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4everblessed: minor rules clarification

2026-06-10T19:25:13Z

minor rules clarification

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	'''Goal of the game:''' Crack 3 safes before 3 alarms are triggered.		'''Goal of the game:''' Crack 3 safes before 3 alarms are triggered.

	The 1 chip is the ~~weakest~~ hand, ~~and~~ the ~~others~~ are ~~stronger~~ in ~~ascending order~~
			<b>NOTE:</b> The 1 chip is for the WEAKEST hand. By taking the 1 chip, you are signaling that you believe you have the weakest hand.

			<b>NOTE:</b> Aces are high, except in a straight, where it can be either high or low.


	== Sequence of a Round ==		== Sequence of a Round ==
	A round consists of '''4 phases''' and a '''showdown''':		A round consists of '''4 phases''' and a '''showdown''':

	'''Phase 1 (Hand cards):'''<br/>		'''Phase 1 (Hand cards or pre-flop):'''<br/>
	Everyone receives two face-down cards. Everyone simultaneously takes a '''<span style="color: white; background-color: #737373; padding: 3px;">white</span> chip''', signaling the estimated strength of their hand.		Everyone receives two face-down cards. Everyone simultaneously takes a '''<span style="color: white; background-color: #737373; padding: 3px;">white</span> chip''', signaling the estimated strength of their current hand. The 1 chip is for the weakest hand, the highest chip is for the strongest hand. The highest 2-card hand is a pair.

	'''Phase 2 (The Flop):'''<br/>		'''Phase 2 (The Flop):'''<br/>
	Three community cards are dealt face-up. You reassess your combination and take/exchange the '''<span style="color: #8B8000; background-color: #FFFFFF; padding: 3px;">yellow</span> chips'''.		Three community cards are dealt face-up. You reassess your hand in combination with the community cards, and take/exchange the '''<span style="color: #8B8000; background-color: #FFFFFF; padding: 3px;">yellow</span> chips''' to indicate the CURRENT strength of your hand.

	'''Phase 3 (The Turn):'''<br/>		'''Phase 3 (The Turn):'''<br/>
	A fourth community card is revealed. You take/exchange the '''<span style="color: orange; background-color: #FFFFFF; padding: 3px;">orange</span> chips'''.		A fourth community card is revealed. You take/exchange the '''<span style="color: orange; background-color: #FFFFFF; padding: 3px;">orange</span> chips''' to indicate the CURRENT strength of your hand.

	'''Phase 4 (The River):'''<br/>		'''Phase 4 (The River):'''<br/>
	The fifth community card is revealed. You take/exchange the '''<span style="color: red; background-color: #FFFFFF; padding: 3px;">red</span> chips'''.</br>		The fifth community card is revealed. You take/exchange the '''<span style="color: red; background-color: #FFFFFF; padding: 3px;">red</span> chips''' to indicate the CURRENT strength of your hand.</br>
	~~This final distribution counts for the showdown.~~

	'''Showdown:'''<br/>		'''Showdown:'''<br/>
	~~Reveal in the order of the '''last~~ (<span style="color: red; background-color: #FFFFFF; padding: 3px;">red</span>) ~~chips''': lowest stars first~~.~~<br/>~~		Hands are revealed one-by-one from lowest (<span style="color: red; background-color: #FFFFFF; padding: 3px;">red</span>) chip to highest.
	The poker hands shown must be '''of equal strength or increasing'''.		The poker hands shown must be '''of equal strength or increasing'''.

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	# All players play '''simultaneously'''.		# All players play '''simultaneously'''.
	# Each player may have '''only 1 chip per color'''.		# Each player may have '''only 1 chip per color'''.
	# You may take a chip '''from the center or from ~~others~~'''.		# You may take a chip '''from the center or from other players'''.
	# You may put a chip you have taken '''back into the center'''.		# You may put a chip you have taken '''back into the center'''.
	You must '''not''' talk about your own hand cards (not even in chat).</br>		You must '''not''' talk about your own hand cards (not even in chat).</br>

Kevan: /* Poker Combinations */ merge in table from Gamehelptexasholdem

2026-06-05T17:39:07Z

Poker Combinations: merge in table from Gamehelptexasholdem

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	== Poker Combinations ==		== Poker Combinations ==

