Strip poker
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Strip poker is a party game
and a variation of the traditional poker
where players remove clothing when they lose a round. Any form of poker can be adapted to a strip form; however, it is usually played with simple variants with few betting rounds, like five card draw. Strip poker can be played by single-sex groups or by mixed groups in social situations and intended to generate an atmosphere of fun, and to lighten the social atmosphere by the removal of clothing. Sometimes the game is played to heighten the sexual atmosphere
. Like other adult party games, activities besides removing clothing and playing cards might be involved. ("Truth or Dare?
" type options are often included.)
Strip poker has been adapted for a person to play alone, either by use of video games or online; and several TV shows have been based on the game.
Generally, each game starts with players wearing the same number of articles of clothing, though that is not necessary. In place of money and betting, the players who lose a round would remove an article of clothing. There are different rules as to what happens when a player has removed all their clothes. Some groups allow the person to put their clothes back on and continue playing, while others allow the person to continue playing without clothes, until everybody has removed their clothing, and others for the game to stop at that point, with the players either putting clothes back on, or remaining unclothed or semi-clothed for the rest of the evening.
around the same time as original poker in the 19th century, played in brothels, the term is only attested since 1929. Strip poker most likely began as a prank among boys, and as late as the 1930s, the current co-ed version was called "mixed strip poker" in England to differentiate it from all-male, non-sexual variety.
Strip poker productions on pay per view or DVD often feature pinup models. Examples include:
Strip poker on music video
:
Both examples featured Playboy
models, World Wrestling Entertainment
models
and other pinup models in a no-limit Texas Hold'em competition. National Lampoon's Strip Poker was filmed at the Hedonism II
resort in Negril
, Jamaica
. Strip Poker Invitational productions were filmed in Las Vegas
. Both productions aired on Pay-Per-View
in 2005.
, produced a Strip Poker game for the Apple II
computer. It has been ported to many other computers since then, and is still available today. Many others followed.
" video games have been published, especially by Japanese software companies.
As with all forms of poker, strip poker also has variations. Recently, strip poker has been available online. One can come on one of such sites, and pick up the player – usually the girl – and play strip poker. In this game strip Poker online or a strip poker web cam game is conducted using virtual chips. The first player pays only for the time spent in the private poker room. Usually this game is played between two players, the girl from the site and the strip poker site visitor. Both players can communicate with each other through web cams. Game rules can be varied; usually the players discuss them before the game begins.
Party game
Party games are games that some people play as forms of entertainment at social gatherings. Party games usually involve more than one player. There are a large number and styles of party games available and the one selected will depend on the atmosphere that is sought to be generated...
and a variation of the traditional poker
Poker
Poker is a family of card games that share betting rules and usually hand rankings. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bet sizes, and how many rounds of betting are allowed.In most modern poker...
where players remove clothing when they lose a round. Any form of poker can be adapted to a strip form; however, it is usually played with simple variants with few betting rounds, like five card draw. Strip poker can be played by single-sex groups or by mixed groups in social situations and intended to generate an atmosphere of fun, and to lighten the social atmosphere by the removal of clothing. Sometimes the game is played to heighten the sexual atmosphere
Foreplay
In human sexual behavior, foreplay is a set of intimate psychological and physically intimate acts between two or more people meant to create desire for sexual activity and sexual arousal. Either or any of the sexual partners may initiate the foreplay, and they may not be the active partner during...
. Like other adult party games, activities besides removing clothing and playing cards might be involved. ("Truth or Dare?
Truth or Dare?
Truth or Dare? is a party game requiring a minimum of two players. The game is very popular with adolescents and children, but is also played by some adults and seniors.-Rules:...
" type options are often included.)
Strip poker has been adapted for a person to play alone, either by use of video games or online; and several TV shows have been based on the game.
Rules of game
The rules of strip poker are flexible and intended to generate an atmosphere of adult fun.Generally, each game starts with players wearing the same number of articles of clothing, though that is not necessary. In place of money and betting, the players who lose a round would remove an article of clothing. There are different rules as to what happens when a player has removed all their clothes. Some groups allow the person to put their clothes back on and continue playing, while others allow the person to continue playing without clothes, until everybody has removed their clothing, and others for the game to stop at that point, with the players either putting clothes back on, or remaining unclothed or semi-clothed for the rest of the evening.
History
While it has been suggested that strip poker originated in New Orleans in the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
around the same time as original poker in the 19th century, played in brothels, the term is only attested since 1929. Strip poker most likely began as a prank among boys, and as late as the 1930s, the current co-ed version was called "mixed strip poker" in England to differentiate it from all-male, non-sexual variety.
