Yahtzee and Poker and Cosmic Horror = Pine Tar Poker

In plain words

Pine Tar Poker is a yahtzee-inspired poker game with cosmic horror elements, available on iOS and Android. Players use a scoring sheet system similar to the classic dice game but with poker hands instead. The game incorporates a Lovecraftian Western saloon setting. Developed over eleven months as a side project, it evolved from a paper prototype using a real deck of cards into a full digital experience in Unity. It's designed for casual players who enjoy turn-based card games with thematic storytelling.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

Pine Tar Poker

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In the maker’s words, at launch

I'm excited to launch today! Pine Tar Poker is a yahtzee-inspired poker game with just a touch of cosmic horror for iOS and Android. I started working on this idea last January by making a paper prototype: a simple printed score sheet I could use with a real deck of cards. I had some fun with that, so I brought it…

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