How do you play?

I bought the game thinking I could figure it out, after all, poker is probably fun.

But I don't know how to play! Like what does CALL mean? And the hints on this forum don't help if I don't know the terminology. Is there a "how to" somewhere?

okie dokie, here's a quck poker lesson.

every hand you're dealt 2 cards. from here you can decide to play or fold.
once everyone on the table decides what they're doing the dealer will lay down 3 cards (the flop)
there is another round of betting, then the dealer deals the 4th (turn) card.
another round of betting and the 5th and final card is dealt (the river).

you can fold - stop playing the hand - at any time.

When some one bets you can Call, raise or fold.

Call means you will match their bet
Raise means you'll bet more.

There is also something called checking.
If the player who is leading the round of betting wants to stay in the hand but not add to the pot, they can check.
if noone raises, you'll also be able to check.

if you search texas hold em how to i'm sure there will be learer instructions than these

hope it helps

Gussie, I think - but am not positive - that this is a Texas Hold'em style of poker. If you go to the online games tab and scroll down to card games, there is a Superstars poker game that should have poker rules. You will probably have to sign in. Once you do look for a 'RULES" .. or .. "How To Play" button. That should at least give you priority of card hands. Be sure to write them down because you'll want a cheat sheet since you're new to the game.
...when you play and it is your turn, you'll need to take 1 of 3 actions. BET means you specify a dollar amount and bet that amount. CALL means that someone else has bet and you choose to match that bet. FOLD means that you feel your cards are weak and you don't want to bet money on them. There may be a CHECK button ... that just means that no one has bet and you wish to continue. After the first two cards are dealt, rounds of betting occur until everyone has bet, called, or folded. Bets may be raised during the betting stage. Then the FLOP occurs. This means the dealer places 3 cards in the middle of the table, face up. You analyze those three with your two and compare to your cheat sheet to see how good a hand you can make. Rounds of betting will occur again. Dealer puts a fourth card on the table. you Analyze. Betting rounds again occur. The 5th card is dealt onto the table ... winner announced. ...
...Since you now own the game, and it's not real money, I'd say bet and play as much as you can...get a feel for the game. I would say never fold before the FLOP. It may fit your cards very well ... and don't forget there are two more cards to come.
...Also, as you start your next game, look at each screen carefully during startup. It may have had a RULES or HOW TO PLAY button that you missed initially.
...Don't forget, you can always start a new game with a new player name so don't worry about your score initially ... just take your time, learn how to play, have fun.
Happy Gaming. and, Good Luck

Hey thanks a lot! With both of your explanations I think I can get a pretty good start on this.
I wish all HELP pages were this succinct AND clear.
Happy Gaming!

sheesh u r kidding right superstars will eat u alive if u dont have a clue how to play holdem. Do a google search for texas holdem rules. yes there are a billion sites and pages but pokersuperstars is NOT a beginner level holdem game.

In Governor of poker there are rules in the menu.
In every menu there is help but it helps for the part that you are currently in.
Example when you are in town you will have town help in the menu on top.
When in a poker room you will have poker rules and help in the top menu.
This is done the keep the help as divided as possible.
The poker help is much larger than the town help.

Also in the top menu of the poker room you can turn speed x2

Hope this helps