Game Rules

OBJECTIVE

In Square Deal Poker Challenge your goal is to fill a 5 by 5 grid with cards in such a way that you have the best poker hands possible in the 5 rows, 5 columns, and 2 diagonal lines.

HOW TO PLAY

You will be dealt 27 cards, one at a time, with the ability to skip 2. If you are playing a timed or tournament game, you will have a limited number of seconds to decide where to put the card on the 5 by 5 game board or choose to skip (toss) it.

On the game screen you will see the 5 by 5 grid and the current card. Use your directional pad (d-pad) to move around the grid and select where you want to place the card. Cards can not be changed after the time runs out in a timed or tournament game. In an untimed game cards can not be changed once they are placed.

SCORING

Base point values for each hand are displayed in the table below. For each round multipliers are applied to the base point values. Additionally, each round has a double card that will double the point value of any hands it is in.

Pair	5
Two Pair	10
Three of a Kind	20
Straight	30
Flush	40
Full House	50
4 of a Kind	100
Straight Flush	150
Royal Flush	200

TOURNAMENT MODE

Practice mode is playable at any time, if you prefer to test your skills against other players go into Tournament mode. Tournaments start at the scheduled time and consist of 3 rounds.