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"Poker Party Game"

It is often difficult to get people to mingle at your special event. Here is one way to break the ice.

Give every person at the party 1 playing card, (use more than 1 deck if necessary).

The object of the game is to make a group of 5 people with the best poker hand. They can exchange cards or join any group that will let them in. Strategies vary from advertising, ie. "WHO NEEDS A 6 OF HEARTS?"
to covert observation, ie. keeping your card and joining a good team at the last minute.

When you decide it's time; each team puts their cards in an envelope and writes the 5 players names on the outside.

click here for a printable #10 envelope

The highest real hand wins. (no 5 of a kind)

Award 5 individual prizes or something that can be divided because the players may not be sitting at the same table.

Tip: Secretly remove most of the aces and some of the kings before you start. The search will last longer if players believe they can build a better royal flush.