QUICK STRIKE-The margin of error will mostly be in your favor as games like this are usually in the 92% to 94% range. But if you don't trust the particular casino then stick to the upper playable numbers. RCH said he was averaging a $30 earn with a playable number of $48. I would say it's a $30 earn plus an occasional longshot hit. By betting just 30 cents, RCH is taking the money swings out of the game by getting a better average on the line pays. But this low-bet strategy would be terrible if the machines are linked together-if that's the case then blast away at max bet playing as fast as possible. Whoever gets in the biggest blocks of coins with the fastest speed is the winner in these contests.
Hold it! I've got the window open and I'm hearing a lonesome whistle blow. The engineer always blows the horn twice before crossing a roadway. God, I wish I was on that damn train. No I don't. I'm to old for that crap. I can't even defend myself anymore. Growing old ain't for sissies. Ain't that what Kathrine Hepburn said? Forget it, Mickey, and get back to work.
I always back up my approximate calculations with empirical data. On every play I get, I would record where the meter was at when I started, where it was at when I hit it. And how much I won or lost on the play. I would also take note of any longshot hits I made. In the video, RCH appears to have started the play somewhere around $47.56....and the play ends at $49.26. The meter rise was $1.70. So he made a $170 wager. In a post below the video he says he put $40 in the machine, made a $100 longshot hit, and cashed out a $169.25 ticket. The first thing I would do here, is cull out the $100 hit. In such a short sample space it's a skewed stat. So $69.25 minus $49.26 is $19.99. Putting $40 in the machine means he got dropped for $20.01 on a $170 wager. Surprisingly, that's only an 11.77% drop. I put stats like this on a spreadsheet and use running totals to monitor the drop. The more I can zero in on the actual payback the more I can calculate just how low a playable number I can take.
For those of you who play strong video poker, a game like this is a way to sandwich your video poker play between slot play that has a much higher theo. But stick to the playable numbers.
That damn freight train ticked me off. Rob, I think I'm going to have to have a few Moose Drools tonight in your honor. Take care, brother. Now everybody put your vpFREE patches on and go out and play them Quick Strikes.
