7 Hand Poker (MSN Messenger)

WOW! Time passes so fast... it's been a month+ since I came here LOL. I discovered a great game recently, it's called 7 Hand Poker. It's right in your MSN Messenger (you can play it from version 7.0 onwards), just press Alt-G when you are chatting with a friend online and you will find it. For those who likes to play Big2 (Daidee), you will absolutely love this game too. It has one advantage over Big2 though, 7 Hand Poker needs only 2 players while Big2 needs 4. It's very simple to play, as long as you know the basic poker rules of which is bigger, you already know 80% of the game. But yet, it's a devious game which involves strategy, planning, psychology, trickery, situational reaction and some luck, all packed into one game. As you all know, I'd always liked thinking games, and this is definitely a great one. I am still trying to improve my 80+% win rate.

The rules are so simple, heck I will just type them out for you.


1) See 7 coins? To win, you just need 4 coins or 3 adjacent coins (3-in-a-row)
2) You choose 1 - 5 cards to place face down, your opponent chooses which coin to place your cards at, and vice versa
3) Regardless of how many cards u used, u get 3 fresh cards


4) To win a coin, the coin must be challenged by placing cards on a coin which already has your opponent cards . Then the cards on both sides will be opened and the higher side will win the coin


5) 4 coins & 3-in-a-row! Satisfies both the victory conditions (You just need to satisfy either one)