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Describing VP games

The vpFREE listing policy and practice for video poker
games is on the bottom of every DataBase Index page:

"The DataBase lists :

1. All positive games.

2. 9/6 JoB games.

3. The best games."

When known, the best game available for each denomination
is listed regardless of ER.

vpFREE Administrator

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\That is fine, but should we encourage the non-descriptive evaluations
on vpFREE or should we encourage that observations be quantified?

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, vpFREE Administrator <vp_free@...> wrote:

The vpFREE listing policy and practice for video poker
games is on the bottom of every DataBase Index page:

"The DataBase lists :

1. All positive games.

2. 9/6 JoB games.

3. The best games."

When known, the best game available for each denomination
is listed regardless of ER.

vpFREE Administrator

We could have a "poll". <smile>

I am a "numbers" guy and would vote for "quantification" over "descriptive".

..... bl

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "deuceswild1000" <deuceswild1000@...> wrote:

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... should we encourage the non-descriptive evaluations
on vpFREE or should we encourage that observations be quantified?

--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "bornloser1537" <bornloser1537@...>
wrote:

I am a "numbers" guy and would vote for "quantification"

over "descriptive".

Numbers are clearly the most objective.

Even the term "full-pay" is not always specific. Some players
consider 9/6 DDB to be that, but 10/6 is seen here and there.

A 99.0% cut-off level for the database is arbitrary. Some players
won't consider 9/7 DB playable at 99.11%, yet they would play Airport
Deuces at 98.91%. And 9/6 DDB continues to be popular even at sub 99%.

With declining paytables on the Strip, I suggest the most helpful
info would be to list any full-pay machine and perhaps one notch
below (i.e. 9/7 DB or 9/5 Jacks) to give members a good perspective
of inventory. Or perhaps "best available" might be the most useful.
Out-of-town members might not fly in for a trip to Casino XYZ if best
available is listed in database as 7/5 BP, for example.