sal monella
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- Jan 6, 2005
Couldn't decide whether to start a new thread or bump an old one ...
I just discovered a couple of things that everyone else has known for months:
(1) Microgaming now offers a 99.9% VP game (All Aces), but autoplay is disabled.
(2) Individual casinos have the ability to disable autoplay for all video poker games.
The autoplay capability really ties their hands in terms of what they can offer, so I'm happy to see that there's more flexibility than I realized. This opens the door to additional 99.9% games, and I'd like to offer my suggestions. The Deuces+Joker Wild game has always seemed flawed to me. The pay table is very bottom-heavy, due mainly to the 15-coin flush payout. There's big jackpot potential -- 10,000 coins for 5 wilds, but the hit frequency is only 1 in 130,000 hands, so the game tends to be very boring.
The main problem seems to be the payout for 4 deuces. The game pays only 125 for this hand, versus 1000 or 1250 in regular Deuces Wild, even though it's not any easier to hit. I would increase the 4 deuces payout from 125 to 400, which would increase the overall game return from 99.1% to 99.9%. This would produce a game with a lot of small hits, and both intermediate and ultimate jackpot potential.
I'm a big fan of the 50- and 100-play games, and Deuces+Joker is well-suited to the multi-line format IMO. Even at the penny level, hitting 5 wilds on just one hand pays $100 (or equivalent currency).
One minor problem with 50- and 100-play is that when looking at the outcome, it may not be possible to distinguish between hearts and diamonds, or spades and clubs. Although it usually doesn't matter, this is an ideal situation for a FOUR-COLOR DECK. This should at least be an option on all video poker games.
And although I guess I understand their reasons, I hate having to wait for new game variations every month. Every VP game should be available in 1-, 4-, 10-, 50- or 100-play. I don't even understand why each combination requires a separate download.
I just discovered a couple of things that everyone else has known for months:
(1) Microgaming now offers a 99.9% VP game (All Aces), but autoplay is disabled.
(2) Individual casinos have the ability to disable autoplay for all video poker games.
The autoplay capability really ties their hands in terms of what they can offer, so I'm happy to see that there's more flexibility than I realized. This opens the door to additional 99.9% games, and I'd like to offer my suggestions. The Deuces+Joker Wild game has always seemed flawed to me. The pay table is very bottom-heavy, due mainly to the 15-coin flush payout. There's big jackpot potential -- 10,000 coins for 5 wilds, but the hit frequency is only 1 in 130,000 hands, so the game tends to be very boring.
The main problem seems to be the payout for 4 deuces. The game pays only 125 for this hand, versus 1000 or 1250 in regular Deuces Wild, even though it's not any easier to hit. I would increase the 4 deuces payout from 125 to 400, which would increase the overall game return from 99.1% to 99.9%. This would produce a game with a lot of small hits, and both intermediate and ultimate jackpot potential.
I'm a big fan of the 50- and 100-play games, and Deuces+Joker is well-suited to the multi-line format IMO. Even at the penny level, hitting 5 wilds on just one hand pays $100 (or equivalent currency).
One minor problem with 50- and 100-play is that when looking at the outcome, it may not be possible to distinguish between hearts and diamonds, or spades and clubs. Although it usually doesn't matter, this is an ideal situation for a FOUR-COLOR DECK. This should at least be an option on all video poker games.
And although I guess I understand their reasons, I hate having to wait for new game variations every month. Every VP game should be available in 1-, 4-, 10-, 50- or 100-play. I don't even understand why each combination requires a separate download.
That would be a first, a +EV VP machine on the web.
