Poker Drop

Poker Drop is a loose cross between Columns and Poker. Cards will fall from the top of the screen, and the player can direct them onto specific columns. If five cards in a column form a poker hand, (high card, pairs, three of a kind, and two pairs don't work here) those five cards will disappear, and the player will earn points depending on the hand created. Each hand pays out in proportion to the difficulty of creating it, and each card costs $2; a basic flush lets the player break even, but that's it. Four of a kind can earn $100, and a royal flush $1000.

If the player dislikes their current card, they can swap it out for a new card, but that also costs money. There are three swap modes: In Stud Poker, you can't swap at all. In Draw Poker, you swap with a random card from the deck. In 7 Card Poker, you can only swap for one of the next two cards in the deck.

Poker Drop was distributed as shareware. The shareware version has a timed nag screen on startup, and lacks high scores.