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Home games

Dealer's choice games with wild cards, buys, passes and split pots, played at kitchen tables everywhere.

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Home games

Home games are the variants played in private games, usually in a dealer's choice rotation where the dealer names the game for each hand. Many add wild cards, extra shared cards, card passing or the option to buy replacement cards. Rules vary from table to table, so the dealer should announce the version being played before the deal. The documents below set out the most common form of each game.

Shared-card games

• OPR-501Aces, Straights and FlushesSix-card stud with a joker in the middle that every player shares, usable only as an ace or to fill a straight or flush.
• OPR-502Blind Hold'emTexas Hold'em with no betting: everyone pays a fixed stake and the best seven-card hand takes the pot.
• OPR-503Blind OmahaA no-betting version of Omaha: four unseen cards each, revealed in stages as the board comes out.
• OPR-504Blue BeaconFive-card draw with four community cards and six betting rounds, the draw coming halfway through.
• OPR-581The BluffsHigh-low game with an eight-card layout: columns make the high hand, rows make the ace-to-six low.
• OPR-505BoiseHigh-low Omaha-style game with five hole cards: use two or three from hand, the rest from the board.
• OPR-506BoxForty-Three with a six-card box: play your hand with one row of three or one column of two.
• OPR-507BreakerHold'em with a joker, the Breaker, that cancels opponents' straights and flushes.
• OPR-508Buddys GameHigh-low game with a four-card doogie low, bought cards and a two-by-two table layout.
• OPR-509Celestial PokerFive-card draw combined with an Omaha board; the pot is split between the best draw hand and the best Omaha hand.
• OPR-510ChowahaHigh-low game with two hole cards and twelve community cards forming four overlapping boards.
• OPR-511CincinnatiFive hole cards, five shared table cards turned one at a time, and a betting round after each.
• OPR-512Circle JerkTwo hole cards and a ring of seven community cards; the centre card and its rank are wild.
• OPR-513Cold OmahaOmaha Hi-Lo where the board is dealt from the cards the players discard.
• OPR-515Crazy Blind ManCrazy Pineapple played with cards held to the forehead: your neighbour chooses which of your cards to throw away.
• OPR-516Crazy DutchyFixed-stake game with three boards: pass a card, discard a card, and win two boards to take the pot.
• OPR-517Criss CrossTwo hole cards and a 3x3 grid of shared cards; play any row, column or diagonal.
• OPR-518CucamongaHigh-low game with two rows of four table cards; each hand takes one or two cards from hand and from each row.
• OPR-519Delaware StudHold'em-stud hybrid: two hole cards, a three-card flop, one up card and one down card, using at least two of your own.
• OPR-520DepotHold'em with two three-card Rails, a Switch and a Depot card, aces low only and an extra hand called the Ticket.
• OPR-521DoogieHigh-low shared-card game where low is a four-card, four-suit hand called a doogie, a forerunner of Badugi.
• OPR-522Double ElevatorFour cards each, nine shaft cards and two elevator cards; your chosen elevator and its rank are wild.
• OPR-523Double TroubleHigh-low game where six cards are split into two three-card hands, each played with the community cards.
• OPR-524Double-Edge Trim-SawNo-limit Hold'em with two separate pairs of hole cards and deuces wild.
• OPR-525Egyptian Hold'emHold'em with a six-card pyramid board and six-card hands, including House Party, Double Happy and three pair.
• OPR-526El Dorado Hold'emHold'em with a four-card board where players swap a hole card into the flop and the last card swapped in is wild.
• OPR-527ElevatorFour hole cards, six table cards in two columns and a sliding elevator card between them.
