Poker and Async Poker
The two ways to play in the new version: Poker, a live table that plays in real time, or Async Poker, a correspondence table that everyone plays at their own pace.
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In the new version, you choose how a table plays when you set it: the first step of Set the table, The game, offers Poker and Async Poker. Your tables lists them as Live and Correspondence tables, and the Get Started page calls them Poker Estimation and Async Estimation.
| Poker (a live table) | Async Poker (a correspondence table) | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Estimating together in a meeting | Teams across time zones, who review together later |
| How it plays | The host picks each issue and turns the cards over | Everyone plays a card on each issue at their own pace, and can add a comment. When the host finishes voting, the cards are face up and the host leads everyone through the issues |
| Due date | No | Yes, if you set one (Set due date for estimates). When it passes, nothing is locked: people can still play until the host finishes voting |
| Changing your card after the reveal | No. The host can start a new round with Re-estimate | Yes, if the table allows it: Allow Updating Personal Estimates |
How to choose
- Choose Poker when the team meets to estimate together and you want to talk before and after each vote.
- Choose Async Poker when people are in different time zones, or when you want everyone’s cards and comments in before a shorter review together.
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