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[sgt-scream]

I used to not enjoy poker very much, my friends would put me into a game and I'd go all-in first hand because of the boredom. But now I've been playing a lot and love the game. I've also tried baccarat as an alternative to blackjack, but the rules are very confusing and have yet to find a place where I can learn the game by playing with people who know the rules.

Anyone else take up those games after the movie/book?

[killkenny kid]

I now play poker because of CR. I'm so bad, it's sinful.

[00Twelve]

I played before CR. But CR definitely didn't hurt that hobby!

[Qwerty]

I was a player before Casino Royale.

[OHMSS Spion]

I played poker a little before CR, but I must say that I've increased that activity tenfold now. I learned to play baccarat after reading Casino Royale, as they have a nice section that explains the rules. Never really had a chance to play it with anyone yet, though.

[Agent J.Bond]

I've been playing poker before CR came out....but I got hooked on it again thanks to the film....it's just a great game....especially on drinking nights LOL

[sharpshooter]

Liked card games beforehand such as Blackjack, but not so poker. Casino Royale definately got me interested in it, and I play quite frequently now. Be it against friends on MSN or across the table.

Edited by sharpshooter, 16 March 2007 - 02:08 AM.

[Xenia_bondfan]

I bought the poker set from cartamundi, and ever since then, have been playing regularly!! only for fun though... my finances can't manage losing 10.000.000 dollars on a game...

[DamnCoffee]

I never have the time to learn , and i cant play, i'll have to learn sometime

[MarcAngeDraco]

I learned Baccarat/Chemin de fer many years ago (after reading some of the Fleming novels and seeing it in the films), but haven't been able to play it very often.

Poker is much more common around here, and I've known some versions since I was a kid. Hold 'em style poker has been very popular here for several years now, and I have played it occasionally. Taught my wife the basics of it prior to CR so that she'd be able to better follow the game in the film.

[JackWade]

I picked up the game after CR came out, but not really because of CR.

But now I am like many who are obsessed with the game. Nothing cures late-night boredom like watching poker!

[levitator]

Hi, folks !

Certainly I started playing Poker after watching CR several times. I think everybody of us wants to enjoy the spirit and culture of that kind of gambling.

I was facing two probs: a) didn't know how to and didn't know where to.

I don't want to spend any real money on any Poker website. So I found a definitivly FREE and OPEN-SOURCE fully CUSTOMIZABLE Poker game for PC. Also playable WITHOUT Installation (but no flash). It's so great. There is an log about every step of the game for training issues. So it's fun and training in one thing.

It's Texas Hold Em of course and after a few rounds you know how James could fix L

[Andrew]

Hey, thanks for that link, levitator!

I'm playing a game between myself and the six Bonds right now

[bill007]

Ditto. Just downloaded it myself. Now, how do you get those faces on there??

[Garth007]

After CR i began Playing Texas holdem and i've won 35 times and lost none yet. playing on line sucks thou because to me its seems a little diff. and i don't like it so i play for real. i use a card suffler to shuffle the cards so i make sure i DONT cheat so i can prove i dont to my friends.

[Bryce (003)]

Became interested in Hold 'Em well before CR and still won't pass up a game amongst friends, but haven't touched it at the tables (with the exception of the Admiral's birthday bash last summer).

I've held my own at Baccarat for many years but never too high stakes. In Vegas, I like high end slots, roulette and blackjack. I'll occasionally jump in on craps, but only if I'm not handling the dice and the action is hot.

[levitator]

@bill007: You can set the names, the backside of the card and the players avatars in the settings. Just create some PNGs of your choice. The respective size is described in the settings.

Playing against all Bonds... Nice idea...

Edited by levitator, 11 April 2007 - 06:45 AM.

[bill007]

Thanks levitator. I'll get cracking on your instructions. I won't tell you how many hours I played this last night after downloading the game, ha-ha. Loads-of-fun, indeed.

