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A secret poker game you can play on the subway

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Re: A secret poker game you can play on the subway

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Post by tromp »

> Each type of passenger corresponds to a specific poker card value: Child: Counts as a 10 Teenager: Counts as a Jack Woman: Counts as a Queen Man: Counts as a King Elderly Person: Counts as an Ace

How do you get the players to agree on whether some person is elderly or not? Some people look 10 years younger than their age, while others look 10 years older. Short of asking people for their age, it seems to remain guesswork...

Re: A secret poker game you can play on the subway

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Post by ziddoap »

tromp wrote: post #2

> Each type of passenger corresponds to a specific poker card value: Child: Counts as a 10 Teenager: Counts as a Jack Woman: Counts as a Queen Man: Counts as a King Elderly Person: Counts as an Ace How do you get the players to agree on whether some person is elderly or not? Some people look 10 years younger than their age, while others look 10 years older. Short of asking people for their age, it seems to remain gue…

It's not like it's an official competition, and it's (probably) not for money, so I imagine you can just wing it and it will be fine. If there's a disagreement you just talk it out, which is also a good way to pass time on a subway.

Re: A secret poker game you can play on the subway

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Post by motoxpro »

jbs789 wrote: post #4

It’s not clear to me when or how you “choose” your row of 5. I feel dense but I don’t think this is described…

Seems fun!

You choose any time to start (mutually agreed upon)

You can choose any row you want. The chance (skill?) comes into play in that people can get up from those seats and new people can come in. That's why you have to choose an end station. It probably wouldn't be very fun for just one stop.

Re: A secret poker game you can play on the subway

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Post by bombcar »

tromp wrote: post #2

> Each type of passenger corresponds to a specific poker card value: Child: Counts as a 10 Teenager: Counts as a Jack Woman: Counts as a Queen Man: Counts as a King Elderly Person: Counts as an Ace How do you get the players to agree on whether some person is elderly or not? Some people look 10 years younger than their age, while others look 10 years older. Short of asking people for their age, it seems to remain gue…

I'd be more worried about overlap; if there are five women, and one is elderly, I'd rather count it as five queens than four and an ace.

Re: A secret poker game you can play on the subway

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Post by latexr »

jbs789 wrote: post #4

It’s not clear to me when or how you “choose” your row of 5. I feel dense but I don’t think this is described…

Notice the image which says “A pair of aces is a good start”, because two elderly people are sitting there. Think of it like each row being a pre-populated hand (which may be missing some cards) based on the people already sitting there. You pick it and then the “cards” change themselves between stations.

In other words, you pick immediately once the game starts. Look around to see which row you think has the best chance to develop into something good by the time you reach the designated station.

Re: A secret poker game you can play on the subway

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Post by remram »

motoxpro wrote: post #5
jbs789 wrote: post #4

It’s not clear to me when or how you “choose” your row of 5. I feel dense but I don’t think this is described…

Seems fun! You choose any time to start (mutually agreed upon) You can choose any row you want. The chance (skill?) comes into play in that people can get up from those seats and new people can come in. That's why you have to choose an end station. It probably wouldn't be very fun for just one stop.

But what's the play?

It seems you don't have any control over the hand, no control over the evaluation, and there is no betting either.

Something more akin to bingo, where you call out when a winning combination is found, would be a lot more engaging.

Or maybe keep your chosen hand a secret, so you can do the normal betting/bluffing/folding of Poker? With the added fun that your hand might change over the course of the game.

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