• OPR-528Estonian TwistFixed-stake Hold'em-style game with no betting: three cards each, pass one left, discard one, then the turn and river.
• OPR-529Flaming CrossHigh-low Iron Cross variant with five cards each, a five-card cross, and a doubling pay-to-stay cost for each card.
• OPR-530Forty-ThreeHigh-low game with four cards each, a draw of up to two, three community cards and a chip declaration.
• OPR-531Four-Two-ThreeA Guts game with twos wild: four cards down, declare, then three shared face-up cards for those who are in.
• OPR-532Fred PotatoHold'em variant where players start with five cards and discard one before each stage of the board.
• OPR-582The Game Called 'The'Three cards each and a four-card board dealt face down, one card up, with the last bettor opening each round.
• OPR-533Hearts PokerPass cards left and right, keep two, then play with three or six community cards depending on the hearts.
• OPR-534Hollywood Hold'emTexas Hold'em with an option, after the flop, to pay a fee and replace both hole cards.
• OPR-535Horn-A-VikaSeven Card Stud with a shared spit card, where pairing on board means matching the pot or folding.
• OPR-536Indian ChiefForehead poker where your hand is every other player's cards plus the community cards, but never your own.
• OPR-537Iron CrossFive hole cards and five shared cards in a cross; use the row or the column, never both.
• OPR-538Island PineapplePineapple with a draw, a split flop and split river making four boards, and suited deuces that complete straight flushes.
• OPR-539Jersey HoldemOmaha hi-lo eight or better where players may use two or three hole cards, from a hand of five (North) or four (South).
• OPR-540Kansas TornadoThe dealer drops ten cards in a twisting pile; any card whose corner index is visible becomes a community card.
• OPR-541King's PotPlayers buy cards that assign them to one of twelve lines in a 5x5 grid, or to a hidden king's hand with its own growing pot.
• OPR-542KRGA no-betting Hold'em variant: six hole cards whittled down to two, played as a series for a fixed pool.
• OPR-543KrykyFive cards each (two up), two community cards, a draw of up to two, and a hidden card that sets the wild rank.
• OPR-544Lame Brain PeteThree hole cards and four table cards. The lowest table card, and every card of its rank, is wild.
• OPR-545LocoA chipless Hold'em party game: the only actions are check, fold and all in, and players score points or are knocked out.
• OPR-547Mutual of OmahaOmaha with three hole cards, the option to buy a fourth after the river, and a declared high-low split.
• OPR-548Odds and EndsFour hole cards and three community cards; each player's highest odd card is wild until its rank appears on the board.
• OPR-549Off-Road StudThree hole cards and a 4x4 grid of community cards, giving ten four-card lines to play with.
• OPR-550Oh ShitOmaha hi-lo with five hole cards and two rows of five community cards; hands use three cards from a single row.
• OPR-551Omaha BurnOmaha with a drop before the river. Players who stay in and lose must match the pot for the next hand.
• OPR-552One Man's TrashHold'em with all five board cards dealt at once, after which each player in turn replaces two of them.
• OPR-553Pass'EmThree hole cards, pass one to the left, then three community cards; hands use two or three cards from each.
• OPR-554PilesHigh-low split with five hole cards and thirteen shared cards in two squares and a row, and nine betting rounds.
• OPR-610PiranhaA match pot game with four hole cards and a five-card board, where any mix of hole and board cards may play.
• OPR-555PonsiFive cards each and five shared cards; players pay a rising price to see each shared card, then declare high, low or both.
• OPR-556Privacy PokerA stud and shared-card hybrid: five cards each, partly exposed, plus two community cards, with an exchange round and a forced exposure round.
• OPR-557PyramidFour hole cards and six shared cards in a triangle; play one side of the pyramid, high-low.
