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Welcome to Robert Houdin School of Prestidigitation!

The end-of-year exams are approaching, and Caroline still hasn’t mastered her magic tricks. Can you help her graduate?

Caroline is talking with Ceres about a map she found in an old book.
A mysterious hat hidden deep within the forest? It might be Caroline's quickest way to master her magic tricks. But will you be able to find it?
Along the way, you'll meet a delightful cast of characters, each with their own quirks and motivations, offering thrilling magical duels and challenges.
Caroline dueling against Finepen, the librarian.
Caroline and Ceres racing through the forest, followed by a large view of Caroline, Ceres and her classmate Clovis.
What are you waiting for? Join Caroline and her trusty dove, Ceres, on an exciting journey to find the magical hat — and maybe uncover something even bigger!

What players are saying about Poker Poker Magic

  • I really liked the game, btw! I never thought I would be able to re-experience something like Puyo Puyo again, so this game was honestly such a delight.

    Selicyoats
  • To ANYONE reading this, buy Poker Poker Magic. It is one of the best games I've played on playdate

    IrishJiminy
  • Super fun game, laughed at the ending to Ceres.
    I am getting massacred by the bunny lmao

    — Kirkpad
  • I'm super into this

    Ledbetter
  • If you like puzzle games with a little twist and are ready for a challenge, Poker Poker Magic might be exactly the game for you to spend hours on your Playdate.

    Playdate Unofficial

Video Review

Learn the ropes with Professor Crocoford!

Professor Crocoford welcoming students.
Learning how to remove poker chips from the board.

Discover the powerful Poker Hands you can use to flood your opponent's board with poker chips and claim victory!

Three of a kind

Put three (or more!) cards with the same number next to each other.

Straight

Arrange five (or more!) cards in numerical order, from seven to ace.

Flush

Place five (or more!) cards of the same suit next to each other.

And watch as your opponent’s board is thrown into chaos!

A Large Cast of Characters to Discover!

Play in English, French or Japanese!

English language
French language
Japanese language

With five save slots, everyone can join the fun!

Save file number five is selected on the save selection screen.
Only on Playdate
Updated 8 days ago
StatusReleased
Release date Jul 12, 2024
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
AuthorRapcal
GenrePuzzle
Made withPlaydate
TagsPlaydate
Average sessionAbout a half-hour
LanguagesEnglish, French, Japanese

Purchase

Buy Now$6.00 USD or more

In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $6 USD. You will get access to the following files:

PokerPokerMagic.pdx.zip v1.5.0 12 MB

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Comments

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any pointers? I have played puyo and love this game but holy moly that jump in difficulty from the alligator to the librarian is insane! She’s throwing double rows of chips at me before I can make anything happen.

Hello! There’s a new lesson about this battle in the last version. In this match all you have to do is to play slowly (= don’t press down) and she will lose by herself!

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Hello again! I have uploaded a new build to reduce the difficulty of this level. She has the same playstyle so my previous comment is still relevant but it should be easier to pull off.

I sent it to Panic so it should be available soon on Catalog as well. EDIT: It’s now available on Catalog.

Thanks for the comment!

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Thank you for getting back to me so quickly, I apologize for taking so long to reply. I haven't looked at itch in a while but I'll go give it a shot!

This game is so fun, I wish I could play it against someone. I guess I'll just have to settle for Puyo at the Japanese arcade bar...

Hope you’ll be able to beat Finepen now!

I’d love to play against someone too, and I’m currently exploring ways to add a multiplayer mode.

For local multiplayer, I’m considering splitting the controls between two players:

Left player:

  • D-pad left/right: move
  • D-pad up/down: rotate

Right player:

  • A/B buttons: move
  • Crank: rotate

Not sure how well it’ll work, but I’ll have to give it a try!

I’m also looking into PDPortal to see if I can add online multiplayer. Fingers crossed! :)

That would be so cool!

Will this ever be commong to the Playdate Catalog?

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Yes! It has been accepted just a few days ago. It should release on Catalog in September.

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Awesome, thank you!

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Poker Poker Magic is now available on Catalog!

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Woo!

Hey! Just downloaded the file, but I don't see any .exe or other file that I can run. Am I missing something?

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Hello!

I’m sorry but this game is designed for the Playdate console, so there is no executable file.

You can still play it on Windows/macOS/Linux using the Playdate simulator. You can get it by installing the Playdate SDK: https://play.date/dev/. The current version of Poker Poker Magic only has support for the macOS simulator, but I can add support for the Windows and Linux simulators if needed.

If you prefer a refund instead, I can request it from Itch support.

Thank you very much for your interest in Poker Poker Magic!

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Oh, I see!

I'm playing on Mac, so that actually works out perfectly. Thanks for the quick reply!

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If you are using Gatekeeper on your Mac (it’s enabled by default), it may complain because you are trying to run an executable downloaded from the internet.

To launch the game (after installing the Playdate SDK), you will need to right click the file “Poker Poker Magic.pdx”, select “Show Package Contents” and then right click on “pdex.dylib” and select “Open”. The warning popup will show again but this time it will have an “Open” option. Select it. Now you will be able to run the game by double clicking on “Poker Poker Magic.pdx”.

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Oh, didn't see this until just now.

No need to worry, I got it all working without any issues.

I really liked the game, btw! I never thought I would be able to re-experience something like Puyo Puyo again, so this game was honestly such a delight.

Whaaaaat.....

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Not sure what kind of what this is 😅. Should I be happy or not?