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Poker Night at the Inventory

Prepare for a different kind of poker night in a very different kind of club. In Poker Night at the Inventory, you'll deal with Penny Arcade's clever, cunning Tycho, Team Fortress 2's hulking Heavy, Homestar…

22 November 2010

Poker Night at the Inventory is a card & board game developed by Telltale Games, released 22 November 2010 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 7 hrs to finish.

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What Poker Night at the Inventory is

Poker Night at the Inventory is a card & board game game developed by Telltale Games and released in 2010. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Telltale Tool.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Prepare for a different kind of poker night in a very different kind of club. In Poker Night at the Inventory, you'll deal with Penny Arcade's clever, cunning Tycho, Team Fortress 2's hulking Heavy, Homestar Runner's self-proclaimed "awesome icon" Strong Bad and the hyperkinetic "rabbity-thing" from Sam & Max. These characters come together in ways some never thought possible, in a setting few would have predicted. Unlock new TF2 items by beating The Heavy, Max, Tycho, or Strong Bad at high stakes games of poker.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are comedy and party. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Sam & Max series

Poker Night at the Inventory is the fifth of 12 entries we hold in the Sam & Max series. It arrived 8 months after Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse. The next entry was Poker Night 2 in 2013.

See all 12 Sam & Max games in release order →

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 7 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 75.6 hrs, roughly 10.8 times the length of the critical path.

What it launched against

Poker Night at the Inventory launched on 22 November 2010, within three weeks of Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, Call of Duty: Black Ops and Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit.

Released around the same time: Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

Poker Night at the Inventory — frequently asked questions

When did Poker Night at the Inventory come out?
Poker Night at the Inventory was released on 22 November 2010 for Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
How long does it take to beat Poker Night at the Inventory?
The main story of Poker Night at the Inventory takes around 7 hrs, or 75.6 hrs for 100% completion.

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