Teen Patti Moments

I know I was in a rut when I wrote the last post so I was very excited when I saw this press release online the other day:

CineMaya Media Group, Inc. has been hired by Indian online gaming leader, TeenPatti.com, to launch an aggressive worldwide media campaign for the three card gaming site and its brand new, free browser-based product, requiring no downloads. For generations, Teen Patti has been the number one card game for Indians around the world, and TeenPatti.com makes it possible to enjoy it online 24 hours a day.

The strategic campaign will be created and managed by CineMaya’s new Indian division, CineMaya Media India, and feature an advertising blitz utilizing both on and offline exposure for TeenPatti.com employing viral online marketing, Internet banners, billboards, and print advertising, with the ultimate goal of increasing brand identity and expanding TeenPatti.com’s base of online players.

This is indeed good news for all teen patti lovers out there, whether they are located in India or in other countries.  I believe that this is one move that could actually turn things around for teen patti.  Although a large part of the campaign will still probably be focused on India ands its neighboring areas, this could be the start of something huge for the game.

What does the marketing group has to say about this?: “Having worked with TeenPatti.com previously, we are honored and excited to be selected again as their marketing agency to lead this campaign.  We have enjoyed a history of servicing industry leaders in their respective sectors, and TeenPatti.com is no exception. With the number of Internet users rapidly increasing in India, we believe the timing of TeenPatti.com’s new product launch is ideal, and their brand should be well received by the masses as India’s number one card game continues to flourish.”

I can’t wait for the results.

People in the Western Hemisphere may not have heard about it, but there was this great LG promo early this year which involved teen patti.  Residents of India probably remember it though.  To give you an idea, here is a press release from way back in January:

LG Electronics has unveiled a promotional campaign for all its retailers across the nation called - “Teen Patti Khelega Kya”. Under this promotional scheme, on every sale of a desktop PC, the retailer gets a reward card having similar looks of a playing card. These cards are marked Ace, King, Queen and Jack.

Every Desktop PC, depending on the model, has a reward card pasted inside the top flap of the carton box. An LG My PC with Intel Celeron processor will have a Jack, Single core CPU models will have Queen and Dual core models will have a King. The C2D processor models will have an Ace.

R. Manikandan, general manager, Sales and Marketing - IT Products, LG Electronics, said, “This new reseller scheme named ‘Teen Patti Khelega Kya’ is even more innovative and is first of its kind in the industry. While wishing all the partners a very happy new year, we also wish them more prosperity through this most innovative and hassle free scheme on LG My PC.”

I was just thinking that if teen patti got more of this sort of exposure, maybe we would have more web presence.  I don’t know, maybe the lack of activity in the teen patti online world is getting me down a bit.

As of today, if we compare the number of web sites dedicated to teen patti to that of other card games, we definitely would find a lack on our side.  This is perhaps due to the fact that teen patti is still emerging as a card game in the western part of the earth.  Compare that to other card games such as poker and blackjack, which have been around for so long.

In any case, teenpattiparty.com is one such web site, dedicated to this 3-card game.  From time to time they have special promotions which are meant to attract people to play teen patti.  One such incentive is their 200% deposit bonus.  Once you deposit, you will receive 200% of your initial deposit in promo bucks.  More so, they have daily freeroll tournaments wherein players have the chance to win $100.

If you are that good at teen patti and you think you want to win something bigger than $100, then join tournaments for a fee.  For this kind of play, you have the chance of winning $200 everyday.  The fee is a mere $2.20 and the top 8 finishers get to share the prize pool.  In case only 10 players join the tournament for the day, teenpattiparty.com will make up for the lacking prize money so that the top 8 finishers are guaranteed $200.  You can also rebuy for $2 if you want to continue on playing and increase your chances of winning even more.

For more information, visit their site at http://www.teenpattiparty.com/.

When I first got into Teen Patti, I understood that no matter how interesting I found the game to be, it just has not reached the same heights as poker.  It was a fact I was willing to accept easily.  I didn’t think that it would be featured in a movie like Lucky You and other numerous “poker movies.”

I was proven wrong when I read about the new movie to be released in India.  Believe it or not, there is a movie to be made called Teen Patti.  Now I should not really be that surprised, if you think about it.  Teen Patti is essentially an Indian game.  As we have discussed before, this card game originated from that part of the world.  More than that, India has one of the most prolific movie and entertainment scenes outside of Hollywood.  They even have their own version of it, which is known all over the world as well – Bollywood.  So if ever a movie were to be made about Teen Patti, why not in India?

Anyhow, the star of the movie is Amitabh Bachchan, who will play a gambler.  At the moment, the movie is still in its pre-production stage.  The fact remains, however, that Bachchan – a pillar in Bollywood – would have to brush up on his card gaming skills to pull off this role.  Admittedly a terrible card player, Bachchan would have the challenge of his life with this movie.  In any case, it is something to look forward to.