Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 13
Hi guys, I'm inventing a game loosely based on omaha that uses 4-suited letters instead of cards.
Due to word draws being limited/unpredictable, I chose board structure 2 2 2, words effectively replace pairs, but 4oak letters trump most words, trips are weak but beat 4-letter words, flushes need to be words and straights are effectively the same as in omaha.
Calculating the odds of F,T&R for words is obviously an enourmous task, but flushes!words, trips and 4oak are easy, what I need help with is straights.
Assume it uses a 936-letter deck with even distribution. What would be the odds of hitting a 5-letter straight on T+R with pure, 1G, 3withdangler hands assuming 2 cards are needed
I'm assuming it's a lot less likely to occur, so what would the effect be of needing 3 letters from your hand instead, would that be overkill? Which do you think would play better in the game, or be more likely to occur, 6-letter straights with 3 cards/5-letter straights with 2 cards? I currently have them ranked above 6-letter words but unsure how it will play.
Hoping a greater wizard than I can save me some time on this.
Last edited by wizard#27; 10-16-2017 at 01:15 PM.