Puzzle Box Ideas

Each place at the table has a locked box controlled by the FPGA. Each one is unlocked by placing a poker hand on the white card outlines (above RFID sensors)

Poker hand order-
-1 pair (J♣️J♠️Q♠️9♦️8♦️)
+ Q♦️: 2 pair (J♣️J♠️Q♠️Q♦️[8♦️|9♦️])
+ 10♦️: Straight ( Q* J* 10♦️ 9♦️ 8♦️)
+ K♦️: Flush (K♦️ Q ♦️ 10♦️ 9♦️ 8♦️)
+ J♦️: Full House (J♣️ J♠️ J♦️ Q♠️ Q♦️) -OR- Straight Flush (Q ♦️ J♦️ 10♦️ 9♦️ 8♦️)
+ A♦️: Royal Flush (A♦️ K♦️ Q♦️ J♦️ 10♦️)

Blackjack

Nothing yet…..

Pair of Jacks

Breakout- the boxtop has an 8×8 LED grid and two pushbuttons. They move a 3 pixel paddle left and right; playing breakout and clearing the board unlocks the box. Box contains Queen of diamonds and the labeled poker chips

Two Pair

Mastermind- 4 switches, 8 LEDs, 4 7 segment displays. Solving the mastermind code unlocks the box. Box contains the 10 of Diamonds and the magnet. Use Nixie Tubes?

Straight

Move the magnet box- getting the magnet through the maze connects two terminals and unlocks the box, which contains the King of Diamonds

Flush

Color Lock Box- Dollar value of the poker chips, contains Jack of Diamonds

Full House

Opens the Cupholder

Straight Flush

Ordinary lock box- Key in the cupholder, reached with a magnet on a string. Box contains the Ace of Diamonds.

Royal Flush

Opens the diamond Compartment with elapsed time counter

Materials Needed

Mastermind puzzle box (its own project)
Breakout puzzle box
Magnet puzzle box
regular locked boxes x2
6x rectangular trap doors, 1x circular trap door; ~10 electric locks
Felt-covered mdf w/ 5x rfid sensors