Two Up and Party Pair

Two Up is a simple Australian game where you bet on flipping two coins.
You can bet on Heads... the bet that there will be two heads before two tails (or before five mixed tosses in a row)
You can bet on Tails which is the opposite
Or you can get paid 25:1 when betting on Odds which will be activated after five mixed tosses in a row


Party Pair is a game I saw at G2E. It is slightly complicated and I am not going to explain it here but this video seems to explain it okay


Anyways as of today my website now has both of these games in the unclassified section. I look forward to your feedback and I let me know if you find any glitches or have any suggestions.

My next plan with the website will be to allow you to change lots of different settings in Blackjack, and to include a couple more varieties such as Super Fun 21 and Spanish 21.

Buenas noches - Harris

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Two Up is a simple Australian game where you bet on flipping two coins.
You can bet on Heads... the bet that there will be two heads before two tails (or before five mixed tosses in a row)
You can bet on Tails which is the opposite
Or you can get paid 25:1 when betting on Odds which will be activated after five mixed tosses in a row

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Is this a street game, or is someone offering it somewhere?

From what I can see it’s popular/legal on ANZAC day and actually in some Australian casinos

Way back when Main Street Station was called Rosie O'Grady's they played Two Up live there for a while

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Way back when Main Street Station was called Rosie O'Grady's they played Two Up live there for a while
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Did the dealers flip the coins?

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Two Up is a simple Australian game where you bet on flipping two coins.
You can bet on Heads... the bet that there will be two heads before two tails (or before five mixed tosses in a row)
You can bet on Tails which is the opposite
Or you can get paid 25:1 when betting on Odds which will be activated after five mixed tosses in a row


Party Pair is a game I saw at G2E. It is slightly complicated and I am not going to explain it here but this video seems to explain it okay


Anyways as of today my website now has both of these games in the unclassified section. I look forward to your feedback and I let me know if you find any glitches or have any suggestions.

My next plan with the website will be to allow you to change lots of different settings in Blackjack, and to include a couple more varieties such as Super Fun 21 and Spanish 21.

Buenas noches - Harris
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Not sure how I missed Party Pair at the show... Was this an independent offering this, or was this a major distributor?

Connected to Masque

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Way back when Main Street Station was called Rosie O'Grady's they played Two Up live there for a while
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Did the dealers flip the coins?
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Yes, using a long paddle as I recall

The long paddle is also found in Australia

Sounds like you could play this game with 2 dice. Odd or even instead of heads or tails. Unless I'm missing something it would be exactly the same game.

Yeah you could also play with cards, two wheels, or dominoes 😆

Coins are traditional because that’s what people had in the World War I trenches

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Way back when Main Street Station was called Rosie O'Grady's they played Two Up live there for a while
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Did the dealers flip the coins?
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Yes, using a long paddle as I recall
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(sigh)
If I bet on a coin flip, I really like to be able to flip the coin.

It doesn’t have a high house edge nor do any bets get resolved half the time; so I think they have the dealer flip the coins to increase hands per hour tenfold.

It might not be able to be possible to beat craps with dice manipulation, but I think you can definitely manipulate throwing two coins off of a wooden paddle. There would be lots of arguments as to what’s considered a valid throw

This reminds me of a game I played as a young child.
You take seven Buffalo nickels and put them in a can. You shake it and dump the coins. You remove the coins with the Buffalo face up, and repeat until you have all Buffalos. If it takes you four times, that is your number. It goes to the next person, and whoever has the lowest score wins the coins. In the case of a tie, no one wins.
With four or more players, it's hard to get a clean win, so my Uncle could babysit us for hours at little cost to him.
As Buffalo nickels were rarely found in circulation by the 1960s, having a bunch of them bought instant street cred in certain quarters.

That sounds like a fun game, I bet that could theoretically be made into a casino game actually (though it might not be super popular... I am guessing that people think that flipping coins is too simplistic compared to rolling dice or dealing cards). Additionally I do not think that the sound of shaking coins in a can would be appealing to prospective players :D

It's table top three ball for kids.

