Citypoker
What is City Poker?
CityPoker - a game you can play one on one or in teams of ideally two to five players – is about finding hidden poker cards in a real-world playing field. These poker cards can then be used to get a better hand than the opposing team. You need to think strategically when planning your next move but you also need to rely on knowledge or other skills to solve small quizzes and mini games that are in your way to collecting your next card.
Who is City Poker for?
CityPoker is a perfect game for everyone who loves to be active and outdoors when playing games. You can use it to explore a new environment or see familiar places with new eyes. You can even adapt the to your needs: CityPoker can be played on foot or by bicycle, using rollerblades or wheelchairs, you can play it with pre-set questions or create an individual theme and using the editor you can even create your personal playing field. This also makes it a very useful tool for teachers or other educators as you can combine teaching and having fun while being outdoors with your class.
First Steps
It doesn’t take much to start playing CityPoker:
1. Download the app
2. Search for an existing playing field on the map or create your own using the CityPoker Editor
3. Start having fun!
Map
This map shows all of the already existing game fields. Click on a location to find out about the individual fields.
Download
Before being able to start a game, you need to get the client app for your mobile device.
System Requirements: Android version 2.3.X or higher
Set-up
As soon as you received the file, please follow the installation instructions.
- Transfer the application to your mobile device. (You can either transfer the file via USB cable or send it to your email app and download it from there.)
- In your Settings menu check the box “Allow installation from a non-PlayStore source”.
- Choose the APK from the folder you transferred it to. (You may need a file manager app to be able to find the folders on your device.)
- Install the APK
After completing the installation, you should find the City Poker icon in your app menu.
GPS and mobile web settings
To ensure precise positioning, a few settings have to be adjusted on your mobile device before starting the game. City Poker needs a permanent connection to the game server and therefore has to be connected to the internet during the entire game.
Moreover, the players' positions need to be located by the game. This is possible by using GPS and wireless networks, what has to be confirmed in the settings of the mobile device in advance of starting a game.
On a usual Android device the required settings can be found by choosing Settings → Location and Security. Under “My Location” you have to enable the usage of wireless networks and GPS satellites by checking the according boxes.
Editor
Instead of using a ready-made game field you can create your own using the City Poker Editor. Follow the link to create your very own game of City Poker guided by the step by step instructions of the Editor.
Instructions
Rules
- Each player or team starts from the same point and under the same mode of locomotion.
- After both teams enter their names one player has to create a new game which can than be joined by the other team in the game room.
- The game board appears on both players’ mobile devices after starting the game and zooming into the map. The game board of City Poker consists of five big locations which are spread out over the map. In each field there are exactly three cashes. In one of these cashes two poker cards are hidden, the other two are “false ones”.
- In the beginning when starting a new game each player gets a specific “hand” of poker cards, both virtually on the mobile device and in reality. Furthermore they can see on the mobile device, which two poker cards are hidden in each of the five big locations (Though they don’t know in which of the three cashes per location the cards have been put) The hidden poker cards are positioned in the areas by the organizer in reality before the game starts. The players’ job is to gain the best possible poker card combination. This is done by swapping poker cards of the “poker hand” with the hidden ones in the cashes in a preferably clever way.
- ! Notice: In each area you can only swap poker cards once! So think twice which cards and at what time you want to swap!
- To be able to swap poker cards, the player has to know where exactly the poker cards are hidden. For this purpose the player enters one of the big areas and answers the accompanying question that automatically pops up.
- By choosing an answer, you will get the position of a cache. If the answer was right, you will find out the right cache, where the poker cards are really hidden. Wrong answers will lead to the wrong cashes, so if you are unlucky you will search at the wrong place at first.
- ! Notice: If you think, you are looking at the wrong place, you can answer the questions again (“Show Question”) in order to get the position of another cache at any time and as often you wanted to, provided you are within the one big area.
- The game ends when the maximum game length in minutes is over (specified by the game organizer).
- The player with the better poker card combination wins.
For more elaborate rules have a look at this document.
Hands
The poker cards played with in City Poker are limited: There are cards with the value of ace to ten with the colors heart, spare, cross and square. The players’ job is to gain the best possible poker card combination. This is done by swapping poker cards of the “poker hand” with the hidden ones in the cashes in a preferably clever way. The different combinations declining in value can be found below.
Royal Flush
A straight from a ten to an ace with all five cards of the same suit. In poker all suits are ranked equally.
Four Of A Kind
Any four cards of the same rank. If two players share the same Four of a Kind (on the board), the bigger fifth card (the "kicker") decides who wins the pot.
Full House
Any three cards of the same rank together with any two cards of the same rank.
Straight
Any five consecutive cards of different suits. Aces can count as either a high or a low card.
Three Of A Kind
Any three cards of the same rank.
Two Pairs
Any two cards of the same rank together with another two cards of the same rank.
One Pair
Any two cards of the same rank.
High Card
Any hand not in the above-mentioned hands.