The object of the game POKER SQUARES is to build the best poker hands using just 25 cards from the deck.
The game starts with placing a card onto a space in a 5x5 grid. Placing cards are done one at a time and
once a card is placed on the grid, it can no longer be moved. Once all 25 cards are dealt, points are scored on
hands formed horizontally or vertically. The number of points depend on the hierarchy of poker hands.
Here is the scoring system:
| Hand | Points |
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| Royal Flush | 100 |
| Straight Flush | 75 |
| Four of A Kind | 50 |
| Full House | 25 |
| Flush | 20 |
| Straight | 15 |
| 3 of a Kind | 10 |
| Two pairs | 5 |
| One pair | 2 |
What is the highest possible score that can be obtained in the Game of Poker Squares?
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Here is the scoring for a sample game of Poker Squares:
Solution to the Problem:
The answer is: 725.There are four Royal Flushes going across,
five Four of A Kinds going down,
and one Straight Flush going across.
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Correctly solved by:
| 1. James Alarie | Flint, Michigan |
| 2. Chad Fore | Gate City, Virginia |
| 3. William Vargo | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |