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I believe Nik Robinson himself composed the lovely music for Bonanza, so I wouldn't be surprised if it was Nik.
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I believe Nik Robinson himself composed the lovely music for Bonanza, so I wouldn't be surprised if it was Nik.

Don’t know about Nik. Nicked more likeI believe Nik Robinson himself composed the lovely music for Bonanza, so I wouldn't be surprised if it was Nik.
I believe Nik Robinson himself composed the lovely music for Bonanza, so I wouldn't be surprised if it was Nik.
I very much doubt that...
I believe Nik Robinson himself composed the lovely music for Bonanza, so I wouldn't be surprised if it was Nik.

I said in the video there's no going back once forfeiting the previous bonus level! I also said you cannot change stake either or else you return to no gems on your shield and the poor Knight has to start his trail all over...![]()
I am loathed to play games that ‘rope you in’ so to speak. I know you can walk away but people will get involved and go for level 3 believing there is a pot of gold waiting at the end. The problem is there’s no guarantees or insurance to cover you. I can imagine the posts now when someone gets there only to hit x100 or similar. I actually see this as being as unethical as feature buys it’s just dressed up a bit different. Only my opinion.



I am beginning to think more and more that the amount of spins is just for show and bonus amounts are predetermined. I played Chilli the other day and decided to gamble the spins. It was on a going day anyway with decent base hits and bonuses nicely spaced out. The first 8 I gambled and took 16 paid x100 . Second I took 20 paid x30. Thinking my luck will run out (gambling the spins) the third time I took the 8, hit a 4 scatter rettriger and paid x400. After a good run the buy had come down so I bought the last took 8 and paid x125. I know this is a tiny sample and I caught it on a generous day but from what I have seen there is no categorical evidence that proves more spins equals the bigger wins. Yes of course it does in theory but isn’t that what this is all about. Providers getting us to play slots based on potential and theory. It just happens that Btg have found a better formula/smokescreen that isn’t as easy to see through as some of the oppositions efforts.
Said it before many times. All my biggest wins on chilli have been on 8 spins. If it is going to pay it retriggers or gives several quick wins to build multiplier. Take 20 spins and most of the time its dead spins galore. Seldom waste my time gambling spins now.

Well your results were very different to mine! I have hit >100x bet on Level one twice and never less than 20x. Level 2 highest was 78x and lowest 45x (I only took it twice in my latest run) and Level 3 I had a bad 17x, a medium 80x and a very good 232x. As you say the base game can drop some huge hits out of the blue, in fact that gave me my best ever hit of 517.6x!I played it extensively in fun mode and must say it is around 50:50 as to what level one should take take. Level 3 has the potential but will often disappoint. Funny, that I saw exactly in the Level 3 rounds far less gems on reels 2 to 5 than on Level 1.
- I had overall the best results by taking level 2 (23 rounds) - 78x bet on average, only 2 rounds were below 50x bet.
- Level 1 (17 rounds) was 60% disappointing with 10 - 50x bet, 35% atrocious with less than 10xbet, and roughly 5% went past 50x bet.
- Level 3 (12 rounds) gave me the biggest win at over 300x bet but also disappointed rather often with less than 50x bet. Lowest was a mere 8x bet
Yet to hit a retrigger though, so those 500K+ ways to win are maybe just a fantasy like the 50FS on WWTBAM.
It is fun to play, as I also had a few big hits in the base game with the sword multipliers. So you don't always need the FS round to make a good profit.
However, I just don't welcome this accumulator slots as they encourage the player to invest more and many will go beyond their means just because they have one gem missing to Level 3. I waited sometimes over 200 spins to have the right gem popping up, so it can be quite a balance drainer when you start chasing.
. Dunover's right in respect of at least they're trying new things compared to others but, as we know from Thunderkicks portfolio, new/innovative doesn't always mean good 
Well your results were very different to mine! I have hit >100x bet on Level one twice and never less than 20x. Level 2 highest was 78x and lowest 45x (I only took it twice in my latest run) and Level 3 I had a bad 17x, a medium 80x and a very good 232x. As you say the base game can drop some huge hits out of the blue, in fact that gave me my best ever hit of 517.6x!
Yes, I noticed less gems in the Level 3 spins but it's patently the highest-volatility round and made this way quite deliberately. A player will be able to decide on their bankroll whether it's wise to continue to a higher level, it's their choice. A player can choose to play the lowest-volatility option and simply always take Level 1.
If you've turned down Level 1 or 2 you also have a greater chance of huge base game hits when the Chest reveals a gem, as this will then appear on the grid at that time as either a 2x or 3x wild for that spin.
No game will appeal to everybody but at least you can choose different volatility if you're cynical about those 'pie in the sky' wins as people have been, regarding Bonanza.
I still think it's a very good game and very clever too, IMO the best since the beast of Bonanza appeared....
I am beginning to think more and more that the amount of spins is just for show and bonus amounts are predetermined. I played Chilli the other day and decided to gamble the spins. It was on a going day anyway with decent base hits and bonuses nicely spaced out. The first 8 I gambled and took 16 paid x100 . Second I took 20 paid x30. Thinking my luck will run out (gambling the spins) the third time I took the 8, hit a 4 scatter rettriger and paid x400. After a good run the buy had come down so I bought the last took 8 and paid x125. I know this is a tiny sample and I caught it on a generous day but from what I have seen there is no categorical evidence that proves more spins equals the bigger wins. Yes of course it does in theory but isn’t that what this is all about. Providers getting us to play slots based on potential and theory. It just happens that Btg have found a better formula/smokescreen that isn’t as easy to see through as some of the oppositions efforts.
So legal on some games, illegal on others?They aren't predetermined (except games like Jammin Jars where the sequence is from a pre-selected pool)... it makes no sense and would be totally illegal on games like Holy Diver and Extra Chilli etc...

