QUICK STRIKE--From posts I've read I think I've ticked some folks off by only writing about extinct advantage plays. So we may as well flip the coin over and tick some folks off for writing about a current advantage play. I've never played a Quick Strike. That's how long I've been out of Nevada. When NOTI put up a youtube video of the Alice In Wonderland slot I did some snooping around on related videos and found the Quick Strike video, made by someone called Real Casino Hustler (RCH). I was able to tell what was going on by watching this video that has had over 7700 views in one year and appears to be getting about 200 views per week. So why should I keep my mouth shut?
I automatically recognized the game as a variant of Lucky Coin Bonus System that debuted at the Mandalay Bay opening. LCBS has come in many forms over the years. The name itself gives a clue as to how it works. You don't have to hit a line pay to get the progressive meter. You just have to bet the lucky coin. In the video our hero, RCH, is playing a penny denom Quick Strike. He's actually playing three games at once. He's trying to hit line pays, trying to hit the Major progressive, and trying to hit the Mini progressive. But he's going to cash out once he hits the Mini. His advice is to play the game when you find the Mini meter at $48 or higher, which is good. But his advice that the Mini usually hits between $47 and $50 it not so good. If that were the case then a better name for the game would be Slow Strike. His advice that the Mini progressive meter runs at 1% is good because I counted him down. He's making a 30 cent bet per spin. I was able to determine that the Major meter runs at .3333%. Here's the video. Pay attention to the Mini jackpot and just below where it says "Range-$25-$50.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3ceZI4z8dg
I'll continue in the next post.