• OPR-558Pyramid (split-pot version)Five cards each and a seven-card pyramid board. Every hand must use the bottom card; high-low split.
• OPR-559RailsHold'em-style game with three hole cards, two three-card Rails and a shared Tie. Aces are low only; adds the Ticket hand.
• OPR-560Real PokerFive cards each and twelve community cards in pairs and singles. High-low declare, with ace-to-six low.
• OPR-561Round the WorldA shorter Cincinnati: four hole cards, four table cards turned one at a time, and a bet after each.
• OPR-562Royal Hold'emTexas Hold'em with a 20-card deck of aces to tens. Only five hand types are possible.
• OPR-563Ruby RunThree hole cards, over and under board cards, and a Slam card that decides which are live. Same-colour runs beat every standard hand.
• OPR-564Russian RouletteCommunity cards in a circle with a Trigger that moves one card every time someone bets or raises.
• OPR-565Same'EmHold'em variant where each player gets a new hole card every time a community card is dealt, ending with five of each.
• OPR-566Skyscraper ElevatorFour cards each, two five-card shafts and a wild elevator card that can stop at any floor. Seven betting rounds.
• OPR-567Slam-ahaOmaha-style high-low game with five cards each and a nine-card cross. Use two cards from hand and three from one line.
• OPR-568Slovak Double BarrelFixed-stake Hold'em game with no betting. Two chances to swap a face-up card for one of your unseen face-down cards.
• OPR-569Southern Deuce Hold'emTwo to four players, a four-card board and a random deuce for each player, each deuce with its own limited wild power.
• OPR-570Spit in the OceanFour cards each and one shared face-up card that is wild, along with every card of its rank, plus a draw.
• OPR-571SpotsFour hole cards and a noughts-and-crosses grid of nine board cards. The pot splits three ways: high, low and spots.
• OPR-572Stop, Drop and RollTwo hole cards, two exposed dead cards (the Stop and the Drop), then a three-card Roll. Four betting rounds.
• OPR-573StrobeHold'em-like game with six numbered board boxes and a die. Two rolls knock community cards out of play.
• OPR-574Suicide Swiss Hold'emSwiss Hold'em with the king of hearts, the suicide king, played as a wild card.
• OPR-575Sweet ChariotThe lowball version of Swingo: the lowest hand wins the pot.
• OPR-576SwingoPlayers split five cards into two hole cards and three exposed board cards, and may borrow one card from an opponent's board.
• OPR-577Swiss Hold'emTexas Hold'em where you may pay a rising fee to swap both hole cards for new ones on any turn.
• OPR-578Tapiola Hold'emStart with five cards and discard down to two or three while a centre card and two community towers are built.
• OPR-579Texas DozenHold'em with a 5x5 grid of community cards: two hole cards and a choice of twelve five-card boards.
• OPR-580Texas Reach AroundHold'em-style game with four community cards where each player's lowest hole card, and all cards of that rank, are wild.
• OPR-583Three-Hole PokerThree cards each. Players expose two of them one at a time, and every exposed card becomes shared for everyone's hand.
• OPR-584Two ElevenOmaha variant with four hole cards and a four-card board, where you use two or three cards from each.
• OPR-585Vancouver StudA stud and Hold'em hybrid: five cards of your own plus three shared community cards, over four betting rounds.
• OPR-586Waiting for GodotEach player gets one card down and one up, then shares four community cards and gets a late third card.
• OPR-587WoodstockPlayers draw cards in turn and choose which ones become shared cards, subject to rules that keep the board from being too strong.
• OPR-588WraparoundPot-limit Hold'em with double-pot bets on the turn and river, and straights that wrap around the ace.
• OPR-589Yukon Hold'emHold'em with two separate two-card flops, a turn card for each, and one shared river.
• OPR-590ZFive hole cards and four shared cards in a Z; use three of yours and two adjacent board cards, high-low.

