Card Game - The Metzkers

*Scorch (Poker)
�� Cards and players
o One standard 52 card deck with the Jokers removed
o 3 to 8 players
�� Object of the game
o To beat the other cards played on each round in order to take a portion of the pot
o Any player that stays in to play a round and does not take any of the tricks must replenish the
pot with an amount equal to what was in it before the round started. If two or more players fail
to take a trick then they must each pay that amount, doubling the pot.
�� Play and antes
o Each player puts an ante into the pot (usually $.25)
o Each player is dealt three cards face down. The top card in the deck after dealing is done is
flipped to reveal what trump will be for that round.
o The player to the left of the dealer calls “In or Out” to let other players know whether he is
going to play the round. Players continue to call their intentions around the table back to the
dealer. If only one player has stayed in before the dealer then the dealer usually stays in to
protect the pot, even if he has to take three cards. It is an advantage to be the dealer as they
are the last to call “In or Out” and also the last to play on the first round of play
o Any player that stays in can discard any or all of their three cards and get replacements from
the deck.
o The first remaining player to the dealer’s left leads a card. Other plays must follow suit if they
can. If they do not have a matching suit they can “Trump” or “Sluff”. The person that played the
highest card (or the highest Trump) wins the hand and takes half of the pot, the second trick
takes half of what is left and the third trick takes the remainder (rounded to the nearest easy
amount. EG; if the pot was $1.25 then the first trick would take $.75 and the other two tricks
would get $.025 each)
o Any player that stayed in and did not take at least one of the three tricks must put into the pot
the amount that was in it before the play started.
�� The next deal
o The original dealer continues to deal until the pot is split up (all the players that stayed in took
at least one trick)
o Once the pot is gone the deal moves one player to the left of the previous dealer.