Gamehelpthegang

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 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.

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

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

1. All players play simultaneously.
2. Each player may have only 1 chip per color.
3. You may take a chip from the center or from others.
4. 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:

1. Higher main value (e.g., higher pair/three of a kind).
2. Then side cards (kickers) from high to low.

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

Poker Combinations

Name	Example	Description	In a tie
Royal Flush	10♠J♠Q♠K♠A♠Straight Flush	Straight A-K-Q-J-10 in one suit.	Draw.
Straight Flush	4♥5♥6♥7♥8♥Straight Flush	Five cards in sequence, all in the same suit.	Highest card wins.
Four of a Kind	8♠8♥8♣8♦2♠Four of a Kind	Four cards of the same rank	Higher four of a kind wins.
Full House	J♠J♣J♥9♠9♥Full House	Three of a kind with a pair	Higher three of a kind wins; otherwise higher pair.
Flush	4♥J♥8♥2♥9♥Flush	Five cards of the same suit, but not in sequence	Highest card of the flush wins.
Straight	9♥8♣7♦6♦5♠Straight	Five cards in a sequence, but not of the same suit	Highest card of the straight wins.
Three of a Kind	7♦7♠7♣3♥A♦Three of a Kind	Three cards of the same rank	Higher three of a kind wins.
Two Pair	4♠4♥3♦3♣6♥Two Pair	Two different pairs	Highest pair; then second pair; then kicker.
Pair	A♣A♥7♣Q♠K♥Pair	Two cards of the same rank	Higher pair wins; otherwise side card (kicker).
High Card	3♥A♠5♣K♥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).