dealer's choice

Picker decides game

Dealer's choice is a card game variant where whoever deals the hand gets to specify which game will be played that round—five-card draw, Texas hold'em, or something more obscure.

The phrase extends to any situation where the person in charge gets to pick: It's dealer's choice on where we eat tonight.

Related

flexibility · discretion · blackjack · home game · ante · no limit · wild card · wild cards · customization · improvisation · adaptability · selection · variant · your call · freedom · judgment · shuffle · draw

Categories
Opposites
rule determination

dealer's choicetournament rules

Guidelines governing competitive events

house rules · official rules · by the book · majority rules

decision authority

dealer's choicemandatory

Required by rule

predetermined · by committee · group decision · no choice · assigned

Family

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Familiarity
Top 100,000
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Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG