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'''Card flip''' is one of three types of games playable at Game Corners.  The game is playable only in [[Generation II]], at the [[Goldenrod Game Corner]] in [[Johto]] and at the [[Celadon Game Corner]] in [[Kanto]].  The reason for their absence in [[Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|their Generation IV remakes]] is currently unknown.
[[File:Card flip GSC.png|frame|right|The game]]
'''Card flip''' (Japanese: '''カードめくり''' ''card flip'') is a minigame available in the [[Goldenrod Game Corner|Goldenrod]] and [[Celadon Game Corner]]s in {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}.


==Gameplay==
==In the games==
===Gameplay===
In playing card flip, players place bets on cards that may be flipped over. The deck used contains 24 cards: each one has both a number (between one and six) and a picture of a Pokémon (either {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Jigglypuff}}, {{p|Oddish}}, or {{p|Poliwag}}). The cards are dealt in pairs, and from each pair, the player chooses one card to bet on. Once all 24 cards have been dealt (12 cards have been chosen), the deck is reshuffled.


Card flip allows players to place bets on which card a player will flip over.  The deck has 24, each one with a number between 1 and 6 and a picture of one of four Pokémon ({{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Jigglypuff}}, {{p|Oddish}}, or {{p|Poliwag}}).  Bets can be placed by single card, by single column, by single row, by a pair of columns, or by a pair of rows. A two-column bet can only be made by pairing Pikachu and Jigglypuff or by pairing Oddish and Poliwag; a two-row bet can only be made by pairing an odd number and the next higher even number (1 and 2, 3 and 4, or 5 and 6). Winning a bet by space returns pays out 24 times the bet amount; by single number, 6 times; by single Pokémon, 4 times; by two numbers, 3 times; by two Pokémon, 2 times.
Bets can be placed in five different ways. Players may either bet on a single card, a single column, a single row, a pair of columns, or a pair of rows. When betting in pairs, limitations are placed. Betting in rows can only be made by pairing an odd number and the subsequent even number (i.e. ''1'' paired with ''2'', ''3'' paired with ''4'', ''5'' paired with ''6''). Betting in columns can only happen when either Pikachu and Jigglypuff or Oddish and Poliwag are paired.


A by-species or by-number bet, unlike in [[Roulette]] in [[Generation III]], does not increase its payout if some of the possibilities are taken off the board. (So if there is only one Level 6 card left but all the other cards are still in play, the payout is still x6.)  The entire deck is reshuffled once all 24 cards have been dealt (12 cards have been drawn).
Appropriately, the lower the odds of winning are, the higher the payout will be. By betting only on a single card, the player will get 24 times the bet amount in return, given a win. By winning a bet on a single number the player will get six times the bet amount, by Pokémon four times, by two numbers three times, and by two Pokémon two times.  


Unlike the [[Roulette]] game featured in {{game2|Ruby|Sapphire|Emerald}}, betting by species or number does not increase the payout if some possibilities are removed from the board.
====Strategy====
The player edge in the card-flip game if all bets are made on a single card is 34.55%, about 4% higher than in Roulette. It can be mathematically proven that there is no better system than placing all bets on a single card.
The player edge in the card-flip game if all bets are made on a single card is 34.55%, about 4% higher than in Roulette. It can be mathematically proven that there is no better system than placing all bets on a single card.


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==In the manga==
[[File:Card flip Adventures.png|thumb|200px|Card flip in Pokémon Adventures]]
===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===
Card flip was seen being played at the [[Goldenrod Game Corner]] in ''[[PS107|Gligar Glide]]''.
 
Card flip also appeared in ''[[PS481|Sandstorm]]'', where a disguised [[Grimsley]] was seen playing it with the {{tc|Worker}}s of the [[Desert Resort]] in order to help them have fun and relax after their exhausting work.
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==In the TCG==
The following is a list of cards named '''Card-Flip Game'''.
 
{{cardlist/header|Related cards|Trainer|char=yes}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Neo Genesis|Card-Flip Game|92}}|type=Trainer|enset=Neo Genesis|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=92/111|jpset=Gold, Silver, to a New World...|jprarity=Uncommon}}
{{cardlist/footer|Trainer}}
 
==In other languages==
{{Incomplete|section|Missing German, Italian, and European Spanish}}
{{Langtable|color={{gold color}}|bordercolor={{silver color}}
|fr=Jeu de cartes
|pt_br=Jogo de Carta Virada
}}
 
[[Category:Pokémon Gold and Silver]]
[[Category:Pokémon Gold and Silver]]
[[Category:Pokémon Crystal]]
[[Category:Pokémon Crystal]]
[[Category:Pokémon world]]
[[Category:Pokémon world]]
[[Category:Game Corner games]]
[[Category:Game Corner games]]

Revision as of 20:33, 12 December 2016

The game

Card flip (Japanese: カードめくり card flip) is a minigame available in the Goldenrod and Celadon Game Corners in Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal.

In the games

Gameplay

In playing card flip, players place bets on cards that may be flipped over. The deck used contains 24 cards: each one has both a number (between one and six) and a picture of a Pokémon (either Pikachu, Jigglypuff, Oddish, or Poliwag). The cards are dealt in pairs, and from each pair, the player chooses one card to bet on. Once all 24 cards have been dealt (12 cards have been chosen), the deck is reshuffled.

Bets can be placed in five different ways. Players may either bet on a single card, a single column, a single row, a pair of columns, or a pair of rows. When betting in pairs, limitations are placed. Betting in rows can only be made by pairing an odd number and the subsequent even number (i.e. 1 paired with 2, 3 paired with 4, 5 paired with 6). Betting in columns can only happen when either Pikachu and Jigglypuff or Oddish and Poliwag are paired.

Appropriately, the lower the odds of winning are, the higher the payout will be. By betting only on a single card, the player will get 24 times the bet amount in return, given a win. By winning a bet on a single number the player will get six times the bet amount, by Pokémon four times, by two numbers three times, and by two Pokémon two times.

Unlike the Roulette game featured in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, betting by species or number does not increase the payout if some possibilities are removed from the board.

Strategy

The player edge in the card-flip game if all bets are made on a single card is 34.55%, about 4% higher than in Roulette. It can be mathematically proven that there is no better system than placing all bets on a single card.

In the manga

Card flip in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Card flip was seen being played at the Goldenrod Game Corner in Gligar Glide.

Card flip also appeared in Sandstorm, where a disguised Grimsley was seen playing it with the Workers of the Desert Resort in order to help them have fun and relax after their exhausting work.

In the TCG

The following is a list of cards named Card-Flip Game.

Related cards
Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format.
Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card Type English
Expansion
Rarity # Japanese
Expansion
Rarity #
Card-Flip Game T Neo Genesis Uncommon 92/111 Gold, Silver, to a New World... Uncommon  
 


In other languages

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Language Title
France Flag.png French Jeu de cartes
Brazil Flag.png Brazilian Portuguese Jogo de Carta Virada