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Invented on Oct 13, 2023 by G. Marinescu & Jörn Koch
and refined through countless games since.

Version 9/2025

Game Facts

• Players: 2–4
• Age: 10+
• Components: 32 or 52 standard playing cards (no additional materials required)
  With 32 cards the game is faster, with 52 cards more varied.

Quick Rating

• Easy to learn: ★★★★★
• Short playtime: ★★★★★
  (2–6 min)
• Luck: ★★★☆☆
• Strategy: ★★★★☆
• Interaction: ★★★★☆
• Replayability: ★★★★★

Quick Rules

• Goal: Form the best poker hand.
• Deal: 5 cards per player, one card face up, the rest as draw pile.
• Flow: Clockwise; the starting player rotates after each game.

Turn

1. Draw one card (top of the draw pile or any from the discard pile).
2. Discard one card face up.
   Note: Cards taken from the discard pile cannot be discarded immediately.

End of Game

• Once at least five cards are in the discard pile, a player may end the game by placing their last card face down.
• All players reveal their hands.
• The best poker hand wins – unless the best combination is in the discard pile, in which case Pokerhontas wins.
• Latest end: when the draw pile is empty and the last card has been discarded.

Poker Hand Rankings

Royal Flush

Straight Flush

Four of a Kind

Full House

Flush

Straight

Three of a Kind

Two Pair

Pair

High Card