CROUPIER

Welcome to Croupier's casino. Here, your chips cannot be exchanged for money; they are exchanged for time. Use your chips to escape into the past to cheat at five-card poker against the enigmatic dealer who has all the time in the world.

In five-card poker, you first wager an Ante, a bet that will pay out 1 : 1 if your hand is better than Croupier's. Once your cards are dealt, you must double your Ante wager to place a Play wager, which will also get paid out 1 : 1 if you win; alternatively, you can choose to fold and lose all of your bets to avoid placing the Play wager. If Croupier does not qualify (doesn't have a Queen High Card at minimum,) your Ante is paid out 1 : 1 but there is no action on the Play wager (you get your chips back); if your hand loses to Croupier's, you will lose both your Ante and Play wagers. You can additionally choose to bet a Pair Plus wager, which will pay out based on what hand you get, regardless of whether or not it's better than Croupier's hand. If your hand is good enough, you will also receive an Ante Bonus upon winning.

Croupier plays with draws; that is, if both your hand and his are the same, all bets are returned.

The following a table detailing what the payouts are for certain hands.

Hand	Pair Plus	Ante Bonus	Description
Royal Flush	1000 : 1	100 : 1	A, K, Q, J, 10, all with the same suit.
Straight Flush	200 : 1	50 : 1	A straight of the same suit.
Four of a Kind	50 : 1	25 : 1	Four cards with the same rank.
Full House	11 : 1	10 : 1	Three of a kind and a two pair.
Flush	8 : 1	6 : 1	Five cards of the same suit.
Straight	5 : 1	4 : 1	Five cards with consecutive ranks.
Three of a Kind	3 : 1	3 : 1	Three cards with the same rank.
Two Pair	2 : 1	2 : 1	Two pairs.
Pair	1 : 1	No Bonus	Two cards with the same rank.
High Card	No Bonus	No Bonus	The highest card in the hand.

CROUPIER (kroo·pee·ay) was developed in 48 hours for (and won third place) the Fall 2024 Golden Bear Game Jam by The Kevster Games Team, including the efforts of:

The Kevster: Project Lead, Programmer, Concept, Sound, Art
Laika: Lead Artist, Concept, UI Design
Skele & Makonymph: OST

Some sounds were downloaded from pixabay.com.