Dealer's Choice
Dealer’s Choice
Dealer’s Choice is a cross-platform, networked multiplayer poker game that supports various draw and stud variants, including optional wild cards. The deal rotates between players, and each new game allows a different player to choose the variant.
License
This project is licensed under the MIT License – see the LICENSE file for details.
Project Links
Current state
The game is in alpha so you may encounter bugs.
Here’s a proofread version with a couple of small fixes:
Dealer’s Choice builds on Windows in an MSYS2 environment. Release versions are available as of v0.0.10. There is a development snapshot installer available on the snapshots page.
Games available
- 5-card single and double draw
- 5-card showdown (Similar to 5-card draw, but with no discard/draw round)
- 5-card stud (not all the rules have been implemented yet, such as the bring-in bet)
- 6-card stud (not all the rules have been implemented yet, such as the bring-in bet)
- 7-card stud (not all the rules have been implemented yet, such as the bring-in bet)
- California lowball
- Texas Hold’em
Any of the games above can be played with the Deuces (Twos) Wild option enabled.
Computer Opponents
There are no bots or computer opponents implemented yet.
Server
The server uses port 22777 by default. To run it:
./dealers-choice --server
There is not a native option to run the server as a daemon. If you wish to daemonize the server, you can use the docker-compose file or tmux.
See docs/CONFIG.md for server configuration options including password protection.
Client
To run the client, simply run the binary without any arguments. A game can not be started until there is more than one player connected.
Hardware Requirements
Dealer’s Choice is a lightweight 2D application and runs on modest hardware.
| Component | Minimum |
|---|---|
| OS | Linux (kernel 4.x+), macOS 14, Windows 10 |
| CPU | 1 GHz single-core |
| RAM | 2 GB |
| Graphics | Any GPU or integrated graphics with OpenGL 2.0 support |
| Storage | 100 MB |
| Network | LAN or internet connection to reach a server |
| Audio | Optional — any audio output device |
| Display | 1280 × 720 minimum, 1920 × 1080 recommended |
Player Config
See docs/CONFIG.md for details.
Dedicated Servers
There are no dedicated public servers yet (See Project for road map).
Building
See BUILD.md
Translating
Note on AppImages
If you’re a Linux user, you can download the AppImage from the Releases page, or install it with AppMan.
Libraries
These are some of the libraries used by Dealer’s Choice. The source code is bundled with this project and there is no need to install these dependencies.