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Mahjong Poker

[Trump Card Game] How to Play Mahjong Poker

Mahjong Poker, a game that combines hands from mahjong and poker, is a cerebral card game for two players that you can enjoy at a deliberate pace.

The dealer (oya) receives five cards and the non-dealer (ko) receives four; after the dealer discards one card, the non-dealer draws one and then discards one, and the game proceeds in this rhythm.

Like mahjong, you refine your hand to complete a combination, but the scoring is based on poker hands.

However, you cannot go out with just one pair or two pair, so you need a strategy that targets higher-scoring hands.

Points are assigned according to the completed hand; for example, a straight flush or four of a kind can net a big score all at once.

Reading each other’s intentions and choosing which card to discard is the key that often determines the outcome.

It’s a game packed with the thrill of bluffing and tactical exchanges.

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Mitch

Rules and How to Play the Trump Card Game “Mitch”!!

Mitch is a card game developed in the 1980s by Mitch Gunzler, who taught at the University of California.

Using a 52-card deck without jokers, remove the four Aces first, then deal five cards to each player and return three Aces to the deck to start the game.

Players take turns drawing from the deck and then choose to either play a card to their tableau or discard it.

If an Ace is drawn from the deck, set it aside and draw an additional card.

When the third Ace is drawn, the game ends.

At that point, players score the cards they have played to their tableau, and the highest score wins.

Cards played to your tableau are arranged by suit, and any subsequent card you play to a suit must be a lower rank than the last card you played in that suit.

It’s a brain-teasing game of deciding the optimal order to play your cards so you can use as many as possible.

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Hoshino Takashi

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cribbage

[Two-player cards] How to play Cribbage: gameplay and rules / how to play Cribbage [2pcards]

Cribbage is a card game widely enjoyed overseas.

Two players alternately play cards from their hands, with the basic rule being that the running total of the card values must not exceed 31.

During play, various combinations (hands) can be formed to earn points, and additional points are awarded based on the value of a single card called the “starter” drawn from the deck at the beginning, as well as the values of the two cards first discarded from the hand to form the “crib.” The rounds are repeated, and the first player to reach 121 points is the winner.

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Hane Keisuke

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Jin Creek

An explanatory video for Jynx Creek, a highly strategic two-player card (trump) game

Zinkreek is a playing-card battle game fought on a 3-by-3 grid of nine squares.

Both players place a Joker on the field and then put an Ace on top of it as a shield to finish setup.

The first player places cards from their hand into a cost area, then attacks with a card whose number matches the number of cards currently in that cost area.

If the attacker’s card is equal to or higher than the target card’s number, the target is destroyed.

In the opening example, because there is one card on top of the Joker and the first player has placed one card in their cost area, the numbers match, so the first player wins that exchange.

The destroyed card is moved to the cost area, and the first player may place one more card into the cost area, which lets the second player play a card worth 2 and destroy the first player’s earlier card.

Repeating this back and forth, the player who manages to successfully attack the opponent’s Joker four times wins.

While cost management and other elements can be complex, the depth of strategy makes this a playing-card game well worth trying.

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Hoshino Takashi

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Kreishut

Two-player card game “Kreysut” (2): Rules explanation

Kreisut is a way to play standard playing cards like a trading card game.

Each player uses black cards (spades and clubs) and red cards (diamonds and hearts) as their respective decks, with a joker included in both.

The seven cards—Jack, Queen, King, and Joker—are “Fighter Cards,” while the Ace through 10 are “Power Cards.” Once per turn, a player can use a Power Card of the same suit to strengthen one of their three Fighters on the field by the value of that number.

You select one of your Fighters and one of your opponent’s Fighters to battle; the higher total wins.

The player who wipes out all of the opponent’s Fighters wins.

Since cards are initially set face down, there’s also a psychological element that makes the game exciting.

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Hoshino Takashi

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Schnapsen

[2-player cards] How to Play Schnapsen: Rules and How to Play / How to Play Schnapsen [2p cards]

Schnapsen is a card game that originated in Austria, played with 20 cards consisting of the A, 10, J, Q, and K of each of the four suits.

First, each player is dealt 5 cards from the 20.

The remaining 10 cards are placed on the table as the stock.

Once set up, one card is drawn from the stock face-up, and then the first player leads a card from their hand.

The second player also plays a card from their hand, and the trick is decided.

If the suits match, the strength order is A, 10, K, Q, J.

In terms of overall priority, cards of the suit of the face-up stock card (trump) are strongest, followed by the suit led by the first player, and then the other suits.

This sequence constitutes one trick; the process is repeated, and the player who ultimately scores more points wins.

There are also several additional rules that can make the game more complex, making it a simple yet deep game.

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Hane Keisuke

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Texas Hold’em

[2-player cards] How to play Texas Hold’em: how to play, method, rules / how to play Texas Hold’em [2p cards]

Texas Hold’em is a variant of poker and is known as the most popular form of the game.

Players make hands using five cards and compete on strength, but the distinctive feature is that each player is dealt only two cards.

So where do the remaining three cards come from? They’re made up using the five community cards placed on the table.

Community cards are shared by all players: the first three are revealed at once, and then one additional card is revealed in order as the game progresses.

Each time community cards are revealed, players choose whether to continue or fold.

The game repeats in this way, and the player who accumulates the most points wins.

How many chips to bet and whether to continue or fold—these strategic decisions are the appeal of the game.

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Hane Keisuke

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