"Well, it's not too hard to play," he says with a nod. "Each player gets five cards. The idea is to fill your hand with either a straight, in one suit, or a full house - a pair, and a set of three. For each turn you pick up a card - either from the pot or the deck, and you put one down, but if you're going to pick up from the pot, you can only pick up the one on top."

He pauses with the deck in his hand, ready do deal. "Did I go too fast?"