• Kristoon!

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• Category Games

• Size 19.6 MB

A way to pass the time under that umbrella on the beach this summer Kristoon is a fusion of the three card games Blackjack, Rummy and Poker:Like Blackjack to win a hand you must get as close to but without exceeding a total of twenty-oneLike Rummy you can exchange cards with other players to improve your hand (or to escape a bust)Like Poker you need to mange your money shrewdly: This is a game of attrition where you can only win the match by the elimination of all your opponents - and thats by bankrupting themBut:You will start with just 15 groats and almost everything you do is going to cost you - things get more expensive as the game goes on Each hand will cost an initial stake of one groat, taking a card will cost at least one groat, and this will increase by a groat for each player eliminated and trading a card will cost at least two groats and this will increase by two groats for every player eliminatedThere is no banker, each hand has a kitty whose size varies depending on how the play evolvedYou can only hold a maximum of three cards The playing table has the deck in the middle flanked by two boxes:The kitty used to amass the groats which form the prize The twist-box where any additional cards dealt from the deck are placed prior to their joining a handThe deck is shuffled when the table opens, but never again during the game. At the start of each hand each player is dealt two cards, the first face down (the hole card) and the second face up. Variants: WTA (winner takes all) pays the entire kitty to the winner and BHW (Best Hands Win) is a longer game variant which pays the kitty proportionally to the best placed hands according to the the following rules:> 3 players left: pays 60% of the kitty to the winner, 30% to the runner(s) up and 10% to the third placed hands3 Players left: pays 70% of the kitty to the winner, 30% to the runner up 2 players left: pays all to the winnerNote that Royal always wins the entire kitty and that bust hands receive nothing