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I like it, but it relies on too much luck once all logical deduction is exhausted: I feel like it needs another clue source in there. Perhaps giving you a flop card for free would be enough.

Another thing is to accept any answer that would explain the bronze/silver/gold.

Or what would be cool is take WSOP actual games, show the action and the cards, and you guess the flop/turn/river.

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Yes agreed. Had everything dialed in except a card that I only knew to be a spade and no helpful information from the ranks. Just had to exhaust my guesses numerically.

I didn't realize it on first playthrough but since the rank is ordered on the flop you do have a clue that way

Got to this point as well. But it requires a certain amount of logic and intelligence to put together the process of elimination test efficiently. Got mine on try 6.

Wait, my pokle question was:

    Liz: Qd Qc, 2nd, 1st, 1st
    Riz: 4s 9s, 1st, 2nd, 3rd
    Siz: 10d Ad, 3rd, 3rd, 2nd

I got it in 5, and my answer had no spade in it. Did we have different pokles?

I had the same question as you

I lied

The rules drastically limit the needed guessing with the "No random kickers" rule:

    The rank of each board card will alway be a part of at least one player's hand in at least one phase.

I had to guess because one of the three flop cards were uniformative

Have played this for a week now. Took me 3-4 days to understand the no-kicker rule. Once you do, the game becomes a lot easier.

I almost wish there were kickers. Maybe modify it to no kickers in the turn or river.

> Another thing is to accept any answer that would explain the bronze/silver/gold.

Then all you would ever need is one guess.

You get an additional clue that there are no “kickers” on the board. Quoting from the the help:

“No random kickers on the board - The rank of each board card will alway be a part of at least one player's hand in at least one phase. Note: "part of a hand" means the significant card(s) in: Pair, Two Pair, Three of a Kind or Four of a Kind (not kickers) TLDR: You may have to guess a card's suit with no clues, but not it's rank”

Any answer that explains the rankings is too broad. That takes no luck and you should get it first time. I get what you mean though, there is a bit too much luck

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