They aren't predetermined (except games like Jammin Jars where the sequence is from a pre-selected pool)... it makes no sense and would be totally illegal on games like Holy Diver and Extra Chilli etc...
Here's the problem dunover , from a players point of view lets just a say i reject the first stages of upto as per your average 20x -100x bet
i then reject second stage of 40 -100x
Moving into third stage the best stage or should be a doubt very much that its going to cough up at least 200x bet onwards, because everytime i shall reject i would be losing those funds, which a player may think is going to be added back at third stage.
Clearly this would not be allowed at all online going what we have been told , so point me too what is the point ??? i can play a extra 1500 odd spins to trigger third stage but can deliver a shite result ??? you point out these chests but in play terms these chests shouldn't be any different at all ??
Im just not buying the bullshit any longer , like you said it's down to the player)
all i see its people pushing for third stage a t heavier cost but nothing to back up third stage coughing up far more in terms of X bet wins back.
that doesnt mean its been pre determined necessarily, but rather than each individual result being pulled from the pool one subsequently after the other, the entire 'bundle' has been pulled, hence the display before playing out being able to have tallied the amountI do not get what you mean by it would be illegal if the bonus was predetermined.
What is the difference from a free spins round once it starts on a game like extra chilli and say jinglebells since it is christmas from RedTiger. Both are free spin rounds and i can guarantee every Red tiger free spin bonus including ones that retrigger free spins are predetermined.
Soon as you trigger free spins the amount you have won is already decided. So how would that not be illegal as well then.
that doesnt mean its been pre determined necessarily, but rather than each individual result being pulled from the pool one subsequently after the other, the entire 'bundle' has been pulled, hence the display before playing out being able to have tallied the amount
I may be wrong so ya, trance is the man
it can still be separate and bundled....ie grabbing 8 random spins from the pool...each result is pulled individually, then as a bundle, the result is then sent as a package, so the result can be talliedYeah i know. But that would work the same way in chilli. Once you collect 8 spins you could get entire result pulled same as in other games. Yet trance is saying each spin has to be seperate or it would be illegal. It is perfectly legal in any other game so do not get why it wold be illegal in this game.
I still can’t be persuaded. Take games like Jungle spirit. You choose the animal and it states. Tigers high variance to snakes low variance. Over time I have chosen all of them many times yet never had more than one big hit in any given bonus round. If it was picking every spin individually surely this would have happened on a few occasions. It seems much more likely the amount is predetermined and the graphics adjust to pay the preselected amount.
Server result = 100x win from a single spin
Whether this is displayed as
is irrelevant, just eye candy, pre determined and random and still fair and above board IMO.
- A base game win
- the 8 free spins
- the 12 free spins
- etc
Gets a bit more hazy with the addition of the feature gamble but 99.99% confident this is how most, if not all modern slots work.
I would say the same. Once you pick whatever feature you want it then randomly allocates what the spins will pay. After that its all just eye candy. And i would say games like chilli and Bonanza do the exact same. So many providers do it. Take Red tiger. Soon as you get free spins just close game and go back. You can't even play the spins it just tells you what you won. Do not see why BTG should be any different.
I still can’t be persuaded. Take games like Jungle spirit. You choose the animal and it states. Tigers high variance to snakes low variance. Over time I have chosen all of them many times yet never had more than one big hit in any given bonus round. If it was picking every spin individually surely this would have happened on a few occasions. It seems much more likely the amount is predetermined and the graphics adjust to pay the preselected amount.
Yeah i know. But that would work the same way in chilli. Once you collect 8 spins you could get entire result pulled same as in other games. Yet trance is saying each spin has to be seperate or it would be illegal. It is perfectly legal in any other game so do not get why it wold be illegal in this game.

