Lightning Poker - Version 2

We have finalized version two of Lightning Poker. We were able to keep the 5 + 5 wager format and the bonus card appears 14% of the time which is the same as our version one game. We were able to add multipliers in the bonus game, but in order to make that work we reduced the bonus time to 20 seconds. Give it a play and let us know what you think about it.

Demo: http://realizegamingllc.com/demo/lightningPokerV2/

If you want to play the development version of the game which will allow you into the bonus more frequently and provide higher multipliers in the bonus, click on the two boxes to enable it in this version of the game: http://realizegamingllc.com/dev/lightningPokerV2/

RTP 107%
Looking on "I" page I can easily play 4 hands
Looks attractive to win money

VladAlex1,

It all depends on how many hands the player can play in the bonus and how accurate they are. Some people can get six hands, but that is definitely moving very quickly. I think it is comfortable around 4.

I was able to get 6 hands on every bonus except for 1 which I did 7. I think I can do 8 or 9 on an actual terminal opposed to using a mouse.

Is there an internet game? If so I think it is ok. If it is for casinos then the thing that worries me would be sticky keys. I would be pissed if I got the bonus but then I had a sticky key and it slowed me down and I only got 3 or 4 games.

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I was able to get 6 hands on every bonus except for 1 which I did 7. I think I can do 8 or 9 on an actual terminal opposed to using a mouse.

Is there an internet game? If so I think it is ok. If it is for casinos then the thing that worries me would be sticky keys. I would be pissed if I got the bonus but then I had a sticky key and it slowed me down and I only got 3 or 4 games.

GWAE,

Thanks for playing. I agree that playing quicker than my normal pace I could get around 5-6 hands on the 20 second clock and at times depending on my starting hand I can get closer to 7 or 8 hands. The way we can limit the bonus is to slow down the card animations within the bonus to lower the total number of hands players are capable of playing. There are a few other things that can be done, but I'll leave that to the experts to adjust since there are probably a number of other rules that we must follow to get the game into the casinos.

I would like it to be a brick and mortar casino game at some point. I think people would enjoy it when using a touch screen to play the bonus or on a machine with really good "springy" type buttons that don't stick. That would make a big difference in whether or not players like the game or not.

Playing on my IPad and playing 6 hands per bonus was consistent with pressure to get the last hand started before the timer ended.

I do think players will make strategy mistakes trying to get as many hands as possible played in the bonus.

Overall a fun variation. Good luck in getting it placed, I think it would do great given an opportunity.

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Playing on my IPad and playing 6 hands per bonus was consistent with pressure to get the last hand started before the timer ended.

I do think players will make strategy mistakes trying to get as many hands as possible played in the bonus.

Overall a fun variation. Good luck in getting it placed, I think it would do great given an opportunity.

Boz,

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I agree players will make mistakes by playing faster than what they are used to. We have been getting a good amount of interest in the game and we have just started to discuss a three hand version of the game.

I recently went back and created a YouTube video for Lighting Poker to show some of the game play along with a newly created logo that I want to share. I still enjoy the bonus round where the player plays timed free play.



Lightning Poker Playable Demo

When you have a straight draw, flush draw, 2pr or 3oak it takes more time to click on all the cards you are holding so you get in fewer hands on the lightning round. And if you don't have those kind of hands then you are going to be losing money anyway.

The combination of 5+5 and '2-pair only paying out 5' is brutal. Frankly, the frequency of having a losing hand is very high. My 'bankroll' sank like a stone.

I lose with 2 pair.
I lose with high pair.
I lose with low pair and no pair.

Not sure that the excitement of the lightning feature makes up for losing with such a high frequency,

The idea maybe not bad, but guys, you have problems with the design and user interface.

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When you have a straight draw, flush draw, 2pr or 3oak it takes more time to click on all the cards you are holding so you get in fewer hands on the lightning round. And if you don't have those kind of hands then you are going to be losing money anyway.

The combination of 5+5 and '2-pair only paying out 5' is brutal. Frankly, the frequency of having a losing hand is very high. My 'bankroll' sank like a stone.

I lose with 2 pair.
I lose with high pair.
I lose with low pair and no pair.

Not sure that the excitement of the lightning feature makes up for losing with such a high frequency,
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I agree with your point gordonm888 about having to click all the cards you are holding in the bonus round. We played around with the idea of letting the CPU hold the "correct" cards in the bonus, but we thought the element of mistakes would be a good thing. In addition, with the RTP being based on the number of hands played in the bonus, we liked the idea of making it a bit tougher on the player.

We did speed up the dealing and drawing of the cards during the bonus, but I understand what you are saying. I wonder if clicking buttons on an actual machine would make a difference at all. Seems like it might be a bit easier/quicker.

The 5+5 wager is not terrible if you get a few things in the bonus. The random multiplier in the bonus also helps. I think the Double Double Bonus Game is really tough and I think a Bonus Poker or Jacks or Better may be a better option, especially if players struggle in the bonus.

I do appreciate your thoughts.

Just out of curiosity, how many hands do you average in the bonus round?

Thanks Dobrij. We understand the design and UI is not perfect. It is only a demo to show the concept.

Does the bonus card appear with equal probability (per card) whether its in the original 5 cards or in the cards drawn? Basically I'm seeing far far more bonus cards in thw first 5 cards than in the cards that are drawn, like 20:1 or greater.

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Does the bonus card appear with equal probability (per card) whether its in the original 5 cards or in the cards drawn? Basically I'm seeing far far more bonus cards in thw first 5 cards than in the cards that are drawn, like 20:1 or greater.
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The card appears about 15% of all deals. It is slightly higher on the deal at 8% and just under 7% on the draw.

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Does the bonus card appear with equal probability (per card) whether its in the original 5 cards or in the cards drawn? Basically I'm seeing far far more bonus cards in thw first 5 cards than in the cards that are drawn, like 20:1 or greater.
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The card appears about 15% of all deals. It is slightly higher on the deal at 8% and just under 7% on the draw.
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Does the frequency of the bonus card on the draw depend upon the number of cards drawn? If one were to draw 5 cards on each deal (a very poor strategy) would the bonus card appear more often on the draw?

No, the frequency of the bonus card is not dependent on the number of cards a player holds or draws.