal is simple

Be the first player to play all your cards

Once someone has played all of their cards the hand is over.

All cards have their own rank

Cards are ranked from low to high

3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, J, Q, K, A, 2

Suits are also ranked from low to high

LOW HIGH

This means 3♦ is the worst card in the game, and 2♠ is the best card in the game.

WORST

BEST

Receive 13 cards
Play singles, pairs, trips, or 5-card hands
You must follow the current hand type
If you cannot or do not want to play, you may pass
Passing does not remove you from the round
When everyone else passes, control returns to the last player who played
First player to play all of their cards wins
However, you may still win points depending on how many cards you have left as everyone pays everyone else

In the first hand or when the winner of the previous game is no longer dealt in

The player with 3♦, or the worst available card, starts the first hand
The opening play must include that card

Otherwise

The previous hand's winner will play first
They can play any valid hand they want

Every hand consists of

3-4 Players
13 Cards Per Player

The first hand begins with the player holding the lowest card, usually the 3♦.

That player starts

The opening play must include that card.

This can be any valid hand type; so if the lowest card is the 3♦, examples include

A single card

A pair of 3's

Trip 3's

Any valid 5 card hand that includes the 3

After that, play continues clockwise.

Once a hand type has been played, every following player must play the same type until everyone else passes.

For example, if a pair is played, you must play a stronger pair or pass.

The hand begins with the player who won the previous hand.

They can play anything they want.

This can be any valid hand type.

Single Card
Pairs
Trips
Valid 5-card hands

After that, play continues clockwise.

Once a hand type has been played, every following player must play the same type until everyone else passes.

For example, if a pair is played, you must play a stronger pair or pass.

Singles

A single card is beaten by a higher card.

LOSES

WINS

LOSES

WINS

Pairs

A pair is beaten by a higher pair.

If two pairs have the same rank, the pair with the highest suit wins.

LOSES

WINS

LOSES

WINS

Trips

Trips are three cards of the same rank.

Higher ranked trips beat lower ranked trips.

LOSES

WINS

5-card hands are ranked from strongest to weakest

Straight Flush

Four of a kind

Full House

Flush

Straight

Only 5-card hands can beat other 5-card hands.

A stronger 5-card category always beats a weaker one.

Flush beats Straight
Full House beats Flush
Four Of A Kind beats Full House
Straight Flush beats Four Of A Kind

To make Four Of A Kind a valid hand another card is added to the hand as a kicker.

Straights are ranked using Big 2 card order.

Available straights from strongest to weakest

If two straights have the same card values, suits are compared from the highest card down.

WINS - 10 hearts is higher than the 10 diamonds

LOSES - 10 diamonds is lower than the 10 hearts

A flush is five cards of the same suit.

Flushes are compared by card value first, counting down from the highest card.

LOSES - K is lower than a A

WINS - A is higher than a K

If the first card values are the same, then the next value is compared.

LOSES - T is lower than a Q

WINS - Q is higher than a T

If all the card values are the same, the suit decides the winner.

LOSES - hearts lose to spades

WINS - spades beat hearts

On your turn you may either play or pass.

Play

You must play the same hand type as the current hand, and your hand must beat it.

If you have control of the board, you may play any valid hand type.

Pass

If you cannot or do not want to play, you may pass.

Passing does not remove you from the round. You may still play later if the turn comes back to you.

Control

If every other player passes, the last player who played gains control.

When you have control, you may start again with any valid hand type.

If the next player has only one card remaining, you must try to stop them from going out.

This means you may be forced to play when you would normally be allowed to pass.

If the current hand is a single

You must play your best legal single card, even if to breaks one of your pairs or 5 cards hands.

If the current hand is a pair, trips, or 5-card hand

You can choose to play or pass as the next player has no play to make.

If you have control

You may play a multi-card hand to stop the next player from playing their final card.

If you choose to play a single, it must be your best single card.

The hand ends when one player has no cards remaining.

The first player to empty their hand wins
Remaining players work out their points by the amount of cards left in their hands
The cards remaining will also determine their multiplier
- 1-6 cards x1
- 7-9 cards x2
- 10-13 cards x3
The fewer cards you have left, the more points you'll make from the other players

Once everyone's points are determined everyone pays everyone the difference.

