Today's spins:
Round 1: ball lands on winner, jumps out, € 12.50 gone
Round 2: ball lands on winner, jumps out, € 12.50 gone
Round 3: ball lands on winner, jumps out, € 15 gone
Round 4: didn't play, ball lands on jackpot
Round 5: didn't play, ball lands on jackpot
Round 6: ball lands on winner, jumps out, € 8.50 gone
Round 7: ball lands on winner, jumps out, € 12 gone
Round 8: didn't play, ball lands on jackpot
Round 9: ball lands on zero, the only time I left it unchipped, € 16 gone
Round 10: only enough money left to chip a few numbers, ball lands next door to the highest-scoring one, € 4.50 gone (RIP)
Round 11: didn't play, ball lands on jackpot
Round 12: didn't play, ball lands on jackpot
Round 13: didn't play, ball lands on jackpot
Round 14: didn't play, ball lands on jackpot
Round 15: small deposit added; ball (very gently) lands on winner, suddenly goes berzerk, leaps out of the winning number and starts racing around the wheel until it lands on the opposite end, € 10 gone (RIP)
Round 16: didn't play, ball lands exactly on the same winning number, but this time stays there
Evolution Roulette truly seems to be optimised for maximum sadistic enjoyment on their part.
They don't waste a single opportunity to grind you down in the most agonising way possible.
NOTE:
- Every time I played, my chance of making a profit was 66% or more (except round 10).
- I am now going on exactly 104 spins with these odds since it last earned me anything (no matter how small).
- By "jackpot", I don't just mean any winning number. Those are the few that I'd dropped an extra chip on.
Anyone want to have a stab at calculating what the odds are of losing like this? Pretty much constantly? For the better part of a year and a half?
Meanwhile, I'm going to have a few "bets" without money now (just guessing where the ball will drop without putting chips on the table). Let's see how that works out.
edit: 5 out of 9 right. Not terrible. Certainly better than 0 out of 104.