Seeking playtesters: Awesome new No Limit game

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Instead of cards, you've put 3 letters into 3 community slots, but the game hasn't even started yet. So, I can assume the rules must have somehow appeared intriguing to you and deep down inside you want to play at least a few hands of Triple Slot Poker.

And don't worry about the color frame - it corresponds with the rules, but not entirely. You can just skip it.

I look forward to hear some more serious opinions from playtesters who really want to play TSP.

I'm all for supporting new poker games but these rules are incomprehensible

Seems like English might not be your first language. If you can translate better, maybe this can make more sense. Does letters=cards? Does slots=community cards? Interested to hear more, but like others said, it's confusing right now.

Can you show a demo clip/video of it in action maybe then we can understand the game.

I think you meant lose a card not "use".

Do you mean that you start with 5 cards and discard one preflop, on the flop and on the turn?

I intentionally wrote the rules as briefly as I could, to show how simple they actually are. If you read and follow them word by word a couple of times, you can get all the rules and see the whole picture, trust me.

Indeed, I'm not a native speaker. Forget about letters, It was just a kind of a joke I used in reply to the first answer. Yes, community cards = slots.

I'm not able to do that, but I'll consider making graphics with cards. But this would be like 10 times more to read and remember. The rules are very, very simple. I'll think about writing down a bit more detailed description of the game rules. But please don't get me wrong, I didn't do that in post #1 to not discourage people from reading the whole thing.

By "using" a card I meant putting it on the board as a new community card (replacing). You don't lose that card, although you might if someone puts another on top of it.

There's no flop, turn or river. Game starts with 5 hole cards for everyone and the whole 5 cards board is dealt at the beginning. Then players start to bet and then replace, bet and then replace, bet and then replace, bet and then showdown 😀 So players replace community cards with their own cards 1 per player and per betting round.

So, you can be sure from the very beginning of the hand, that 2 community cards will remain unchanged until the showdown, because 3 and only 3 slots must be used. Although you don't know which cards will those be that stay unchanged until all 3 slots are activated.

Guys the color square frame also illustrates the rules

I don't think you succeeded with the above statement, as nobody understands how the game works. When you are the creator of something everything involved is obvious. If you are looking for feedback and people say, hey we don't understand the rules and your answer is, read the rules again, I don't think you will get much engagement from the community.

Just as an example. It says "when players are left with only 2 hole cards the 4th betting round takes place" .
When were betting rounds 1-3?

Edited after reading (the super simple) rules again. So every player gets to replace 1 of the 3 non permanent board cards, then we all bet based on what is the current board, then we rinse and repeat this 2 more times with the winner being whoever makes the best hand with their 2 remaining cards, the 2 permanent cards and whatever cards were left on top of the 3 switchable spots at the end? Can I just discard or do I HAVE to place one on the board?

I wish you luck, but don't think this is going to catch on, The people who smash those 2 cards or the entire initial 5 cards, will bet super aggressively, just jam, get everyone to fold out and then nobody can replace board/ too many cards, and only play when you are the button as you always control the final board.

This basically appears to be a veritable collusion nightmare, which may be permissible in the OP's vision ...... who knows ?

Collusion is only theoretical:

In a live game - impossible to execute and could never guarantee big profit (could even end with a loss)
At online table - easily detectable by necessary script

Q1 - what do you mean by "rinse" ?
Q2 - what do you mean by "smash those 2 cards" ?

I'm asking to make sure if you got all the rules correctly.

Yes, you MUST place 1 of your cards on the board. You can't just discard it into the muck.

And please remember that after someone goes all-in, he keeps replacing the cards normally.

Multiple draws are the key to understand the game's strategy. Your cards need to "be ready" for multiple different scenarios, like 2 or 3 at least. Controlling the last card can never guarantee you a win, but of course it's a pro of your late position.

Couple of things I need to also point out:

- 2 permanent cards is 40% of the board, so that's quite a lot, it may as well be 40% of your final hand.
- Replacing cards by for example 4 players who are still active, doesn't necessarily mean the board will be rinsed every betting round. Sometimes all 3 slots will be replaced, sometimes only 2 and sometimes only 1.
- You really need to have great hole cards with multiple draws to comfortably go all-in. You can't just jam with anything. You'd lose to a skilled player easily.
- It's a difficult game. Reading your opponent's range is really a challenge here.
- Early position has its advantages too - you more often choose the slots that will be activated.

Trying to follow this along made me so dizzy I had to go and get a glass of water

So am I lol.. this is usually considered spam ..
Geesh can i advertise my super low rake site.. for cash game testers mods?

I set it up because as a "pro" I feel like poker is being generaly speeaking overcharged and I'd love to see anybody set up a low rake site long term.

wHAT?

See this is the problem. You're refusing to clearly explain the rules to us. You say early position gets to choose the cards/slots that are activated. What does that mean? If you and I are heads up and you're first to act and you replace a card in slot 1, does that mean I can only replace the card you put in slot one or can I replace a card in slot 3?

Key details like this are quite important to understanding how the game is played.

From what you have said if I can make the nut hand using the 2 permanent board cards and 3 cards in my hand and I am the button I should be able to guarantee the win every time.

How much do you charge per hour to dial-in to this BBC and will my 386 be able to connect to it?

You only kind of get it. 3 cards are board. 5 are your bank. the rest are muck.

No. The board is 5 cards all the time.

I'm open to explain every detail of the game rules 😀

Early position gets to choose which slots will be activated more often because:

Let's say we are HU me and you. I'm first to act, then you. Players can replace any card they want until 3 slots are activated. Replacing card in a slot for the 1st time = SLOT ACTIVATION.

- 2x 5 hole cards + 5 community cards
- 1st betting round
- I replace card in slot 2
- You choose to replace card in slot 2 also
- 2nd betting round
- I replace card in slot 5
- You choose to replace card in slot 2 again
- 3rd betting round
- I replace card in slot 1
- You choose to replace card in slot 5
- 4th betting round
- SHOWDOWN: You made the nuts with replacing the last card and you win. But this ain't a problem because it's the same as you "just had the nuts, that's all" in NLHE for example. So, luckily for you - you managed to make the best possible hand. Having the nuts with 3 hole cards + 2 permanent cards in 3rd betting round is a rare situation. Sometimes it can happen, but only sometimes.

As you see in this example, I activated all 3 slots. In HU, EP always activates at least 1 slot and this gives the advantage.