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WHO WILL WIN THE ULTIMATE #POKERRACE ?

Poker Race is a card game based on a travelling reality TV show called "The Amazing Race" featuring familiar elements like "Route Info", "Detour", "Road Block", "Fast Forward", "U-Turn" and "Speed Bump".  Poker Race is also a creative party game that you can compete with individuals or teams of two incorporating quirky challenges.  It is like a race in the comfort of your own surroundings with strangers, colleagues, friends and famlies.

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Are you ready? Poker Race is waiting for you!  Good luck, play safe and go!

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WHAT IS IN THE BOX?

57 cards including the following:

36 Route Info cards, 4 Detour cards, 4 Road Block cards, 5 Fast Forward cards, 4 U-Turn cards, 4 Speed Bump cards, 2 Intersection Joker cards and 2 information cards from The Amazing Hunt.

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HOW TO SETUP THE GAME?

For each Poker Race deck, it is best to pay with 4 to 5 racers/teams.  If you have multiple decks of Poker Race cards, you can increase the racers/teams.  For a 4 racers/teams game, each racer/team will be dealt with 10 cards.  For a 5 racer/teams game, each will be dealt with 8 cards.  Then, place the remaining cards in a draw pile in the centre of the table.

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HOW TO START THE GAME?

We suggest the person who has traveled the most recently starts the game first.  This is a good way to share your past travel stories, exchange some travel tips and talk about future travel plans.

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On your turn, you can do one of the following:

  1. Play a card on yourself or on another racer/team.  Each racer/team should place the card they play in front of them.  Each subsequent card they play or other racer/team plays on them should be placed on top of their previous card.

  2. Pick a card from the draw pile.

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We suggest each racer/team announces the card they play when the play area is big or when there are more than 6 racers/teams per game.

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The game ends when any racer/team finishes playing their last card or when the draw pile is empty.

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WHAT IS THE OBJECTIVE OF POKER RACE?

The goal of Poker Race is simple.  The racer/team with the most Route Info travel points at the end of the game wins.  Attention!  It is important to know how many points other racers/teams have before you decide to end your game with the last card.  If your Route Info travel points are lower than other racers/teams, consider drawing cards instead of ending the game.

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TYPE OF CARDS AVAILABLE IN POKER RACE

There are seven different types of cards in a Poker Race deck that can be identified by their elements or by colours:

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ADVANCED RULES/PARTY GAME STYLE!

Poker Race can also be a serious competition just like the reality TV show "The Amazing Race".  Additional rules can be applied such as the following:

  • Poker rules with Route Info cards​

Poker Race deck is designed to also be used as a real poker deck.  Poker elements can be infused at your own discretion especially when there are multiple decks being played in one game.  We suggest the racer/teams can play multiple Route Info cards when they have a one-pair or a straight.

  • Actual challenges with Detour cards

When a racer/team plays a Detour card on another team, they must complete a challenge like a puzzle, a physical activity, a truth or dare, or anything you can come up with that is fun and safe.  If the racer/team successfully complete the challenge, they can take two additional turns.  However, if they fail the challenge, the racer/team will skip their next turn.  It is always good to come up with two challenges so they can choose either one challenge or another like a real Detour.  Let us know what ideas you have for great challenges that each with its pros and cons.  E-mail us at theamazinghunt@gmail.com

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POKER RACE IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH "THE AMAZING RACE", ITS FRANCHISE OR CBS TV NETWORK.

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