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Âs Nas

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Lions, kings, queens, soldiers and dancers form five ranks for a five-card betting game.

Games

As-Nas

Start

Five hidden cards and one betting round: win the pot with pairs, triples or a full house, or persuade everyone else to fold.

Rules

4 players · You versus three AI players · 12-deal virtual-score match

  1. Objective

    • Win pots to build your score. All four players compete separately; the highest total after 12 deals wins, with ties shared.

  2. Setup

    • Use 20 As-Nas cards: four copies each of As, Shah, Bibi, Sarbaz and Couli. Deal five to each player, one at a time counterclockwise from the dealer's right. There are no community cards, exchanges or draws.
    • The dealer opens with a stake of 1 point. The player to the dealer's right acts first. Hands begin concealed. On your turn you may look, or call, raise or fold without looking.

  3. Playing a turn

    • Looking does not end your turn. Calling matches the current highest stake. When already matched, choose Hold. Raising increases the highest stake by 1 point, up to 4. Folding leaves the deal and forfeits your existing stake to the pot.
    • Turns proceed counterclockwise, skipping folded players. A raise makes the remaining players match again or fold. Reveal when every remaining player has acted and matched. One remaining player wins immediately.

  4. Hand rankings

    • From strongest to weakest: four of a kind, full house (seh va juft), three of a kind (sehta), two pairs (do juft), pair (juft), high card. Straights and flushes do not count. The five identities are not suits.
    • Rank order is As > Shah > Bibi > Sarbaz > Couli. Within a category compare the grouped ranks, then the remaining cards in descending order. For two pairs compare the higher pair, lower pair, then the remaining card. Identical hands tie.

  5. Scoring and ending

    • Winners receive the pot, divided equally on ties, including fractional points. A player's settlement score is the payout minus their stake. Totals may be negative. Folded hands stay concealed. Shuffle the complete pack for each new deal and move the dealer to the right. The match ends after deal 12. Restarting resets all totals.