Indian Poker (インディアンポーカー) is a game played at the debt settlement party in Hyakkaou Private Academy.
How Hyakkaou Plays It[]
It is a part of the "Debt Swapping Game," Players are gathered into groups of 4 to gamble with, and they swap their debts based on performance. If you rank first, you will swap debts with the person in the group who has the lowest debt (unless you are the one with the lowest.) If you rank fourth, you swap debts with the person in the group who has the highest amount of debt (again, unless you already have the highest debt.) If you do come first but have the lowest debt, the school council will pay off your entire debt for you.
Debts are reported via debt settlement sheets that are handed out before the game, where you write down how much debt you are in and the person you owe it to.
Rules[]
Each group of 4 plays with a 40 card deck with all the jokers and face cards removed. The dealer will pass out the first card, which players may look at. A second card will then be dealt, which the player may not look at, and has to place on their forehead. The strongest match is a pair, where the numbers match, the next strongest is a suit, which is self-explanatory, and the weakest is a pig, where neither number nor suit match. If multiple players have the same hand then the largest number wins. Each player is given ten chips, which add up to the total of their debt, so unlike normal poker, it isn't the amount of chips that matters but how much the sum of them is. The value of each chip is 1/10 of their owner's full debt. The game takes place over 10 turns, and each player needs to play at least one chip in each round to participate.. Players may only bet up to 5 chips at once.
Cheating[]
If cheating in the game is discovered and reported, the invigilator will stop it from happening again but not take away any previous winnings, as the game follows the saying "He who is deceived is at fault."
There are three known ways to cheat in the game, as demonstrated by Jun Kiwatari, Nanami Tsubomi, Mary Saotome and Yumeko Jabami:
- Card positioning to reveal each other's hands. This was performed by Jun Kiwatari and Nanami Tsubomi to try and cheat so Jun would win. The positions they used are straight for a spade, slight right for a club, left for a diamond and face down with a slide for a heart. This tactic was figured out by Mary Saotome and Yumeko Jabami, leading to the two using tactic two as suggested by Yumeko.
- Using your fingers underneath the desk to reveal each other's hands. This was Jun Kiwatari and Nanami Tsubomi's second tactic for cheating as suggested by Yumeko Jabami, where they would use their fingers to draw the shapes and numbers onto each other's hands to share their cards.
- Swapping your chip values with another player. This was done by Yumeko Jabami and Mary Saotome before their game even began. They swapped their boards that listed their chip values at the start of the game so that Mary's chips totaled at ¥31 million each and Yumeko's were ¥5 million, when it should've been the other way around as their debts were ¥50 million and ¥310 million respectively. This tactic led to both Nanami Tsubomi and Jun Kiwatari losing the game and Jun becoming ¥310 million in debt to the student council.
Game[]
The game of Indian Poker beginning,
The housepets have been given another chance to clear their debt at the debt settlement party. Each group is made up of four people. The group with the largest debt include Mary Saotome (¥50 million), Yumeko Jabami (¥310 million), Jun Kiwatari (¥10 million), and Nanami Tsubomi (¥20 million).
Round 1 begins. Jun's public card is a 9 of clubs, and his private card is a 3 of clubs. Yumeko's public card is a 7 of clubs, and her private card is 8 of hearts. Nanami's public card is a 3 of spades, and her private card is a 6 of diamonds. Mary's public card is a 8 of clubs, and her private card is unknown. Jun bets one Jun chip, Nanami calls with one Nanami chip, Yumeko calls with one Yumeko chip, Mary folds. Jun wins.
Round 2 begins. All cards are unknown. Nanami bets one Nanami chip, Yumeko folds, Mary folds, Jun raises four Jun chips, Nanami folds. Jun wins.
Round 3 begins. Jun's cards are a 2 and 5 of diamonds. Yumeko's cards are a 4 and 10 of hearts. All other cards are unknown. Yumeko bets one Yumeko chip, Mary folds, Jun raises two Jun chips, Nanami folds, Yumeko raises three Yumeko chips, Jun calls two Jun chips. Yumeko wins.
Mary revealing she won with a pig.
Round 4 begins. Mary's cards are a ace of clubs and a 8 of spades. All other cards are unknown. Mary bets one Mary chip, Jun calls one Jun chip, Nanami folds, Yumeko calls one Jun chip, Mary raises three Mary chips, Jun folds, Yumeko folds. Mary wins.
Round 5 begins. Jun's cards are a 9 of diamonds and a 7 of spades. Yumeko's cards are a 5 and 2 of diamonds. Jun bets one Jun chip, Nanami folds, Yumeko raises four Jun chips, Mary folds, Jun calls with one Jun chip and two Nanami chips. Yumeko wins.
Round 6 begins. Jun's public card is a 7 of diamonds, and his private card is a 4 of hearts. Mary's cards are a 6 of diamonds and a 3 of hearts. Mary bets three Jun chips, Jun folds, Nanami folds, Yumeko folds. Mary wins.
In between rounds, Jun and Nanami's cheating is exposed.
Round 7 begins. Nanami has a 7 and 8 of spades. Nanami bets 1 Nanami chip, Yumeko folds, Mary folds, Jun folds. Nanami wins.
Round 8 begins. Jun has a 4 and 3 of clubs. Mary has a 2 of diamonds and hearts. Nothing is shown of the betting. Mary wins.
Round 9 begins. Yumeko has a 2 and 6 of spades. Jun has a 7 and 5 of clubs. Nanami calls one Yumeko chip, Yumeko calls one Jun chip, Mary folds. Jun wins.
Mary and Yumeko revealing their cheat.
Round 10 begins. Nanami has a 9 of hearts and diamonds. Yumeko has a 2 of clubs and a 10 of spades. Nanami bets one Mary chip, Yumeko calls one Yumeko chip, Mary raises three Yumeko chips, Jun calls, Nanami calls, Nanami wins.
The game comes to a close with the results. Mary came in first with ¥166 million, Nanami came in second with ¥92 million, Yumeko came in third place with ¥74 million, and Jun came in last place with ¥58 million. Mary reveals how her and Yumeko cheated, but Jun refuses to accept these results. He ends up being tased and escorted out of the building.