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skill based slot tournament on 6/23 GWAE

#1

On the 6/23 GWAE the newbie gambler who claims to win $1000/hour and started his bankroll with a second mortgage on his house while keeping his day job with his parents and learned how to play from blackjackinfo.com was talking about the new skill based slot tournament where you have to hit a button with one hand while touching ballons or candy on the screen with the other. Since Nevada casinos can put skilled based slots on their floors now, they should put this skill based machine on the floor as well for cash games:

Summer Days Pop-a-Balloon Slot Tournament Instructions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNcNpKiXCi4

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#2

Been playing these on NCL cruise ships for about 2 years now. I think it is arguable whether it is really skill based.

Dave
  
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#3

I listened to the whole program. There was one thing the BJ player said that puzzled. He said he was evicted and trespassed in Atlantic City for counting cards. They can't do that. They can only take countermeasures. Now it might be because he played under one identity but when he cashed his chips he used his real name.
They could have barred him because he tried to circumvent the CTR laws. That would definitely be grounds for eviction. If you used your real name in the pit and each Pit Boss told the dealer to restrict his bets and he played on other shifts where they didn't know he is allowed to do that. I wished Dancer and Munchkin would have delved into why exactly he was asked to leave.

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#4

I did a similar slot tournament at Harrah's Lake Tahoe. It really does not take any skill unless you are really slow. 3 seconds is plenty of time to pop the big balloon that floats across the screen.

Sylvia

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#5

Agreed. It's a "fun" level of skill insomuch as it gives people something to do other than mash a button, although I will say that I have seen people just beat on the screen randomly and hard to try to hit the objects -- it is very annoying.

I believe it's optional but there is also a "money man" that can appear and will immediately boost you to first place ahead of the other competitors for the round. Sunset Station has had it for over a year and GVR just started using it a few months back.

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#6

The Orleans uses the same games for some of their tournaments, and so does the Rampart casino.

Regards
A.P.

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Subject: [vpFREE] Re: skill based slot tournament on 6/23 GWAE

Agreed. It's a "fun" level of skill insomuch as it gives people something to do other than mash a button, although I will say that I have seen people just beat on the screen randomly and hard to try to hit the objects -- it is very annoying.

I believe it's optional but there is also a "money man" that can appear and will immediately boost you to first place ahead of the other competitors for the round. Sunset Station has had it for over a year and GVR just started using it a few months back.

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#7

pede1976 wrote: "It's a "fun" level of skill insomuch as it gives people something to do other than mash a button, although I will say that I have seen people just beat on the screen randomly and hard to try to hit the objects -- it is very annoying."

That's possibly the optimal strategy as people aren't aware that stuff other than ballons and candies can appear on screen. And of course you have to remember to keep mashing the spin button at the same time you're mashing the touch screen, a lot of people can't do both at the same time.

Someone else mentioned that you get 3 seconds to pop a ballon, maybe so, but the longer you take to pop ballons the less ballons you will get.

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#8

I was in one of these tournaments last week. I have pretty quick reaction time and reflexes and I never missed hitting one of the bonuses, and my speed never dropped hitting the spin button, and I still scored way down on the list. I will admit, however, that it does make the tournament a little more interesting, as you have to concentrate on doing two things together and as quickly as possible.

Regards
A.P.

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pede1976 wrote: "It's a "fun" level of skill insomuch as it gives people something to do other than mash a button, although I will say that I have seen people just beat on the screen randomly and hard to try to hit the objects -- it is very annoying."

That's possibly the optimal strategy as people aren't aware that stuff other than ballons and candies can appear on screen. And of course you have to remember to keep mashing the spin button at the same time you're mashing the touch screen, a lot of people can't do both at the same time.

Someone else mentioned that you get 3 seconds to pop a ballon, maybe so, but the longer you take to pop ballons the less ballons you will get.

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#9

AP wrote: "I have pretty quick reaction time and reflexes and I never missed hitting one of the bonuses, and my speed never dropped hitting the spin button, and I still scored way down on the list"

You might have missed some stuff. Some of the tournaments don't have rules about helpers, helpers can be useful for the stuff you might be missing. Sensory overload is definitely part of the tournament.

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#10

I occasionally play in some of these tournaments (small), have never come close to winning anything and think I have really quick reactions.

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Subject: Re: [vpFREE] Re: skill based slot tournament on 6/23 GWAE

AP wrote: "I have pretty quick reaction time and reflexes and I never missed hitting one of the bonuses, and my speed never dropped hitting the spin button, and I still scored way down on the list"

You might have missed some stuff. Some of the tournaments don't have rules about helpers, helpers can be useful for the stuff you might be missing. Sensory overload is definitely part of the tournament.

Sensory overload - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensory_overload

Sensory overload - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensory_overload Sensory overload occurs when one or more of the body's senses experiences over-stimulation from the environment. There are many environmental elements that impact an individual. Examples of these elements are urbanization, crowding, noise, mass medi...

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#11

Don't discount the variance factor for these machines ...

A few weeks ago I played in a "winner takes all" elimination format tournament on these machines, with a total of three rounds.

In the first round I had the highest score among the 43 attendees (high value tournament). In fact, my score was 20% higher than the competitor with 2nd highest score..

I approached the second round with a certain amount of confident swagger and was promptly put in my place as I received the 2nd lowest session score. Every balloon hit was a 1000 or 2000 pt dud (out of 5000). And I rarely connected with significant hits on any of the spins.

