The Advanced Gaming Technology client is to our knowledge used only by Tropics Poker. The first thing that you are presented with when you log in is the last login time – this is a good security measure that other poker software developers should take after. Maybe it doesn’t have to present it in a pop-up dialog box, but at least somewhere visible. In this way, you can easily detect if anyone has logged into your account without your knowledge.
You appear to be able to sit in at any number of tables concurrently and the slider for big bet games works well although you can not move the slider by clicking beside it. Furthermore, all controls are distinct although slightly hard to see due to poor contrast. Some controls have mouse-over effects but not all. The most annoying feature of the client is its sounds: the “it’s your turn” sound sounds exactly like the “a seat is open” sound on many other clients. To add to the confusion, there is a frequent sound when others act that sounds exactly like the “it’s your turn” sound on other clients. This is actually extremely confusing although, no doubt on can get used to it. When all players are all in, the cards are shown – this increases the suspension and makes it harder for players to collude.
Bringing in more chips is straightforward as soon as you figure out that you’re supposed to click the “cashier” button. In most clients, the cashier function takes you to where you can deposit and cash out. Here, the cashier button does what you expect it to in the lobby but at the tables it, as mentioned, allows you to bring in more chips. The lobby is functional and looks good; it does what it is supposed to: no less, no more. The same goes for the tournament lobbies: nothing to complain about there. Graphics are reasonably good but a bit hard to read sometimes, as are buttons. The artists are more to blame for this than the programmers however.
You can request hand histories and tournament histories from the lobby and you can also locate players. If I were to be a bit mean I would say that the latter function is not of very critical importance at Tropics Poker at this point (it’s not exactly bustling). Overall, this client is in the lower part of the average range. If the weird sound effects were corrected, which shouldn’t take more than ten minutes to do, the software shouldn’t be a reason not to play in poker rooms using this software. |
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