Description

Nuts N Guts is a highly entertaining & aggressive casual variation of poker made with original deck of cards combining both hand cards and wild cards. Nuts N Guts was originally invented to spice up a group of friends's weekly poker nights when crazy side bets were just not enough.

Components - Total 83 cards: 63 hand cards, 20 wild cards

BEFORE THE GAME

Decide the Ante
Decide on the betting levels
Decide the Forced bet amount
Decide how Nuts N Guts joker card is played

HAND CARDS

Hand cards are the actual cards you play with to win the game. The deck contains 63 cards ranked from High Card to Royal Flush.

WILD CARDS

Wild cards are the key in Nuts N Guts. they can change the game play completely, so make sure to use them wisely. The Deck contains 20 wilds cards. The Deck contains 14 attack cards, 2 advantage cards and 2 jokers.

ATTACK CARDS

Mind Reader - 2 cards
Forces a specific player to show you (ONLY) a single card from his deck. Note which card he chooses to show you and think about what is not showing. Slide the card face down, also return it face down.

Forced Bet - 2 cards
Forces a player to make a bet in your behalf from his stack. Forced bet limit needs to be decided pre-game.

Trash Talk - 2 cards
Forces a player to replace his deck card mid game, changing his game plan. He must draw a new deck from the reserve cards. Use wisely, since it can improve your opponent’s hand.

Switch - 2 cards
Forces deck switch with a specific player. Use card carefully and only if

Bare Naked - 2 cards
Forces a player to play with his cards open the remaining of the game, allowing other players to bluff him with weaker hands. The bare naked player has the challenge to detect the bluff or fold.

Shark Attack - 2 cards
Forces a specific player to fold his hand. Make sure you can identify the strongest hand to use it against.

ADVANTAGE CARDS

Lucky Draw - 2 cards
Allows a player to draw two cards from the deck, increasing his chance to get a strong hand.

DEFENSIVE CARDS

Poker Face - 4 cards
Card has the ability to stand against any attack card. Nothing can touch you.

Joker Card

Nuts & Guts - 2 cards
Nuts N Guts wild card can be played in various modes depending how wild you wish to get.
We recommend using it as a substitute for any wild card.
As an alternative you can play with it as a hand card and position it anywhere between any hand level.
Or just be creative and invent your own rules for it.

GAME PLAY

-Each player places an ante. The size of the ante should be decided in advance
-The dealer shuffles the deck and deal each player 2 cards face down, one card at a time.
-First round of betting take place. Like normal poker each player can check, call raise or re-raise.
-If you have a wild card, you should use it prior to your bet.
-After the first round of betting is over and starting with the first player, each player select if he wishes to draw and replace one of his cards.
-If a wild card is used in the first round, a player is eligible to get an additional card from the deck.
-If two wild cards were used in the first round, player is eligible to get only one additional card before the second round.
-If used, lucky draw card allows to draw two cards from the deck.
-Second round of betting takes place. Like normal poker each player can check, call raise or re-raise.
-Wild card can be used at any stage of the second round, but prior to any bet, call or reraise.
-Showdown - remaining players left get to show their cards. Highest ranked hand wins the pot.

-description from publisher