Poker Rush Solitaire is a Solitaire-style game of Skill with a familiar Poker-like twist played against Other Real People competing for Top Score.
The object of the game is to achieve a high score by assembling and scoring multiple poker hands.
A player can elect to score each hand on the 1st, 2nd or 3rd draw. No discards are allowed after the 3rd draw.
The game is played until 2 decks are over or until the allotted game time expires.
Poker Hands/Examples
Natural Royal Flush 600 pts.
The highest hand with : Ace, King Queen, Jack and Ten -- all of the same suit.
Joker Royal Flush 500 pts.
This is a hand where the Joker completes a Royal Flush (see above).
Five of a Kind 400 pts.
This is any hand containing four cards of the same denomination and a Joker
Straight Flush 300 pts.
This is a combination of five cards in sequence all of the same suit. A Joker can complete this combination.
Four of a Kind 200 pts.
This is a combination of four cards of the same denomination. A Joker can complete this combination.
Full House
140 pts.
This is a combination of three cards of one denomination and two cards of another denomination and may be completed with a Joker.
Flush
120 pts.
This is a combination of five cards all of the same suit. A Joker can complete this combination.
Straight
80 pts.
This is a combination of five cards in sequence of any suit. A joker can complete this combination.
Three of a Kind
80 pts.
This is a combination of three cards of the same denomination and any two other cards. This combination may be completed with a Joker.
Two Pairs
20 pts.
Two pairs of cards of same denomination. This combination may be completed with a Joker.
Pair
10 pts.
One pair of cards of same denomination. This combination may be completed with a Joker.
Discarding Cards and Scoring Hands
Each hand in Poker Rush starts as ready-for-scoring with the hand image in the bottom of the card indicating that the card is 'held' (i.e. selected for scoring). Clicking on each 'held' card marks it for a discard -- the card immediately gets darker and the word 'discard' appears on it. Similarly, clicking on each card marked for discard marks it again as a 'held' card (i.e. selected for scoring).
The cards marked for a discard will get discarded once the 'Draw' button is pressed. These cards will get replaced by the new cards from the deck.
The players get 3 opportunities to score a hand on the 1st, 2nd or 3rd draw. After that, the hand will have to be scored (by pressing the 'Score Hand' button).
Note:
separate decks do not mix - in order to avoid 'unseemly' pairs of the same card in one hand.
the current deck is displaying the number of cards left in it
The game may not let you select/discard the full amount of cards when:
(a) you are close to the end of the 1st deck -- it has less than 5 cards left
(b) the second deck is drawing to a close -- it has less than 5 cards left
Poker Rush vs. Poker
Poker Rush DIFFERS from well-known casino-style poker games.
As opposed to casino-style Video Poker (which is played against the House), Poker Rush is a game of Skill, played against Other Real People competing for Top Score.
The following additional elements of Poker Rush make it a game of skill:
Poker Rush does not reshuffle the deck(s) after each draw
Poker Rush allows three player-selected opportunities for draws per each hand
Poker Rush requires its participants to compete against each other on a time basis in memorization, strategy and eye-hand coordination skills
Please note - there's NO Gambling or Casino-style Games at GameColony.com. GameColony Tournament participants never play against the 'House' but compete only against other real players using their Skill to achieve the Top Score. Each player contributes a small entry fee in Tickets to compete, and the winner gets the pot.
