Nestor's Revenge

Nestor's Revenge is a variation of Nestor I invented around 1998. Two Jokers are shuffled into the deck, and pair with each other like a 14th rank. There are nine columns (of six cards each) instead of eight, but no reserve/hold cards at all.

The solver determined the win rates both for rectified and unrectified deals. In addition, I ran tests for a variation with Jokers "wild" (so that the player can choose the rank of the Jokers), which of course increases the win rates considerably.

Win Rates for Nestor's Revenge,
one million games each
Joker Type	Rectified?	Games Won	Win Rate %
14th Rank	Yes	188,336	18.8
14th Rank	No	28,810	2.88
Wild	Yes	641,729	64.2
Wild	No	206,211	20.6

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Last modified November 21, 2021

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