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Poker! achievement in The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings

Poker!

Roll five-of-a-kind at dice poker.

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  • WyndoWyndo
    23 Apr 2012 23 Apr 2012 03 May 2012
    Here are some tips for the achievement:

    1) Your choice of partners is important. Better opponents will forfeit when your initial roll is a lot better than theirs. Easier opponents seem to stay in the game even if it's clear they're not going to win -- Zindrab in the inn in Chapter 1, for instance. At first, I was trying against a woman just outside the walls, and she'd often forfeit even if my initial roll was 3 of a kind or better, making it pretty much impossible to get the achievement unless you roll 5 of a kind as a complete re-roll on your second attempt. Zindrab stayed in when my first roll was 4 of a kind, letting me complete the set on my second roll and get the achievement. Any of them at the table in the Inn's basement will probably work, but if you're past chapter 1, try with the lowest-ranking dice players in each chapter.

    2) I was using the corner-stacking trick when I got the achievement (ex: see the video from the first solution), but I don't know for sure that it helped. The initial placement is random, plus it takes longer to drag them down to the corner, so each attempt is going to take that much longer and they'll probably only stack the way they first entered the board anyway. And even stacking them, one or two will probably fall off the top of the stack when you release (if they're even positioned to stack at all). Although, the initial placement does seem to be less random than just rolling from the middle, so it's possible that stacking them might give you 3 or 4 on the first roll more often than a random roll, making it worth the added time to set it up each time. Your call though.

    3) As other have said, you don't need to roll 5 of a kind at once. And even if you do (on your first roll), you don't get the achievement. The "trick" is that you have to win the match with 5 of a kind. The danger in getting 5 of a kind on your first roll is that your opponent is probably going to forfeit, denying you the achievement.

    4) Don't mistake the 5 dice for the 6 dice. They're both stars, but one is a traditional pentagram (5 sides) and the other is more like a Star of David (6 sides).

    5) If you have no matching dice, you might as well re-roll them all. Otherwise, keep the ones you have the "most" of after your first roll, and select the others (with X) to be re-rolled. If you have two pair, just stick with your favorite pair because it's probably not going to matter.

    6) Some have said this is a good way to earn extra money for trying for the achievement, but it's a slow process to keep reloading each time you lose. I'd recommend just getting a fair amount of money to start (a couple hundred, maybe), then always betting/raising the minimum. If you Pass, you automatically lose, so don't do that. Save before starting for the achievement, play until you run out of money, and only reload if you're broke. Once you get the achievement, reload if you have a net loss.

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    Ludio NomenRock up to the dice table in Foltest's Camp:
    "Fancy rolling a few rounds with me?"
    *Rolls three 5s*
    *Matches the last 2 dice, I've done it!*
    *Other guy rolls and ends up with all 6s...*
    *You lose*
    "Heh heeeh..."
    Posted by Ludio Nomen on 15 Jul 20 at 10:30
    HippyDeathBoxHave rolled five of a kind 3 times in about 30 minutes and hasn't unlocked, if anyone has an answer it'd be greatly appreciated
    Posted by HippyDeathBox on 05 Nov 20 at 10:42
    HippyDeathBoxIf anyone reads this and has trouble with this achievement, make sure you have a win of (player)1 / 0 (soldier in foltests camp) (start of the game) , make a save and then bet 5 orens only and keep going, if you roll a three of a kind you have a better chance at doing this achievement
    Posted by HippyDeathBox on 10 Nov 20 at 07:48
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  • FizzmatixFizzmatix
    09 May 2012 09 May 2012
    I've found that there is no real easy or quick way to do this. You can try all the other methods, but the best way to earn this is just be patient.

    You may earn this on your first go, you may earn it on your 400th go. But there are a few things that may make this a little easier. Every time you play, always bet low, this will allow you to play more games and reduce the amount of orens you lose. It doesn't matter how fast, slow, hard or how softly you throw the dice, just make sure they stay on the board.

    Once you start playing, always keep the duplicate dice as your core dice. These may be anything, but it seems that three and five appear more often in multiples. This is just an observation, but you may have different luck. Just keep track of the numbers you see most often in multiples of 2 and above.

    Now all you have to do is keep rolling until you get a set. Usually if you have a three of the same dice and you try to roll the other two, your opponent may retire. This is common, but just keep playing past it as it depends on their dice.

    If at any points you happen to roll a full set of the same dice and this doesn't unlock, there is nothing you can do about it. Just move on and keep trying. This happened to me, but I'm not sure if the game just doesn't register a full set of the same dice in your current turn, or if it's just a little buggy.
  • ArcdeladArcdelad
    26 May 2012 27 May 2012
    This achievement can be brutal - there are no cheats. The corner stacking thing doesn't work, it'll just waste your time as you have to move those slow moving dice to the corner every time.

    The biggest hardship is people resigning when you roll three of a kind. To prevent this, use the guy in Foltest's camp at the VERY BEGINNING OF THE GAME, when Roche is questioning you. Pick the first choice when you recall what happened and find the guy at the table (first left toward's the map marker then first right into the soldier's training area). He won't resign, even if you get four of a kind. Just make sure you save and bet the lowest possible, then re-load if you run out of cash.

    This area also means you can skip this one until last, then just restart a new game and go right there within 5 minutes.
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    The DebaucheryI tried the stacking thing for a while, but it was just wasting time and required my concentration, so it wasn't working for me.

    That said, I found another method that did eventually work:

    Rather than moving the dice about, the moment they spawn, just tap UP on the Right Analog... It doesn't have to be soft, and actually should have a bit of force.
    More often than not, throwing the dice up with a little force causes them to bunch up in the upper corner without rolling or bouncing significantly. In other words, it produces a similar result to the stacking trick, but with far less time and far less concentration required.
    This initially struck me as a bit counter-intuitive, since there is less room upward, and most people would probably throw to left or right... but that actually makes it more likely that the dice will bounce off the table.

    I was literally just watching YouTube videos while I was rolling the dice with one hand and only briefly paying attention to the screen when it came time to pick dice to reroll.
    Posted by The Debauchery on 02 Jan 16 at 04:45
    benh57'The Debauchery's trick of rolling UP quickly, hard, did the trick for me in about 5 tries! Nice! I wonder if the harder roll gives you more trips? Who knows. Thanks!
    Posted by benh57 on 14 Feb 16 at 07:55
    The SCHWARTZ 00Had to downvote you because the guy at the camp WILL DEFINITELY resign if you roll 4 of a kind of your first roll. What bullshit.

    EDIT: with that being said....after reading Debauchery's tip, I literally just got the achievement about 5 minutes after posting that. You CAN get it from the first guy at the camp, but he will quit if you roll four of a kind right off the bat. You'll have to get your 5 on the second attempt. If you edit your guide, I'll change my vote.

    EDIT again, well, you haven't visited the site in like 2 years, and it looks like you've given up on Xbox completely, so fuck it lol.
    Posted by The SCHWARTZ 00 on 09 Aug 18 at 04:52
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