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A secret poker game you can play on the subway

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298 points oktcho | 2 comments | 18 Feb 25 10:37 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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tromp ◴[19 Feb 25 16:36 UTC] No.43104078[source]▶
> 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...

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1. bombcar ◴[19 Feb 25 16:56 UTC] No.43104349[source]▶
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.
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2. motes ◴[19 Feb 25 21:41 UTC] No.43108097[source]▶
unless you include Balatro hands where Five of a kind, flush five, and flush house are possible hands with some modified card decks.