ASIAN STYLE GAMES

Game Rules & Highlights

 

Fury of the Dragon is played with a 52-card deck containing sixteen 3s, sixteen 5s, sixteen 8s, and four Jokers. Number cards are worth face-value and Jokers are worth 5 points. The goal of the game is to score a point total greater than the dealer's hand.

 

Each player makes a 2-unit ANTE wager and a 1-unit BET wager and the players and dealer each get three cards. Then the dealer reveals the next card off the deck which serves as the FIRE card. If the FIRE card is a number card, all cards with that number are now worth (0) points. If the FIRE card is a Joker, all cards hold their value. After the FIRE card has been revealed, the players can fold or make the 1st RAISE wager of one unit (for a total of 4 units).

 

After the first raise, the players and dealer each receive another two cards, and the players can now fold or make the 2nd RAISE wager of one unit (for a total of 5 units). 

 

After the second raise, the dealer reveals their hand and compares it to the player. If the player's score beats the dealer's score, the player wins even-money on all bets (5 units). If the player's score is lower, the player loses. If the player and dealer tie, the player loses the 2-unit ANTE wager and the other three wagers push. Player may not add to their bank after the hand has begun; Table stakes only!

 

 

Basic Strategy 

After the FIRE card has been dealt, make the 1st RAISE bet according to this table. Jokers are worth 5 points, and if the FIRE card is a number, all cards with that number are worth zero (0). 

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After the first raise, the players and dealer each receive another two cards, and the players can now fold or make the 2nd RAISE wager of one unit (for a total of 5 units).

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Basic Strategy: After the FIRE card has been dealt, make the 1st RAISE bet according to this table. Jokers are worth 5 points, and if the FIRE card is a number, all cards with that number are worth zero (0).

 

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Raise if you have the score listed or better. Fold if your total is lower. 

After receiving your last two cards, make the 2nd RAISE bet according to this table.

 

Raise if you have the score listed or better. Fold if your total is lower.

 

Under optimal strategy, the player folds 18% of the time. If the player never folds, the house edge goes from 1.9% to about 14.7%. That's bad for a card game, but it's better than most keno bets and is in the ballpark of the prop bets in craps (those range from 9.1% to 16.7%, etc). We cannot protect this kind of a player from themselves. The basic strategy card provided to them is more than most game developers present.