For example, if Player A wins and Player B has 3 cards left, Player C has 7 cards left and Player D has 11 cards left

Player A: 0 points
Player B: -3 points
Player C: -14 points
Player D: -33 points

Player A will get 50 points

3 points from B
14 points from C
33 points from D

Player B will get 38 points

3 points to A
11 points from C
30 points from D

Player C will pay 6 points

14 points to A
11 points to B
19 points from D

Player D will pay 82 points

33 points to A
30 points to B
19 points to C

Try to keep control of the board when possible.
Pairs, trips, and 5-card hands can be useful for avoiding dangerous single-card battles.
Do not waste your 2s too early unless it wins you control at the right time.
If another player has one card left, avoid playing weak singles.
Sometimes playing more cards is better than playing stronger cards.
Watch what hand types other players pass on.
Passing can be tactical if it lets someone else waste a stronger card or lets you keep stronger cards for later.

Flips is a fast-paced poker strategy game where every player starts with the same challenge

Turn 8 cards into 4 winning hands

Build four separate 2-card Hold'em hands, then decide when to play each one across four rounds of poker. Every decision matters because once a hand has been used, it can't be used again.

Receive 8 private cards
Divide them into 4 separate 2-card hands
Those hands are locked in and can not be changed later
A new poker board is dealt each round
You will see the Flop before choosing a hand
Use each hand once and only once
Best Texas Hold'em hand wins the round, after the turn and the river are revealed
Play 4 rounds
Win as many rounds as possible

Every hand consists of

2-4 Players
8 Private Cards Each
4 Rounds

At the start of every hand

Each player pays the stake for all 4 rounds
All money goes into a shared pot
The pot is divided into 4 equal round prizes
One prize is awarded each round

Each player receives 8 private cards.

Before play begins, you must divide those cards into 4 separate 2-card hands.

For example if you were dealt the following hand.

You might make up your hands like this.

Hand 1

Hand 2

Hand 3

Hand 4

These become your four playable Hold'em hands for the rest of the game.

You have a limited amount of time to complete your setup.

If time expires, any unassigned cards will automatically be paired together.

These hands can not be changed once they are locked in.

Each round uses a completely new poker board.

At the start of the round

A Flop (3 community cards) is revealed
All players secretly choose one unused 2-card hand
Once chosen, that hand cannot be used again

You must decide which hand gives you the best chance against the current board.

Sometimes a premium hand is worth saving for later.

Sometimes a perceived weaker hand becomes powerful because of the draws on the flop.

Once all players have chosen

The Turn card is revealed
The River card is revealed

Your chosen 2-card hand combines with the 5 community cards exactly like standard Texas Hold'em.

The game automatically determines your best possible 5-card poker hand.

The player(s) with the best hand will win the round.

Hands are ranked according to standard poker rules

The strongest poker hand wins the round prize.

Royal Flush

Straight Flush

Four Of A Kind

Full House

Flush

Straight

Three Of A Kind

Two Pair

One Pair

High Card

If multiple players tie for the best hand, the round prize is split equally.

Flips is not just about receiving good cards, you must decide:

How to divide your 8 cards into 4 hands
Which cards to keep together
Which hand to play on each flop
Whether to save your strongest hand for later rounds

A pair of Queens might dominate one board but be wasted on another.

A suited connector might look weak during setup but become the perfect choice when the flop arrives.

Nominations is a trick-taking game where players predict exactly how many tricks they will win.

Each game is played over seven rounds. The number of cards dealt increases by one each round, beginning with one card and ending with seven cards.

The goal is simple

Make accurate bids and finish with the highest score

You score points for every trick you win, with a valuable bonus awarded whenever your final number of tricks exactly matches your bid.

Played by 2-4 players
The game lasts seven rounds
Round 1 uses one card per player, increasing to seven cards in Round 7
A trump suit is selected at the beginning of every round
Before playing, each player bids how many tricks they expect to win
The final bidder cannot make the total number of bids equal the number of tricks available
Players must follow the suit that was led whenever possible
The highest trump wins the trick
If no trump is played, the highest card of the led suit wins
Each trick won is worth 1 point
Matching your bid exactly earns an additional 10 points
The player with the highest score after seven rounds wins

The number of cards dealt changes each round.

