“What are the most common games that you find are passed over by others?”
I missed the second part of this. Yeah, I always seem to find “great” plays on Buffalo Link and Phoenix Link, and it’s often for massive bets. Such fun!
I’d add Grand Buddha Link and Grand Cat Link. I find a lot of solid plays on both, but I tend to air-ball most of them. At least those usually aren’t all that expensive, even though I’ve found plenty of plays on big bets.
I am often on the tighter end of things with my recommendations for long-run games, so I’m sure I pass on “plays” for games such as Wolf Run Eclipse and Raise the Sails, among many others, that other people who advantage-play slots wouldn’t. So yeah, what Nickels said makes plenty of sense: games in the orange-red categories. Unless some folks don’t know how to play certain games in the green categories—which certainly happens, especially for newer installs—it’s not the most common to find great plays on games like that. Everyone likes low-risk slots.
Adding some more that I see often enough: Wonder 4 Collection (brutal game), Triple Double Diamond Progressive Free Games and Legend of the 3x 2x Phoenix (same), Prize Pool (Fierce Dragon and Cactus Cash) (meh), Money in the Bank (bad), agreed on Magic Treasures variants at the right casinos, IGT Classic Hits (Money Storm Deluxe, Lucky Larry’s Lobstermania Deluxe, Coyote Moon Deluxe) (lots of folks don’t bother with these common must-hits), Azure Dragon and Emerald Guardian (rough games).
A clear theme: volatile and sometimes uncapped. Bigger bets too. Very true. Casino-dependent as well. At Bellagio, let’s say, some huge bet on a volatile game won’t be sitting for long if it’s +EV. Someone is going to want to show action at an MGM property and has piles of money. In a poorer, smaller town? Yes, some huge bet on a volatile machine might be collecting dust.
Ben Rosenthal
