Good take on the traditional poker gameplay loop. It played really well, and I liked the element of trying to predict what cards your neighbor will try and give to you. I think this game has a lot of depth! My one concern is that certain cases aren't made clear in the rules, such as do we do another round of calls and raises after the last cards get passed around or not? I've played poker before, so I just went based on what happens in regular poker, but if I didn't already know about the edge cases in regular poker, it would have been nearly impossible to figure out. I also would have liked it if there was a graphic on the PDF with the poker hands and their values on it. I liked the game a lot, but it is carried a bit by how fun regular poker is. Nonetheless, great variation, I might even be playing this with some friends instead of regular poker on occasion!
I enjoyed this take on Poker a lot. I was a bit confused on whether or not we are still supposed to pass cards to each other even when we hit seven cards but it didn't affect my experience too much. I also think it would be easier with tokens as it's normally difficult for me to keep count of points but I understand why they aren't implemented. Overall, I thought this was a nice gambling game!
This interesting take the classic game of poker involves the novel mechanic of being able to further alter your deck via choosing a card to pass to your left in turn for gaining a potential hand-winning new card. While I don’t personally consider myself to be much of a poker guy myself, I found the new rule to provide additional nuance and additional opportunities to make interesting choices, making the game as a whole more engaging. Overall, I found the game rules to be clear, understandable, and quite fun.
For people unfamiliar with poker, the game instructions could provide further clarity or a reference sheet to be more accessible. Beyond that I think the game is a fun spin on games like poker and spoons. It successfully created the same amount of tension and excitement as other established games. Another improvement would be in including something like chips so people can keep track of their winnings/losses and get visual feedback on their play strategy.
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Good take on the traditional poker gameplay loop. It played really well, and I liked the element of trying to predict what cards your neighbor will try and give to you. I think this game has a lot of depth! My one concern is that certain cases aren't made clear in the rules, such as do we do another round of calls and raises after the last cards get passed around or not? I've played poker before, so I just went based on what happens in regular poker, but if I didn't already know about the edge cases in regular poker, it would have been nearly impossible to figure out. I also would have liked it if there was a graphic on the PDF with the poker hands and their values on it. I liked the game a lot, but it is carried a bit by how fun regular poker is. Nonetheless, great variation, I might even be playing this with some friends instead of regular poker on occasion!
I enjoyed this take on Poker a lot. I was a bit confused on whether or not we are still supposed to pass cards to each other even when we hit seven cards but it didn't affect my experience too much. I also think it would be easier with tokens as it's normally difficult for me to keep count of points but I understand why they aren't implemented. Overall, I thought this was a nice gambling game!
This interesting take the classic game of poker involves the novel mechanic of being able to further alter your deck via choosing a card to pass to your left in turn for gaining a potential hand-winning new card. While I don’t personally consider myself to be much of a poker guy myself, I found the new rule to provide additional nuance and additional opportunities to make interesting choices, making the game as a whole more engaging. Overall, I found the game rules to be clear, understandable, and quite fun.
For people unfamiliar with poker, the game instructions could provide further clarity or a reference sheet to be more accessible. Beyond that I think the game is a fun spin on games like poker and spoons. It successfully created the same amount of tension and excitement as other established games. Another improvement would be in including something like chips so people can keep track of their winnings/losses and get visual feedback on their play strategy.