Welcome to Hollywood Garbage!

Hollywood Garbage is an exciting card game that you can play with three or more players. It’s a game where you can win or lose chips from other players. Just make sure to agree on the stakes before you start playing!

The game consists of four rounds: poker, bingo, put and take, and count up. Each player will start with the same amount of chips or coins.

Getting Started

For a game with three players, you only need one deck of cards. If there are four or five players, you’ll need two decks. And if you have six or more players, you’ll need three or more decks.

The first dealer is chosen randomly and passes to the left for each new hand. The dealer shuffles the deck and starts dealing cards during the first round.

Understanding the Cards

The game has a specific ranking for the poker round. It goes like this: Ace (high), King, Queen, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, and 2 (low).

Now, for the count up round, the ranking changes slightly. It goes: King, Queen, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and Ace. Each card also has a value associated with it, and in the same order, they are 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1.

Let’s talk about the gameplay. There are four rounds in total. First comes the poker round, followed by the bingo round, then the put and take round, and finally, the count up round.

Now, let’s dive deeper into the poker round.

Let’s start with the first round: poker. We all put the same amount of chips into the pot. Then, the dealer gives each of us a card, one at a time, until we each have five cards. We show our hands, and the person with the best poker hand wins the pot. If two or more of us have the same hand, we split the pot.

Bingo

Now, it’s time for the bingo round. We still use the same five cards from poker, but the dealer has an undealt deck. The dealer flips a card and if any of us have a card with the same rank, we place a coin on it. The first person to place a coin on all five cards shouts “bingo” and collects all the coins. If there’s a tie, we split the coins.

Put and Take

Alright, it’s time for a new round! Let’s get this game started. The dealer puts their cards aside – they won’t be needing them right now. Now, it’s up to us, the other players, to use our 5-card hands once again.

But wait, here comes the dealer with a twist. They’re going to reveal some cards from the deck, one by one. First, they’ll show us one card. If any of us have a card with the same rank, we have to put one coin into the center pot. Got it?

Now, onto the second revealed card. This time, if we have a matching card, we have to put two coins into the pot. And we keep going like this, adding one more coin to the pot with each new card the dealer reveals. All the way up until they’ve revealed a total of 10 cards.

So, let’s pay close attention and see if we have any matching cards. It could be our chance to win some coins. Game on!

In the second part of the game, the dealer shows 10 more cards. When the first card is revealed, anyone who has a card of the same rank takes one coin from the pot. When the second card is revealed, players take 2 coins if they have a matching card. This continues for all 10 rounds. If there are any coins left in the pot at the end, they go to the dealer. If the pot runs out of coins before the 10th card, the dealer pays the players the amount they would have won.

Count Up

Count Up is the final round. All players give their cards to the dealer, and the cards are discarded. In this round, the dealer reveals cards from the remaining deck while calling out the rank of each card. They start with the ace and go up to the king. If the rank of the revealed card matches the rank called out by the dealer, all other players must pay the dealer the value associated with that card rank.

END OF HAND

Once the last round is complete, the hand is finished. Then, the new dealer will shuffle the deck and begin the next round.

The Game Comes to an End

When a predetermined number, chosen by the players before the game starts, is reached, the game comes to a close. It’s recommended to have an equal number of rounds so that each player has the opportunity to deal the same amount. The player who has collected the most coins emerges as the victor.

Hi there! I’m Amber (They/Them) – a writer and gaming enthusiast from Austin. I consider myself a gaming aficionado. I adore dogs, plants, and all things related to D&D.

Hey, it’s Amber again! Just wanted to remind you that I’m a passionate writer and avid gamer from Austin. I excel at gaming and have an unquenchable love for dogs, plants, and everything D&D-related.