my own OCD to blame 
I was preparing to hit the sack an hour ago, but
as is my habit, tuned into vpFREE on last time. It was a given that
you snagged me in with this one.
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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Harry Porter" wrote:
Ok, Babe ... I'm cursing you just now -- but, in truth, I have only
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Well, Harry, you aren't the first, and probably won't be the last person to curse me. However, I refuse to take any part of the blame for your O/C personality. I suffer from a minor form of this disorder myself, though mine tends to run more towards lining my shoes up in perfect precision, in my very orderly closet!
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聽聽BTW, though I usually fall asleep as soon as my head makes contact with the pillow, my experience with analyzing this game on VPW, had me tossing and turning an inordinant amount last night. So I haven't been able to generate as much sympathy for you as I might have had I enjoyed a good night's rest. ((O:
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聽聽I apologize for my faulty memory in regard to the trip fives and quad fives pays. I attribute this mistake to not having seen this game in 10 years and never having played it at all. If you've thought of any smart remarks about Oldtimers, please
聽聽stifle yourself! ((O:.
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聽聽>>>>>>>>>>>Ok, you made just one modest error in setting up the paytable in VPW: When you added the paylines for the 5's there's a button to select
whether the paytable applies to all cards or just specific ones. It goes without saying that you wanted to click on "Specific" and then check only the 5 box.
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聽聽Harry, thanks so much for pointing this out! You are absolutely correct! I thought that manually printing 3OAK & 4OAK Fives on the appropriate line, would change
聽聽only the payoff for fives. This was re-inforced in my mind by looking at the pay table on the "User Defined" High Fives game, and verifying that it showed separate, higher pays for the trip and quad five wins.
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聽聽What I didn't notice (shame on me) was that on the analysis, under "Frequency",
聽聽for "other 4OAK" (at 125 coins) and "other 3OAK" (at 15 coins) the frequency was
聽聽聽0 (zero)! My Bad!
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聽聽I apologize again for all the confusion. But, there's usually a spot of sunshine lurking behind each cloud. In this case, Mike A. has discovered a good play in
聽聽his corner of the world!
聽聽>>>>>>>>>I was pretty sure that you neglected to go this additional step and
ran the analysis with the higher bonus payout indicated for all trips and quads. I came up with your numbers.
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聽聽Yep! And I ran it the proper way, after your tutelage, and also came up with your
聽聽correct figures.
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聽聽Thanks also to my private mail buddy, who convinced me that I had made an error, maintained that the EV I was seeing was for ALL trips and quads at the higher pay scale, and also provided me the correct EV for High Fives!
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聽聽>>>>>>>>>That sent me on a scavenger hunt for the correct paytable.............
........... A broader search finally located the game in a reference on the GameMaster Online website.........the correct pays are 25/500. Using those numbers VPW calculated an ER of 99.72.
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聽聽Thanks again, Harry, for jumping on your white steed and riding to the rescue!
聽聽~Babe~
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