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Poker Companion – Reference Game Review
Poker Companion is a Reference/Card game from Liz Young Studio, LLC, first launched in 17th February 2013.
It’s rated 12+ and currently has 17+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Poker Companion Stand Out
Features:
- Descriptions & instructions of over 200 poker games!
- Bring new life to your Dealer's Choice Poker nights with great new games and variations on games!
- Save your favorites, shake your phone for random game selection, & submit your own games if you've got one we haven't included in the app.
- Not sure about a term or whose hand wins? Check out the Glossary and Rankings!
- Played a particular game too many times? Spice it up with a Variation!
Description:
You are at your friend’s house for your routine poker gathering. The beverages are cold and the snacks are tasty. Before you know it, it’s your turn to deal and you have NO CLUE what game to call! Are you going to play 5-card draw for the 5th round in a row? Is it going to be the same 7-card game with 2’s wild because your dog is 2 and has 2 eyes? Sick and tired of Texas Hold ‘Em for the umpteenth time?
Don’t be stuck in a game calling rut any longer.
Poker Companion has over 200 games for your poker playing pleasure!
This is simply a collection of dealer’s choice poker games. No analysis of poker hands. No betting and bluffing strategies. No great insight into the world of poker or the keys to winning a World Series of Poker bracelet. All you’ll get here are the games that we play and enjoy and how we play them. There’ll be some old games that everyone has probably played over the years, and hopefully many new ones for you and your poker group to learn and enjoy.
Now in an easy-to-take-with-you app there’s no excuse for not being ready to deal a game with a little more excitement than the boring regulars. Page through your favorite category of games to find one to play. Or, select a random game when you can’t make the decision yourself. Even set up your favorites before the night starts so you’re sure to not miss any games you’d like to deal.
You now have the tool to ensure a fun night of breaking the deck. No more excuses, now shuffle up and deal!
This Reference game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Poker Companion is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 24th February 2021
Recent improvements include:
Updated icon!
Download & Availability
Poker Companion is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Poker Companion on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
This is a great app for when you want to play poker but you are tired of 5 and 7 card stud. There are tons of games to try with your friends and you won't grow tired of the selection. The directions are clear and easy to follow. Even a novice can impress his friends.
We are a poker novice. This is a wonderful quick reference for a guy like us.
This app really helped us out at our party. There was a dispute over rules, this app solved that quickly.
Great app with a TON of games. Never knew there were so many! Simple, clear instructions make them easy to play. This is a really handy app for game night.
Awesome app!!! Had a chance to use it we over the weekend. Easy to use with plenty of definitions. Will use it again and again. Loads of games to choose from.
Great app! Plenty of games to choose from. Great way to pass some time! Simple and easy.
This app is great for this who play a lot and those who like to get together every once in a while. For the more advance players: There are over 200 different games on this app and several have variations to them. You are bound to find a game you have not played. This app is also good to clarify any of those rules that someone "claims" to be part of that game! For the amateurs: It's hard to keep up with all the rules and this app evens the playing field for you. It's quick and easy to find games so you aren't holding anything up. We've always been the one asking, "what's a good game to play?" and now we don't have to ask, we can just hit random game and boom, there's a game for us to play with all the rules and details! Great app that will help us and anyone we play poker with.
We don't get a chance to play poker very often so we're usually the one asking for game ideas. Now its easy to pull up the app, select random and everything is spelled out for us. It helps keep the games moving and not stuck on just a few games over and over. Looking forward to the next game.
Really like this ap. Great for figuring out new games or games you can't remember. Good job on this one.
We've been looking for a resource like this for quite some time – really an outstanding collection of poker games. We've already impressed the poker gang with some cool new games. Well done…and free.
Lots of great stuff in this app. Especially for people that don't play every weekend. Open up the app and it gives you over 200 different games and instructions on how they can be played. Also for the people that play all the time, they can change the usual up once in awhile. Great job fellas!' Will recommend and use.
Easy navigation, great variations, sooo many games to choose from! Favorites section lets us set-up a list we want to play at our next game. No more playing 5-card draw every time.
Tried a few of the games and it's a nice change of pace. Simple and easy to use app.
This app is awesome! We can't tell you how many times our neighborhood poker group plays the same boring games over and over again. This is such a great way to try new games and keep it fresh. We thought we knew a lot of games, but over 200? Awesome.
This app is great! There are well over 100 games we've never played before. This will make dealer's choice night at our house a lot more interesting. Great app. Easy to use, easy to find the types of poker games you're interested in, and the game descriptions are well-written and easy to follow. We'll recommend this app to all of the guys in our poker club.
We never knew there were so many types of poker games! It's definitely gonna take a long time to get through them all.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.5.1
- Size: 87.29 MB
- iOS: 10.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory: Infrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive Themes, Infrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude Humor, Infrequent/Mild Simulated Gambling
- Developer: Liz Young Studio, LLC
Last updated: 24th February 2021 | Genre: Reference, Card | Developer: Liz Young Studio, LLC