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Way back when Main Street Station was called Rosie O'Grady's they played Two Up live there for a while
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Did the dealers flip the coins?
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Based on this PDF I found, the players themselves flipped the coins

That sounds right. I only watched for a couple minutes but the spinner tossed them so high, one coin laned on the second floor. Dealer wouldn't have done that.

Regarding Party Pair - I talked to the inventor at this G2E and he said the strategy is extremely complex and would take up six pages. Wow. Interested in what the strategy would look like

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Way back when Main Street Station was called Rosie O'Grady's they played Two Up live there for a while
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Did the dealers flip the coins?
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Based on this PDF I found, the players themselves flipped the coins
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I am keen to hear if this game is still being played somewhere.

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I am keen to hear if this game is still being played somewhere.
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Not in casinos, just on Anzac Day in Australia

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Regarding Party Pair - I talked to the inventor at this G2E and he said the strategy is extremely complex and would take up six pages. Wow. Interested in what the strategy would look like
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Oh and he mentioned that the strategy depends on how many people are playing and also you're supposed to look at their cards to help you get to optimal strategy.

Which is very unusual, I think

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Two Up is a simple Australian game where you bet on flipping two coins.
You can bet on Heads... the bet that there will be two heads before two tails (or before five mixed tosses in a row)
You can bet on Tails which is the opposite
Or you can get paid 25:1 when betting on Odds which will be activated after five mixed tosses in a row


Party Pair is a game I saw at G2E. It is slightly complicated and I am not going to explain it here but this video seems to explain it okay


Anyways as of today my website now has both of these games in the unclassified section. I look forward to your feedback and I let me know if you find any glitches or have any suggestions.

My next plan with the website will be to allow you to change lots of different settings in Blackjack, and to include a couple more varieties such as Super Fun 21 and Spanish 21.

Buenas noches - Harris
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I believe Two Up was available at Main Street Station in Las Vegas when they opened. in 1991.

Rules for Party Pair

Objective of the Game
Party Pair is played with a standard 52-card deck. Both the Dealer and the Player will be dealt up to five cards (starting with two cards each).

The object of the game is for the Player to make a Pair before the Dealer does or, if both make a Pair during the same round, for the Player's Pair to beat the Dealer's Pair

The hand ends when a Pair has been made or when both the Dealer and the Player have each been dealt 5 cards.

In any round where the Player makes a Pair and the Dealer fails to make a Pair, the Player automatically wins. The payout odds are influenced by the number of rounds that have been dealt.

In any round where both the Player and the Dealer make a Pair, the payout odds are influenced by the number of rounds that have been dealt and who holds the highest Pair.

In any round where the Dealer makes a Pair and the Player fails to make a Pair, the Dealer automatically wins.

Like Blackjack, cards in Party Pair are dealt sequentially. The Player receives a card, then the Dealer receives a card, etc.

Wagering
Party Pair follows a structured betting pattern.

To start a hand, the Player must place an Ante wager. After the first two cards have been dealt, the Player must decide whether to continue the hand or to "Fold".

If the Player "Folds", the round ends and the Player forfeits the Ante wager. Any winning payouts for the "Pair Bonus" and "Dealer Match" will still be paid.

If the Player decides to continue a campaign to defeat the Dealer, a "Bet" wager must be placed in order to receive the next card. This wager must be 1x, 2x, or 3x the amount of the initial Ante wager. Once this wager has been placed, pressing "Deal" will continue the hand.

After the 3rd card, if the Player decides to continue a campaign to defeat the Dealer, a "Raise" wager must be placed in order to receive the final two cards. This wager must be 1x, 2x, or 3x the total amount of the Ante and Bet wagers. Once this wager has been placed, pressing "Deal" will continue the hand. Up to two more cards will be dealt, the hand will end, and a winner will be declared.

If, after 5 cards, neither the Dealer nor the Player have made a Pair, the outcome of the game is decided by comparing the fifth card in each hand. If the value of the Dealer card is greater than or equal to the Player card, the Dealer wins.

If the value of the Player's final card is greater than the value of the final Dealer card, the hand is considered a "Push".