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PokerFace

A sci-fi twist on poker! Players' monitors show their real-life expressions, providing the ability for you to detect tells and determine your next move based off them!

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Swamp Forged Games
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Swamp Forged Games
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About the Game

A Unique Experience in Gambling!

An online poker experience fueled by your live expressions! Watch your opponents' screens closely-- what you see from their face might be the difference between your win or loss! Tells are one of the most important factors in a poker game, and through the use of webcams, this can be brought into the digital world!

Initial Playtest Features

  • Classic poker game loop

  • Singleplayer mode

  • Main menu screen

Planned Features

  • Live multiplayer, hosted P2P, eliminating the need for dedicated servers

  • Expression detection using a webcam that is then communicated throughout the clients and server

  • Your classic poker game loop

Potential Additions

  • Alternative expression through quick-time events (harder to hit when your cards are worse)

  • Voice and text chat

  • Python-powered AI poker face trainer

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