PSYCHO

Hey there! Ever heard of Psycho? It’s a cool card game that can be played by 2 or more people. The main goal is to put together the best poker hand possible for each round.

Before starting the game, it’s important for all players to agree on the maximum and minimum bids, as well as the ante amount.

SETUP

In Psycho, the first dealer is chosen randomly. Then, for each new deal, the role of the dealer passes to the player on their left.

At the start of each round, every player puts their ante into the pot. Then, the dealer deals a hand of 5 cards to each player.

Once everyone has their hand, players have the option to exchange and replace cards, just like in Draw Poker. Cool, right?

Card and Hand Rankings

In Psycho, cards and hands follow the standard poker rankings. The highest-ranking card is the Ace, followed by King, Queen, Jack, and the numbers 10 to 2. If you want to know more about hand rankings, you can find them here.

GAMEPLAY

So, here’s the deal. We’re all players in this game, and we each get three cards from our hands. We throw away the rest face down, and then we all reveal our three-card hands together. Got it so far? Good.

Now, we start betting. I’m talking about rounds of betting, with all the excitement and anticipation. After the first round of betting, we each get a fourth card. But wait, there’s more! We have another round of betting, and then a fifth card is dealt – face up, no less. The tension is building!

At this point, we’re all eyeing each other, trying to read the expressions on our opponents’ faces. Another round of betting – it’s getting serious now. And then, guess what? We get a sixth card, face up. The stakes are higher than ever.

But wait, there’s one more card to come. Brace yourselves. It’s the seventh card, dealt facedown. The final round of bidding begins. It’s now or never. And then, each player makes a declaration: high, low, or both.

Okay, so what does that mean? Well, when someone declares high, they’re saying that their hand is going to be the highest-ranked. When someone declares low, they believe they’ll have the lowest-ranked hand. And if someone declares both, that means they think they’ve got what it takes to have both the highest and lowest hands.

So, here’s how it goes: we all make our best 5-card hands, using the 7 cards we have. It can be the highest hand, the lowest hand, or both – totally up to us.

Showdown Time

And now, the moment of truth. We reveal our seventh card and compare our hands. If the pot can be split evenly between the players with the highest and lowest hands, great! They get to share the glory. But if that’s not possible, the highest hand takes home the bigger piece of the pie.

Hey there! I’m Amber (They/Them). I’m a writer from Austin and I know a thing or two about gaming. Gaming is my jam – I fancy myself as a master. Oh, and I’m also obsessed with dogs, plants, and D&D.

Hey there! I’m Amber (They/Them). I’m a writer from Austin and I know a thing or two about gaming. Gaming is my jam – I fancy myself as a master. Oh, and I’m also obsessed with dogs, plants, and D&D.