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3-5-7
This
is a strange little game, but it can be addictive. Read
carefully...
Overview:
Every player is
dealt 3 cards face down; at this point, 3's are wild. Each
player holds their cards an inch above the table,
and the dealer counts to three. On "three," each
player either drops their cards (if they don't want to
"play" that hand), or holds them (if they do want to
"play").
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If there is more than one
played hand, each player of a played hand looks at all the
other played hands; the winner receives $2.00, and each
loser pays $2.00. (If there were three or more played
hands, one loser pays the winner, and any other losers pay the
pot.)
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If there is only one played
hand, that player receives a marker. Once any player has
three markers, that player has won the pot and the game is
over.
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If there are no played hands,
nothing happens. However, if there are ever three
consecutive hands with no players, then ALL players pay the
pot $2.00.
Now all
players (including the ones who didn't play the previous hand) are
dealt an additional two cards. 3's are no longer wild; 5's
are now wild. The same process of dropping, comparing, etc
(described in the bullet points above) takes place.
Now all
players are dealt an additional two cards; now only 7's are
wild. See the pattern?
Now all
cards are collected, shuffled, and the round of three starts
again. This continues until either one played
gets three markers, or a player is dealt a natural
"3-5-7" in the round of three.
I
used to love this game - then it got a little old, with the same
poker crew. We all started playing too conservatively to
have fun with it. However, for a good long while, this was a
favorite of the group. Give it a shot, and see what you
think!
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