Pyramid Poker

This game requires “cards” which can stand on their sides, like mahjong style tiles. In fact, you can play this game using Mahjong tiles. See this page on Mahjong Poker hands for details on how to make this work.

1. Deal each player 15 cards face down
2. Players take turns putting cards onto a pyramid
   • Place the card so you can see its face but your opponent cannot
3. Next, players take turns removing cards from the pyramid.
   • When you take a card, place it in one of three face-up “hands” in front of you: left, center, or right.
   • At the end of the game, each player will have three complete hands of five tiles each.
   • You can’t change which hand it’s in after you place it.
4. After all cards are taken, compare each pair of hands. Winner is whoever wins 2 out of 3 of these matchups.

Adapted from the original game by Aaron Weissblum and Norman Woods