Dvorak Poker
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| Dvorak Poker | |
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| Designer | mp122984 |
| Date | 09/03/08 |
| Players | 2+ |
| This is an untested deck. Its cards are complete, but it hasn't yet been tested. | |
| To play Dvorak: Draw five cards each and leave the rest as a draw pile. On your turn, draw a card from the draw pile and play one Thing and/or one Action. (See the full rules.) | |
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It's Poker with a dvorak twist. I'd be glad to hear any suggestions on how to improve it. I'd like to credit the Poker deck for providing the framework.
Special Rules
Your Bank
You may play cards either as Things or as Actions. If you play a card as a Thing, it stays in your Bank and its text is not performed. You may have up to five cards in your Bank. If at any time you have more than five cards in your Bank, put the excess cards in your Discard Pile.
The River
Any player may use cards in the River to help them form a hand.
Cards as Actions
You may also play a card as an Actions. If you do so, perform its text and put it the Discard Pile.
Showdown
Any player who can form a five-card hand using the cards in their Bank and/or in the River may declare Showdown at the beginning of their turn. Starting with the declaring player, each player may play one Thing or Action. Actions played during Showdown may only target players who have not played their last thing or action. Once everyone has done so, the player that can form the best five-card hand is the winner. If no player can form a five-card hand, the declarer's turn ends and the game instead continues as normal
Ace of Spades
Card
Ace up your sleeve: Set this card aside. As an action, you may put any card in a Bank or River in the discard pile and replace it with this card.
2 of Spades
Card
Two-Eared Rabbit Poker: Play this action only during Showdown. At the end of showdown, a hand containing only a pair of twos is considered the highest hand.
3 of Spades
Card
Draw 3 Again: Draw three cards.
4 of Spades
Card
Four Score: Search the Draw Pile for a card that when put in your Bank will allow you to complete a hand requiring five cards. If you find such a card, put that card in your Bank. Shuffle the draw pile.
5 of Spades
Card
50/50: Put a card in your Bank in the Discard Pile. Put the top card in the Draw Pile in your Bank.
6 of Spades
Card
Crossing the River Six: Put the top card of the Draw Pile in the River. If the River has six cards, put one of them in the discard pile.
7 of Spades
Card
Lucky Seven: Reveal the top three cards of the Draw Pile. Put any matching cards in your Bank and put the remaining cards in the Discard Pile.
8 of Spades
Card
Crazy Eights: Search the Draw Pile for a card with the same value or suit as this card. Reveal that card and put it in your hand. Shuffle the Draw Pile.
9 of Spades
Card
Cloud Nine: Target player switches at least one of the cards in their Bank with the same number of cards in their Hand.
10 of Spades
Card
10 Kinds of People: Choose Black or Red. Target Player reveals their hand and puts all cards of the chosen color in the Discard Pile.
Jack of Spades
Card
Jack: Look at target player's hand and choose a card from it. Put that card in your Hand.
Queen of Spades
Card
Heads Will Roll: Target player reveals their Hand and puts the highest-value card in their Hand and the highest-valued card in their Bank in the Discard Pile. (If two more more cards are tied for highest value, the target player choose which of them to put in the Discard Pile.)
King of Spades
Card
King Player: Choose either any one card or any two Queens in any Bank(s) and put them in your Bank.
Ace of Clubs
Card
Ace up your sleeve: Set this card aside. As an action, you may put any card in a Bank or River in the discard pile and replace it with this card.
2 of Clubs
Card
Two-Eared Rabbit Poker: Play this action only during Showdown. At the end of showdown, a hand containing only a pair of twos is considered the highest hand.
3 of Clubs
Card
Draw 3 Again: Draw three cards.
4 of Clubs
Card
Four Score: Search the Draw Pile for a card that when put in your Bank will allow you to complete a hand requiring five cards. If you find such a card, put that card in your Bank. Shuffle the draw pile.
5 of Clubs
Card
50/50: Put a card in your Bank in the Discard Pile. Put the top card in the Draw Pile in your Bank.
6 of Clubs
Card
Crossing the River Six: Put the top card of the Draw Pile in the River. If the River has six cards, put one of them in the discard pile.
7 of Clubs
Card
Lucky Seven: Reveal the top three cards of the Draw Pile. Put any matching cards in your Bank and put the remaining cards in the Discard Pile.
8 of Clubs
Card
Crazy Eights: Search the Draw Pile for a card with the same value or suit as this card. Reveal that card and put it in your hand. Shuffle the Draw Pile.
9 of Clubs
Card
Cloud Nine: Target player switches at least one of the cards in their Bank with the same number of cards in their Hand.
10 of Clubs
Card
10 Kinds of People: Choose Black or Red. Target Player reveals their hand and puts all cards of the chosen color in the Discard Pile.
Jack of Clubs
Card
Jack: Look at target player's hand and choose a card from it. Put that card in your Hand.
