closest game to poker, skill v. luck

[ChuckyB]

Stratego

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[Skipbidder]

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I'd say closest traditional game would be bridge

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There are many forms of poker. They have different skill/luck ratios.

There are also different versions of bridge. Cut-around money rubber (or Chicago) bridge is probably closest to poker in terms of luck/skill ratio, but I still think that there is quite a bit more luck in poker. In long knockout bridge matches, relatively weaker teams are going to finish well much less frequently than relatively weaker players are going to finish well in poker tournaments. My gut tells me that backgammon would be a better answer. However, this may well be because I'm a much better bridge player than backgammon player.

[w_alloy]

Pinochle. Rock-Paper-Scissors.

I have never played backgammon, but all the other responses in this thread are too far skill. Scrabble and baseball are both rediculous (you are thinking too much of a skilled vs. slightly less skilled player, try thinking of semi-donk vs master, the comparison falls apart.)

[ChuckyB]

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"I swear I don't know where the bombs are. Only the miners know that!"

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"I swear I don't know where the bombs are. Only the miners know that!"

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LOL, good part. I challenge anyone on this board to a set of games in stratego for up to $1K

[JacksonTens]

Does your challenge involve old school stratego or the new one with the cannons and stuff with that board that flips over.

I was school champion of the old stratego...Yes we had a tournament.

Axis and Allies anyone? But yeah my answer would be backgammon.

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Yes, true Stratego. Bring it!

[vexvelour]

I read this post about a week ago, and then on Sunday while watching the football games, I realized that poker is a lot like football.

First, you have the coaches. Each coach is different (each player is different, and has a different style). Each has their own style of coaching, dealing with stress, etc. They have their own "secret" plays (cards) and neither really knows what the other will do, but can adjust according to how the other is going to play. Players are the equivalent to variance I would imagine, because you can't really control that aspect of the game.

Just some random thoughts. I know there were more similarities but I can't remember them right now.

[luckycharms]

Axis and Allies = pure skill.... imagine how easily you could get talked into supporting and completely trusting someone like Bill Clinton or Ghandi.... and then they move into Munich with an army!!!!