Venturing out from WMS, I'm Liking These Slots

[MrsPenguin]

Thanks!
These games look great. I don't recall ever seeing any of them before, but I have played (and had reasonable luck on) Carnival in Rio. Will be looking for them as we try new casinos.

[Bonus Times]

the new aristocrat progressives have the worst payback imaginable. (along with new IGT games) as i made a topic about feature frenzy. absolutely horrid.

I don't doubt you one bit. Maybe it's just beginners luck for me because I grew up on reels but I seem to be getting good play time on WWII and WWIII lately, and I've had a few nice WMS wins as well. I'm sure my Aristocrat run will change. Everything has changed in the casino lately as far as paybacks and play time. Look at the faces of the people playing. Too many look like their sitting down and having a root canal performed than having some fun at a slot machine. It's sometimes too painful to watch.

[Sawmaster]

I don't doubt you one bit. Maybe it's just beginners luck for me because I grew up on reels but I seem to be getting good play time on WWII and WWIII lately, and I've had a few nice WMS wins as well. I'm sure my Aristocrat run will change. Everything has changed in the casino lately as far as paybacks and play time. Look at the faces of the people playing. Too many look like their sitting down and having a root canal performed than having some fun at a slot machine. It's sometimes too painful to watch.

i have been getting lucky with new wms titles as well.
feature frenzy is a 4 reel game, and you need 4 of a kind inorder to win.

[Wrightfan]

Pretty cool machines. Will keep an eye out for them.

[ShinobiSlots]

i have been getting lucky with new wms titles as well.

Not me. Tried alot of the new titles, and just seeing my bankroll get drained. Black Knight II, Fallen Angels, Zodiac Sisters, Queen of the Wild II, Far East Fortunes II, Sun Warrior, Willy Wonka, Spider-Man, Knights Keep, Super Jungle Wild, etc...weak line hits, and bonuses that NEVER trigger. Had some success with the new Return of the King, and a couple others, but that's few and far between. I really like WMS games, but lately they've been killin me. I'll still play them, but I just need a change of pace and some balance.

[Sawmaster]

Not me. Tried alot of the new titles, and just seeing my bankroll get drained. Black Knight II, Fallen Angels, Zodiac Sisters, Queen of the Wild II, Far East Fortunes II, Sun Warrior, Willy Wonka, Spider-Man, Knights Keep, Super Jungle Wild, etc...weak line hits, and bonuses that NEVER trigger. Had some success with the new Return of the King, and a couple others, but that's few and far between. I really like WMS games, but lately they've been killin me. I'll still play them, but I just need a change of pace and some balance.

try low rolling on collossal reels. no handpays, but some decent hits for me for .50c bets. had 1 bonus pay $100. obviously it wont do it every time, but maybe that will be a start. i prefer giants gold to the other collossal reels

[tombro]

Thanks for the vids. I played Carnival in Rio at Barona on our visit last October and did well on it.

[Bonus Times]

try low rolling on collossal reels. no handpays, but some decent hits for me for .50c bets. had 1 bonus pay $100. obviously it wont do it every time, but maybe that will be a start. i prefer giants gold to the other collossal reels

Funny you say that because I tried exactly that strategy today at Buffalo Creek feeling I might have been too strident in my opinion about WMS slots. I low-rolled a bunch of WMS machines today, including several of the colossal reels. Sure, I had a few small "wins" but overall it was a steady drip, drip, drip from my bank roll. Feeling a bit used, I headed home but at the last minute decided to stop off at Seneca Niagara for a coffee and a few slots. (It's on the way home.) Within an hour I recovered all that I lost on WMS earlier in the day and was up about $200 overall on Aristocrat with the help of the hit below. I know it's a coincidence but coincidences matter. I don't know exactly what it is about WMS that turns me off. Maybe it's something about the the sound or the unusually high number of near misses. It's almost as if the machine is mocking. Labor Day Weekend 009.jpg

[Jen Jen]

Multimedia games have some really fun bonuses. I like the stacked wild features. I usually go to those machines when I need a boost.

[Retrigger]

Gave these all a go.
Stallion spirit is my new jam! Stacked wilds, increasing multipliers in bonus, and dice side action. Very nice.
As for Starry Night, spent 100 spins but could not get bonus.
Wild Butterfly is not that great. Never got 2 butterflies to overlap. Bonus seems hard to trigger.