Experience the complex decisions required to run a world class observatory and the excitement of contributing to a team as you provide researchers with their precious data and contribute to expanding the knowledge of the Universe. The Gemini Card Game is a cooperative game for 2 to 4 players who work together to complete science programs over the course of a semester. Gemini In The Era of Multi-Messenger Astronomy.Gemini Telescopes, Science and Technologies.Timing information in Gemini Instruments.Phase II: Requesting & Monitoring Observations.This version only allows two as the high card in straight combinations. *** Some variations of the game allow two to be both low as well as high when making straight combinations.The game is played for multiple rounds (5 rounds in this version) and player having lowest penalty points after last round wins the game.For 9 or fewer cards players get one penalty point per card, between 10 to 12 two penalty points per card, and 3 penalty points if they have all 13 cards left at the end of a round. Players get penalty points at the end of each round depending upon how many cards they have in their hand.Other remaining players don't get a chance to discard their cards for the final trick. A round is over as soon as a player discards his/her last card who also wins that trick.The trick is won by player who is last to discard cards (which also means he/she played the highest combination). Once all players have either discarded cards or passed turn for a trick, that trick is over and discarded cards are set aside. Players can pass the turn if they don't have a combination to play or, they plan to use a card later in some combination.Other card groups can only be beaten by a better combination of same number of cards. A five card group can be beaten by a higher five card group (For ex, full house beats flush).For two equal ranked straight flushes, higher suit wins. Higher ranked straight flush wins over lower rank. Straight Flush - Sequence of five consecutive ranked cards in same suit ***.Higher ranked four cards win over lower rank. Four of a kind - Four cards of one rank and any fifth card.A full house with higher triple wins over lower triple. Full house - Three cards of one rank and two of another rank.For two flushes of same suit, the one with higher ranked top card wins. A flush with higher suit wins over lower suit. For two equal ranked straights, higher suit of the top card wins. Higher ranked straight wins over lower ranked straight. Straight - Sequnece of five consecutive ranked cards in different suits ***.Five card groups - Five card groups are poker hands ranked from low to high as following.Suits are not required for comparison since there can only be one triple combination for a rank. Triples - Ranked from three (low) to two (High).For two pairs of equal rank, the pair containing highest suit wins. Pairs - Ranked from three (low) to two (High). ![]() For two cards of equal rank, higher suit wins.
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