Criss Cross
Criss Cross is played with 4 cards delt to each player and a cross made up of community cards. A player can use EITHER the row, or the column, in their hand, but not both. Usually duces (2's) are wild, sometimes the center card is played wild.
- Each player is dealt 4 cards down.
- 5 cards are dealt face down on the table in a cross pattern so that there is three in a row and a column..
- Round of betting.
- The Dealer flips one of outside cards, either from the row or column (the middle card is always flipped last)..
- Round of betting.
- Then the Dealer flips another card - if the first card was from the row, then flip a column card, and vice versa..
- Round of betting.
- Continue until the center card is all that remains, then flip that..
- Round of betting.
- Player with the best poker hand wins, usually duces are wild.
Variant:
A popular variant of the game is played with the center card and all cards matching it in rank, are Wild.
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