closest game to poker, skill v. luck

[Sooga]

if this has been posted before, i didn't see it, and i didn't find it in search, so here goes. What game (any game/sport/etc) is the closest to poker in terms of the short-term luck effects vs. the long-term skill effects? Obviously it's not something like chess, because I will never be able to beat a grandmaster, even in the short-term. I have an idea in mind, but I'd like to hear some other opinions.

I'd say closest traditional game would be bridge, but there's this collectible card game called Magic: The Gathering which I think is pretty close to poker when looking at short time luck vs playing skill for any longer perioid of time.

Hi sooga,

I would say that backgammon has similarities to poker, except for the hidden cards aspects, but definitely in terms of odds and variance.

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I would say that backgammon has similarities to poker, except for the hidden cards aspects

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[Sooga]

The game I was thinking about was 'Scrabble'... if you had a great run of good tiles and a much higher-ranked opponent was dealt a really a bad run of tiles, you could easily beat him. But of course, over the long run against a superior Scrabble player, you'd be destroyed.

Gammon

[Guernica4000]

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Gammon

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[soko]

Some blackjack games can be a good struggle between luck and skill, a good counter can give himself a decent edge and still just not get the cards he'd hope for.

[TexArcher]

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I'd say closest traditional game would be bridge, but there's this collectible card game called Magic: The Gathering which I think is pretty close to poker when looking at short time luck vs playing skill for any longer perioid of time.

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[Rasputin]

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