How to Play Poker
Poker is an essential part of Far Cry 3. There are references of it scattered everywhere, from 💳 the items you pick up, to the side quests you complete, to the multiple poker games sprinkled throughout the world, 💳 to even being incorporated into the main story line. In order to unlock the Poker mini-game, you’ll have to liberate 💳 the Valsa Docks Outpost. There are five poker locations total, three on the north island and two on the south 💳 island. The names of the closest towns to those poker mini-games are the Valsa Docks, Northview Gas, Badtown, Thurston Town 💳 and Bridge Control.
There are four skill levels that the player can choose from. Practice is the easiest and you won’t 💳 wager any money, however this means you won’t win any money either. The next level is Novice and you’ll start 💳 off with aR$100 total to wager with. The next level is Skilled and you’ll getR$150 to wager and last is 💳 the Expert level with an allowance ofR$250. The higher the level the more difficult the poker game will be.
The game 💳 itself is basically a no-limit Texas Hold’Em game that would be similar to aR$2/$4 game at Binion’s in Downtown Las 💳 Vegas. If you’re looking for a replacement for online poker, this isn’t it. Far Cry 3 poker games are much 💳 slower, use different procedures, they have poor A.I. for the other players and the game only gives out fake money.
As 💳 soon as you sit down on the table, the game will start. The object of the game is to make 💳 the highest five card poker ranking than all of the other players. This game uses traditional poker hand rankings, where 💳 the best hand a player can get is a Royal Flush while the worst hand they can get is High 💳 Card. You’ll do this by using the 5 community cards that are on the board plus the two cards that 💳 were dealt to you at the beginning of the game.
The game progresses through four different stages. The first stage is 💳 when you’re dealt your initial two cards. In a normal poker game, two players will post a Big Blind and 💳 a Small Blind, but the game is nice and does that for you so you don’t have to think about 💳 it. The game will then ask you if you want to Fold, Check, Call, Raise or go All In. If 💳 you Fold, then this means that you give up. You’ll toss your cards in, automatically lose any money you might 💳 have had in the game and then you won’t play again until the next game. If you Check, this means 💳 that you want the game to continue without adding any additional money to the pot. If you Call, then this 💳 means you’ll match the dollar amount that the last player bet and continue with the game. If you Raise, then 💳 this means that you add more money to your bet, making all the other players match that same amount before 💳 the game can continue. If you go All In, then this means you Raise to the point of betting everything 💳 you have on the table… Everything…
Once you’ve made your decision the second stage will start. The Flop will be dealt 💳 out and this is when there are three community cards on the table for everyone to use. Again, you’ll have 💳 the option to Fold, Check, Call, Raise or go All In. If you’re not good at poker or if you’re 💳 having trouble remembering the poker rankings then here’s a few things that might help. When you look at the cards, 💳 the game will show you a preview of your cards, the cards on the board and your poker ranking at 💳 the moment. Another method that might help you is by selecting the help option on the bottom left hand corner 💳 of the screen. This will pull up a screen of poker rankings and the probability of getting a certain hand. 💳 Once everyone is done betting the third stage starts with the dealer turning over the fourth community card, also known 💳 as the Turn card. Again another round of betting will occur where you’ll have the option to Check, Call, Fold, 💳 Raise or go All In. The fifth and final stage is when The River is finally revealed and the players 💳 will go through their last round of betting before the winner is finally determined.
How to Win Big
Even though Poker plays 💳 an important part of the game, you never have to worry about being a good poker player in order to 💳 advance the story. Usually, during the main story line, one of three things will happen. One, either the game will 💳 give you a high hand that’ll make it easy to win a game, or two, it doesn’t matter if you 💳 win or lose because the outcome will be the same, or three, at the beginning of the poker game there 💳 will be a cut scene and you won’t have a choice about what happens. You can receive the Poker Bully 💳 Achievement if you makeR$1,500 or more while playing poker. One way this is possible is by completing the side quest 💳 “Father’s Burden” which can be found in Thurston Town on the southern island.
Now for the main attraction, how to make 💳 money appear out of thin air. The great thing about videos games is that you can manipulate them in a 💳 way that guarantees a sure-fire payout when gambling on a casino game. When you use this technique, it’s best to 💳 wager the maximum amount allowed since no matter what you’ll be the winner of the game. This will fill up 💳 your wallet quickly, giving you the opportunity to buy that gun you always wanted. Before joining a highest-stakes poker table, 💳 you’ll want to make sure you save your game. After you’ve saved your game, start playing on the poker table 💳 and eventually go All In. If you win, exit the poker mini-game, save and then repeat the process until you 💳 have the monetary amount you desire. If you lose, quit out of the game and start from your last save. 💳 It’s so easy that players have been wishing they could do that in Las Vegas ever since the save function 💳 was invented.
