Picture Poker

Picture Poker is a minigame in Super Mario 64 DS unlocked by finding a Green Rabbit. It also reappears in New Super Mario Bros. It also has a multiplayer version.

Minigame
"Get a better hand than Luigi to win! If you're confident that your hand's the best, increase the number of coins you bet!"

In this minigame, the player automatically bets that their cards are better than Luigi's. The player and Luigi both have 5 cards. After the player deals their cards, they can either bet more coins on their cards or pick more random cards from the deck. Luigi can also pick more random cards from the deck, which appear face down to the player. Then, the player's and Luigi's cards are shown. If the player's cards are better than Luigi, the player wins coins depending on their card's ranks and and the number of coins bet, ranging from a Pair (2 times bet) to a Flush, which is 5 of a kind (16 times bet). If Luigi's cards are better than the player, the player loses their coins that were bet. If a draw happens, the player gets their coins back.

The player claims stars each victory and loses stars (if they have any) each loss. The minimum bet is determined by how many stars the player has. The bet increases by 1 with every 5 stars the player has, with a maximum of 4 at 15 stars. If the player runs out of coins, the game ends.

If all opponents have the same hand, then the icons below determine who wins, in order from worst to best.


 * Cloud
 * Super Mushroom
 * Fire Flower
 * Luigi
 * Mario
 * Super Star

Multiplayer
In the multiplayer version of the minigame, the host can choose between 3, 5 and 7 rounds. There is no betting, and the starting player is chosen randomly. The player with the strongest hand (the winner), takes that many coins from the player.


 * Flush: 16 coins
 * 4 Of A Kind: 8 coins
 * Full House: 6 coins
 * Three Of A Kind: 4 coins
 * Two Pairs: 3 coins
 * 1 Pair: 2 coins

With 4 players, the winner can win up to 48 coins from players, and for 3 players, 32. If nobody has the above hands, known as junk, no coins are exchanged.