# Skill Poker: Hands of Victory — Play Hold'em made for esports

> Play Hold'em made for esports (iPhone/iPad app by Aftermath Interactive AB.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/skill-poker/id1209988085 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Aftermath Interactive AB](https://appshunter.io/developer/1209988084)
- Category: Games, Card, Casino
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 10.0 · 164 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2021-04-19
- Data updated: 2025-04-13
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/skill-poker/id1209988085/reviews.md

## What is Skill Poker?

=== HELLO FELLOW CARD FLINGER ===

Every year the greediest of grinders, the best among bluffers and the sharpest of card sharks gather to face-off of in the toughest poker tournament in the world - Hands of Victory.

Can you master your own deck, make the most out of 15+ game affecting abilities and find the high-scoring plays required to qualify for Hands of Victory? 

Hands of Victory is genre-breaking f2p tournament game that blends elements of RPG, card battlers and poker to create a fiercely competitive Hold'em experience. 


=== SPECIAL FEATURES === 

PLAYER DECKS - Unlike normal poker games, you and your opponents draw cards from your very own decks. That ensures fair distribution and makes information about current, previous and future cards very valuable - if you know what to do with it. 

PINEAPPLE DRAW - In addition to Player Decks you also get 3 or 4 cards to choose your hand from. So you'll end up with many more fun, playable hands. 

CUSTOMIZABLE CHARACTERS - Choose from ad customize four different playable characters - each with his or her unique play style - and then level-up to unlock the rest. 

ABILITIES AND EDGES - The game features 15+ abilities and edges that you can use to gain the upper hand. Some are exclusive to each playable characters, some can be used by all and some can be unlocked. 

SHARK SCORE PROGRESSION - It's not enough to win. How you win matters. Each game is scored and the higher your score the faster you progress and level-up each of the four playable characters.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.8 — 2022-07-25

This version features 100+ improvements to the user interface. 
Strike timeout feature that penalizes repeated bad play
New competitive format via 3rd party tournament platform integration
New tutorial section 
New intro animation and game screen explanatories

### 1.5 — 2021-06-17

Added support for in-game messaging
Reduced install size
Improved design of the character progress view 
Made adjustments to main menu design 
Various bug fixes

### 1.4 — 2021-05-27

New three-strikes-and-your out cooldown feature for Grind Mode 
Push notifications 
More hand-holding and instructions
Dynamic support for 2 and 4 player versions of game modes 
General fixes and improvements
Partially new stats screen design 
Progression / level details pop-up

### 1.3 — 2021-05-12

The app now remembers previously provided credentials
The app will now auto rotate for landscape mode (between landscape left and right)
New tutorial cut-scenes. 
Registration form fix.

### 1.2 — 2021-05-05

The sign-up form has been simplified. 

Swap functionality has been changed so that the rejected card is now exposed and placed in the player muck rather than returned the to player's deck. 

New "stats" tab with progress overview for each character. 

The shop interface has been improved.

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