Sunday, June 13th, 2010
Issue: 32   Editor: HowlingMadMika


The Casinos of Bootleggers: Poker WillSeanMakeBoss
Poker is a different casino to most others in Bootleggers in the way that it requires four players in order to start a game in the Texas Hold ‘Em style. With Poker, you can make a game by choosing the ante (the buy-in) and then the max bet. Then you just wait until the game is filled and deal the cards!

As this isn’t a ‘typical’ casino, I’ve decided to use a different format for the opinions I received on it.

JackKingOff kicked off the discussion by saying that they think Poker would be better if it worked similar to Poker on many online Poker sites. In case you don’t know how these work, you buy in to the game with as much cash as you want, gamble for as long as you want and buy out whenever you want. He felt it would work better than the ’rounds’ format that Poker currently has on Bootleggers. He also added that “BSF could set a Rake Per Hand to be able to pull $ out of the game.” OldBoy stated that he’d like to see more active Poker players on Bootleggers as it can be hard to fill your games and, as the game can’t actually start until it is full, it can be harder to take part in a Poker game than fill an Organized Crime. Perhaps by implementing the style suggested by JackKingOff, this could be amended.

DeliciousX had lots and lots of suggestions for Poker. First, they suggested that you should be able to play Poker while in jail so that you didn’t get bored waiting for a game to be filled, do a crime and then be unable to take part in the game. The second thing that was suggested was to have an active chat that loaded while playing Poker to give players the opportunity to bluff each other. The next idea DeliciousX had was to have “proper tournaments” in which the dealer could set how many rounds would take place in order to add a sense of realism to the game and allow players to build a “false sense of security” throughout the tournament like in real Poker. The final suggestion was that you should be able to schedule games so that players know when to be online and when the game is starting. As well as that, the dealer picks how many players can join the game (up to 16). By letting the Poker players know when the game is starting, they would not feel the need to wait around until the game started, they could log off and come back in time for the game. I probably agree with all of DeliciousX’s suggestions and think that if this was combined with JackKingOff’s idea, then it could make Poker one of the most attractive features of Bootleggers.

However, the discussion continued and even more suggestions were brought to the table. No pun intended. Indication said the Poker timer should be reduced to 30 seconds (I.e. you get 30 seconds to decide to call, raise etc.) Prestige added to this point by saying that, with the timer being a minute, people forget to call or bet because they go off and do something else. If it was shorter, people in a Poker game would JUST play Poker and do nothing else.

So, plenty of suggestions for Poker there. I feel they would really add to the game if they were implemented. I guess it’s just a question of how hard they are to add.

This concludes my project. Thank you to everybody who has taken part in the discussions over the last few weeks! You’ll find the second Buzz Suggestion Box either next week or in a few weeks’ time with a review over the two projects I was suggested and room for more. I hope you enjoyed!