Hands
With six-card hands, the variations of possible hands are far more numerous than in standard poker. Thus, the standard order does not necessarily apply.
The hands, with descriptions, from lowest to highest:
- High card: Same as in normal poker
- One Pair: Same as in normal poker
- Two Pair: Same as in normal poker
- Three of a Kind: Same as in normal poker
- Three Pair: Just what it sounds like
- Full house: Same as in normal poker, a "Three of a Kind" plus a "Pair"
- Straight: Six cards with consecutive face values, of any suits (see below)
- Four of a Kind: Same as in normal poker
- Corps-a-corps: see below
- Flush: Six cards of the same suit, with any values
- Full Belly: Two sets of "Three of a Kind"
- Full Dragon: A "Four of a Kind" plus a "Pair"
- Straight Flush: Six cards of the same suit, with consecutive face values
A few hands require some explanation:
Normal hands — One and two pairs, three of a kind, full house, and four of a kind are exactly the same as in five-card poker, with an extra, "don't care" card. Flushes, straights, and straight flushes are similar to their counterparts, but that the sixth card must fit with the same rule as the other five.
Added hands — Three pairs is as it would seem: three pairs of cards put together. A full belly is two sets of threes of a kind, and a full dragon is a four of a kind plus a pair.
- Note: The position for straights is out of order in regards to the list given in Little Myth Marker. This is because the number of possible straights is higher than that of flushes and fours of a kind.
The Corps-a-Corps hand — The "corps-a-corps" hand was given no official definition in the book Little Myth Marker, but it has been given an unofficial definition by fans. The unofficial "corps-a-corps" hand is a "Three Pair" in which the three pairs are also two three-card flushes. An example would be the 2, 7, and ogre of hearts, along with the 2, 7, and ogre of spades.
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