Of course it isn't... But you're 99.99% confident that I'm a liar. My job is a lie. My knowledge is a lie. Lie.

And the award for missing the point entirely goes to...
Might be my fault to be fair BUT the difference is in the detail.
On Jammin Jars, we know the sequences are pre-scripted but they are still pulled randomly in each game. This is because it is super complex and there was very little possibility to do it any other way.
However, on Extra Chilli the game has no idea if you will gamble or not. You COULD gamble and lose... So say You are right and it was going to pay you 100x... what happens to that? Compensation is illegal (I've posted a link to the regulations in other threads but it's easy to find in the Remote Technical Standards) so where does that money go?
Jono is a decent guy, he won't of meant anything in a bad way mate.Of course it isn't... But you're 99.99% confident that I'm a liar. My job is a lie. My knowledge is a lie. Lie.
Many providers play the spins on the server if you disconnect and show the result. Doesn't mean it was predetermined.. It was played out after your disconnection. Quite simple really.
OMG, its my personal opinion, not an attack, not an accusation, nothing more than a single players, time served feeling that's it!
Thought you knew me better than this by now, Slots can still be fair, random, legal, etc, blah, blah, etc with or without pre-scripted sequences.
I never used the word 'Lie, Liar' or similar once and FWIW, I didn't even come close to thinking it either, EVER!![]()

Okay how can it be played out without you playing it unless result was predetermined. Many of the slots give retriggers where you choose an item that awards different amounts of free spins. Now if i exit the slot every time i get free spins i will never get to choose what box to pick in free spins. So like i said the end result must be predetermined.
And the award for missing the point entirely goes to...
Seriously last post on anything to do with this. But i respected you for what you did and answering questions. Unlike many i do not think slots are rigged and i believe they are fair. But sorry some of your replies to people that disagree with you and ask questions are out of line.
To me that was a snide and uncalled for response. If you wish to answer people in a condescending manner so be it i won't waste my time replying have a nice day![]()

Some providers determine the outcome of all the free games at the point they are won...yes. But what it HASN'T done is say "pay 100x and find a way to award it"...You do realise that this method is far more complex than actually designing decent maths right?
Or do you think we just choose to go for the more complex cheaty method just because we like spending money and time doing things we don't need to do?

I would say the same. Once you pick whatever feature you want it then randomly allocates what the spins will pay. After that its all just eye candy. And i would say games like chilli and Bonanza do the exact same. So many providers do it. Take Red tiger. Soon as you get free spins just close game and go back. You can't even play the spins it just tells you what you won. Do not see why BTG should be any different.
