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"Subway Poker" — a commuter game that turns random passengers into playing cards
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"Subway Poker" — a commuter game that turns random passengers into playing cards

Ellsworth Toohey
Feb 20, 2025
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Modern Music, by Albert Potter, (1933-1936) Public Domain

"Subway Poker" lets players create poker hands using nothing but the random assortment of passengers sitting in their chosen row of seats.

The rules: Two players each select a row of five seats to watch. Passengers become cards — children count as 10s, teenagers as Jacks, women as Queens, men as Ki…

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