Since the cash games were legalized in the Italian poker room, the collection of funds at the end of the month is significantly increased, apparently the Italian player, on average, prefer to focus on cash games and tournaments.
According to statistics, it seems that at the end of September were 904 million euros in winnings in cash games as opposed to just 102.7 million euros for the tournament. The cash game has already grossed more than $ 895 million in August, so an increase in the month of September was to be expected.
The market leader has PokerStars, as always with 23.05% followed by Microgame are 21.13% and 14.93% with Pokerclub in third place. As for the tournament but there was a decrease of 58% compared to 245.2 million euros collected in September 2012.
Even for Pokerstars tournaments are in the lead, which confirmed the above by saying that players in this last period, namely from June to September, he prefers to engage in cash games and tournaments, after years and years of waiting for their legalization, is the minimum!
by snailien
Anuviel wrote:
This is the common approach to most TCGs and I don’t see why it wouldn’t work in an LCG.
A ban list seems silly for a cooperative game that will probably never have tournaments.
Actually my group and I had a discussion this after playing for a while trying to anticipate how long the “large map games were going to go. Unfortunately we hadn’t kept track of how long our previous games had run.
For perspectives sake we unboxed the game at around 4 – 4:30ish in the afternoon and broke at around 11:30. One of us having read the rules from the FF website we were prepped with a little fore knowledge. In around 7 hours we unboxed setup and played (with 3 players) Emergence (one time win), China Shop 3 times (two losses one in the first level one in the second and one victory), and Belly of the beast (one time win). I would put that with three players player 4 complete games (countign the two losses as roughly the length of one full game) at about 100 minutes apiece. How ever I can say that the the first mission took longer than it probably should because we were hashing out the rules and the third mission (Belly of the Beast) went much faster because once you get a good feel for the AI system the game flows quickly.
That said I then played two solo missions back to back (Emergence and China Shop both played full scenario length to wins) in about an hour and a half including setup and put away.
So to summarize my answers to the OP’s question:
- Number of Players does matter for time to play (though IMO the jump in time has more to do with player interaction and individual decision speed)
- The rules are smooth enough that familiarity/comfort with the system significantly decreases the time required to play.
- I would say with good rules knowledge you will average around hour and half for the first 4 missions and I’m guessing longer for the last 3 because of sheer length
- As long as one player knows the rules well you can sped through most of the play quickly as it is easy to pick up
- And as for your comment about “D&D” games if you are referring to Descent, Hero quest, or other “exploration” games it’s my opinion that the comparison stops at the visual level. This game has far more in common with Pandemic, Space Hulk and card driven war games.
by paperfred
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Just this year I decided to start logging my poker plays. Each session may be hours long but I still count each session as only a single play. I also log them under Traditional Card Games. I log almost any card game I play under Traditional Card Games since there isn’t an entry for all the card games I know. Even poker could be subdivided further into different types of poker games. So it seems right to me to leave it under Traditional Card Games.
by weed131
Chick-Fil-A is hands down the best fast food out there. The Spicy chicken biscuit is great. They are a bit on the high end price wise for a fast food place, but worth it. I have never had a bad experience and for a bunch of teenage employees usually, that says alot. They have always been clean and their Sweet Tea is consistently good everywhere. Healthy wise I try to get a carrot salad or cole slaw (both of which are very good quality) instead of the fries.
I hope they promote a gamenight here also, thanks.
Shift is an adventure puzzle platformer with a literal twist to the game play mechanic. You are subject 32763, trapped in an experiment. Can you find your way out?
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AAMS, autonomous administration of state monopolies has confirmed the arrival of the cash games in Italy in July 18, 2011, for the occasion will be performed maintenance on the main poker room, or at least those who have accepted the new regulation and which have been given the license to give their users the opportunity to play in cash games.
All online poker rooms will have to meet the new regulation, those who violate the rules will have to pay a penalty, and risking closure. The server maintenance will also serve to prevent the overcrowding of players from next week, administrators have Sunday as a date.
So July 17, 2011 will not be logged on in the Poker Room.
