Paymar concluded that the so called 100.4% version really was not.
From: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vpFREE@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
Mickey
Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2011 6:04 AM
To: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [vpFREE] Re: WMS (Williams) Money Fever and its variants
I think the state of video poker today suggests that this long forgotten
game needs to be taken a look at again. Besides Bonus Flush, I've seen
variants of the game called Hot Flush and Flush Fever. And these variants
are found on machines not manufactured by Williams. Even IGT has a version.
I don't trust my memory here but the best I can remember the Williams
version came in at 100.4%. I passed on the game in the 1990's because there
were lots of better plays around. Does anyone have the payscale for the full
pay version?
I really hate that Williams moved to nine-line video. Their 3-reel game
called Piggy Bankin' was my first gig in profitable machine play back in
1996. They later had other 3-reel games like X-Factor, Shopping Spree and
Safecracker that offered short term positive situations. All these games
were real money makers with correct strategy.
In early 1997 Williams got sued by IGT for violation of the Telnaes Patent.
This caused most of the Piggy Bankin' machines to be removed before Williams
could get an injunction. Williams eventually settled with IGT but it caused
them to move to manufacturing nine-line video. UGH!!
The Williams early surrender video blackjack was found on their multi-game
machines. The game came in at 100.4%. We played the game wherever same day
cashback was offered. It was a cashcow. You got paid everyday. At 600 games
per hour 9/6 Jacks has a variance of around 19. At 600 games of blackjack
per hour the variance is about 3.
But if you wanted to run major cashback you used the double up feature. This
greatly increased the variance but it also exponentially increased the
amount of action one was running per hour. The trick was to only double up
so far that you didn't have to take a hand pay and draw attention.
Which reminds me of the idiot pro at the Horseshoe. They found some IGT full
pay video blackjack at one of the bars at the Horseshoe. They had the double
up feature. One idiot pro kept doubling until he received a hand pay. Could
you imagine what the floorpeople were thinking? How does a guy get a handpay
playing video blackjack? Of course, the idiot caused the play to die a
premature death.
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