"Sensory overload" shouldn't be much of a factor once you're familiar with these machines (unless you've just polished off your third drink in the last hour :wink:

- H.

---In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, <nightoftheiguana2000@...> wrote :

AP wrote: "I have pretty quick reaction time and reflexes and I never missed hitting one of the bonuses, and my speed never dropped hitting the spin button, and I still scored way down on the list"

You might have missed some stuff. Some of the tournaments don't have rules about helpers, helpers can be useful for the stuff you might be missing. Sensory overload is definitely part of the tournament.

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#12

I agree, when it comes to these machines they are still slots and your results will be really random and all over the place. I figure that the skill factor would work in your favor as a tie breaker, and not much else.

Regards
A.P.

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Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2015 8:00 AM
To: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [vpFREE] Re: skill based slot tournament on 6/23 GWAE

Don't discount the variance factor for these machines ...

A few weeks ago I played in a "winner takes all" elimination format tournament on these machines, with a total of three rounds.

In the first round I had the highest score among the 43 attendees (high value tournament). In fact, my score was 20% higher than the competitor with 2nd highest score..

I approached the second round with a certain amount of confident swagger and was promptly put in my place as I received the 2nd lowest session score. Every balloon hit was a 1000 or 2000 pt dud (out of 5000). And I rarely connected with significant hits on any of the spins.

"Sensory overload" shouldn't be much of a factor once you're familiar with these machines (unless you've just polished off your third drink in the last hour :wink:

- H.

---In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, <nightoftheiguana2000@...> wrote :

AP wrote: "I have pretty quick reaction time and reflexes and I never missed hitting one of the bonuses, and my speed never dropped hitting the spin button, and I still scored way down on the list"

You might have missed some stuff. Some of the tournaments don't have rules about helpers, helpers can be useful for the stuff you might be missing. Sensory overload is definitely part of the tournament.

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#13

That is why they talk about getting a good machine?!

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From: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2015 10:05:40 -0400
Subject: Re: [vpFREE] Re: skill based slot tournament on 6/23 GWAE

      I agree, when it comes to these machines they are still slots and your results will be really random and all over the place. I figure that the skill factor would work in your favor as a tie breaker, and not much else.

Regards

A.P.

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Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2015 8:00 AM

To: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com

Subject: Re: [vpFREE] Re: skill based slot tournament on 6/23 GWAE

Don't discount the variance factor for these machines ...

A few weeks ago I played in a "winner takes all" elimination format tournament on these machines, with a total of three rounds.

In the first round I had the highest score among the 43 attendees (high value tournament). In fact, my score was 20% higher than the competitor with 2nd highest score..

I approached the second round with a certain amount of confident swagger and was promptly put in my place as I received the 2nd lowest session score. Every balloon hit was a 1000 or 2000 pt dud (out of 5000). And I rarely connected with significant hits on any of the spins.

"Sensory overload" shouldn't be much of a factor once you're familiar with these machines (unless you've just polished off your third drink in the last hour :wink:

- H.

---In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, <nightoftheiguana2000@...> wrote :

AP wrote: "I have pretty quick reaction time and reflexes and I never missed hitting one of the bonuses, and my speed never dropped hitting the spin button, and I still scored way down on the list"

You might have missed some stuff. Some of the tournaments don't have rules about helpers, helpers can be useful for the stuff you might be missing. Sensory overload is definitely part of the tournament.

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#14

Whenever you are playing any kind of machine including video poker you can score much higher or lower returns than the long term average in the short term, so yes when you get on one of those machines you just enjoy the ride until you determine that it's over. That's why the machines are truly random, anything can happen, and your results can do a 180 faster than you can sometimes comprehend.

Regards
A.P.

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Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2015 10:58 AM
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That is why they talk about getting a good machine?!

To: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com
From: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2015 10:05:40 -0400
Subject: Re: [vpFREE] Re: skill based slot tournament on 6/23 GWAE

      I agree, when it comes to these machines they are still slots and your results will be really random and all over the place. I figure that the skill factor would work in your favor as a tie breaker, and not much else.

Regards

A.P.

From: mailto:vpF…@…com

Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2015 8:00 AM

To: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com

Subject: Re: [vpFREE] Re: skill based slot tournament on 6/23 GWAE

Don't discount the variance factor for these machines ...

A few weeks ago I played in a "winner takes all" elimination format tournament on these machines, with a total of three rounds.

In the first round I had the highest score among the 43 attendees (high value tournament). In fact, my score was 20% higher than the competitor with 2nd highest score..

I approached the second round with a certain amount of confident swagger and was promptly put in my place as I received the 2nd lowest session score. Every balloon hit was a 1000 or 2000 pt dud (out of 5000). And I rarely connected with significant hits on any of the spins.

"Sensory overload" shouldn't be much of a factor once you're familiar with these machines (unless you've just polished off your third drink in the last hour :wink:

- H.

---In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, <nightoftheiguana2000@...> wrote :

AP wrote: "I have pretty quick reaction time and reflexes and I never missed hitting one of the bonuses, and my speed never dropped hitting the spin button, and I still scored way down on the list"

You might have missed some stuff. Some of the tournaments don't have rules about helpers, helpers can be useful for the stuff you might be missing. Sensory overload is definitely part of the tournament.

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