What are Gaia Cards?
Pit yourself against the shrewd yet attractive Gold Mountain Dealers in a high-stake head-to-head game of cards. The object of the game is simple: Get as close to 21 without going over it. And remember:
The Dealers will take you for all you got! DON?T let them see you sweat. It?s also rumored that they can smell fear! (WOW!)
Can I use Gaia Gold to play Cards?
No you cannot. Instead, you’ll need to buy tokens from Gold Mountain at Isle De Gambino. The exchange rate for tokens is 1 token per 1 Gaia Gold.
How do I play Gaia Cards?
The first thing you’ll be asked when you play Gaia Cards is if you want to create your own card room or join an existing one. The window will tell you if the room is locked (password required) and also the number of people currently in that room. If you chose to create your own room, you can make it public or private. If you make a private room, other users will need the password you used to create the room (Not your account password. Never EVER give that out).
The object of the game is to get your hand as close to 21 as possible without going bust. (over). All number card have values equal to their number. All face cards (Jack, King Queen) have a value of 10 and an Ace can be either a 1 or 11 and will automatically adjust depending on your hand.
If you get an ace and a face card as your first two cards, that is an automatic Blackjack and a win for you. (It pays TRIPLE! How lucky!) Most likely, however, you’ll have to add cards to your hand to bring you closer to victory.
You can:
- Request an additional card (Hit) or …
- You can refuse additional cards and force the dealer to reveal his/her hand. (stand).
- Double your bet, but you cam only draw one more card. (sudden death).
The dealer has to abide by the house rules:
- 17 or more, dealer stands.
- Less than 17, dealer hits.
If your hand matches that of the dealer, it is considered a tie (push) and the winner of the next hand takes all.
The Gaia Cards Game screen looks like this:
1. Player. In a multiplayer game, you would see other players sitting next to you.
2. Your current hand.
3. Other player’s hand (only active in multiplayer games)
4. Allows you to cash out your ticket winnings and quits the current game. If you decide to come back later, you’ll be pitted against the last dealer that you played against.
5. Turns the background music off
6. Sets the detail level of your game. Less details, faster response time and smaller loads.
7. Turns background and sound effects off.
8. Allows you to reset your game and start anew from the very first dealer (beginner difficulty)
9. Keeps track of all your tokens, tickets and winnings.
10. Lets you to place bets in the form of tokens. Each time you click on this button, it will raise your bet by one token up to a maximum of 3.
11. In lieu of tokens, you can play using the earnings from your game.
12. Click this button to deal the cards after you’ve placed your bet.
13. Hit this button to request another card (Hit).
14. You can only do this once per game: (only if you’ve not drawn any cards) Double your bet, but you can only draw one more card. Use this option if you feel that your one hit will allow you to overtake the dealer’s hand.
15. Decline further cards and force the dealer to play his/her hand.
16. Your life bar. It represents the winnings that you start out with. If you’re an exceptional player and win regularly, this bar will turn to gold or even platinum.
17. Your rage meter. Whenever you lose a hand, your rage goes up. If it reaches critical levels, a cheat button will appear. Cheats allow you to look at the dealer’s hidden card.
18. The dealer’s life bar. If you beat your dealer enough times, he’ll just throw his arms up in the air and call it a night. (You Card Shark, you!
19. This is the dealer’s rage meter. Dealer’s are not above cheating and sometimes they’ll have an ace up their sleeves.
20. This is your opponent: The dealer.
Why doesn’t my token total in Gaia Cards exactly match my total in my inventory?
You have not lost any tokens. For performance reasons, Gaia Cards borrows tokens from your inventory in groups instead of one at a time. Gaia Cards will always return these borrowed tokens when you press the “Cash Out & Quit” button.
What is push?
Push is a tie. In Gaia Cards, when there is a tie, all the bets stay on the table and carry over to the next deal. Two or three of these in a row followed by a victory can be crippling to your opponent.
How do I cheat? What are super moves?
As you play a small meter under your face will fill with red. When this meter fills up you will have the option to use your super power by clicking the CHEAT button.
But beware! Dealers also have super moves, and they won’t hesitate to use them against you.
What options does multiplayer Gaia Cards offer?
In a multiplayer environment, you can have up to 5 other people join you for a total of 6 people total in the card room. The person who creates a room has the option of making it password protected.
You can talk to any of the people in the room by typing out a message and then clicking? Send? If a player decides to end their card by hitting? Save and Quit? it does not affect the rest of the players in the room ?who continue playing the game as normal.
What if someone’s being a nuisance while on a multiplayer Cards game?
Your first option should be to ask her/him to desist. If they continue to annoy you, you can simply click on their avatar and select Ignore. A message in the chat window will alert you that the particular user is now in Ignore Mode.
If you wish to remove a player from Ignore Mode simply click on the player’s avatar and then select Stop Ignore.
Ignore only prevents you from seeing any messages sent by the offending player. Other players can still see the messages sent by those you have on ignore.
Can I report a player for a violation of the TOS while playing Gaia Cards?
Terms of service violations can be reported from within the game. Though generally most issues can be resolved by asking nicely that they stop. If the player continues to misbehave you can report that user by clicking on that user’s avatar and selecting ? Report Abuse?
Please remember that differences of opinion are not necessarily violations of ToS, so do not use this button unless you’re certain that the person is breaching rules.
When in doubt, ask.