Entertainment Pack: The Puzzle Collection
Rat Poker FAQ
by RandyPandy
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Table of Contents
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1) How to Play
2) Hands of Rats
3) Other Effects
a) Traps
b) Arms
c) White Rats
d) Gray Rats
e) Plus (+) Rats
f) Minus (-) Rats
4) Level Guide
5) Copyright
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How to Play
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Rat Poker is a fun, stimulating game that is
easy to learn, requires fast reflexes (in many
cases), and is difficult to master.
When the game starts, you will see a stage with
a trap (later levels will have more traps). Rats
will start to come out of door at the beginning
of the stage. What you have to do is form the
rats into poker hands in order for them to get
out. With the traps, you can capture the rats
and release them later. Only one rat can be
captured per trap.
At the end of the stage, you will see several
gray pieces of floor. The rats will pause if
there is a chance to make a hand. If a hand
cannot be made, then the rat will move on. Once
a hand is made, the front-most gray panel will
open and the hand of rats will go through and
exit the level through another door. This door
will have a number on it, and it will decrease
by one each time A rat (not a hand of rats) goes
through it. Once it reaches 0, you can go on to
the next level. However, look at the screen on
the right to check which hands can be made.
The game will end when there is no room left for
new rats to come out (or, as one review put it,
infested with rats).
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Hands of Rats
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-Three in a Row:
Very simple. Get three Rats of the same color in
a row. Yields 5 points.
-Four in a Row:
Also simple. Get four Rats of the same color in
a row. Yields 25 points.
-Five in a Row:
Get five rats of the same color in a row. Yields
125 points.
-Two Sets of Three in a Row:
Do the exact same thing with Three in a Row, but
make sure that they are right next to each other.
Yields 150 points.
-Six-Colored Rainbow:
Get six different colored rats in a very specific
order in a row. Yields 400 points. The acceptable
orders are:
R, O, Y, G, LB, B
O, Y, G, LB, B, R
Y, G, LB, B, R, O
G, LB, B, R, O, Y
LB, B, R, O, Y, G
B, R, O, Y, G, LB
-A Set of Four in a Row and a Set of Three in a
Row
Do the exact same thing with Four in a Row with
a Three in a Row followed IMMEDIATELY afterwards.
Yields 500 points.
-Six in a Row:
Get six of the same colored rats in a row. Yields
600 points.
-Seven-Colored Rainbow
Get seven different colored rats in the correct
order in a row. Yields 1500 points. The
acceptable orders are:
R, O, Y, G, LB, B, P
O, Y, G, LB, B, P, R
Y, G, LB, B, P, R, O
G, LB, B, P, R, O, Y
LB, B, P, R, O, Y, G
B, P, R, O, Y, G, LB
P, R, O, Y, G, LB, B
-Seven in a Row:
Get seven of the same colored rats in a row. This
yields 2500 points.
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Other Effects
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Traps: These capture the rat that is on it, and
then release them later. To capture/release a
rat, press the Spacebar. Push 'TAB' to change
which trap is active.
Arms: These effect the amount of rats that can
be held in a trap. To move the arms around, push
the arrow keys.
White Rats: These rats are wild and can be used
in place of any colored rat. More than one can
be used at a time.
Gray Rats: They prevent the next three rats from
exiting. Otherwise, they are like any other rat.
Plus (+) Rats: These rats double the points of
a hand. They look like ordinary rats carrying a
(+) sign.
Minus (-) Rats: These rats halve the points of
a hand. They look like ordinary rats carrying a
(-) sign.
There really is no strategy, it's all pure luck.
So I'll list the statistics for each level.
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Level 1: Use SPACEBAR to trap rats.
Traps: 1
Arms: 0
Rats Added: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green
Hands Added: Three in a Row, Four in a Row
Hands Subtracted for this Level: None
Rats Required: 20
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Level 2: Use the LEFT and RIGHT ARROW KEYS to
switch between traps.
Traps: 2
Arms: 1
Rats Added: None
Hands Added: None
Hands Subtracted for this Level: None
Rats Required: 20
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Level 3: You can trap two rats at a time -- use
TAB to switch between traps.
Traps: 2
Arms: 0
Rats Added: None
Hands Added: None
Hands Subtracted for this Level: None
Rats Required: 20
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Level 4: Use TAB to change the active trap. Use
the LEFT and RIGHT ARROW KEYS to swing the arms.
Traps: 2
Arms: 2
Rats Added: None
Hands Added: None
Hands Subtracted for this Level: None
Rats Required: 20
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Level 5: New hand! 5 rats of the same color.
Traps: 1
Arms: 2
Rats Added: Light Blue
Hands Added: Five in a Row
Hands Subtracted for this Level: None
Rats Required: 20
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Level 6: Some rats now have plus (+) and minus
(-) signs. A plus sign doubles the points for the
hand and a minus sign gives you half the points.
Traps: 3
Arms: 1
Rats Added: Plus, Minus
Hands Added: None
Hands Subtracted for this Level: None
Rats Required: 20
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Level 7: New hand! Two sets of 3 in a row.
Traps: 2
Arms: 2
Rats Added: None
Hands Added: Two Sets of Three in a Row
Hands Subtracted for this Level: None
Rats Required: 22
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Level 8: White rats are wild! You can use
them for any color rat.
Traps: 2
Arms: 1
Rats Added: None
Hands Added: None
Hands Subtracted for this Level: Two Sets
of Three in a Row
Rats Required: 24
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Level 9: On this level, there are 3 traps and
3 arms. Press TAB to change the active trap.
Traps: 3
Arms: 3
Rats Added: None
Hands Added: None
Hands Subtracted for this Level: None
Rats Required: 26
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Level 10: The rats are moving faster! Can you
keep up?
Traps: 2
Arms: 2
Rats Added: None
Hands Added: None
Hands Subtracted for this Level: None
Rats Required: 28
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Level 11: New hand! A rainbow of 6 different
colors in the right order will boost your score.
Traps: 3
Arms: 1
Rats Added: Blue
Hands Added: Six-Colored Rainbow, Six in a Row
Hands Subtracted for this Level: None
Rats Required: 30
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Level 12: 4 of a kind is not allowed.
Traps: 1
Arms: 3
Rats Added: None
Hands Added: None
Hands Subtracted for this Level: Four in a Row
Rats Required: 32
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Level 13: New hand! A hand of 4 of a kind plus
3 of a kind. Watch out -- a single gray rat
prevents the next 3 rats from exiting.
Traps: 2
Arms: 2
Rats Added: Gray
Hands Added: A Set of Three in a Row and a Set
of Three in a Row
Hands Subtracted for this Level: None
Rats Required: 34
---
Level 14: A pinwheel of four arms lets you move
rats among the traps.
Traps: 1
Arms: 4
Rats Added: None
Hands Added: None
Hands Subtracted for this Level: None
Rats Required: 36
---
Level 15: The challenge gets harder as 4 of a
kind and 5 of a kind aren't allowed.
Traps: 2
Arms: 2
Rats Added: None
Hands Added: None
Hands Subtracted for this Level: Four of a Kind,
Five of a Kind
Rats Required: 38
---
Level 16: 4 of a kind and 5 of a kind are back
in the game!
Traps: 2
Arms: 3
Rats Added: None
Hands Added: Four of a Kind, Four of a Kind
Hands Subtracted for this Level: None
Rats Required: 40
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Level 17: New hands! 7 of a kind and a rainbow
of 7 different colors.
Traps: 3
Arms: 2
Rats Added: Purple
Hands Added: Seven in a Row, Seven-Colored
Rainbow
Hands Subtracted for this Level: None
Rats Required: 42
