VP is one of the few games where you get a direct chance to improve
your return with skillful play.
However, on the game Deal or No Deal (the one I think Howie Mandel
says you could practically be brain dead and play), the actual
suitcase picking does have a correct strategies for different
situations.
In other words you can play it badly. In the video version of the
game (and there's two versions that I've seen), the bonus round is
the suitcase play.
Now, almost all non VP games have bonus periods these days, but DoND
is one of the few that happens to give you a chance to worsen or
improve the payout.
NOW MAYBE YOU KNOW WHERE I'M GOING WITH THIS.
Why not create more slot/video games with bonus rounds that offer
strategy playing?
The advantage to casinos, is these game could pay off well to the
casinos when players don't know how to play the bonus correctly. The
other advantage to casinos is they could advertise standard video
games that pay over 100% when played correctly, thus attracting more
play presumedly.
The advantages to the those who want to learn to play correctly are
obvious.
Here might be an example:
1. During normal reel play game is only paying 95%
2. During bonus rounds game can be played to compensate up to and
over 100%. But it can also take player for max loss if played
badly. As low as 75%
Now I don't know what sort of strategy situations could be created
for bonus rounds, but I suppose that's up to the creators to
experiment with.
Thanks for listening, if anyone is.