Amaya Gaming is one of Canada’s largest software developers, and they produce a range of popular video slots games and other casino entertainment for both land-based and online casinos. Video games are often theme-based, but they may also be inspired by popular card or table games that are found in land-based casinos. Challenge video poker is one of these.
Challenge Video Poker Explained
Challenge video poker is a very unique game in that it offers players four levels to play on, and each level is actually a different game, offering the player various payouts. Players always begin at level one, and then they can move up to the next level as soon as they have won the current level being played. Each level offers higher multipliers, so the rewards on each level will be higher than the level before.
In effect, the four different levels equate to four different version of poker. The first level equates to the video poker game Jacks or Better. The second level equates to All American. The third level is the Deuces Wild game, and, finally, the fourth level is the Joker Poker game.
Each level played uses a different deck of cards, so players are likely to receive the same card in different levels, but they will never receive the same card in the same level.
Setting up Challenge Video Poker
Like starting to playing real money pokies, in order to begin playing Amaya Gaming’s version of video poker, players will firstly need to select the coin denomination they wish to play with. This is simply done by using the on-screen arrows. Thereafter, players can select how many levels they wish to play. If, for example, players do not want to move on to the next level, then they can choose to only play level one. If players select to play all four levels and have reached the final level, they can simply click the ‘Select Levels’ icon again to re-set the game and begin at level one again. Then, players will need to select how much they wish to bet on each hand or level. Players can bet on any number between one to five credits on any level. This selected number will be displayed in the bet box, while the total amount to be bet during the game will be displayed in the total bet box.
Playing Challenge Video Poker
After all the bets have been placed, players will click the deal button and the first cards to be played will be turned over. Players will then need to decide which cards to hold. At this stage, it is important to remember that winning hands and pay tables are different for each level, which can be viewed on the left side of the screen.
Once players have decided which cards to hold, they can click on the draw button, where cards that are discarded will be replaced with new ones. Discarded cards cannot re-appear. If a winning combination is landed, players will win the payout as determined by the pay table and move on to the next level, if so requested.