HOW TO PLAY THE GAME ?

The board consists of 25 squares in a 5-by-5 grid. A "draw" card is on the lower right corner.

The computer deals cards one at a time. Each card appears in the draw pile. You can click on one of the 25 squares in the grid to move the card to the board.

Scoring is based on poker hands. Each row, column, and diagonal is a separate hand, and is scored when it is completed. The total score is a combination of all of these.

The game ends when 25 cards have been dealt. You can also click on the New Game link to start over.

HOW TO SCORE ?
(The following scores have been assigned to the various poker hands,
based on their relative probability)

POKER HAND	SCORE
PAIR	1
2 PAIRS	2
3 OF A KIND	3
STRAIGHT	4
FLUSH	5
FULL HOUSE	8
4 OF A KIND	25
STRAIGHT FLUSH	50
ROYAL FLUSH	250