Stud games

• OPR-6545-2-1 Roll 'EmHigh-low five-card game: draw two, draw one, then roll your cards up one at a time and declare.
• OPR-655AbyssiniaFive-card high-low game in which players start with no cards and buy every card, priced by rank.
• OPR-656AnacondaSeven cards each, pass unwanted cards to the left, keep five and roll them up one at a time.
• OPR-657AuctionSeven-card high-low game in which players bid secretly for the order of choosing face-up cards.
• OPR-658Babies' DaddySeven Card Stud with a wild 'Daddy' king, each player's low card wild, and half the pot to the 'Mommy' queen.
• OPR-659BaseballSeven-card stud with threes and nines wild and an extra upcard for every four dealt face up.
• OPR-660Baseball, National League RulesSeven Card Stud with nines wild, an extra card for a face-up seven, and a face-up three that knocks you out.
• OPR-721The BitchSeven-card stud where a face-up queen of spades forces a redeal, and a hidden one wins half the pot.
• OPR-661Black MariahName for several seven-card stud games; in its own form, you need the best hand and the highest spade to win.
• OPR-662Buy Your CardFive-card stud-style high-low game where players pay fixed prices to swap cards from a row on offer.
• OPR-663ChameleonMidnight Baseball in which a turned-up seven lets a player pay to change one of the wild ranks.
• OPR-664ChicagoSeven-card stud where the best hand splits the pot with the highest spade held face down.
• OPR-665Cowpie PokerSeven-card stud where you split your cards into a five-card and a two-card hand, and each wins half the pot.
• OPR-666DakotaRoll-your-own high-low stud where your lowest hidden card is wild for high, and you can buy your last card face up.
• OPR-667Dead DeuceSeven Card Stud where face-up deuces are wild and face-down deuces are ordinary twos.
• OPR-668Deuces & Jacks & the Man with the AxeSeven-card stud with twos, jacks and the king of diamonds wild, where a natural pair of sevens beats everything.
• OPR-669Dirty SchultzSeven-card stud where a pair appearing face up makes the next card dealt the new wild rank.
• OPR-670Do YaFive-card stud with a wild hole card, where each up-card is chosen from up to three offered cards.
• OPR-671Eddie's ChoiceSeven Card Stud where you choose up cards from an offer, and an up card matching a hole card makes both wild.
• OPR-672Faces of DeathSeven Card Stud in which any spade picture card dealt face up kills the hand.
• OPR-673Five Card Roll Your OwnFive-card stud from a six-card deal: discard three to a pool, draw from it, choose your up cards, then a pool card sets the wild rank.
• OPR-674Follow the QueenSeven-card stud where the card dealt face up after a face-up queen sets the wild rank.
• OPR-675Football (buy variant)Seven Card Stud with fours wild, payments for up aces, personal wilds for up threes, and ten yards to stay in.
• OPR-676Four Up, Four DownEight-card stud: fours dealt face down are wild, and a four dealt face up knocks you out.
• OPR-722The Good, the Bad and the UglySeven-card stud with three table cards: one names a wild rank, one a discard rank, one a fold rank.
• OPR-677Grocery Store DotsSeven-card stud where up cards can be bought from a three-card store, and the pot is split with the most dots.
• OPR-678Have a HeartSeven-card stud where a face-up heart lets you take any card you choose from another player.
• OPR-679HenwayTen cards each, set into two five-card hands and turned up one pair of cards at a time. Highest and lowest hands split.
• OPR-680High-Low ChicagoA three-way split: best hand, highest spade in the hole and lowest spade in the hole.
• OPR-681Howdy DoodyPass the Trash played high-low: threes are wild for high hands, kings are wild for low hands.
• OPR-682Jack the ShifterSeven-card stud in which any jack lets its holder change the game to another agreed stud variant.
• OPR-683Kings and Little OnesSeven-card stud with kings wild, and each player's lowest card wild too.
• OPR-684Liege LordSeven-card roll-your-own stud where you pass cards left, and the winner splits the pot with the player who fed them.
• OPR-685Low ChicagoSeven-card stud where the best high hand splits the pot with the lowest spade in the hole.
• OPR-686Low HoldSeven-card stud where your lowest face-down card is wild, and you may pay to choose how your last card is dealt.
• OPR-687Low HoleSeven-card stud in which each player's lowest face-down card, and every card of that rank they hold, is wild.
• OPR-688Luck of the IrishSeven-card stud with fours wild. A face-up four of clubs earns its owner an extra face-down card.
• OPR-689Mexican StudFive-card stud where each player chooses which hidden card to turn face up.
• OPR-690Mexican SweatNo Peek with a face-up card in the middle: beat it to start, and fold if you turn up its rank.
• OPR-691Midnight BaseballNo Peek played with Baseball's wild threes and nines and an extra card for every four turned up.
