The hand ranks can basically be numbered 1-63 (and in fact, they are, for those who aren’t familiar with poker hand rankings). To be fair, the hand ranks here are really just for show. The hand cards are used to determine the winner but aren’t combined like in normal poker. The focus is bluffing and well-timed special actions takes the place of calculating odds and evaluating betting ranges. Nuts N Guts is essentially poker with all the math stripped out. There are hand cards and special abilities as well. And if you have two different hand cards (say a three of a kind and a pair) you can’t combine them into a full house, you just choose your best one to play.

So if you hand consists of just two wild cards you can’t possibly win (unless you get everyone else to fold). When it comes to showing down your hands the player with the best hand card wins. They offer things like making another player discard a card, play with their hand face up, or bet even though they don’t want to. And 20 wild cards that will give you a special ability. Instead, there are 63 cards representing different poker hands. The difference here is the game isn’t just 52 cards with a rank and suit.

And then the player with the best hand card wins.

All players still in can choose to discard one of their two cards to get a new one. You’ll then have a round of betting where you can bet, raise, or fold. All players will ante to start the hand and be dealt two cards. The gameplay of Nuts N Guts will be pretty familiar if you’ve played any type of poker game before. So let’s dig into what is offered here so you can see if the Kickstarter is for you. Nuts N Guts takes us on a trip where poker betting and hand ranks are mixed in with a whole lot of special abilities. Your particular view on that statement probably depends on your penchant for math. Poker, in the minds of many, is one of the perfect games. This post was a paid preview, you can find out more information here. What you see here may be different from the final, published game. Note: This preview uses pre-release components and rules.

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