Yup, I don’t have a specific write-up for Bull Elephant. There probably are 100-plus different must-hits like that with a $500 prize. That’s an interesting one in that both must-hits are $500…don’t see that every day.
Anyway, $484.11 might be close enough, but I couldn’t say definitively without seeing the meter movement (i.e., how much it costs to move each meter 1¢). It looks like the meters reset at $250: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYDjVv-FLQ8. Possibly $200, but $250 makes more sense.
If you play around on it for a bit on min bet, you could calculate how much it costs to move the meters 1¢. You would then input that and the rest of the data into our calculator: https://slotslayers.com/calculators/. I probably would opt for “two-meter mode” in our calculator in this case since both must-hits hit at $500. I’d assume both those meters move at the same rate, but that’s worth verifying.
You can see some recent must-hits I covered to get an idea:
River Dragons
Mustang Money and Mustang Money 2
Coin Kingdom (Aztec and Egyptian)
I have my own videos at the end of those games where I discuss meter movement calculations if it’s confusing. Also, Bull Elephant does not come from manufacturer AGS, which tend to have their must-hits trigger right at the top. Therefore, when you do input everything, you can opt for “uniform” under Jackpot Distribution. For Base Return %, you could always opt for a conservative figure of 80 if you’re unsure and/or don’t value comps. Something closer to 85% is reasonable too.
Hopefully this all makes sense! Just on the eye test, $484.11 might be close enough—and it’s likely not that far away from +EV if it’s not—but I’d need to know the meter movement to give you a better answer.
I am going back to bed, but I’ll check this thread when I wake up. Best of luck!
Ben Rosenthal
