The Gang
You are THE GANG — a group of professional thieves ready to commit a series of heists!
The success of these heists hangs on The Gang’s perfect coordination.
To win the game, you’ll have to work together to crack three vaults without tripping the alarm three times.
And how exactly will you do it? You’ll play poker ... cooperatively!
Number of players: 3 - 6
Game duration: 11 mn
Complexity: 2 / 5
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Rules summary
Game Overview
In this cooperative poker game, you take on the roles of a gang of bank robbers trying to crack the combination locks of three safes one after another through perfect coordination and blind intuition. You are not allowed to speak freely; instead, you communicate via chips to collectively assess who has which card combination. You may not share information about your hand with the other players. You may only speculate on the hands of the other players with information that is available to everyone (you may not share any information that relates to your own hand). At the end of each round, the poker hands of all players should be revealed in the correct order from weakest to strongest to crack a safe and avoid triggering an alarm.
Goal of the game: Crack 3 safes before 3 alarms are triggered.
NOTE: The 1 chip is for the WEAKEST hand. By taking the 1 chip, you are signaling that you believe you have the weakest hand.
NOTE: Aces are high, except in a straight, where it can be either high or low.
Sequence of a Round
A round consists of 4 phases and a showdown:
Phase 1 (Hand cards or pre-flop):
Everyone receives two face-down cards. Everyone simultaneously takes a white chip, signaling the estimated strength of their current hand. The 1 chip is for the weakest hand, the highest chip is for the strongest hand. The highest 2-card hand is a pair.
Phase 2 (The Flop):
Three community cards are dealt face-up. You reassess your hand in combination with the community cards, and take/exchange the yellow chips to indicate the CURRENT strength of your hand.
Phase 3 (The Turn):
A fourth community card is revealed. You take/exchange the orange chips to indicate the CURRENT strength of your hand.
Phase 4 (The River):
The fifth community card is revealed. You take/exchange the red chips to indicate the CURRENT strength of your hand.
Showdown:
Hands are revealed one-by-one from lowest (red) chip to highest.
The poker hands shown must be of equal strength or increasing.
Success: Each revealed combination is equal to or stronger than the previous one. → Reveal a safe.
Failure: A combination is weaker than one already shown. → Trigger an alarm.
Allowed Actions
- All players play simultaneously.
- Each player may have only 1 chip per color.
- You may take a chip from the center or from other players.
- You may put a chip you have taken back into the center.
You must not talk about your own hand cards (not even in chat).
You may only discuss information that is clearly visible to everyone.
Tie-breaking
In the case of identical combinations:
- Higher main value (e.g., higher pair/three of a kind).
- Then side cards (kickers) from high to low.
Exactly the same 5 cards = a true tie → order does not matter.
Poker Combinations
| Name | Example | Description | In a tie |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Flush | 10♠J♠Q♠K♠A♠Straight Flush | Straight A-K-Q-J-10 in one suit. | Draw. |
| Straight Flush | 4♥5♥6♥7♥8♥Straight Flush | Five cards in sequence, all in the same suit. | Highest card wins. |
| Four of a Kind | 8♠8♥8♣8♦2♠Four of a Kind | Four cards of the same rank | Higher four of a kind wins. |
| Full House | J♠J♣J♥9♠9♥Full House | Three of a kind with a pair | Higher three of a kind wins; otherwise higher pair. |
| Flush | 4♥J♥8♥2♥9♥Flush | Five cards of the same suit, but not in sequence | Highest card of the flush wins. |
| Straight | 9♥8♣7♦6♦5♠Straight | Five cards in a sequence, but not of the same suit | Highest card of the straight wins. |
| Three of a Kind | 7♦7♠7♣3♥A♦Three of a Kind | Three cards of the same rank | Higher three of a kind wins. |
| Two Pair | 4♠4♥3♦3♣6♥Two Pair | Two different pairs | Highest pair; then second pair; then kicker. |
| Pair | A♣A♥7♣Q♠K♥Pair | Two cards of the same rank | Higher pair wins; otherwise side card (kicker). |
| High Card | 3♥A♠5♣K♥2♦High Card (Ace) | When you have none of the above, the highest card in your hand is the determiner. | Compare second highest card (then third, fourth). |