Queen of Clubs
Card
Heads Will Roll: Target player reveals their Hand and puts the highest-value card in their Hand and the highest-valued card in their Bank in the Discard Pile. (If two more more cards are tied for highest value, the target player choose which of them to put in the Discard Pile.)
King of Clubs
Card
King Player: Choose either any one card or any two Queens in any Bank(s) and put them in your Bank.
Ace of Diamonds
Card
Ace up your sleeve: Set this card aside. As an action, you may put any card in a Bank or River in the discard pile and replace it with this card.
2 of Diamonds
Card
Two-Eared Rabbit Poker: Play this action only during Showdown. At the end of showdown, a hand containing only a pair of twos is considered the highest hand.
3 of Diamonds
Card
Draw 3 Again: Draw three cards.
4 of Diamonds
Card
Four Score: Search the Draw Pile for a card that when put in your Bank will allow you to complete a hand requiring five cards. If you find such a card, put that card in your Bank. Shuffle the draw pile.
5 of Diamonds
Card
50/50: Put a card in your Bank in the Discard Pile. Put the top card in the Draw Pile in your Bank.
6 of Diamonds
Card
Crossing the River Six: Put the top card of the Draw Pile in the River. If the River has six cards, put one of them in the discard pile.
7 of Diamonds
Card
Lucky Seven: Reveal the top three cards of the Draw Pile. Put any matching cards in your Bank and put the remaining cards in the Discard Pile.
8 of Diamonds
Card
Crazy Eights: Search the Draw Pile for a card with the same value or suit as this card. Reveal that card and put it in your hand. Shuffle the Draw Pile.
9 of Diamonds
Card
Cloud Nine: Target player switches at least one of the cards in their Bank with the same number of cards in their Hand.
10 of Diamonds
Card
10 Kinds of People: Choose Black or Red. Target Player reveals their hand and puts all cards of the chosen color in the Discard Pile.
Jack of Diamonds
Card
Jack: Look at target player's hand and choose a card from it. Put that card in your Hand.
Queen of Diamonds
Card
Heads Will Roll: Target player reveals their Hand and puts the highest-value card in their Hand and the highest-valued card in their Bank in the Discard Pile. (If two more more cards are tied for highest value, the target player choose which of them to put in the Discard Pile.)
King of Diamonds
Card
King Player: Choose either any one card or any two Queens in any Bank(s) and put them in your Bank.
Ace of Hearts
Card
Ace up your sleeve: Set this card aside. As an action, you may put any card in a Bank or River in the discard pile and replace it with this card.
2 of Hearts
Card
Two-Eared Rabbit Poker: Play this action only during Showdown. At the end of showdown, a hand containing only a pair of twos is considered the highest hand.
3 of Hearts
Card
Draw 3 Again: Draw three cards.
4 of Hearts
Card
Four Score: Search the Draw Pile for a card that when put in your Bank will allow you to complete a hand requiring five cards. If you find such a card, put that card in your Bank. Shuffle the draw pile.
5 of Hearts
Card
50/50: Put a card in your Bank in the Discard Pile. Put the top card in the Draw Pile in your Bank.
6 of Hearts
Card
Crossing the River Six: Put the top card of the Draw Pile in the River. If the River has six cards, put one of them in the discard pile.
7 of Hearts
Card
Lucky Seven: Reveal the top three cards of the Draw Pile. Put any matching cards in your Bank and put the remaining cards in the Discard Pile.
8 of Hearts
Card
Crazy Eights: Search the Draw Pile for a card with the same value or suit as this card. Reveal that card and put it in your hand. Shuffle the Draw Pile.
9 of Hearts
Card
Cloud Nine: Target player switches at least one of the cards in their Bank with the same number of cards in their Hand.
10 of Hearts
Card
10 Kinds of People: Choose Black or Red. Target Player reveals their hand and puts all cards of the chosen color in the Discard Pile.
Jack of Hearts
Card
Jack: Look at target player's hand and choose a card from it. Put that card in your Hand.
Queen of Hearts
Card
Heads Will Roll: Target player reveals their Hand and puts the highest-value card in their Hand and the highest-valued card in their Bank in the Discard Pile. (If two more more cards are tied for highest value, the target player choose which of them to put in the Discard Pile.)
King of Hearts
Card
King Player: Choose either any one card or any two Queens in any Bank(s) and put them in your Bank.
Black Joker
Card
The Black Joker is wild while in your Bank.
Wild Card: Search the Draw Pile for a card and reveal it. Play its action as if you had played that card as an Action. Shuffle that card back into the Draw Pile.
Red Joker
Card
The Red Joker is wild while in your Bank.
Wild Card: Search the Draw Pile for a card and reveal it. Play its action as if you had played that card as an Action. Shuffle that card back into the Draw Pile.
