Equilibrium Poker II

TBD

Designer(s): ItzShaun Match Type: DM (for 2 players)
Featured in: Simply Genius
See Also: Equilibrium Poker

FM1: Equilibrium Poker II

…with actual betting this time!

(Final match by Shaun)



-- Setup --

The game is played with a deck of 20 cards. Cards are numbered 4 through 13 inclusive, and there are two suits: red Diamonds and black Rings. Unlike MM3, each type of card appears once in the deck.



Each player starts with 30 chips. The objective of the game is to take all chips from your opponent by making the best equilibrium-winning hands.


-- Gameplay --

In each round, each player is privately dealt 5 cards, and 2 community cards are dealt face up.

The cards have the same color on their back as their color, so you will be able to see what suits the opponent has, but not which values.



After cards are dealt, both players bid an initial ante, which starts at 1 chip and is raised if the game lasts too long.

Then, players enter the betting phase. The first player is randomly chosen, then players alternate who begins in each round.

On their turn, a player may Draw (optional), then they must either Raise, Call, or Fold.

  • Draw: Pay 1 chip to deal one additional community card. Each subsequent Draw in the same round costs 1 chip more. You may not Call immediately after drawing. The paid chip does not go into the pot, it is instead removed from the game completely.


  • Raise: Increase your bet to more than your opponent’s (not exceeding their total chips).
  • Call: Match your opponent’s bet. Both players reveal their hands and declare their 5-card hand. You may not Call on the first turn, or on the same turn as a Draw.
  • Fold: Concede the round, and your opponent wins the pot. Cards are not revealed.



When players declare their hands, they choose which 5 cards out of their personal cards and the community cards they want to choose as their hand. At least 3 personal cards must be included in a hand. Hands are ranked by Equilibrium Rank:

  • The sum of all red cards and the sum of all black cards is calculated.
  • The player with the lower absolute difference between the two sums wins.
  • If the differences are equal, the player with the higher total sum wins.
  • If the differences and total sums are both equal, then the result is a tie and chips are refunded.


After each round, the deck is reshuffled before the next round begins.


The game ends once one player takes all their opponent’s chips and wins.

In the case of the game taking over 20 hands, the ante will be increased to 2 and then doubled every 10 hands.


Items:

  • +5 Chips: Played automatically at the game’s start. You start with 5 more chips. This item was given to Codokay by Emik.
  • Extra Card: Played publically before betting begins. You can use this item before the betting phase begins to draw an additional card to your hand. The opponent will learn its suit. This item was given to kg by Hamzeh
  • Free Fold: Played publically during the betting phase. You can use this item in the betting phase to nullify the results of the round. All bet chips are returned to the players. This item was given to Codokay by Andre

  • Mulligan: In this game, the mulligan item allows you to mulligan your entire hand. Before the betting begins, you may use this item to discard your entire hand and draw 5 new cards. This item was given to kg by Ben

Administration:

Each player’s hand is given to them in their submissions, community cards and the backs of players’ hands are revealed publicly.

All bids are made publicly.


Time controls:

Before the bidding phase, players will have roughly 20 seconds to review their hand. If they wish to use the Extra Card or Mulligan item, they must do so during this time

During the bidding phase, each player has 30 seconds during their first turn. Afterwards, each player has 10 seconds. If a player does not make their turn in time, it will be taken as a fold. We will not be strict about this, but if you’re far above the time, you will automatically fold.

After a player has called, both players have 1 minute to declare their hands. If a player does not submit during this time period, their hand will be taken as the 5 cards they were dealt.

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