On TV and video
Strip poker based television shows include:- Tutti FruttiTutti Frutti (German TV show)Tutti Frutti was the German version of the Italian game show Colpo Grosso . It was aired from 21 January 1990 through to 21 February 1993 on RTL plus for three seasons, totaling approximately 140 episodes...
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- 1990) - The L WordThe L WordThe L Word is an American co-production television drama series originally shown on Showtime portraying the lives of a group of lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people and their friends, family and lovers in the trendy Greater Los Angeles, California city of West Hollywood...
(Showtime - USA - 2006) - RäsypokkaRäsypokkaRäsypokka was a game show broadcast on the SubTV network in Finland from 2001 to 2003. The show was hosted by Jaajo Linnonmaa. The title stands for strip poker and sums up the content of the show, which often featured full-frontal nudity. Two males and two females competed on each episode....
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- 2002) - Strip! (RTL IIRTL IIRTL II is a privately owned, commercial, general-interest German television channel.It was founded as a second-generation commercial broadcaster in 1993. It quickly became infamous for its perceived "trash programming", comprising lots of soft porn as well as shows such as Peep and many...
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- 1999) - Everything Goes - (USA, 1981–1988)
- Strip Poker - (USA, 2000)
- Ultimate Poker Babes - (USA, 2005)
Strip poker productions on pay per view or DVD often feature pinup models. Examples include:
- National LampoonNational Lampoon IncNational Lampoon, Incorporated is a company formed in 2002 in order to use the brand name "National Lampoon" in comedy and entertainment. In the words of its prospectus, the role of the company is to "develop, produce, provide creative services and distribute National Lampoon branded comedic...
's Strip Poker - 2005 - Strip Poker Invitational - 2005
Strip poker on music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
:
- Music video of "Poker Face" by Lady GagaLady GaGaStefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta , better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, she primarily studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and briefly attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before withdrawing to...
- 2009
Both examples featured Playboy
Playboy
Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
models, World Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...
models
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
and other pinup models in a no-limit Texas Hold'em competition. National Lampoon's Strip Poker was filmed at the Hedonism II
Hedonism Resorts
Hedonism II and Hedonism III are vacation resorts in Jamaica, operated by SuperClubs. SuperClubs is the operating name of Village Resorts Ltd. The stock holders of Village Resorts Ltd...
resort in Negril
Negril
Negril is a small but widely dispersed beach resort town located across parts of two Jamaican parishes of Westmoreland and Hanover. Westmoreland is the westernmost parish in Jamaica, located on the south side of the island...
, Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
. Strip Poker Invitational productions were filmed in Las Vegas
Las Vegas metropolitan area
The Las Vegas Valley is the heart of the Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA also known as the Las Vegas–Paradise–Henderson MSA which includes all of Clark County, Nevada, and is a metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. The Valley is defined by the Las Vegas Valley landform, a ...
. Both productions aired on Pay-Per-View
Pay-per-view
Pay-per-view provides a service by which a television audience can purchase events to view via private telecast. The broadcaster shows the event at the same time to everyone ordering it...
in 2005.
Computer games
In 1982, an American computer game company, ArtworxArtworx
Artworx is a Naples, Florida software company that has been producing computer games since 1982, primarily specializing in poker and other card games. While in their early days they published a variety of games, including titles in the adventure and arcade-action genres...
, produced a Strip Poker game for the Apple II
Apple II
The Apple II is an 8-bit home computer, one of the first highly successful mass-produced microcomputer products, designed primarily by Steve Wozniak, manufactured by Apple Computer and introduced in 1977...
computer. It has been ported to many other computers since then, and is still available today. Many others followed.
Strip variants of other games
Many other games besides poker have "strip" variants. In particular, many "strip mahjongMahjong
Mahjong, sometimes spelled Mah Jongg, is a game that originated in China, commonly played by four players...
" video games have been published, especially by Japanese software companies.
As with all forms of poker, strip poker also has variations. Recently, strip poker has been available online. One can come on one of such sites, and pick up the player – usually the girl – and play strip poker. In this game strip Poker online or a strip poker web cam game is conducted using virtual chips. The first player pays only for the time spent in the private poker room. Usually this game is played between two players, the girl from the site and the strip poker site visitor. Both players can communicate with each other through web cams. Game rules can be varied; usually the players discuss them before the game begins.