Game Components:

Game board, 54 playing cards, Scorecards, Instructions.

Object:

Score the most points by creating the best poker hand possible using up to any 5 consecutive cards (your card and up to 4 cards adjacent to it- either vertically or horizontally) on the game board on each turn.

Set up:

Place the game board in the center of the playing surface. Each player gets one scorecard. Select a dealer. Each player is dealt 5 cards, then two cards are placed face up on the game board on the "starter card" spaces. The remaining cards are set aside as the draw deck.

Game play:

The player to the left of the dealer begins by placing any card from his/her hand, face up, next to any card on the game board, either side by side or end to end (not diagonally). If the player creates a 'score' (see 'Scoring'), he/she marks one of the appropriate circles on their scorecard, according to the poker hand made on the game board. That player then draws a card from the draw deck and their turn is over. Play continues in this manner for each subsequent player. Each card played must be adjacent to a card on the game board, either vertically or horizontally. Once a card is played, it can't be moved: A card laid is a card played! When the draw deck is gone, play continues until all cards have been played and all the spaces on the game board are filled.

Scoring:

Scoring is made on any of the following poker hands created either vertically or horizontally (one way only), in any order, on the game board. In order to score, the card you play must CONTRIBUTE TO the poker hand you create. Each poker hand is worth the following points (See scoring diagrams also):

One Pair = 1 point Two Pair = 2 points 3 of a Kind = 3 points Straight = 4 points

Flush = 5 points Full House = 6 points 4 of a Kind = 7 points Straight Flush = 8 points

Royal Flush = 9 points 5 of a Kind = 10 points

Wild cards:

There are 2 wild cards in the deck. A wild card is played to represent any card in order to create a poker hand. They can also be used to represent a different card on subsequent plays for other players.

Wild spaces:

There are 2 'wild' spaces on the game board. When a card is played adjacent to a 'wild' space, that 'wild' space can be used to represent any card in order to create a poker hand. They can also represent a different card on subsequent plays for other players. No card is placed on a 'wild' space.

Winning the game:

When all cards have been played, each player totals all points on his/her scorecard. The player with the highest point total is the winner.