I also suppose that it’s possible for those without the context to enjoy the dialogue of the high context parts, even if they don’t quite understand it.
That’s pretty much where I’m at on it. Although, I have played enough poker that I know all the vocabulary, just not any strategy—I know what the button is but I don’t remember how its location affects strategy, I don’t know what a highjack is, but I know the words “flush”, “offsuit”, “big blind”, “preflop”, “rainbow” (had to think about it), “fold”, etc. etc.
But it’s maybe telling that I have played this game, and I found your example flavorful but mostly skimmed and didn’t try to follow it. For someone who has never played I think it’s just word salad, and probably fails to convey flavor or really anything at all.
That’s pretty much where I’m at on it. Although, I have played enough poker that I know all the vocabulary, just not any strategy—I know what the button is but I don’t remember how its location affects strategy, I don’t know what a highjack is, but I know the words “flush”, “offsuit”, “big blind”, “preflop”, “rainbow” (had to think about it), “fold”, etc. etc.
But it’s maybe telling that I have played this game, and I found your example flavorful but mostly skimmed and didn’t try to follow it. For someone who has never played I think it’s just word salad, and probably fails to convey flavor or really anything at all.
EDIT to add: Perhaps to some degree a case of https://xkcd.com/2501/ ?