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Pyramid

3

people

3 cards each

Setup Each player is dealt 3 cards. Then build a pyramid of 11 cards:

  • 5 face-up cards in the bottom row.

  • 3 cards in the next row, followed by 2, then 1 at the top, all face-down

Kill blinds with a double boot.

Gameplay For 2-4 rounds, players can do either with the 5 face-up bottom-row cards to stay in the game. Players without a bottom-row card are automatically bust

  • Flip: Pay double boot to replace a card from the deck.

  • Freeze: Pay 4x double boot to lock a card from being flipped.

  • Do nothing: Take no action.

At the end of these rounds, busted players leave, and the 3 cards row is opened. Thereafter each round, reveal the 2 cards row, and 1 card row.

Jokers and Rounds

  1. Up-and-Down Jokers: Flip the 3 cards from the third row. Cards above and below their value are jokers (e.g., if 2 is flipped, A and 3 are jokers).

  2. Actual Jokers: Flip the 2 cards from the second row. These are jokers themselves.

  3. Final Card: Flip the top card. If black, the game remains normal. If red, the game switches to muflis (lowest hand wins).

Note: No backshows allowed until all pyramid cards are revealed. Players can only fold or move during the game.

Example

  • You are dealt 7♦️, K♠️, 5♣️.

  • The bottom row is: 8♣️, J♥️, 3♦️, 6♠️, Q♠️.

  • You flip the 8♣️, replacing it with 7♠️. Another player freezes the J♥️.

  • After 4 rounds, players without one of the bottom-row cards are out. You are safe as it has a 7.

  • The second row reveals 2♠️, 9♦️, A♣️ as up-and-down jokers (A, 3, 8, 10, 2, K) become jokers).

  • The final card flips to red, switching the game to muflis (lowest hand wins).

Example Your final hand is 7♦️, K♠️ (joker), 5♣️. If no one has a lower hand, you win the pot!