Plutonian Poker Rules; 2nd edition

[S Lipori]

So, apparently I missed a lot in the two years I didn't visit here (particularly an entire ICE Awards where my game was a finalist!).

Now that I'm back, I have updated the rules to Plutonian Poker (finally), available here.

I applied the changes suggested by Bryan and Ryan, and after playtesting them I think they greatly streamline the game- Thanks very much to both of you for the feedback, and I apologize for the delay between the advice and its implementation.

I also added a new optional rule concerning turn order; me and a friend lifted the idea from Catan's setup phase after learning it recently. I think it adds a decent twist, but in larger games it would become cumbersome, and I haven't used it many times so it may not have a lot of staying power.

I was also considering adding a new hand or two; Firstly, an equivalent to the flush which is fiendishly difficult to acquire, lacks partial goals, but has a high-point payoff and noticeable bragging rights if completed. Secondly, another "small" hand that would give 2 and 3 player games more options. Nothing has come to mind while brainstorming, however, so any suggestions about that would be appreciated.

Thanks for reading

[Mark Valenti]

This looks like a good game.  A possible variant that occurs to me is turnless play as in Icehouse.

[Greg Lattanzio]

Good job. We've played this many times (and with groups up to 6 players), so I look forward to using the updated rules.