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There can be no doubt that Strip Poker is the holy grail of co-ed card games. There are so many possible benefits to a good game of strip poker I could barely list them all here. But as with most things, it all depends on the company you’re in.

Clearly three dudes and one lucky (or unlucky) girl, is not going to make for an outstanding game… unless you’re that girl. Perhaps your only goal in this game of chance is to see if your buddy’s new girlfriend got her brazilian bikini wax. Or maybe you’re looking to get frisky with the freaky fox shuffling the cards.

I can say that most games of strip poker I’ve been involved with started with a great deal of alcohol and met with some resistance from the female folk once proposed. You’re going to need to be quite the salesman when it comes to enticing them all into playing.

Normally the goal is to get the girls naked and keep you and your male friends as clothed as possible. On the other hand, if you’re the only dude, I suggest you not worry so much about that. As long as you aren’t stark naked while all the girls are fully clothed, you’re golden.

When you are the singular male the game takes on a whole new twist. I’ve hosted a couple of strip poker games that turned into very interesting evenings.

My first caution deals with the alcohol involved. It depends on the girls, but in many cases if a girl is drunk enough to agree to a game of strip poker, you might want to think about slowing her alcohol intake. This may seem counterintuitive, but if she gets too drunk she’s going to have to exit the game early and go straight to the bathroom or bed. Neither of these helps you very much.

I once made the mistake of cutting the girl off too late in the strip poker game. I started diluting her drinks and finally just giving her straight juice, but the damage was done. I won the game and had two girls totally naked. I even got them into my bed… before one of them puked all over me and my bed. Oops. Lesson learned.

If the girl is comfortable being naked, then this may not apply. For example, if she works at the local strip club, she’s probably not going to need too much buttering up to get into the game. This kind of girl is likely to do whatever it takes to make sure you are the one buck naked. If you’re uncomfortable flaunting it all in the open, you might want to reconsider playing with a bunch of strippers… though you’re probably missing out on a fun night, and maybe several shots of antibiotics at your local clinic a couple of weeks later.

The first thing you need are some arguments to get her into the game. Some things you might want to mention include the fact that poker is really fun when the stakes are high, and you don’t want to take her money. Poker is just boring without any stakes because it’s not about the cards but about the betting.

Next you should point out that she likely has much more clothing than you, especially if you’re nice enough to include jewelry. Girls typically have additional undergarments, but men can often even up if they’re wearing socks, since women won’t normally be wearing socks.

If the crowd is resisting strip poker, you might try another game of chance and work in a bet that if you win, the game switches to allow clothing as bets. Drinking games also make a good segue toward strip poker, especially drinking games like Asshole that involve cards.

One tip – make sure the room is fairly warm. Girls will sometimes play for a while and then complain that it’s too cold to take off some specific garment. Don’t fall into the trap, make sure it’s plenty warm. You might also want to make it clear that covering up with a blanket defeats the purpose of being naked.

As for the game itself, I recommend a simple game of five-card draw. The betting can work in various ways. I suggest you choose the one that applies best to your situation. Usually the girls will defer to you for the “official rules” and clearly you’re going to make them up.

For example, with just myself and two girls, I chose that the winner of the hand be the only person to not lose an article of clothing and there is no chance to fold. This makes the game much quicker. You could instead make the worst hand be the only person to strip. If you want to drag out the game, you can institute rules where you can regain your clothing, and even give each person a chance to fold before drawing. In this case you might want to allow betting on multiple articles of clothing, so they still lose one piece if they fold.

I always like betting on which article of clothing the other person will need to take off. It adds some interesting twists to the game. Just remember that what goes around often comes around. This is also good in mixed company, because if your buddy wins he’s going to try to help you stay clothed (you hope).

On the other hand, when faced with the choice of garments to lose, I’ve seen girls make some odd decisions. For example, I played a game where two girls lost the hand in just their bras and panties. They had lost everything else there was to lose, and they had the choice. I thought for sure they’d both choose to lose their tops, but they opted for the bottoms first. In case you’re wondering, yes they were both shaved. And in fact they both commented on that fact when they say each other. God bless strip poker.

Moving along… There are a couple of unpleasant points we might as well bring up now. First of all, if you are the kind of guy who is easily aroused, you might be in for a touch of embarrassment. One way to solve this is to play at a table. If you do this though, you ruin half the show for yourself as well. Play strip poker and think about baseball? If it’s just you and the girls, you might actually find some benefit in becoming aroused… who can say?

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The final problem is when playing in mixed company. All I can tell you is this… you’ve seen guys naked in the locker room, right? And they’ve seen you. So who cares? Just please don’t stare or comment. That’s a total violation of man-etiquette.

You could try to have all the guys on one side so you don’t have to look at them, but then you’re not close to the girl. My suggestion is to alternate boy-girl if you have a big mixed group so you’re surrounded by two soon-to-be-naked girls.

Feel free to post your comments, experiences, and suggestions below.