HOW TO PLAY CHOKER 1 DEAL AND BETTING

BETTING ROUNDS Players are dealt 5 cards each. 1st The rst betting round occurs after the rst x4 x8 x8 2 cards have been dealt to each player

2nd Another betting round occurs after 4 cards have been dealt to each player x8 x16 rd The nal betting round occurs after The game starts with the Kings Players are then dealt cards 3 5 cards have been dealt to each player in their normal positions with from a deck of 44 Choker cards. a placed in front DEMOTIONS Pieces are demoted if you receive too PROMOTIONS Pawns are promoted if you receive CHANGING CARD VALUES many of one piece in your hand: 3 or more pawns in your hand: Cards are ‘PROMOTED’ or ‘DEMOTED’ depending The second or on the value of the cards when you FIRST receive them. more of dealt Queens In the Choker App, the card value automatically become pawns changes but the letter in the top left-hand corner shows its original value. This is a which was The third or originally dealt as a Pawn. more of dealt A 3rd dealt pawn is promoted to a Knights become pawns The third or more of dealt A 4th dealt pawn is promoted to a Queen Bishops become pawns The third or more of dealt Rooks become A 5th dealt pawn is promoted to a Queen pawns NB ONLY DEALT PAWNS CAN BE PROMOTED. NB ONLY DEALT ROOKS AND QUEENS COUNT PAWNS FROM DEMOTIONS DO NOT COUNT. TOWARDS DEMOTION. THE PALACE THE EMPRESS The Empress: in a 3-of-a-kind plus a 2-of-a-kind, The ‘Empress’ will promote a previously the third piece ALWAYS promotes to a Queen. demoted piece.

When a player is dealt one card of each piece, the pawn is promoted to a Queen

BETTING IS THE SAME AS POKER RAISE CALL CHECK FOLD Force your opponent to Equal your opponents Don’t bet and pass the betting Throw in your cards. Your put more money in Raised bet action to your opponent opponent wins the pot

2 PLACEMENT

Players take it in turn to reveal and place their pieces. Cards can be played in any order. Promoted or demoted pieces replace the relevant cards. White goes rst.

Pawns can go anywhere on All other pieces go anywhere the 2nd to 4th ranks from on the 1st and 2nd ranks the player from the player 3 CHESS WINS AND DRAWS

Once all the pieces are on the board, it’s chess. White moves rst. Whoever wins the You win the money in the Pot if: The game is a if game, wins the pot 1 Your opponent is not in check but 1 You your has no legal move (stalemate). You can use chess opponent in the Chess Phase. clocks for time control 2 Neither side has sucient 2 Your Opponent runs out of material to win the game. time in any Phase (except for Draws, point 4.). 3 Players repeat the same position 3 times. 3 Your Opponent Folds or Resigns. 4 A player wins on time but has THE POT insucient material to win outright.

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