Wizard’s Poker

Game Style: A poker style game like human poker, only each hand is made of seven cards.
 
Number of Players:  Two to Eight.
 
Time to Play: 10 Minutes per hand.
 
Object: Obtain the best hand possible from the combination of cards in your hand.
 
Set Up:  Shuffle the cards and deal seven cards to each player.
 
Note:  The values for each of the seven suits follow the order listed in the table below.  The suits are of equal value compared to each other.

Play:

1. Dealer shuffles the cards and deals seven cards to each wizard (i.e. player).
2. Wizards evaluate their 7 cards to create the most powerful hand possible out of all 7 cards.  Then they bet regarding if they have the best hand (betting is optional).   The possible hands are listed below from least to most powerful.
3. Each wizard can then trade in up to five cards for the same number of cards from the top of the deck.
4. Wizards evaluate their hands again based on the new cards the received in step 3.  They then try to create the most powerful 7-card hand.
5. Wizards partake in another round of betting (optional).
6. The best (i.e. most powerful) hand wins.  If betting occurred, the Wizard with the most powerful hand collects the winnings .
7. Repeat for as many hands as you like.

List of Possible 7-Card Hands from Least to Most Powerful:

1. Nothing (Player with the highest card wins if all players have nothing)
2. One Pair (i.e. a pair is when two cards have the same value)
3. Two Pair
4. Three of a Kind (when three cards of the seven have the same value)
5. One Pair & Three of a Kind
6. Three Pair
7. Five Straight (when 5 cards are in the same order, example 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 10, Jack, Queen, King, Ace)
8. Six Straight
9. Four of a Kind
10. Rainbow (with nothing else) – A Rainbow is when all 7 cards are a different suit
11. Rainbow One Pair (all 7 cards are a different suit and two of the cards are the same value)
12. Rainbow Two Pair
13. Two Pair & Three of a Kind
14. One Pair & Four of a Kind
15. Two sets of Three of a Kind
16. Rainbow Three of a Kind
17. Seven Straight
18. Rainbow One Pair & Three of a Kind
19. Rainbow Three Pair
20. One Pair & Five Straight
21. Rainbow Five Straight
22. Five of a Kind
23. Rainbow Four of a Kind
24. Rainbow Six Straight
25. Rainbow One Pair & Four of a Kind
26. Rainbow Two Pair & Three of a Kind
27. Rainbow One Pair & Five Straight
28. Full House (Three & Four of a Kind)
29. Rainbow Two sets of Three of a Kind
30. Flush (with nothing else) – A Flush is when all 7 cards are the same suit
31. Flush Five Straight
32. Rainbow Five of a Kind
33. One Pair & Five of a Kind
34. Rainbow Seven Straight
35. Six of a Kind
36. Flush Six Straight
37. Rainbow Full House
38. Rainbow One Pair & Five of a Kind
39. Rainbow Six of a Kind
40. Seven of a Kind (will always be a Rainbow as well)
41. Flush Seven Straight
    

 
Fun Variant:
 
If you play role playing games like D&D, Pathfinder, etc. try occasionally resolving a scenario with a hand of Wizard’s Poker instead of a die roll.  For example, you traditionally would roll a die to determine if you received something of value from one of the characters you meet in the game.  Instead of the roll of a die, challenge a character to a game of Wizard’s poker to resolve the scenario.  The Dungeon Master can play the role of the character you are challenging, and the winner of the poker hand is the winner of the challenge!