You play Jokers Wild with a 53-card deck, the regular 52-card deck, plus a joker.

The joker is a wild card, which you can use as any card you want. This increases the chance of getting a winning combination.

On average, the joker appears in about one out of every ten hands, making Jokers wild an exciting game to play.

Keep in Mind the Following Points:

Play the Better Game - There are two versions of the Joker Wild game.

One version returns your bet on a two-pair hand. The Jokers Wild strategy presented below is for the other (better) game that gives back your money if you HAVE a pair of kings or aces.

Always Play Maximum Coins Per Game - As the payout for five coins played is far greater than five times the payout for only one coin.

Play at Machines that Offer a Full Pay Schedule - The full house pay schedule for jokers wild will be a 7 / 5 machine i.e. 7 Coins for full house and 5 for the flush.

Kings or Better Joker Wild Strategy

If the Hand you're Dealt Contains the Joker: Keep all hands that are three-of-a-kind or higher, except hold four cards to the royal flush, even if it means discarding a paying hand of lower value.

Always remember that you are looking to hold the joker as a part of ANY combination.

Keep any four-card straight flush and a four-card flush if it includes K, A or both.

Keep three cards to a royal flush.

Keep a paying pair of high cards (King, Ace).

Keep any three cards to a straight flush.

Keep any four-card flush without King or Ace.

Keep consecutive four-card straights.

If not dealt any of the above, keep the Joker only.

If you're dealt a Hand without the Joker:

Keep all paying hands, except hold a four-card royal flush.

Keep any four cards to a straight flush and any three cards to a royal flush.

Keep four cards to any flush.

Keep any pair of 2's to Queens.

Keep any three cards to a straight flush.

Keep any four-card consecutive straight.

Keep two cards to a royal flush if one of the cards is an Ace or King.

Keep unsuited King and Ace.

Keep King or Ace alone.

Keep two suited royal flush cards lower than King or Ace.

If you don't hold any of the above, draw five new cards.

Jokers Wild a Fun & Exciting Game

Jokers Wild is a fun and exciting game and is very popular - second only to Jacks-or-Better and Deuces Wild.

By playing with the above strategy, you will not only have fun but increase your chances of success as well.