i know variance, but this really got me

**bernynhel** · 7th December 2009, 09:14 PM

Originally Posted by skiny

You know the reason they call them suppositories is because the first time the doctor prescribes them you say "I'm supposed to put it where!!??"

And the "minty" ones taste best! (oops! I wasn't sposed t'know that.)

**vinylweatherman** · 7th December 2009, 10:38 PM

Originally Posted by KasinoKing

Could not have said it better myself!

The odds of getting the free-spins on Supe It Up are 1 in 152.46 spins.

Sounds like you got them 8 times in 700 spins = well above the average of just under 5 times.
Then 0 times in 600 spins = well below the average of 4 times.
But overall you got the free-spins 8 times in 1300 spins = pretty much bang on the average.
That's variance for you!

KK

Problem is, he got all the GOOD luck on the LOW bets, and the 600 spin BAD streak on HIGH(ER) bets, so the net result was dire.

This is an easy error to make when trying a game for the first time. You can make the opposite error, judging a game as "crap" on your first try because of an unusually poor run of luck.

**skiny** · 8th December 2009, 03:30 AM

Originally Posted by bernynhel

And the "minty" ones taste best! (oops! I wasn't sposed t'know that.)

Actually there's probably nothing wrong with eating them except it takes about a day before they end up where they're supposed to be.

**skiny** · 10th December 2009, 04:02 AM

Originally Posted by bernynhel

Bummer. And you tried the "game plan" I laid out? I've never divulged that to anyone! That was for your eyes only, buddy! And "Aspinalls" sounds like a nasty tasting medicine. Or a suppository? (I wouldn't know what one a those tastes like).

I guess the name fits because Aspinalls plays like a nasty tasting medicine. I was actually up to 55 dollars 3 sessions ago only because I hit 25 dollars in Celtic Crown. I guess the software got pissy at me. Since then playing minimum bet I lost the 55, deposited 20, lost that, deposited another 20 and when that was almost gone I finally hit a free spin bonus that paid 4 bucks. Almost 95 dollars at 20 or 25 cents per spin to hit a free spin bonus. I did get 3 hats in Bars and Stripes about 25 dollars ago which paid about a buck. 99% of my play is on games that are supposed to have free spin bonuses but the games are completely void of them.

It's time to give up on Microgaming all together. The software is just a money pit. Hitting about 15 or 20% of your wager every spin till you're broke and never seeing a bonus feature is far from entertaining. My last 3 sessions at Aspinalls is a prime example.