Poker Matrix

Poker Matrix is a turn-based game that combines poker hands with grid-based strategy. Cards are scattered across a grid rather than dealt into your hand, and you compete against a computer opponent to form stronger poker hands and win chips.

Pick cards from the grid

At the start of each game, a random selection of cards from a deck fills the grid. On each turn, you and the computer opponent select five cards, each adjacent horizontally or vertically to the previous card. The selected cards form a poker hand, such as a high card, pair, flush or straight. After each selection, cards fall to fill empty spaces, and the round winner earns chips by having the stronger hand.

The game continues until you lose all your chips. At the end of a session, your score is based on the highest number of chips you reached during that run. Points increase your global level, which grants gems of different rarities. Socketing gems can unlock modes with different rules, permanently improve score efficiency in later games or provide extra starting resources for a session.

Game modes

Poker Matrix has six modes:

• Casual Mode: Use hints, save your progress and cash out with a portion of your chips at any time.
• Classic Mode: J, Q, K and A cards provide an extra base multiplier when you win.
• Time Mode: Bet with time instead of chips. Every thought and action uses seconds, and you need to act quickly to earn more time and avoid defeat.
• Gambler Mode: J, Q, K and A cards are face down. Picking one and winning gives you a large multiplicative bonus.
• Rave Mode: Poker hands trigger unexpected special effects. You can also buy and use powerful items in the shop.
• Hacker Mode: Selecting a J, Q, K or A lets you disrupt the computer's decision-making, progressively reducing it to a novice that cannot grasp the rules.