Po-Ke-No
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BGG #31,228
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4.7

Po-Ke-No

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Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 10 min
  • 8+
  • Complexity 1.0/5

Rules assistant for Po-Ke-No

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Po-Ke-No is a board game released in 1930 for 2–13 players, 10 minutes per game, and ages 8 and up. Its main mechanics are Set Collection and Betting and Bluffing.

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About the game

Includes 12 boards and a large number of poker-style chips (no cards, however). Paraphrased from the box: A game that is a combination of the two games known as Poker and Keno (or Lotto), with features that make it more interesting and exciting than either. Each player, except the dealer, is given a board and some counters. If there are no more players than boards, the dealer may also play if desired. The dealer or "caller" is furnished with an ordinary deck of 52 playing cards, shuffles them, and turns over the top one calling it out. Each player with that space on their board covers it with a counter. The dealer continues turning over cards until someone wins by having a complete row of five scored, either horizontally or vertically. The player who wins becomes the next dealer. Several scoring methods are suggested, such as collecting all counters lying on other boards. Or, continue playing until everyone has a line of five, then scoring via the rank of poker hands - the boards are arranged so that each line vertically and horizontally represents every different poker hand, ranging from a "straight flush" to "a pair".

Editions

  • Po-Ke-NoenThe United States Playing Card Company2022
  • The Original Po-Ke-NoenThe United States Playing Card Company2011
  • Po-Ke-NoenThe United States Playing Card Company2008
  • Poker-KeenoenCadaco1989
  • Poker-KeenoenCadaco1989
  • Poker-KeenoenCadaco1977
  • Poker-KeenoenCadaco1971
  • Reno-KenoenE. S. Lowe Company Inc.1961
  • Movie-Land KeenoenWilder Manufacturing Co1929
  • Poker-KeenoenCardinal
  • Poker-KeenoenTransogram
  • Po-Ke-NoenThe United States Playing Card Company

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Publishers

  • (Unknown)
  • Cadaco
  • E. S. Lowe Company Inc.
  • Whitman
  • Transogram
  • Cardinal
  • Nelostuote Oy
  • The United States Playing Card Company

Questions and answers

Po-Ke-No supports 2–13 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.