A deck-destruction poker game where trashing your own cards is the winning strategy.
Who it's for
Fans of deck-building or Balatro-style deck-destruction who want that video game feel translated to the table.
Not for you if…
You want a faithful poker experience — Trash Poker deliberately breaks poker's rules and randomness in favor of deck manipulation.
Vibe's take
Chaotic and escalating — your deck barely resembles a poker deck by the final hand, and chasing the right trash-pile bonuses keeps every round a small gamble on top of the cards.
Trash Poker takes the video game Balatro's deck-destruction idea to the table: everyone starts with a standard poker deck and competes to build the best hand by trashing cards they don't want and adding special ones instead. Across eight poker hands you tear down and rebuild your deck, upgrade your stats, and chase Chips from wins and from what's left in your deck and trash pile at the end.
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Players
Duration
45–90 min
Ages 12+
Complexity
2.5 / 5 — MediumBGG Rating
5.5/10
Rank #16,091
34 ratings
Published
2026