Pyramid Poker^*

Pyramid Poker is a two-player game consisting of 54 rectangular wooden blocks, 52 of which feature standard playing card faces on one side, while two show a Pharaoh. Players begin by placing all blocks face down and drawing fifteen each. They alternately examine their blocks to build a two-dimensional pyramid and then create three poker hands, competing against their opponent’s hands. Drawing a Pharaoh allows a player to draw three additional blocks, discarding two and adding one to their hand. The player who wins two or three poker hands wins the game.