Although the roster constantly changes, the aliases within the team usually remain centered around the top cards of a basic deck. With ernie hudson, casey kasem, rene auberjonois, danny dark. Royal flush at the 2016 pca huge threeway pot pokerstars. Royal flush gang matchup from a corrupt vegas bookie. Darkseid is then revealed is to be the real leader of the royal flush gang. The royal flush gang is a fictional group of supervillains appearing in dc comics. In 1946, an alien virus that rewrites human dna was accidentally unleashed in the skies over new york city. The royal flush gang there have been three incarnations of the royal flush gang. One of the casinos is called the amos fortune, who was an old timey justice league villain and the leader of the original version of the royal flush gang. However she had developed an aneurysm from her psychic powers and her death could potentially cause her power to level gotham from the feedback. The royal flush gang members are also designed after their respected voice actors. The royal flush gang is a playing card based team of super villains that are usually enemies of the justice league. Washed up actress mona taylor was recruited by wild card into the royal flush gang. The series was inspired by comic book superheroes and the roleplaying game superworld.
A royal flush is an acehigh straight flush, a set of five cards in the sequence acekingqueenjackten of the same suit. Royal flush throwing cards martial arts throwing blades. The group returned to battle the justice league of america many times, and also appeared in other comics, including wonder. If theres a single character in the wild cards universe who qualifies as a mascot or figurehead for the series, then that person can only be the friendly neighbourhood badboy, croyd crenson the sleeper. According to lincoln in sleuth or consequences, ace is the worlds savviest crime fighter ever.
Busted flush is the nineteenth book in the wild cards continuum and the second book of the committee triad. Its a very funny counterbalance to the mounting tension the episode provides, as the. History for recapjusticeleagueunlimiteds2eepilogue tv tropes. The royal flush gang appears in issue 6 of the batman. Jan 14, 2016 a runnerrunner royal flush was hit to win a monster threeway pot on day 4 of the pokerstars caribbean adventure main event.
Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Royal flush, as the name implies, is a gamble as well as the highest card you can play in poker. Royal flush gang disambiguation dc database fandom. Martin is the author of the acclaimed, internationally bestselling fantasy series a song of ice and fire, adapted into the hit hbo series game of thrones. However, batman finds the joker and gets the last member of the royal flush gang to use her powers. Justice league wild cards tv episode 2003 trivia imdb. The royal flush gang is a group of cardthemed supervillains in the dc universe. His weekly column is syndicated to newspapers and web sites, and he contributes to many of the major magazines and newspapers in the gaming field, including midwest gaming and travel, slot manager, casino journal, strictly slots and casino player.
Mar 02, 2008 royal flush is the best hand in poker and nothing is better. Though she denies it, they appear on the verge of kissing when they are interrupted by. Fantasy adventure comic book tilt pits mobsters against. These five cards, all of the same suit hearts come with a durable nylon carrying case with a handy belt loop. Are you a fan of playing cardbased characters like the royal flush gang, gambit, or the joker. Apr 02, 2020 recognize the cards that make up a royal flush. They capture the whole justice league of america except batman, robin and cyborg. He is also the editor and contributor to the wild cards series, including the novels suicide kings and fort freak, among other bestsellers. I use draw poker and stud as an example since each player both uses the best 5 cards in their hands. She was on the episode wild cards on the cartoon justice league and epilogue on justice league unlimited. So thats what we have here with the royal flush throwing cards. Robin scott menville, the intelligent, capable leader of the teen titans. Gwynplaine is the hero of victor hugos novel the man who laughs, a. The team members are ten, jack, king and queen, respectively.
When he leaves, robin puts the royal flush gang except ace. While our obsession at is weapons, we are told that a. Spade nifty is a fictional superhero created by bill buck, and a minor character in the loud house. Jokers royal flush gang featured in the justice league twoparter wild cards. In the episode wild cards, five superpowered kids were freed from a government facility by the joker and harley quinn in exchange for becoming the. A runnerrunner royal flush was hit to win a monster threeway pot on day 4 of the pokerstars caribbean adventure main event. His name is based off a card which has a single suit symbol which could be a heart, diamond, spade, or club located in the middle of the card. The royal flush gang dc comics art, marvel comics, comic book.
Rights to develop wild cards for tv have been acquired by universal cable productions, the team that brought you the magicians and mr. Starfire hynden walch, a quirky, curious alien princess from the planet tamaran. A straight flush consisting of the five highest cards of one suit, ranked as the highest hand in certain games of poker. When playing 5 card poker and wild cards are in effect. In the 1985 episode the wild cards, they are a quartet of thieves recruited by the mysterious ace not an android. The super powers team must battle the royal flush gang. Have you ever looked at gambit and thought yeah, gambits power to energize playing cards is pretty cool and all, but hed be even better if he was a busty redhead who could bring playing cards to life. Dressed up as playing cards, the royal flush gang did jokers bidding of fighting the justice league. A wild cards novel mass market paperback december 1, 2009 by wild cards trust author, george r. Wild cards gives us another take on some lesser dc villains, the royal flush gang, and our playing cardthemed weirdos team up to cause. Their code names are based on an acehigh straight in poker.
He has won multiple science fiction and fantasy awards, including. In poker games that allow wild cards, wild cards may substitute for any of the cards in the royal flush. The five voice actors who play the royal flush gang are the same actors who portray. Jan 29, 2020 are you a fan of playing cardbased characters like the royal flush gang, gambit, or the joker. If you enjoyed reading other books in the wild cards series, then you will enjoy reading busted flush as well. The episodes name and general premise joker commandeering the royal flush gang may be a shoutout to the jokers first and only appearance on super friends. Wild cards is the fortyeighth and fortyninth episodes of justice league. Lincoln wears red, long sleeved tights, a black mask, gold bracelets, black boots, and a blue cape. Justice league ost royal flush gang michael mccuistion. Ace is a member of the royal flush gang, which is group of villains derived on the cards in a royal flush in poker. A royal flush made without wild cards is called a natural royal. Scott menville king robin, khary payton ten cyborg, greg cipes jack beast boy, tara strong queen raven, hynden walch ace.
