Video Poker: A Jack's Quest

• Overview
• Accessing the game
• Playing

Overview

Video Poker is essentially draw poker on a slot machine, where a pair of Jacks or better is needed to win.

You can play Video Poker with up to 10 hands and bet up to 5 coins. The number of hands played equals the number of decks used. If playing more than one hand, the same initial hand is dealt from all decks. When you draw new cards they are randomly picked from the decks - it is only the five initial cards that are the same. When playing with multiple hands, new cards come in order and each hand is evaluated separately.

Double Up!
You also have the possibility to double your winnings by playing Double Up. If you choose to do so, five new cards are displayed face down, from which you select two. To win, the second card chosen must be higher than the first. If you win, or tie, it is possible to play Double Up again. You are however not allowed to play Double Up on a win exceeding $1,500.

Accessing the game

Preferences

• Sound - turn game sound on or off
• Move camera automatically - decide whether or not the camera should automatically move to winning machines in the arcade window
• Hold cards automatically - let the machine suggest which cards to hold
• Card animation speed - choose the speed at which the cards are turned over
• Character - choose your game character

Game room options
Click on the Video Poker tab in the lobby. Before joining a game room, consider the options shown for each room:

• Type of money: real or play
• Bet denomination: the value of each coin used to bet

Selecting a game room
The simplest method of selecting a game room is by double clicking on a game room name in the arcade hall list.

Selecting a machine
Click on a machine number.

Bringing money to the game
Enter an amount of money to bring to the game, then click OK.

Playing

1. Select the number of hands to play (1, 3, 5 or 10) by clicking ADD HAND as many times as necessary.
2. Select the number of coins to bet (1, 2, 3, 4 or 5) by clicking BET ONE as many times as necessary, then click DEAL. Alternatively, click BET MAX to bet the maximum number of coins (5) and deal the cards.
3. Select the number of coins to bet (1, 2, 3, 4 or 5) by clicking BET ONE as many times as necessary, then click DEAL. Alternatively, click BET MAX to bet the maximum number of coins (5) and deal the cards.
4. Click on the cards you wish to HOLD, or UNHOLD if already in a HOLD state.
5. Click DRAW.
6. If you win, you can play Double Up by clicking DOUBLE. Five cards appear, face down. Click on one of the cards to be used as a Bank card, then click on one of the other cards to be used as a Player card. To win the Player card must be higher than the Bank card.
   • If you win you can click DOUBLE to play Double Up again on your accumulated winnings, or click COLLECT to automatically add winnings to your account.
   • If you tie you can click DOUBLE to play Double Up again, or click COLLECT.
7. To play another round with the same number of hands and coins, click DEAL. To play another round with a different number of hands and coins, make new selections.

Status bar
The status bar on the machine shows:

• CREDIT - the amount of money in the machine
• TOTAL BET - the total bet made (number of hands played multiplied by number of coins bet multiplied by value of each coin)
• PAID - the amount won on the total bet

Pay table
The pay table at the top right hand side of the play window shows three columns:

• Hands - the name of the hand and the payout multiplier
• Count - the number of winning hands
• Payouts/Winnings - The payouts for each winning hand/the winnings on this round

Keyboard shortcuts
F1 = Add hand
F2 = Bet one
F3 = Bet max
F4 = Deal / Draw
F5 = Double
F6 = Collect
Ctrl+1 ... Ctrl+5 = Hold / Unhold cards
Ctrl+1 ... Ctrl+5 (in double state) = Select bank / player card

Other operations
The icons located at the bottom of the game window can be used as follows:

	Make more funds available for play.
	Leave the game. Your account balance is automatically updated.
	Stand up text.
	Help text.