But here she is playing against type as a stone-cold rule enforcer who must also secretly choose a group of ‘Traitors’ by tapping them on the shoulder. And it must be said that host Claudia Winkleman has perfected the most intimidating walk since Mr X in Resident Evil.īest known for her wholesome co-presenting of Strictly Come Dancing, Winkleman can usually be seen tottering around in sparkly stilettos and handing out hugs. This well-orchestrated drama is playing out because I’m on the set of BBC reality game show The Traitors. My heart quickens – will I be the chosen one? Am I their prey? Gradually, the footsteps retreat. The slow, rhythmic thunk-tap of boots striking wood gets louder as the enemy circles and closes in. The rolling glens are brushed with dark purple heather, the leaves are starting to turn to rust and I’m blindfolded in a 19th-century castle, fighting for survival. It’s a drizzly day in the Scottish Highlands. When a player gets five legs, they win the pot.No mercy: Claudia Winkleman embraced her role as a pitiless taskmaster - Mark Mainz The game continues until one player gets five legs.Ī player gets a leg only if they are the only one to stay in for a round. The dealer passes the deck to the player to his left, and that player becomes the new dealer. Again, the player with the worst hand pays the player with the best hand. Again the cards are shown to whoever is in, and the worst hand pays the best hand.Īgain, everyone gets two more cards. No money goes into or out of the pot.Įveryone gets two more cards, including those who declared out before. The player with the worst hand pays an amount equal to what is in the pot to the player with the best hand. Any player who is out cannot see the hands. In any case, in must stay in.Īfter declarations are complete, those players who are in compare hands, showing all hands. If a player declares out and the next player declares in, then the player before can change their declaration to in. Starting with the player to the dealer’s left, players declare in or out. To begin with, each player is dealt three cards. Because of how the game is played, the ante needs to be somewhat higher than the ante in other guts games in order to keep the pot high. In order to begin play, players need to ante up. An unusual feature of 3-5-7 Guts is that the wild card changes during the game. 3-5-7 Guts is a very complex and drawn out version of guts which is played with legs.

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