In the watchtower, green lantern and hawkgirl are trying to hack into bank records and get into an argument. She often clashed with the more competent ten of spades. His weekly column is syndicated to newspapers and web sites, and he contributes to many of the major magazines and newspapers in the gaming field, including midwest gaming and travel, slot manager, casino journal. Each gang has consisted of a king and queen, as well as a jack, ten and ace. Literature edit in the wild cards book short story series, aces are the classification given to people who have developed super powers. Jun 07, 2002 royal flush, as the name implies, is a gamble as well as the highest card you can play in poker. Gwynplaine is the hero of victor hugos novel the man who laughs, a circus. The story basically picks up where the opening book of. Ace was one of five children that were kidnapped from their homes and placed in a governmentfunded facility where they were trained to use their powers for the purpose of being used as weapons. Im less familiar with the comic book superhero side of geekdom. May 18, 2007 i thought it might but i checked rules of games, according to hoyle, c 1963, and it confirms that in a game of poker in which a wild card is used, five of a kind beats a royal flush.
Ace is also the name of a criminal who once faced superman. Order of wild cards books wild cards is a series of science fictionalternate history anthologies edited by george r. The wild cards book series by multiple authors includes books wild cards, aces high, wild cards iii. Ace savvy ace savvy is the superhero version of lincoln loud. A villain named ace recruits the burglars jenna, jack, keith and maureen into a team called the royal flush gang. Wild cards is a series of science fiction superhero shared universe anthologies, mosaic novels, and solo novels written by a collection of more than forty authors referred to as the wild cards trust and edited by george r. Teen titans is a tv series based on the comics of the same name. Cyborg khary payton, a halfhumanhalfrobot who is known for his strength and technological. Martin, now tells the story of a new generation of heroes, for longtime fans and new readers alike. John grochowski is the bestselling author of the craps answer book, the slot machine answer book and the video poker answer book. When playing 5 card poker and wild cards are in effect does 5. Incedently, it does not matter how many cards you are dealt in a game of poker, you only play your best five, therefore, all poker games are of five cards. See all 6 formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
See the complete wild cards series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Royal flush is the best hand in poker and nothing is better. Poker tshirts, hats, stickers and more great gifts for you or the poker player or players in your life. This new gag works under amos fortunes authority, who is addressed as wild card. Wild cards his first appearance comes in the sleeper which sees him in a variety of ace and joker bodies, and covers his life fom the age of 14 to his late teens.
Things quickly go from bad to worse when he finds out she plans to move them back to her childhood home in illinois. As an adult, he became obsessed with luck, both good and bad, and discovered the existence of. During their late teens, the joker freed the children and formed them into the royal flush gang team, using four of its team members as interference to. The story basically picks up where the opening book of the triad, inside straight, left off. The joker creates havoc in las vegas with his royal flush gang. Teen titans centers around the five main members of the superhero team. Marvel comics edit in the marvel universe, ace was a gang member with a heart of gold who challenged spiderman. I liked drake, niobe, hoodoo mama, and tinker, who were introduced in this book. Jokers royal flush gang featured in the justice league twoparter wild cards aces royal flush gang featured in the justice league unlimited episode epilogue. As a child, fortune was the leader of a gang of juvenile delinquents. I read a few comics but they were mostly short lived underground stuff. Set largely during an alternate history of postworld war ii united states, the series follows humans who. Justice league s 2 e 21 and 22 wild cards recap tv tropes.
Project cadmus, often referred to simply as cadmus, was a secret division of the united states government dedicated to countering the power of metahumans in the world, particularly the members of the justice league. I thought it might but i checked rules of games, according to hoyle, c 1963, and it confirms that in a game of poker in which a wild card is used, five of a kind beats a royal flush. While our obsession at is weapons, we are told that a royal flush is the highest possible hand in poker. Full house gang the loud house encyclopedia fandom. Cyborg khary payton, a halfhumanhalfrobot who is known for his strength and. It is impossible to have 5 cards of the same rank in poker because there are not 5 cards of the same rank in a card deck. Lantern points out that hawkgirl only ever behaves like this when they are alone. The members of the first royal flush gang were subjects of metahuman research. In the episode wild cards, five superpowered kids were freed from a government facility by the joker and harley quinn in exchange for becoming the royal flush gang. Arkham knight as a club named after the group is seen. As she explains herself, she relates to him a story in which the royal flush gang reformed last seen in wild cards with new members save ace who had given the others powers. The five voice actors who play the royal flush gang are the same actors who portray the teen titans 2003, dcs other hit animated superhero team. In interlude one, he is the unidentified man caught looting new yorks diamond centre who falls into a coma, wakes up eight months later and walks through the wall of his. Vast mindbending powers which enable her to drive anyone insane with just a single look.
Wild cards is the history of the world since thenand of the heroes among that one percent. Five of a kind, 5 aces 5 aces uses a wild card, so its value is the same with 4 of a kind, 4 aces, or maybe higher, but still lower than royal flush. Back in print after a decade, expanded with new original material, this is the first volume of george r. Royal flush vs royal flush general poker cardschat. The joker freed them from a government facility and formed the group. Royal flush definition of royal flush by the free dictionary.
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