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complete rules are included in each Tripoley game you purchase, but
many times they are lost over the years, so I have included the
rules here. These are the basic rules. Variations can be found on
our Tripoley Variations page. Feel free to bookmark this page or
print these rules off if you have lost yours. Tripoley combines
three popular games into one; Hearts, Poker and Michigan Rummy.Number of players: Two to Nine Either divide the chips up equally between all of the players, or if you are playing for money, each player buys chips. Each round starts with every player placing one chip on each section of the Tripoley board. The sections of the board are:
The dealer shuffles a regulation deck of playing cards, jokers removed making a 52 card deck, and deal each player, and one extra hand, cards one-by-one until all of the cards are distributed. Depending on the number of players, some players may have one more card than others. This does not matter as the deal rotates around the table each hand and the extra cards will even out. The extra hand is not used in the basic game. It can come into play in one of the most popular variations. See details on the Tripoley Variations page. Tripoley Hearts RoundThe players who have "money cards" now collect the chips in each section. In the basic game the money cards are all Hearts, with the exception of the 8-9-10. For example, the player with the Queen of Hearts collects the chips in that section. The only section that may be a tie is the 8-9-10 section. If this is the case, the players who tie split the chips. Tripoley Poker RoundEach player then chooses their best 5 card poker hand for the next round. The dealer opens the action by checking or betting. Play continues to the left with each player either folding, calling the bet or raising. Once the last player to act calls, the best poker hand wins the pot section and all of the bets. In the case of a tie, they are split. Click here for rules to other poker games: poker rules. Tripoley Michigan Rummy RoundPlayers now place their poker hands back with the rest of their cards and the dealer places the lowest card in his or her hand face up on the table or board. Each player is required to play their cards starting with the next card of the same suit. For example, the dealer plays the Two of Clubs. The player with the Three of Clubs places it on the table, then the player with the Four of Clubs, etc. Play continues this way until one of the cards is missing, caused by the dead hand, or the Ace of the suit is played. The player who played the last card must then play the lowest card from any other suit in their hand. If they are unable to change suits the action passes to the player to the left, who must change suits. The first player to play every hand in his or her hand wins the chips in the Kitty section. Each other player pays the winner one chip for each card remaining in their hand. This concludes the round. The player to the dealers left becomes the new dealer and each player ante's a chip to each section of the board again. The game ends when the players decide to stop either by prearrangement or agreement or when one player has all of the chips. To distribute any chips that remain on the board at the end, deal five cards to each player for a last round of poker. The best hand wins the remaining chips. Now that you know the basic rules, check out the Tripoley Variations you can add to make your Tripoley game even more exciting. If you enjoy reading rules for various casino games, be sure to take a look at Pagat for rules of all kinds of card games, and here for: And for something almost completely different but still lots of fun, check out this article about Wheel of Fortune slot machines. Copyright © 2005 Tripoleyrules.com All rights reserved. |
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