PAY OUT ODDS QUESTION???

[RiseLikeRa]

Group:


I am at the point where my wife is ready to give me my walking papers if I try to squeeze one more EM into the house.  However.... I have my eye on an 831 that seems pretty nice.  I have and 809 and two 873's.  I was given permission to buy one if I sell one. 


I am thinking about selling one of my 873's and put in the 831 since I don't have one.  Interestingly enough my wife and my in-laws play the games more than I do.  They love the sound of the coins hitting the tray.


My question is how liberal is the 831 fruit compared to the 873 fruit?  I have an 831 for about a month about 5 years back.  It had a short, I fixed it and sold it in about a week.  I never really played it enough to see how it payed out.  I know that the 873 has the most frequent pays of any Bally EM.  The Arrow-line 883 has few pays but reportedly the richest pay scale of any Bally.  How does the 831 rank?   I want it to be fun to play.


Ra

[OldReno]

You'll probably have to calculate the odds based on your reel strips and payouts.  There are threads here somewhere on how to do that.
I have successfully modified several ballys for friends to have greater payouts and better odds.
I did one for Moe that had 3 switchable combinations of pays and you could select the odds basically.
It's not that hard to put in a mystery pay or two on a JPO machine....
With an on off switch, I once used the change button to act as the odds switch, that way you can change the odds from the outside, and no one has to know.
Takes a bit of added wiring, but not too hard.

[rickhunter]

Going multi-line is the way to go for more frequent pays, you get more action, but also means you could bet 5 coins and only get paid  1 or 2, so you have a winner on the spin, but a loosing bet.  It is the allure of the multi-line games, you get the feeling of winning, but you are actually loosing.

[RiseLikeRa]

Thank you Reno. That sounds complicated.  Rick,  when I get the game I will spend some time with it and observe the payout frequency.  I will report back to the group with my results.


Ra

[RiseLikeRa]

Well the 831 that I had my eye on was sold right under my nose.  A great NLG member got the game.  At least it went to a good home. 


The search continues...


Ra