# Starting Reel Deal Live

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-reel-deal-live/591846>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [August 7, 2011, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-reel-deal-live/591846 "2011-08-07T18:15:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![Bpelta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Bpelta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bpelta)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2011, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-reel-deal-live/591846/1 "2011-08-07T18:15:14Z")

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I downloaded Reel Deal Live this morning and have been trying to start playing, but it won’t let me. When I start Reel Deal Live up on the computer, a few buttons and words appear in the game screen, but asides from that it’s black. I uploaded a pic to [http://www.megaupload.com/?d=UI0F09J8](http://www.megaupload.com/?d=UI0F09J8) so you can see what I’m talking about.

I downloaded the newest version of DirectX as well as the XPCodec Pack, but neither helped. Ideas?

Stats:  
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1\_gdr.110408-1631)  
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)  
System Manufacturer: TOSHIBA  
System Model: Satellite L755  
BIOS: InsydeH2O Version 03.60.451.70  
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU B940 @ 2.00GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.0GHz  
Memory: 4096MB RAM  
Available OS Memory: 4044MB RAM  
Page File: 2517MB used, 5568MB available  
Windows Dir: C:\windows  
DirectX Version: DirectX 11  
DX Setup Parameters: Not found  
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI  
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)  
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled  
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 32bit Unicode