Favorite Games

[Nicholas ReedParticipant]

I’m wondering if you have a top ten list of your favorite games? We know you like Hexbreak3r and Buffalo Ascension. I’ve found there’s certain games that I check first because I’ve never found plays on others (like Magic Treasures, Magic Treasures Gold, all Ocean games). What are the most common games that you find are passed over by others?

[NickelsParticipant]

Pretty much anything categorized as “red” or “orange” by Ben, is something a lot of your run of the mill hustlers will not play. Either because it’s going to take too long, it requires too much money, or they’re plain ol’ scared of losing and/or skeptical of the edge on the machine.

I can tell you right now, that I personally don’t bother checking Buffalo Link and Phoenix Link unless I’m really really bored or I absolutely need something to coin-in on to maintain a free play offer or something. I’m skeptical about the edge, it’s rare to find anything high quality, and it’s a giant pain. So there’s a hint, there’s probably a lot of other APs who feel the same way about those games.

 

A lot of the games I seek out the most are not necessarily my favorites, they’re just things that are out of reach to a casino’s local hustlers that are running around picking off blues on Regal. Things like 4 or 5 digit must hit progressives, uncapped progressive jackpots, or even just bigger bets on things like Money Balls where even if people know about it, most of the locals that check machines can’t afford $40/spin.

Here’s one I’ve been finding a lot of plays on lately….Regal Link, I think people are afraid of it, I think they’re too tight on it, and I’ve been having an easy enough time coming up on setups like 69 amethyst/54 sapphire/43 amber. It’s very volatile compared to the original Regal, but it doesn’t even approach the volatility of something like Phoenix Link.

[Ben RosenthalKeymaster]

Hmm, favorite games. Yeah, Hexbreak3r for sure. I seem to run hotter than I should on Buffalo Ascension, so that would be up there.

An uncommon game called Cash Up Jackpots might just be my favorite. I recently added that one to the games tab. Same with Sacred Deer and Epic Lion…love those games.

I’d say Regal Riches and Prosperity Pearl, but since everyone knows about them, it’s rare these days to walk up on some great play on either game.

I’m always a big fan of Golden Egypt since I check for plays on bar games all the time. It happens to be the first option that shows up in the top left corner when you click on “Slot” on the screen, so it tends to get a good amount of play.

Another game(s) that’s not the most common: Angel Blade Kingdom of Ice and Sword of Destiny Fire Warrior. Same with Blazing X Las Vegas and Blazing X Asia. Generally, besides Buffalo Ascension, I am a fan of short-run games. As Nickels said, the opposite of a dart-throw kind of game like Buffalo Link and Phoenix Link. I like games where if you find a great play, you generally do great.

Add Ocean Magic to the list for sure.

I like Cashman Bingo even though it doesn’t fit in that short-run box. Every now and then, people will leave unbelievable screens (after going broke), especially at certain casinos.

Crush Conquest is strangely addicting. Not my favorite, but maybe it’s the most fun to play.

I like a nice Fuse Blast, as those are often auto-wins. Icy Wilds…always been a fan (super low risk). Joe Blow Gold and Joe Blow Diamonds. There are so many. I’ll stop listing games in the “green” category, but I love most of those, especially the older machines in the green category.

Some other non-greens: Lucky Pick BumbleBee and Lucky Pick Leprechaun (excellent games), Power Push (the original, not the new one…one of my favorites), Rocket Rumble.

Lately, I’ve been really enjoying Ultimate X. I’ve even more recently started learning (or trying to) Ultimate X Gold. I’ll be rewriting that whole passage shortly, but it’s a heck of a game.

What Nickels said is very true too: Sometimes I need to suck it up and play $40 Magic Treasures (Money Balls). I recently did that a few times on my last trip to the Bahamas. Regal Link…I see the value in combos for sure, but it can be a tough game. Not my favorite, but I get it.

[Ben RosenthalKeymaster]

“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.

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