There
is a knack of playing these machines. They can appear to be playing awful just
before they do the jackpot. I call this ‘the calm before the storm’.
To make steady money from this machine you need to keep records of when it last
paid out and an a rough idea of when it will be ready again. I have played
these machines for the past 3 years with many excellent results. The positive
signs to look out for are: 1) it will climb easily to £15 but always
loses. 2) most features are ‘CHOOSE A WIN’ 3) ‘CHOOSE A
WIN’ will offer you 6 choices. 4) it is NOT nudging in 3 of a kind wins.
5) it is NOT offering many ‘STOPS’ If these apply then generally you
can expect the machine to ‘roll’ to the £200. This means that
when you climb the Hi-Lo the only numbers you will see are 1, 2, 3, 10, 11 and
12.
This is called NILE ROLL.
This is not strictly true
because it will occasionally throw in a middle number to confuse you. Just go
with the odds and it should go back to the good numbers. Sometimes you may find
that you have played it too soon and the result is you get to the £100
and it gives you a bad number. Unfortunately you should take this as the
jackpot is unlikely to be available, but you can take a little more out of it
on the features. To get a feature you must get 4 mixed bars on the winline and
press the correct barcode. The features to practice on this machine are CASH
EXPLOSION (1-2-3) and STOP A SNAKE (3-2-1). Quite often you will find this
machine is not ready but there is good value to be had playing the features. I
have often taken a quick £50 from these smaller features. Both involve a
skill stop on a money grid the same as on COUNT CASH. The slower these features
are the ‘happier’ the machine is. With some practice you can still
win money when these features are fast. Other features to watch out for are
CASH FALL (2-3-1), REEL MATCH (3-1-2) and WINNING SPINS (1-3-2). The latter is
generally the best with the usual amount around £50 though it can pay as
little as £20. Reel match is a four of a kind match on the reels, the
machine can often ‘roll’ from this feature. Choose a Win (1-3) is
what you take when forcing the gamble out.
