Pick A Card / Pick A Suit
September 14th, 2025 at 3:05:33 PM
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I’ve reworked my Pick A Card games and updated the website.
Those of you who have been paying attention will remember this:
That was my inspiration for a game where you picked from the 13 ranks, with two optional side bets. All those betting spots was too cumbersome so I made it where you pick from 4 suits with the same side bets. But then I added the joker to give the suit version more flexibility.
Then Harris added the Pick A Suit game to his Mega Table Game Site, (Thanks again Harris!), but also made some comments that the wording on some of my payables was confusing. After a review, I agreed with his observations. While reviewing things I also got confused with both the math and wording, so I started again, more or less from scratch, just to make sure the math was right and that the wording made sense.
Lastly, while doing all that, it occurred to me that these games are either different versions of the same game, or not two, but FOUR different games.
I mean, why not add the joker to the regular version? Why not have one where the suit version does NOT use a joker?
Well, I didn’t really want to have four websites and four sets of documentation that would all be very similar, so I decided that they are all slightly different versions of the same game. Put it all on one website that merely references the differences, and includes comprehensive pay tables.
In short: In each version players pick from ranks or suits (or both!), and optionally bet on two side bets. The difference between the versions was that one uses a deck of 52 cards and the other added a fully wild joker. Beyond that, the casino has the option of providing the rank bet. Or not. Option of the suit bet. Or not. Using the pay table. Or not. Etc.
So now, all of that has been condensed into one new website. Any bookmarks to the individual websites will still work, but there will be no additional updates to them. They may eventually come down.
There are other threads about these games, but please keep the new comments here.
What do you think?
Thanks.
Those of you who have been paying attention will remember this:
That was my inspiration for a game where you picked from the 13 ranks, with two optional side bets. All those betting spots was too cumbersome so I made it where you pick from 4 suits with the same side bets. But then I added the joker to give the suit version more flexibility.
Then Harris added the Pick A Suit game to his Mega Table Game Site, (Thanks again Harris!), but also made some comments that the wording on some of my payables was confusing. After a review, I agreed with his observations. While reviewing things I also got confused with both the math and wording, so I started again, more or less from scratch, just to make sure the math was right and that the wording made sense.
Lastly, while doing all that, it occurred to me that these games are either different versions of the same game, or not two, but FOUR different games.
I mean, why not add the joker to the regular version? Why not have one where the suit version does NOT use a joker?
Well, I didn’t really want to have four websites and four sets of documentation that would all be very similar, so I decided that they are all slightly different versions of the same game. Put it all on one website that merely references the differences, and includes comprehensive pay tables.
In short: In each version players pick from ranks or suits (or both!), and optionally bet on two side bets. The difference between the versions was that one uses a deck of 52 cards and the other added a fully wild joker. Beyond that, the casino has the option of providing the rank bet. Or not. Option of the suit bet. Or not. Using the pay table. Or not. Etc.
So now, all of that has been condensed into one new website. Any bookmarks to the individual websites will still work, but there will be no additional updates to them. They may eventually come down.
There are other threads about these games, but please keep the new comments here.
What do you think?
Thanks.
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http://www.DaveMillerGaming.com/ —————————————————————————————————————
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September 15th, 2025 at 4:01:35 AM
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direct to site, https://harrismowbray.com/poker .
shuffling after each round, alas
shuffling after each round, alas
the next time Dame Fortune toys with your heart, your soul and your wallet, raise your glass and praise her thus: “Thanks for nothing, you cold-hearted, evil, damnable, nefarious, low-life, malicious monster from Hell!” She is, after all, stone deaf. ... Arnold Snyder
