Multiplayer

Default Pineapple OFC Rules

The exact rules profile private two-player tables will run on. Approved and locked: the rules below govern every private heads-up table.

Default Pineapple OFC (heads-up)

Approved

Profile ID: pineapple-2p-v1

Cash-style practice and the AI coach keep using the editable profile on the Rules & Scoring page. This profile applies only to private online tables.

Defined by the existing app

Topic	Rule
Rows	Top 3 cards, Middle 5 cards, Bottom 5 cards — 13 placed cards per player. Source: Rules page / board.ts ROW_CAPACITY
Order rule	Bottom must be at least as strong as Middle; Middle at least as strong as Top. Source: board.ts isFoul
Foul definition	A completed board where the order rule is broken. A fouled board earns no royalties and pays a penalty. Source: board.ts isFoul / royalties
Top row hand types	Top counts only high card, pair, or trips. Straights and flushes do not exist in a 3-card row. Source: evaluator.ts evaluate3
Initial deal	5 cards dealt, all 5 placed. Source: Rules page / useGame.ts
Each later street	3 cards dealt: place exactly 2, discard exactly 1. Four such streets (13 placed cards total). Source: Rules page / useGame.ts
Placed cards are final	Once a card is placed and the street is confirmed, it can never be moved. Source: Rules page
Row points	1 point per row won (1-6 scoring). Source: STANDARD_RULES.pointPerRow
Scoop bonus	3 extra points for winning all three rows. Source: STANDARD_RULES.scoopBonus
Foul penalty	6 points. Source: STANDARD_RULES.foulPenalty
Top royalties	66=1, 77=2, 88=3, 99=4, TT=5, JJ=6, QQ=7, KK=8, AA=9; trips 222=10, +1 per rank step (AAA=22). Source: STANDARD_RULES.topPairRoyalty / topTripsBase
Middle royalties	Trips 2, straight 4, flush 8, full house 12, quads 20, straight flush 30, royal flush 50. Source: STANDARD_RULES.middleRoyalty
Bottom royalties	Straight 2, flush 4, full house 6, quads 10, straight flush 15, royal flush 25. Source: STANDARD_RULES.bottomRoyalty
Fantasyland qualification	A valid (non-fouled) board with QQ or better in Top. Source: STANDARD_RULES.fantasylandEntryRank / qualifiesFantasyland
Fantasyland deal size	14 cards at once; set the best legal 13 and discard the rest. Source: STANDARD_RULES.fantasylandCards
Fantasyland stay	Trips in Top, full house or better in Middle, or quads or better in Bottom. Source: STANDARD_RULES.fantasylandRepeat

Owner-approved choices

Topic	Decision
Number of players	Exactly two seats per table (heads-up only).
Deck	One shared, server-shuffled 52-card deck per hand.
Turn structure	Simultaneous streets. Both players receive their street cards at once and the street advances only when both have confirmed.
Card visibility	Placed cards become face-up to the opponent as soon as a street is confirmed. Unplaced cards in hand are never sent to the opponent.
Discard timing	The discard is chosen together with the two placements in the same confirm action and is never revealed.
Scoring method	1-6 scoring: 1 point per row won plus a 3-point scoop bonus.
Foul payout	A fouling player pays 6 plus the opponent's royalties and earns no royalties of their own.
Both players foul	The hand is a wash: 0 points for both, royalties void.
Row ties	A tied row scores 0 for both players and prevents a scoop.
Fantasyland qualification	QQ or better in Top on a valid board, flat 14 cards (no progressive).
Fantasyland hands	Not played in v1. Qualification is recorded and reported, but no Fantasyland hand is dealt yet.
Match end	First player to reach the target score wins. The host picks the target when creating the table (20, 30, 50, 100, or a custom value). If both players cross the target in the same hand the higher total wins; if totals are level, another hand is played.