# Memory Poker

> A free browser card game: memorize 16 playing cards, then pick two of them to make the best five-card poker hand with three shared cards. No account, no download, works on phones and computers.

Play: https://koutar.com/memory-poker/

## How a round works

1. 16 cards from a shuffled 52-card deck are dealt face up on squares A to P.
2. Players have about 20 seconds to memorize them, then the cards turn face down.
3. Three shared cards are revealed.
4. Each player has 30 seconds to choose two squares. Their hand is those two cards plus the three shared cards.
5. Both hands are revealed and the stronger poker hand wins the round.

## Hand ranking (strongest first)

Straight flush, four of a kind, full house, flush, straight, three of a kind, two pair, one pair, high card.
Same hand type: the higher cards win. Same hand: the higher remaining card wins. Suits are never compared, so an exact match is a draw. Ace counts high, or low in A-2-3-4-5.

## Ways to play

- Daily challenge: five boards, the same for everyone that day. Each board is graded by how close your pick is to the best possible hand (up to 3 points, 15 in total), with a shareable result, a day streak, and how your score compares with everyone who played that day. New boards every day at midnight, on the player's own clock.
- Against the computer: three difficulty levels (how well the computer remembers the board).
- Two players on one device.
- Online: quick match against a random player (ranked, with ratings and win streaks), or a private room with a friend.

## Links

- Game: https://koutar.com/memory-poker/
- Invite a friend to a private room: https://koutar.com/memory-poker/?room=CODE (CODE is the 4-character room code the game shows)
- Source code: https://github.com/cubotar/memory-poker

## Notes

- Free to play. Supported by optional donations.
- Fan-made. The rules are inspired by a memory poker game shown on a TV game show; this game is not affiliated with the show or its makers.
- Privacy: no accounts, no ads, no tracking cookies. Only anonymous daily totals are counted, including how many players got each daily score.