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by Marcus Kessler
Get ready to slot the high seas pirate-style, play like a millionaire, or stack the deck in your favor, because three hot new games from Phantom EFX have recently arrived: Reel Deal Slots Blackbeard’s Revenge, Reel Deal Casino Millionaire’s Club, and Reel Deal Card Games ’09. For those of you play-at-home slot jockeys and card sharks, you know that Phantom EFX is the premiere PC casino game developer that consistently delivers leading edge hyper-realistic gaming experiences.
For those of you new to the Phantom EFX experience, you can play casino slots right at home on your laptop or PC and enjoy the thrills of Las Vegas-style action, plus a host of amazing online perks. With any of these new titles or its best-selling existing titles, Phantom EFX delivers an immense online gaming world and casino experience where you can feel like a high- roller without actually losing a dime!
Unique to all Phantom EFX games is the online option where players can choose basic, free online play or upgrade to subscriber status, allowing players to chat and play against Phantom EFX friends all over the world. By becoming a subscriber, players are given access to monthly- added slots for free and can participate in exclusive VIP tournaments held by real Pit Bosses. Players
can also see where
they are ranked in
each game they play,
and as they climb
the rankings, receive
invitations to high-
dollar “Invitational
Tournaments.” All
Phantom EFX titles
come with a free,
30-day trial of the
subscription mode
and players can
upgrade to permanent
subscription status
for as low as $7.99 a
month. And with Phantom’s Reel Deal Live!, free with new games, you can step
Players create their own virtual 3-d avatar, customizing clothing, attitude and more.
into the virtual universe of gaming—a 3-d world of action come to life!
e three new games: Reel Deal Slots Blackbeard’s Revenge, Reel Deal Casino Millionaire’s Club, and Reel Deal Card Games ’09 cover the full spectrum of gaming for the home PC. is lineup is a variety of the world’s most famous casino titles that have been updated with new features, bonus plays, unbeatable content, live online play, and stunning new high-resolution graphics and sound. Players have a new feature available with the virtual avatar where you can create a character using a bevy of customizable clothing, attitude, and facial characteristics.
Reel Deal Slots Blackbeard’s Revenge
Go aboard with Cap’n Blackbeard and his crew for salty slots fun! Reel Deal Slots has really upped the stakes with its awesome 3-d
graphics technology, and variety of progressive slots and video poker. ere are 27 brand new slots—each with its own fantastic bonus game or feature. Kash Kong and Rajas Rupees are already player favorites. By popular
demand Phantom added progressive slots, some with 40 paylines. ere are literally
Your custom avatar can explore the casino choosing from a vast selection of games.
millions of combinations available. And the exciting prize vault casts players to far-o locations where they go ashore in search of loot and booty to bring home!
Reel Deal Casino Millionaire’s Club Get ready to enter the realm of Reel Deal Casino Millionaire’s Club—the world’s rst and only casino MMO— massively multiplayer online game! Over 50 new casino games—table games, slots, tournaments, poker, etc. from around the world are combined together in this instant classic including brand new Shu emaster games. Your custom
3-d avatar advances through tournaments, card play, o -track betting with animated horse and dog races, bets on your favorite teams in the sportsbook, and can play a vast selection of casino games. e sportsbook has been amped up with the addition of NASCAR and golf.
Reel Deal Card
Games ’09
Reel Deal Card Games ’09 brings over 79 card games including Cuckoo, Golf, Hand & Foot, and Pisti and introduces three new animated characters plus 15 of your favorite personalities from other Reel Deal titles. Phantom provides multiple skill
Reel Deal Card Games ‘09 brings over 79 card games to your PC.
levels to help you hone your game. Unlock special prizes and features as you play and hopefully win! Some of the new features include side betting, cheats for card games,
new background music and player movies, card backs, and prize vaults with unlockable mini- games.
All three of these new games have upped the Phantom EFX bar to a level even they will nd hard to top. e online experience has been dramatically enhanced and, at the price of admission, it’s hard to beat.
When you can’t or don’t want to risk your bucks at the casino, the Reel Deal games are the real action.
Reel Deal Slots Blackbeard’s Revenge, Reel Deal Casino Millionaire’s Club, and Reel Deal Card Games ’09 are available at Amazon.com, Best Buy, Circuit City, Fry's Electronics, Wal-Mart and at game shops, electronics retailers, and at www.PhantomEFX.com. Every Phantom game is $19.99 per title. PC System requirements include Windows XP or later with DirectX 9.0c Compatible sound and video cards. Games come in CD-ROM format complete with manual.
Marcus Kessler’s favorite card game is “Go Fish.” When he isn’t writing for U.S and U.K magazines about video
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