Has anyone played Ace Invaders? The bottom line is dealt and played as a draw poker hand, just like in a standard Jacks or Better game, and the player chooses which cards to keep and discard. Then the game deals the replacement cards, but unlike other video poker games, Ace Invaders doesn't pay immediately.

First the game checks the top line for a paying combination, then pays out for that. Then, if any of the cards in the top line are aces or would help create a royal flush in the second line, they drop down and become part of the hand on the second line.

This process repeats itself on the second line, paying out, then checking to see if the cards would help complete a royal flush on the first line, and then drops those cards down again before finally paying out on the first line.

The pay schedule for the Bonus Poker game on the bottom line offers a greater than 200% payout percentage (if one plays all three lines), but this is compensated for by the lower payout percentage on the stud poker games on the top two lines.

I've heard good things about it, but have never played it myself.

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I love the name of the game. I think this game is exclusive to land-based casinos, since I've never seen a version of it on the Internet, but I could be wrong or could have just missed it. Usually they have to slightly change the name of a video poker game before using the game online because of trademark issues. You can't trademark a specific set of game rules, but you can trademark the name of the game and the phrasing of a specific set of rules.

Thanks for the info, Lewis. I had no idea about the Video Poker trademarks. Interesting stuff.

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