	~~The poker combinations from low (High Card) to high (Royal Flush)~~:		{\| class="wikitable" style="width:auto;" border="2"
			!\| Name \|\| Example \|\| Description \|\| In a tie
	'''~~High Card~~'''~~: No combination~~.~~</br>~~		\|-
	~~Highest single card counts~~.		\| '''Royal Flush''' \|\| {{cardholder\|{{spade\|10}}{{spade\|J}}{{spade\|Q}}{{spade\|K}}{{spade\|A}}\|Straight Flush}}\|\| Straight A-K-Q-J-10 in one suit. \|\| Draw.
			\|-
	'''~~One Pair~~'''~~: 2~~ cards of the same ~~rank~~.~~</br>~~		\| '''Straight Flush''' \|\| {{cardholder\|{{heart\|4}}{{heart\|5}}{{heart\|6}}{{heart\|7}}{{heart\|8}}\|Straight Flush}}\|\| Five cards in sequence, all in the same suit. \|\| Highest card wins.
	~~In a tie: Higher pair~~ wins~~; otherwise side card (kicker)~~.		\|-
			\| '''Four of a Kind''' \|\| {{cardholder\|{{spade\|8}}{{heart\|8}}{{club\|8}}{{diamond\|8}}{{spade\|2}}\|Four of a Kind}} \|\| Four cards of the same rank \|\| Higher four of a kind wins.
	'''~~Two Pair~~'''~~: 2 x~~ 2 cards of the same rank~~.</br>~~		\|-
	In a ~~tie: Highest pair; then second pair; then kicker~~.		\| '''Full House''' \|\| {{cardholder\|{{spade\|J}}{{club\|J}}{{heart\|J}}{{spade\|9}}{{heart\|9}}\|Full House}} \|\| Three of a kind with a pair \|\| Higher three of a kind wins; otherwise higher pair.
			\|-
	'''~~Three of a Kind~~'''~~: 3 cards~~ of ~~the same rank.</br>~~		\| '''Flush''' \|\| {{cardholder\|{{heart\|4}}{{heart\|J}}{{heart\|8}}{{heart\|2}}{{heart\|9}}\|Flush}} \|\| Five cards of the same suit, but not in sequence \|\| Highest card of the flush wins.
	In a ~~tie:~~ Higher three of a kind wins.		\|-
			\| '''Straight''' \|\| {{cardholder\|{{heart\|9}}{{club\|8}}{{diamond\|7}}{{diamond\|6}}{{spade\|5}}\|Straight}} \|\| Five cards in a sequence, but not of the same suit \|\| Highest card of the straight wins.
	'''~~Straight~~'''~~: Cards~~ in ~~direct numerical~~ sequence~~.</br>~~		\|-
	~~In a tie:~~ Highest card of the ~~straight~~ wins.		\| '''Three of a Kind''' \|\| {{cardholder\|{{diamond\|7}}{{spade\|7}}{{club\|7}}{{heart\|3}}{{diamond\|A}}\|Three of a Kind}} \|\| Three cards of the same rank \|\| Higher three of a kind wins.
			\|-
	'''~~Flush~~''': 5 cards of the same suit~~.</br>~~		\| '''Two Pair''' \|\| {{cardholder\|{{spade\|4}}{{heart\|4}}{{diamond\|3}}{{club\|3}}{{heart\|6}}\|Two Pair}} \|\| Two different pairs \|\| Highest pair; then second pair; then kicker.
	~~In a tie:~~ Highest card of the ~~flush~~ wins.		\|-
			\| '''Pair''' \|\| {{cardholder\|{{club\|A}}{{heart\|A}}{{club\|7}}{{spade\|Q}}{{heart\|K}}\|Pair}} \|\| Two cards of the same rank \|\| Higher pair wins; otherwise side card (kicker).
	'''~~Full House~~''': Three of a ~~kind + one pair.</br>~~		\|-
	~~In a tie:~~ Higher three of a kind wins~~; otherwise higher pair~~.		\| '''High Card''' \|\| {{cardholder\|{{heart\|3}}{{spade\|A}}{{club\|5}}{{heart\|K}}{{diamond\|2}}\|High Card (Ace)}} \|\| When you have none of the above, the highest card in your hand is the determiner. \|\| Compare second highest card (then third, fourth).
			\|}
	'''~~Four of a Kind~~''': 4 ~~cards of the same rank.</br>~~
	~~In a tie: Higher four of a kind wins~~.

	'''~~Straight Flush~~'''
	5 cards ~~in sequence~~ of the same ~~suit.</br>~~
	~~In a tie: Highest~~ card ~~wins~~.

