Home Builder

You and an opponent are engaged in a friendly competition for the title “Greatest Home Builder” in the Tri-Valley area. To win, you’ll have to successfully assemble all the components needed to build the best houses: Lots, Financing, an Architect and Materials. You’ll also need to add some custom features that buyers want, such as a swimming pool or sun deck.

During the game, you’ll compete for the above components and features by playing hands of 3-Card Poker. However, since this is a friendly competition, the poker “pots” are not winner-take-all. Instead, the winner of a round will gain two components, while his/her opponent will gain one – and it’s the winner’s decision. Close attention to your needs and your opponent’s needs is required. Your goal is, ideally, to build each house with the same quality grade of components: fair, good, better, best; this is not always easy. Additionally, land in the Tri-Valley is a bit scarce, so you’re limited to five housing starts. Also, card management in the form of “what poker hand to play now and what to save for later” is an important factor in winning the game.

This is the second game in a series using the 3CP Game Engine™, which employs custom cards and a deck of user-supplied standard playing cards.

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