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From Issue 43
Title: Zaarkon
Requires: 4MB RAM, VGA graphics, Windows 3.1 or above.
On a recent trip to the Calex quadrant in the Vraylon system, you hear of a new card game called Zaarkon that's attained quite a following. Curious about the game, you seek out a local gaming house. You notice the 78-card Zaarkon deck contains more cards than you're used to, throwing the odds off a bit, but you figure Poker's Poker and you're ready to play. So you step up to the table and prepare to take on three of the shrewdest Zaarkon players this side of the Milky Way -- Krayton, Gormax, and Xanor. The good hands are called names such as Deuron, Krozon, and Flagon, but you soon figure out they're the same as the regular Poker hands back on Earth - except the Regal Flagon (Royal Flush) consists of 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 of the same suit. Bets are made with Zorikon Units, the local currency, with the winning hand taking the pot each round as in regular Poker. Two versions of Zaarkon are played - Two Up (Hold 'Em Five-Card Stud) and Five Up (Five-Card Draw). The cards are about to be dealt, so put on your best Zaarkon face and prepare for a daisy of a game.