	'''~~Royal Flush~~'''
	~~Straight~~ A-K~~-Q-J-10~~ in ~~one suit~~.~~</br>~~
	~~In a tie: Draw.~~

JCase16: The listed rules are incorrect. You are allowed to communicate freely as long as you do not share anything about what's in your hand. As long as it it all info regarding what everyone knows then you are free to say it. It is NOT a silent game where players can only communicate by taking chips

2026-06-04T15:14:37Z

The listed rules are incorrect. You are allowed to communicate freely as long as you do not share anything about what's in your hand. As long as it it all info regarding what everyone knows then you are free to say it. It is NOT a silent game where players can only communicate by taking chips

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	== Game Overview ==		== Game Overview ==
	In this '''cooperative poker game''', you take on the roles of a gang of bank robbers trying to crack the combination locks of three safes one after another through perfect coordination and blind intuition. You are not allowed to speak freely; instead, you communicate ~~only~~ via chips to collectively assess who has which card combination. At the end of each round, the poker hands of all players should be revealed in the correct order '''from weakest to strongest''' to crack a safe and avoid triggering an alarm.		In this '''cooperative poker game''', you take on the roles of a gang of bank robbers trying to crack the combination locks of three safes one after another through perfect coordination and blind intuition. You are not allowed to speak freely; instead, you communicate via chips to collectively assess who has which card combination. You may not share information about your hand with the other players. You may only speculate on the hands of the other players with information that is available to everyone (you may not share any information that relates to your own hand). At the end of each round, the poker hands of all players should be revealed in the correct order '''from weakest to strongest''' to crack a safe and avoid triggering an alarm.

Hulb at 10:57, 12 April 2026

2026-04-12T10:57:40Z

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	In this '''cooperative poker game''', you take on the roles of a gang of bank robbers trying to crack the combination locks of three safes one after another through perfect coordination and blind intuition. You are not allowed to speak freely; instead, you communicate only via chips to collectively assess who has which card combination. At the end of each round, the poker hands of all players should be revealed in the correct order '''from weakest to strongest''' to crack a safe and avoid triggering an alarm.		In this '''cooperative poker game''', you take on the roles of a gang of bank robbers trying to crack the combination locks of three safes one after another through perfect coordination and blind intuition. You are not allowed to speak freely; instead, you communicate only via chips to collectively assess who has which card combination. At the end of each round, the poker hands of all players should be revealed in the correct order '''from weakest to strongest''' to crack a safe and avoid triggering an alarm.

	~~The 1 chip is the weakest hand, and the others are stronger in ascending order~~

	'''Goal of the game:''' Crack 3 safes before 3 alarms are triggered.		'''Goal of the game:''' Crack 3 safes before 3 alarms are triggered.

			The 1 chip is the weakest hand, and the others are stronger in ascending order

	== Sequence of a Round ==		== Sequence of a Round ==

Hulb at 10:57, 12 April 2026

2026-04-12T10:57:06Z

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	== Game Overview ==		== Game Overview ==
	In this '''cooperative poker game''', you take on the roles of a gang of bank robbers trying to crack the combination locks of three safes one after another through perfect coordination and blind intuition. You are not allowed to speak freely; instead, you communicate only via chips to collectively assess who has which card combination. At the end of each round, the poker hands of all players should be revealed in the correct order '''from weakest to strongest''' to crack a safe and avoid triggering an alarm.		In this '''cooperative poker game''', you take on the roles of a gang of bank robbers trying to crack the combination locks of three safes one after another through perfect coordination and blind intuition. You are not allowed to speak freely; instead, you communicate only via chips to collectively assess who has which card combination. At the end of each round, the poker hands of all players should be revealed in the correct order '''from weakest to strongest''' to crack a safe and avoid triggering an alarm.

			The 1 chip is the weakest hand, and the others are stronger in ascending order

	'''Goal of the game:''' Crack 3 safes before 3 alarms are triggered.		'''Goal of the game:''' Crack 3 safes before 3 alarms are triggered.

Thomas: Move section „Tips“ to https://en.doc.boardgamearena.com/Tips_thegang (because tips are not part of the rules.)

2026-03-15T06:56:50Z

Move section „Tips“ to https://en.doc.boardgamearena.com/Tips_thegang (because tips are not part of the rules.)

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	Straight A-K-Q-J-10 in one suit.</br>		Straight A-K-Q-J-10 in one suit.</br>
	In a tie: Draw.		In a tie: Draw.

	~~== Tips ==~~
	Do not be afraid to '''take chips away''' from other players. This is exactly how you communicate the quality of your own hand and help others to categorize you. The more the chips move, the more communication takes place.

