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Poker Texas Hold'em is now Alpha
Posted: 06 January 2021, 11:43
by Crazyboog
Hi All,
The Poker Texas Hold'em is now in Alpha.
https://boardgamearena.com/reviewer?game=texasholdem
It is a winner-take-all No Limit gamemode and can be played from 2 to 8 players.
If you are not a reviewer yet but would still like to test this game, contact me and I'll invite you to the testing group.
Have fun
Re: Poker Texas Hold'em is now Alpha
Posted: 06 January 2021, 15:56
by _MJL_
I have not hit the limits to be in the tester gang - but if you can add me i'll give it a try...?
cheers
Re: Poker Texas Hold'em is now Alpha
Posted: 07 January 2021, 04:34
by ViolentSilence
Does adding a gambling game affect the user base of the website? At the moment, all the games are family friendly, and there is no mechanism to gamble on here, while poker doesn't work as well without real stakes. I'm fine with more games being added generally, but this one feels like something that should be left for the dedicated sites
Re: Poker Texas Hold'em is now Alpha
Posted: 07 January 2021, 07:52
by el cosimo
ViolentSilence wrote: ↑07 January 2021, 04:34
Does adding a gambling game affect the user base of the website? At the moment, all the games are family friendly, and there is no mechanism to gamble on here, while poker doesn't work as well without real stakes. I'm fine with more games being added generally, but this one feels like something that should be left for the dedicated sites
Stop always about gambling.. every game is possible to gamble but here it doesn’t have any gambling conditions. You don’t play for real cash or so?
And yeah because it doesn’t belong in gambling, gameplay is maybe different.. when you gamble on games, you play less risky but doesn’t mean it will ruin the game (if you don’t know it yeah but that factor is on each game an issue)
Re: Poker Texas Hold'em is now Alpha
Posted: 07 January 2021, 09:05
by Een
Didn't check this game yet, but not different from Koikoi in principle. You can get a number of tokens at the start of the game and gamble that, just like my family played French Tarot with beans for money at some family meetings. What some other websites or the real world do with real money is a social layer on top of the game, but the game exists and player can enjoy it independently of that.
Re: Poker Texas Hold'em is now Alpha
Posted: 08 January 2021, 03:06
by ViolentSilence
el cosimo wrote: ↑07 January 2021, 07:52Stop always about gambling.. every game is possible to gamble but here it doesn’t have any gambling conditions. You don’t play for real cash or so?
And yeah because it doesn’t belong in gambling, gameplay is maybe different.. when you gamble on games, you play less risky but doesn’t mean it will ruin the game (if you don’t know it yeah but that factor is on each game an issue)
Stop always? This is the first mention of it. The idea that every game can be played as a gamble is a false equivalency - there is a huge difference between people adding stakes to a contest, to games that are designed around exchanging money. People don't typically play Hearts for cash, but games like Poker, Blackjack, Baccarat or Roulette are rarely played otherwise. There is a cultural question about adding games like that, such as being seen as explicitly endorsing gambling, and for some communities that might be something that makes them uncomfortable using the site. It's a different situation to something like Saint Poker which merely uses the poker hand rankings.
I'm not saying it shouldn't be added, I'm just raising concerns about whether it's necessary, whether it'll actually work, and whether it comes with other baggage that can be damaging. I'm actually OK with gambling, but feel it should be left for sites which have the legal frameworks to handle them, as there are plenty of other options that BGA can pursue instead
Re: Poker Texas Hold'em is now Alpha
Posted: 08 January 2021, 08:24
by el cosimo
ViolentSilence wrote: ↑08 January 2021, 03:06
el cosimo wrote: ↑07 January 2021, 07:52Stop always about gambling.. every game is possible to gamble but here it doesn’t have any gambling conditions. You don’t play for real cash or so?
And yeah because it doesn’t belong in gambling, gameplay is maybe different.. when you gamble on games, you play less risky but doesn’t mean it will ruin the game (if you don’t know it yeah but that factor is on each game an issue)
Stop always? This is the first mention of it. The idea that every game can be played as a gamble is a false equivalency - there is a huge difference between people adding stakes to a contest, to games that are designed around exchanging money. People don't typically play Hearts for cash, but games like Poker, Blackjack, Baccarat or Roulette are rarely played otherwise. There is a cultural question about adding games like that, such as being seen as explicitly endorsing gambling, and for some communities that might be something that makes them uncomfortable using the site. It's a different situation to something like Saint Poker which merely uses the poker hand rankings.
I'm not saying it shouldn't be added, I'm just raising concerns about whether it's necessary, whether it'll actually work, and whether it comes with other baggage that can be damaging. I'm actually OK with gambling, but feel it should be left for sites which have the legal frameworks to handle them, as there are plenty of other options that BGA can pursue instead
Was already held on this site but I think in a publication. And The games you called are just easier to gamble and that is why they used in casino but they can also played for fun without gambling if you use not real cash. Yeah it change maybe some stuff that you don’t get when you gamble with real cash but doesn’t mean it are just games...
I know much players that play whist for cash? And I played already hearts for cash too. It is just decide how you can win stuff or loose...
Re: Poker Texas Hold'em is now Alpha
Posted: 10 January 2021, 22:46
by Blastgraphic
I want to try, please invite me! Thanks
Re: Poker Texas Hold'em is now Alpha
Posted: 12 January 2021, 00:06
by Crazyboog
A new batch of improvements was deployed for the Poker Texas Hold'em game that is currently in Alpha
https://boardgamearena.com/reviewer?game=texasholdem
Among other changes, it includes:
- Possibility to place blinds automatically
- Blinds increase based on number of hands played and number of players eliminated
- Replacement of number of chips by chip value in the chip visual
Re: Poker Texas Hold'em is now Alpha
Posted: 12 January 2021, 00:08
by Crazyboog
Blastgraphic wrote: ↑10 January 2021, 22:46
I want to try, please invite me! Thanks
I added you to the testers group. (Sorry for the delay)