The game of blackjack comes with a lot of fun to it. One thing that you get to work with in the game is the insurance bet. This of course is a very controversial wager because of the amount of thought processes that revolve around it. The insurance bet is something that is considered to create a “game within a game” of blackjack. If the dealer at the table has an Ace, you get to decide whether or not you want to take out the insurance bet. When you purchase the wager, you are in essence wagering that the dealer is going to have a blackjack in the end. If the insurance wager wasn’t there and the dealer got a blackjack, you’d end up just losing your wager. The insurance wager allows you to capitalize on the chance of the dealer having it. It lets you protect your wager though. This likely is why the wager is thought of as a good idea to some newer players. They figure, “At least I will win something if the dealer has a blackjack!” While this is a good thought process in theory, it has its own criticisms. When you take out insurance, you are putting half of your wager up. If you end up losing, then you only lose half of that wager, rather than the entire thing if you didn’t have it.
When it comes to blackjack though everything is based on odds. So what are the odds that the dealer is going to get a blackjack based on that one initial Ace? The truth is that the odds are just not that high that the dealer is going to get that blackjack and your wager is going to pay off. This is why so many professional gamblers all but completely ignore the wager. They believe that it is a pointless wager that never offers the gambler enough of a chance to win with it. The only reason you should take out the wager is to see how it works. Once you get a handle though you may want to put it back on the shelf. The only place you may want to pull it out is if you are good at card counting and have more of a “feel” that it may work for you.
Many televised poker programs in the U.S. were casualties of Black Friday, but the popular PokerStars Big Game is set to return next week on PokerStars.tv. The show, which is hosted by Joe Stapleton and Scott Huff, will be broadcast every weekday at Noon ET on PokerStars.tv for the next six weeks, starting June 27 and finishing August 5.
For those who haven’t seen the PokerStars Big Game before, here’s the basic premise: Five of the world’s top pros and most successful businessmen face off in a high-stakes cash game with a 0,000 minimum buy-in and blinds of 0/0/0 ante. They’re joined each week by a “Loose Cannon,” an online qualifier who is given a 0,000 stake to play against the big boys (and girls). Loose Cannon qualifiers can keep whatever they win above their initial 0,000 stake at the end of the week, and the most profitable Loose Cannon of the six-week series will win a prize package worth ,000.
Last year, Loose Cannon Bobby “The Bus” Ferdinand won 1,500 during his magical week on the show, surpassing David Fishman with just a few hands remaining to win the ,000 North American Poker Tour (NAPT) Passport. Fishman set the previous record for highest profit by a Loose Cannon by winning 9,600, but Ferdinand picked up pocket aces against Peter Jetten’s pocket kings with just seven hands remaining to win a massive life-changing pot.
Season 2 promises much of the same excitement. In addition to the daily show, at the end of each week there will be extra footage available online, including ribald moments in a section dubbed Too Hot For TV, bonus hands that didn’t make the final cut, and the statistics of each game, including each player’s profit/loss, amount of hands played and aggression levels, and player biographies.
“It’s great news that fans can watch the newest season of The Big Game on PokerStars.tv,” said Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu. “There are some amazing hands this season, some crazy drama as usual, and a few Loose Cannons who played surprisingly well. You can catch all of the episodes starting Monday, June 27.”
The first Loose Cannon, ironically named Gonzales Cannon, faces off against four tough pros and a former hoops star when Season 2 kicks off on Monday. Here’s the first week’s full lineup:
Seat 1: Gonzales Cannon (Loose Cannon)
Seat 2: Bobby Sura (former NBA superstar)
Seat 3: Daniel Negreanu
Seat 4: Scott Seiver
Seat 5: Tony G
Seat 6: David ‘Viffer’ Peat
Other pros taking part in Season 2 include Phil Hellmuth, Jason Mercier, Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier, Vanessa Selbst, Prahlad Friedman, Barry Greenstein, Jennifer Tilly, Phil Laak, and current WSOP world champion Jonathan Duhamel, plus many more. There are also appearances from Hollywood film director Nick Cassavetes and billionaire Cirque du Soleil creator Guy Laliberte.
The PokerStars Blog has a few teasers from Season 2, including a hand in which Tony G angle-shoots Phil Hellmuth into believing that he hasn’t looked at his cards. Check out the action here.