	~~Always evaluate the '''current state''', not how good it might still become.</br>~~
	~~'''1st Phase''': Having a pair from the start: definitely take the highest number, otherwise evaluate the rank of your High Card.</br>~~
	'''From 2nd Phase''': If something was revealed in this phase that increases your rating, take a higher (or at least equally high) chip than in the previous round. This allows fellow players to draw conclusions about your specific card values.</br>
	~~Conversely: If nothing fitting your hand was revealed, take a chip that is 1 lower. If then no one wants to indicate a hit with a higher chip, you can return to the evaluation of the previous round.~~

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== Game Overview ==
In this '''cooperative poker game''', you take on the roles of a gang of bank robbers trying to crack the combination locks of three safes one after another through perfect coordination and blind intuition. You are not allowed to speak freely; instead, you communicate only via chips to collectively assess who has which card combination. At the end of each round, the poker hands of all players should be revealed in the correct order '''from weakest to strongest''' to crack a safe and avoid triggering an alarm.

'''Goal of the game:''' Crack 3 safes before 3 alarms are triggered.

== Sequence of a Round ==
A round consists of '''4 phases''' and a '''showdown''':

'''Phase 1 (Hand cards):''' 
Everyone receives two face-down cards. Everyone simultaneously takes a '''white chip''', signaling the estimated strength of their hand.

'''Phase 2 (The Flop):''' 
Three community cards are dealt face-up. You reassess your combination and take/exchange the '''yellow chips'''.

'''Phase 3 (The Turn):''' 
A fourth community card is revealed. You take/exchange the '''orange chips'''.

'''Phase 4 (The River):''' 
The fifth community card is revealed. You take/exchange the '''red chips'''.
This final distribution counts for the showdown.

'''Showdown:''' 
Reveal in the order of the '''last (red) chips''': lowest stars first. 
The poker hands shown must be '''of equal strength or increasing'''.

'''Success:''' Each revealed combination is equal to or stronger than the previous one. → Reveal a safe. 
'''Failure:''' A combination is weaker than one already shown. → Trigger an alarm. 

== Allowed Actions ==
# All players play '''simultaneously'''.
# Each player may have '''only 1 chip per color'''.
# You may take a chip '''from the center or from others'''.
# You may put a chip you have taken '''back into the center'''.
You must '''not''' talk about your own hand cards (not even in chat).
You may only discuss information that is clearly visible to everyone.

== Tie-breaking ==
In the case of identical combinations:
# Higher main value (e.g., higher pair/three of a kind).
# Then side cards (kickers) from high to low.

Exactly the same 5 cards = a true tie → order does not matter.

== Poker Combinations ==

The poker combinations from low (High Card) to high (Royal Flush):

'''High Card''': No combination.
Highest single card counts.

'''One Pair''': 2 cards of the same rank.
In a tie: Higher pair wins; otherwise side card (kicker).

'''Two Pair''': 2 x 2 cards of the same rank.
In a tie: Highest pair; then second pair; then kicker.

'''Three of a Kind''': 3 cards of the same rank.
In a tie: Higher three of a kind wins.

'''Straight''': Cards in direct numerical sequence.
In a tie: Highest card of the straight wins.

'''Flush''': 5 cards of the same suit.
In a tie: Highest card of the flush wins.

'''Full House''': Three of a kind + one pair.
In a tie: Higher three of a kind wins; otherwise higher pair.

'''Four of a Kind''': 4 cards of the same rank.
In a tie: Higher four of a kind wins.

'''Straight Flush'''
5 cards in sequence of the same suit.
In a tie: Highest card wins.

'''Royal Flush'''
Straight A-K-Q-J-10 in one suit.
In a tie: Draw.

== Tips ==
Do not be afraid to '''take chips away''' from other players. This is exactly how you communicate the quality of your own hand and help others to categorize you. The more the chips move, the more communication takes place.

Always evaluate the '''current state''', not how good it might still become.
'''1st Phase''': Having a pair from the start: definitely take the highest number, otherwise evaluate the rank of your High Card.
'''From 2nd Phase''': If something was revealed in this phase that increases your rating, take a higher (or at least equally high) chip than in the previous round. This allows fellow players to draw conclusions about your specific card values.
Conversely: If nothing fitting your hand was revealed, take a chip that is 1 lower. If then no one wants to indicate a hit with a higher chip, you can return to the evaluation of the previous round.