• OPR-692Mississippi MudSeven cards dealt, two discarded, then a high-low roll-your-own stud with five cards.
• OPR-546Monterey PokerSeven-card stud where your last down card is wild, along with every card in your hand of the same rank.
• OPR-693More or LessSeven-card stud lowball where kings, queens and jacks count as zero and never pair.
• OPR-694MotownSeven-card stud where the jack and five of spades each earn a quarter of the pot, and holding both wins it all.
• OPR-695Murder with the 2'sDeuces-wild seven-card stud where a face-up deuce or a pair on your board forces you to match the pot or fold.
• OPR-696New York New YorkHigh-low seven-card stud where players choose each new card from two face-up cards or the top of the deck.
• OPR-697No PeekSeven unseen cards each, flipped one at a time until your face-up cards beat the best hand showing.
• OPR-698No Peek High-LowNo Peek with a low half: turn cards until you beat the best high or low showing, then split the pot high and low.
• OPR-699Palace PokerEvery bet is a heads-up battle. Buy face-up soldier cards, attack a player by their banner suit, and eliminate rivals one by one.
• OPR-700Pick a PartnerA partnership stud game: players pair up and each team builds one hand from both partners' cards.
• OPR-723The Price Is RightSeven-card high-low stud in which players get two hole cards and must buy the other five.
• OPR-702PsychoStarts as five-card draw, then players expose three cards and finish as high-low seven-card stud.
• OPR-703PushFive-card stud where you can pay to push an unwanted up-card to the next player and take a fresh one.
• OPR-704RakeThree cards each, then two picks from a centre spread of face-up and face-down cards; the ace of spades can win or lose outright.
• OPR-705Riding RamoneFive-card lowball stud with unseen cards, where the lowest hand must also beat a three-card dummy hand called Ramone.
• OPR-706Roll Your OwnSeven-card stud where players choose which of their face-down cards to turn up.
• OPR-707Second Hand HighSeven-card stud in which the second-best hand at showdown wins the pot.
• OPR-708Selection / RejectionSeven-card stud where each up-card can be accepted or rejected, and the third player offered it must take it.
• OPR-709SequenceSeven-card stud where the wild card climbs: twos, then threes, then fours, as upcards appear in order.
• OPR-710Seven and What Makes ItSeven-card stud where every seven, and every group of cards adding up to seven, is wild.
• OPR-711Seven Card Stud with Wild CardsSeven-card stud with a rank or set of cards named wild before the deal, played high, low or high-low.
• OPR-712Seven-card RegretsSeven cards dealt one at a time: keep each face up or throw it away, but only two may go. Best five-card hand wins.
• OPR-713Sex in the Middle EastSeven-card stud with fives wild, where each face-up five also makes the rank of the next card wild.
• OPR-714Shifting SandsRoll-your-own Seven Card Stud where each player's first exposed card sets their own wild rank.
• OPR-715Smack My Bitch UpFollow the Queen with a twist: a face-up king cancels every wild card and makes kings wild, until the next queen.
• OPR-716SpadesSeven-card stud with every spade wild, where each face-up spade must be paid for at a rising price.
• OPR-717Spokane Open WildStud where players pick face-up cards from the centre, and the one card left over sets the wild rank.
• OPR-718Stud-JackSeven-card stud where your hole cards also form a blackjack hand. Best poker hand and best blackjack hand split the pot.
• OPR-719SubstitutionFive-card high-low stud game with three rounds in which players may swap one card for a free replacement.
• OPR-720Ten-Card RegretsBuild a low hand on the left and a high hand on the right, two cards at a time, with no second thoughts.
• OPR-725Train WreckSeven-card stud where up cards are offered or bought blind, and pairs of 2s to 5s showing trigger special actions.
• OPR-726Two ThirdsSeven-card stud where you need two of three: the best hand, the lowest hole spade or the highest hole spade.
• OPR-727Two-SpitHigh-low five-card stud with deuces wild for high only and two paid chances to exchange a card.
• OPR-728Wall StreetSeven-card stud where each up card can be bought from a four-card row or taken free from the deck.
• OPR-729Weeping WillowPlayers pay to trade blind cards with each other, then roll their own five-card hands one card at a time.
• OPR-730Who Da Baby Daddy IsFive- or seven-card stud where the rank of each player's last card is wild for that player only.
• OPR-731Widow JackStud-Jack with Black Mariah rules: the queen of spades dealt face up wipes out the deal.
• OPR-732WoolworthA Baseball variant played as seven-card stud with fives and tens wild.
• OPR-733Woolworth's Jackpot Penalty MJTFWoolworth's stud with doubling penalties for wild cards and jokers that kill wilds and can be flipped to opponents.

