Indian Poker



Indian Poker is a Death Match that appears in multiple episodes of The Genius: Rules of the Game. A different rendition also appeared in the ninth episode of The Genius: Rules of the Game. It also re-appeared in its original form in the fifth episode of The Genius: Grand Final.



Rules



 * Indian Poker is a simple rendition of poker where the player with the higher card wins.
 * Indian Poker is played with 2 sets of 1-10 cards, for a total of 20 cards. The dealer will shuffle the cards and place a card face down in front of both players. The players will not look at their own cards and instead will hold it over their forehead for the other player to see, so that only the player's opponent will know what card the player has.
 * After placing the cards on their head, players will post an ante of 1 chip. The starting player begins the betting. The players will use the cards on their opponent's forehead as a hint to make a bet. There is no chip limit for a bet.
 * The chips used in Indian Poker must be purchased by the players using garnets. 1 garnet can be traded for 5 chips. When the game ends, the chips will be traded back for garnets.
 * There are three choices in betting:
 * First, bet the same amount as the opponent. This ends betting and both players' cards are revealed.
 * Second, bet more than the opponent's bet. In this case, betting continues without the cards being revealed.
 * Third, fold. When a player folds, the opponent wins the round. However, if the player that folds had a 10 card on their forehead, they must give 10 chips to their opponent as a penalty.


 * If both players have the same card, the chips betted during that round will carry over to the next round.
 * The game ends when one of the players loses all their chips.

Tips and Tricks

 * As said by the voiceover, having a good poker face is essential.
 * It is hinted that high amounts of psychological warfare would be induced into the game.

Strategies

 * 10 Folding Strategy:: If Player A sees that Player B has a 10, Player A may try and induce Player B to fold by betting a lot of chips. This way, Player B is led to believe that he has a low number card and should fold. Since folding with a 10 card means Player B gives 10 chips to Player A as a penalty, this is highly encouraged.
 * Card Counting: Since cards that are used by the players are not replaced until the deck is empty, and there are a low number of cards in each deck, players should try to count cards when possible to determine which cards are and were still left in the deck.