5 Card Trivia Discussion & Suggestions

[woohoosue]

VRA VRA VRA VRA VRA.

Virgin Reindeer ***?????

[NDN]

Virgin Reindeer ***?????

Sadly, you're not too far off!

[NDN]

Haven't had a chance to think much about it, but I'm wondering if there is a way to implement something like this...

Set a maximum amount of cards a person can have at once (# to be determined).

Instead of cutting them off at that number and rendering them done until the next contest, allow them the option of continuing to play, but for each new card they are awarded, one of their existing cards will be returned to the deck (thus becoming available for distribution to other players - or even themselves for that matter).

This essentially gives anyone who has reached the limit the option of being content with their hand or giving them the chance to try to improve their hand if they so choose.

This would extend the game a bit as cards are going back into the deck, but it also might make this game a bit more competitive for more players.

Certainly needs some fine-tuning, but I'm curious to hear everyone's thoughts on this idea.

I'm thinking we can combine this idea with a few of the other ones that have been mentioned and make ourselves a much more exciting game.

[ScareCrowAKA]

that could work, it would add a bit of stragety as well... I have AAQ54 and say eejit has 44AAQ, and Ringo has K-J-10-9, do I really want to return the 4 or Q to the deck ???

[eejit101]

Cool. Means i can dump by 2 and go for flooosh

[NDN]

Cool. Means i can dump by 2 and go for flooosh

I wouldn't give anyone the option of which cards to give back. That would be done at random, so there would be another factor to consider if you wanted to try to "go for it" or not.

[eejit101]

Tasty ideas!

[NDN]

Looking for some quick feedback (won't leave this up too long) on potential changes for the next contest (tentative rules below)...

Our 5 Card Trivia Contest works like this...

1. We will begin this contest by drawing three random community cards (the flop) from a standard 52-card deck.

2. I will then post a trivia question, riddle, or other quiz variation.

3. The first person to respond with the correct answer will receive a random card from the remainder of the deck.

4. Once someone has responded with the correct answer, I will then ask a new question.

5. This process will continue until the remaining cards have been awarded.

6. After we have awarded a card for the correct answer to question 24, we will randomly draw a fourth community card (the turn).

6. The last remaining card will be used as the fifth community card (the river).

5. The person who can make the best poker hand without using the community cards (does not need to be a full 5-cards) will receive a $10 Amazon.com gift card!

6. At the start of each contest, $5 will be contributed to the high hand jackpot. To win the high hand jackpot, you must use two of your cards and three community cards. High hand to be determined.

Rules:

1. Each member may only guess once per question. However, you may ask for clarification as often as you'd like.

2. After you have won a card, you may not guess again until another card has been awarded to a different member.

3. I reserve the right to provide hints and/or replace a question if I feel it will help move the game along.

4. Each member will be limited to a maximum of five cards. However, you may continue to play and receive cards, but for each new card you receive, one of your cards will be added back to the deck at random.

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