Draw games

• OPR-591All for One and One for AllFive-card draw with repeated drawing rounds: stand pat, swap one card or swap all five, until the deck runs low.
• OPR-592ArchieTriple-draw high-low split game with a pair of nines to qualify for high and an eight-low for low.
• OPR-593AssassinFive Card Draw where any two in your final hand makes you lose the showdown automatically.
• OPR-594Auction Flop PokerPay to discard, then bid for three-card flops to rebuild your hand. The pot splits 60/30/10.
• OPR-595Bounce BackDraw one or two cards, then you may swap them back for the cards you threw away.
• OPR-596Buck Thirty-FiveFive Card Draw where your cards are revealed to you in stages and your fourth card sets your own wild rank.
• OPR-514Connect FourFive-card draw with three draws. Fours are wild, and so is your lowest card if you hold a four.
• OPR-597Cowboy, Cowgirl, CowpattieThree high-low declare draw games with one betting round, where losers must match the pot.
• OPR-598Crazy 4 of SpadesFive Card Draw where the four of spades is wild, and makes your other fours wild too.
• OPR-599DiabloDeuces-wild draw poker with a two-card draw limit, where the opener must win the pot or match it.
• OPR-600Five Card Double Draw High-LowFive Card Draw with two draws and three betting rounds; the highest and lowest hands split the pot.
• OPR-601Five-card Open Draw (sequential)Draw poker where players discard one card per round, face up, until everyone passes; then all discards are replaced.
• OPR-602Five-card Open Draw (simple)Standard Five Card Draw, except that every player's discards are turned face up after the draw.
• OPR-603FivesFive paid draws, one betting round, and the winning hand must contain a five, or the hand is replayed.
• OPR-604Freak of NatureFive Card Draw with sixes wild, unless no one at the showdown has a six; then the wild rank drops.
• OPR-605High-DieFive Card Draw where low or high cards are wild only if you also hold the card on the opposite face of a die.
• OPR-606Inversion PokerDraw poker turned inside out: hands are dealt face up and the replacement cards come face down.
• OPR-607J-LoJacks or Better, but if nobody can open, the same hand is played as Deuce-to-Seven Lowball.
• OPR-608JackpotDraw poker where players swap one card at a time from the deck until someone calls.
• OPR-609Mississippi GonorrheaTwo-card high-low draw game with three exchanges, where a pair of sevens takes the whole pot.
• OPR-701Pregnant ThreesFive-card draw with every three, six and nine wild: twelve wild cards in the deck.
• OPR-611Seven Card Open DrawSeven cards, a draw of up to three, then two cards thrown away face up, one at a time, with betting after each.
• OPR-612Six Card DrawDraw poker with six-card hands, two decks shuffled together, and a ranking that includes six of a kind.
• OPR-613Six Card Open DrawSix cards, a draw of up to four, then one card thrown away face up before the last bet.
• OPR-724Three Legged RaceFive-card draw with a compulsory three-card draw, where you must win several hands (legs) to take the pot.
• OPR-614Three-Two-OneSix-card draw game with compulsory draws of three, two and one, and a trash hand that losers must beat.
• OPR-615TreesFive-card draw game in which players improve their hands by trading cards with each other.
• OPR-616Uncle Bob's Left NutFive Card Draw in which each player's lowest card is wild for that player at the showdown.