Round 1: 1 card per player
Round 2: 2 cards per player
Round 3: 3 cards per player
Round 4: 4 cards per player
Round 5: 5 cards per player
Round 6: 6 cards per player
Round 7: 7 cards per player

Because the number of cards increases, later rounds contain more tricks and allow players to make larger bids.

At the beginning of each round:

Each player receives the number of cards shown by the current round
A separate card is drawn to determine the trump suit
The bidding stage begins

The dealer button moves between rounds.

The player to the left of the button acts first during the bidding stage and leads the first trick.

A card is revealed at the start of each round.

The suit of that card becomes trumps

Trump cards are stronger than cards from every other suit when deciding the winner of a trick.

Any trump card beats any non-trump card
If several trump cards are played, the highest trump wins
If no trump is played, the highest card of the suit that was led wins

The value of the revealed card does not affect play; only its suit is used.

Before any cards are played, every player must predict how many tricks they will win during the round.

Your bid may be any whole number from zero up to the number of cards in your hand.

In Round 1, bids range from 0-1
In Round 4, bids range from 0-4
In Round 7, bids range from 0-7

A bid of zero means you are predicting that you will not win any tricks.

Once every player has bid, the card-playing stage begins.

The final player to bid has one additional restriction.

The total of all bids cannot equal the number of tricks available

For example, during Round 4, there are four tricks available.

If the first three players have bid 1, 1 and 0, their bids total 2.

The final player cannot bid 2, because that would make the combined bids equal 4.

This rule guarantees that at least one player will finish the round with a different number of tricks from their bid.

The first player leads by playing any card from their hand.

Play then continues around the table, with every other player contributing one card.

You must follow suit whenever possible

The suit of the first card played is known as the lead suit.

If you have a card of the lead suit, you must play one
If you do not have a card of the lead suit, you may play any card
You are not required to play a trump when you cannot follow suit
You are not required to beat cards that have already been played

Following suit is compulsory.

For example, if the first card played is a club

Every player holding at least one club must play a club
A player with no clubs may play a card from any suit

A player cannot choose to play a trump or discard another suit while still holding a card of the lead suit.

Once every player has played one card, the trick is awarded.

If one or more trump cards were played

The highest-ranking trump card wins.

If no trump cards were played

The highest-ranking card of the lead suit wins.

Cards from other non-trump suits cannot win the trick.

The winner of the trick leads the first card of the next trick.

Hearts are trumps and the first player leads 10♣.

Player A - Lead Card

Player B - Follows Lead

Player C - Trump Card

Player D - Follows Lead

Player C wins the trick.

Although 2♥ is lower than all of the clubs, it is a trump card and therefore beats every non-trump card.

The winner of each trick leads the next trick.

They may lead with any remaining card in their hand.

The suit of this new card becomes the lead suit for that trick.

This continues until every player has played all of the cards dealt for the round.

At the end of a round, each player compares their bid with the number of tricks they actually won.

Every trick won is worth 1 point

An exact bid earns a further 10 points

Bid 0 and win 0 tricks: 10 points
Bid 1 and win 1 trick: 11 points
Bid 3 and win 3 tricks: 13 points
Bid 2 and win 1 trick: 1 point
Bid 0 and win 2 tricks: 2 points

You still receive points for tricks won when your bid is incorrect, but you do not receive the 10-point accuracy bonus.

Bidding zero can be valuable, especially in rounds where you hold weak cards.

To complete a zero bid successfully you must not win a trick.

A successful zero bid earns 10 points.

However, accidentally winning even one trick means the bid is incorrect and you receive only the points earned from the tricks you won.

A round ends when every card dealt during that round has been played.

Each player's tricks are counted
Points are added to the scoreboard
The dealer button moves
The next round begins with one additional card per player
A new trump suit is selected

Scores carry forward throughout the entire game.

The game ends after Round 7 has been completed and scored.