[bill007]

Thanks levitator. I'll get cracking on your instructions. I won't tell you how many hours I played this last night after downloading the game, ha-ha. Loads-of-fun, indeed.

2 days later....I've been completely mis-directed. Goodbye Spider Solitaire....
Hello Texas Hold 'Em.

My wife thanks you levitator.

[levitator]

Pleasure.

If she's fixing a drink for you, just be sure where to find the defi

[Four Aces]

I'm an experieced casino poker player. Long before CR. In fact I predicted that poker would be the game of choice for the CR movie right here on CBn.

Cheers,

4A

Edited by Four Aces, 14 April 2007 - 02:20 PM.

[Vauxhall]

I too ended up buying a poker set after CASINO ROYALE. Haven't got as much use out of it yet as I'd have liked, but the movie still heightened my interest in the game.

[RogueSpy007]

I love playing cards, but usually I end up playing Blackjack. Recently I have started to play Poker. I'm still miserable at it. One of my main reasons for wanting to learn how to play was Casino Royale. Also I had recently reread the book around the time of the movie, and that's got me wanting to learn how to play Baccarat. That game seems so fascinating.

[bond1992]

I playd poker (5 card and 7 card) since 2nd grade with cheap plastic chips, in 5th grade started watching poker on tv and learned Razz, Texas and Omaha holdem, and spit in the ocean, and learned baccarat in 6th grade because of the band films and movies, and that was 2003, and i started playing a bit more seriously and learned tells and bluffs from the internet after watching casino royale, since i became a bond fan after DAD came out this was the first film i got to see in theaters, but ive known about bond since 1997, my big bro had goldeneye on the 64, i love that game, still have it, and i bought a poker kit from cardinal at walmart and bought 100 more chips with the dice on them, not the best set but i love them, i would love to get a casino royale set though, but the plaques that you can buy at apache are so expensive

[shady ginzo]

I did learn Baccarat from reading Casino Royale, and the Film did nothing to harm my growing interest in Hold 'em Poker. I have joined a local "nuts poker league" though I'm not sure I'd put that down to the film.

interestingly, my personal opinion is that the game itself was glossed over in the movie, sure - it had a LOT of screentime, but to avoid making the film a Poker tutorial they rightfully put very little emphasis on the rules or formalities of the game, as a experienced (if not particularly high standard!) player, i found myself quite unsure as to what was going on as a spectator, instead the audience were guided through the scenes with frequent and in honesty, annoying, commentary from Mathis.

"Bond will have to go all in to call his bluff"

there's nothing wrong with this approach, it stopped people unfamiliar with the game (ie, the majority of the audience) being left uncertain or unable to comprehend the goings on. I just thought it was interesting that the highs and lows of the scenes were depicted more through facial expressions, background music and camera work than it was to a particular explanation of the cards in players hands.




amazing film though!

[Nicolas Suszczyk]

Yes. I always play Hold'em in the School with a friend named Martin during the breaktime.

[Nicolas Suszczyk]

Here I'm playing with Le Chiffre and all the CR poker players.


Shot at 2007-07-01

Levitator, how did you do to set SerpentineDBol as a font in the game?

Thanks

[Double-Oh-Zero]

Poker was hugely popular in my last two years of high school, but I still never bothered to learn how to play. Casino Royale (film and novel) didn't change my interest in the game, although my roommates at college tried to teach me how to play a few months after the film came out. They were rubbish teachers, though, so I still wouldn't be able to play even I was at gunpoint.

[RazorBlade]

I played before CR but haven't played in a while. I want to get back into it again because of CR and an upcoming trip to Vegas.

I tried to buy a set from cartamundi but in the US they want to sell to retailers. I've been looking for CR cards and poker chips all over.

I am thinking of starting a casual poker group and maybe call it Casino Royale. It will all be just for fun, no money betted and I won't make any of course. We won't use any logos either.

Thanks for the links to the online games. I will definately check those out.

Also welcome Bond 1992!