Guts and match-the-pot games

• OPR-617Big Al's GuillotineDeuces, fours and tens wild. After the third card, losing or folding costs you the size of the pot.
• OPR-618Buddha's FollyMatch-pot game: a face-up card circulates round the table to be swapped in, then players declare in or out.
• OPR-619Crazy 3-5-7Three Five Seven with wild cards that build up at each stage, and four legs needed to win the pot.
• OPR-620FierceTwo-card guts with one card up and one down, where not even the owner may see the hidden card.
• OPR-621Five and Two or ThreeFive-card guts with two more cards for each player who stays, and three for the dealer against a lone player.
• OPR-622Four-Two-TwoA Guts game with twos wild: four cards down, declare, then two more cards face up for those who are in.
• OPR-623GutsTwo cards each, declare in or out, and every player who stays in and loses must match the pot.
• OPR-624HerbieThree-card guts with 2s, 4s and 10s wild, a draw, and a phantom hand called Herbie that every player must beat.
• OPR-625Lowball GutsThree-card guts played for low, with a ghost hand that a lone player must beat.
• OPR-626NapalmThree yes-or-no declarations per hand, for best two cards, lowest five and best seven; five tokens wins the pot.
• OPR-627Phoenix BurnThree-card guts against a hand dealt to the pot, where the highest up card is forced to play.
• OPR-628Three Five SevenA three-stage Guts game with three, five and seven cards, and threes, fives and sevens wild in turn.
• OPR-629Two plus OneA Guts game: two cards, declare in or out, then a third card for everyone who stayed in.
• OPR-630WheelersA Zoot-style guts game in which hands are ranked by straights, from a straight flush down to a single two-card run.
• OPR-631ZootFive-card guts where hands with fewer suits rank higher, and one card is exchanged each deal until someone lays down.

Card-passing games

• OPR-649CrapsSeven cards each and one die: on your turn, bet or check, roll, and pass that many cards to the next player.
• OPR-650Mystery WheelbarrowThree cards in hand and a six-card wheelbarrow on the table, one of them face down. Trade twice, then use all three hand cards.
• OPR-651NASDAQHigh-low split with six cards each. Every player auctions one card to the others, with a betting round after each sale.
• OPR-652Rochester PokerFive cards each. Pass four, then three, then two, then one card to the left, with a betting round after each pass.
• OPR-653SwitchAn add-on for draw and other home games: each player blindly pulls one card from a neighbour's hand, twice per deal.

Other home games

• OPR-632Bonus RoundA dice-driven alternative to dealer's choice: roll to pick the game, with some rolls triggering side games that pay the dealer.
• OPR-633BrockyA Chase the Ace variant: kings whinny and win back a life, and every tie is broken by fresh cards.
• OPR-634Burn the BiffelA row of good cards to play with and a row of bad cards that force you to discard matching hole cards.
• OPR-635EliminationTable cards knock matching ranks out of your hand; the highest and lowest point totals split the pot.
• OPR-636Fifteen Thirty-FiveA 7-27 style counting game: get as close as you can to 15 points, 35 points or both.
• OPR-637FootballFour face-down stacks are the four quarters of an American football game; the highest score wins the pot.
• OPR-638High Card PokerSort your five cards low to high and try to beat an extra hand position by position. The last survivor takes the pot.
• OPR-639Indian PokerOne card each, held to the forehead so that everyone sees it except its owner. Highest card wins.
• OPR-640MountainFive cards each against a row of seven mountain cards. Any hand that cannot beat the mountain must fold; the summit card sets the wild rank.
• OPR-641No Holds BarredFour hole cards and an eight-card square board, with the four corners wild and a betting round after every card.
• OPR-642Outhouse PokerThree two-card side pots and a five-card main pot, with every bet split between them and ordinary flushes not counting.
• OPR-643Position PokerSeven-card stud with eights wild for all, plus a wild rank that depends on your seat.
• OPR-644Screwin' HermanFives wild. Cards arrive two at a time and you keep one of each of the first three pairs, then both of the last two.
• OPR-645Seven minus SevenA 7-27 variant where black cards count plus and red cards count minus: aim for +7 or −7.
• OPR-646Sevens Take AllSeven Card Stud in which a pair of sevens beats every other hand.
• OPR-647Tips To The Fat OneA two-player game with five pots of rising size. Build five poker hands, then decide which hand fights for which pot.
• OPR-648Two More InchesA match-pot game: five cards down, declare in or out, and those who stay get two more cards face up.