Camel Cards: Compare Two Hands, Then Partial Hands

Also reported as Poker Game · Card Game · Poker Hand Comparison

Phone ScreenRipplingLast reported October 2026High Frequency

Reported: 12× across candidate reports
First seen: December 2025
Last reported: October 2026
Also asked in: Coding
Reported outcome: mixed

Problem Overview

The round: a phone screen (also reported in the onsite, AI-assisted): Camel Cards, a simplified poker. Two graded parts; one report says there are three parts and that, from earlier candidates' experience, Part 2 is needed to move forward, and one counts about ten test cases. Interviewers ask for good…

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The rest of the problem statement — full requirements, constraints, and edge cases
Approach and trade-offs — what passing candidates did, and the mistakes that sink people

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