DECKO
2026Haakon Gaarder
- Videos
- 6
- Creators
- 6
Mostly reviews and how-to-play. DECKO is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 2 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, 1 unboxings, and 1 other video.
2 - 5 players
20 - 60 min
From BoardGameGeek
To win in this surreal deckbuilding game players buy supernatural poker cards, burn cards to thin their decks and bend the rules using a plethora of jokers. The game is structured like a traditional poker game, players bet chips on their poker hands by raising or calling the bet, or fold to get a free new card. Players also get to permanently remove one card from their deck per hand by doing the burn action. After each hand is played all players that didn't win or fold get to buy new special playing cards and jokers, increasing their chances of winning in later rounds. As the game progresses players will become increasingly powerful and asymmetric in their abilities. The player who has the most poker chips after twelve rounds wins the game. -description from the designer
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Which DECKO video should I watch?
DECKO has 6 videos from 6 creators: 2 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, 1 unboxing and 1 other video. They date from 2025 to October 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "All the Games with Steph: Decko - Teach" by Steph Hodge, which runs 30 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "DECKO Review: The Jokers Wild" by The Dice Tower.
If you like it, try Villagers, Streets, Moon and Villagers: Shifting Seasons, also by Haakon Gaarder.
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About DECKO
From BoardGameGeek:
To win in this surreal deckbuilding game players buy supernatural poker cards, burn cards to thin their decks and bend the rules using a plethora of jokers. The game is structured like a traditional poker game, players bet chips on their poker hands by raising or calling the bet, or fold to get a free new card. Players also get to permanently remove one card from their deck per hand by doing the burn action. After each hand is played all players that didn't win or fold get to buy new special playing cards and jokers, increasing their chances of winning in later rounds. As the game progresses players will become increasingly powerful and asymmetric in their abilities. The player who has the most poker chips after twelve rounds wins the game. -description from the designer
Designer
Haakon Gaarder
Artist
Haakon Gaarder
Publisher
GEM Games
Categories
Mechanics