The player with the highest total score wins
If several players share the highest score, they are joint winners
Where the game uses a prize pot, it is divided equally between the joint winners

Players have a limited amount of time to complete each action.

20 seconds to make a bid
20 seconds to play a card

If the timer expires during bidding, a bid is selected automatically.

If the timer expires during play, one of the player's legal cards is selected automatically.

An automatically played card will still follow suit whenever the player is able to do so.

Do not automatically bid based only on your highest cards; consider the trump suit and your ability to follow other suits
Short suits can be useful because they may allow you to play trump cards later in the round
Aces are strong, but they may still lose when another player is able to play a trump
Keep track of which trump cards have already been played
When bidding zero, try to avoid being left with a card that may be forced to win the final trick
When you have already reached your bid, your priority may change from winning tricks to avoiding them
When you still need tricks, consider whether leading a strong card or a suit in which others may be short gives you the best chance
Remember that an exact bid is usually more valuable than winning one unnecessary extra trick

Ojack is a fast-paced hybrid card game where every hand plays two games at once.

Omaha Poker
Blackjack

Each hand produces two winners and two pots. Choose smart card swaps to affect both outcomes at the same time.

Select up to 3 cards per turn to trade in to try to improve your hand.

Play Omaha and Blackjack at the same time
See the Flop, then swap up to 3 cards
See the Turn, then swap up to 3 cards again
See the River, then winners are decided
Omaha uses 2 from hand + 3 from board
Blackjack uses your leftover cards after Omaha
If nobody wins Blackjack, the pot rolls over

Every hand will have

Players: 2-4
Cards per player: 5 private cards
Community cards: 5 (Flop, Turn, River)
Rounds: 2 swap rounds + final reveal

At the start of every hand

Each player pays a base stake
All money goes into a shared pot, which is automatically split
- ½ Omaha Pot
- ½ Blackjack Pot

Each hand has two separate objectives

Win the Omaha Pot by making the best Omaha hand
Win the Blackjack Pot by making the best Blackjack total without going over 21

You can win just Omaha, just Blackjack, or both pots in the same hand.

At the start of the hand

Each player is dealt 5 private cards
5 community cards are dealt facedown to the table
The Flop (3 community cards) is then revealed

Your best current Omaha hand and Blackjack total will update as the community cards are revealed.

You have a limited time to act in Round 1.

You may swap 0-3 cards
Or you can stand pat (swap nothing)

Each swapped card costs a small card stake and is replaced with a random new card from the deck.

When the timer ends (or everyone has acted), swaps are locked in.

The Turn (4th community card) is revealed.

You may swap 0-3 cards again
Or stand pat

This is your final chance to improve your hand before the River.

The River (5th community card) is revealed.

No more swaps
No more decisions

The game now determines winners for Omaha and Blackjack.

Your Omaha hand is created using

Exactly 2 cards from your hand
Exactly 3 cards from the board

The game automatically selects the combination that gives you the best possible Omaha hand.

You finish the hand with the following cards

And the board is

Your final combination is

OMAHA - Flush

BLACKJACK - 12

Only the two hole cards that produce your best Omaha hand are used.

The ace and king of diamonds are used in this example, because, when combined with three diamonds from the board, they produce your best Omaha hand: An ace-king-high flush.

This logic is used if you have multiple ways to make the same straight too.

Once your best Omaha hand is locked in

The 2 hole cards used for Omaha can not be used in your blackjack hand
The remaining cards become your Blackjack hand.
Aces are valued at either 11 or 1, whichever value will not bust your hand.

The highest valid total wins the Blackjack pot, ties will split the pot.

Each hand awards two pots

Omaha Pot - Best Omaha hand wins (ties split evenly)
Blackjack Pot - Best Blackjack total ≤ 21 wins (ties split evenly)

If nobody wins the Blackjack pot

The Blackjack pot is not paid out
It rolls over into the next hand
The next hand becomes a Rollover Hand

During a rollover hand, players must continue until both pots are won.

Swapping cards affects both Omaha and Blackjack
Strong Omaha cards can weaken your Blackjack leftovers
Sometimes improving Blackjack is better than chasing a small Omaha upgrade
Rollover hands can become very valuable