OK then....I won a few quid (£8.24 to be exact) after placing in the Spring Break 90 minute freeroll tonight, so I decided to try out some of the suggestions here (Bush Telegraph, Centre Court, Dogfather, Gladiator, Glory Of Rome) at absolute bare minimum bet to see how long I could make that £8.24 last. I have to say I quite liked all of them...except for the last one I played...Glory Of Rome.
So anyway, I took my £8.24 and started with Bush Telegraph. Got free spins twice, the bongo bonus once and hit a 5OAK of the third highest paying symbol - the toucan?). Doubled my money in under 200 spins and left.
Played Centre Court next....yes at only 9p a spin (I was hoping to try out as many different games as possible before I inevitably busted out). Didn't take too long to hit the free spins. Can see the huge win potential on this slot with stacked wilds (which I didn't even know existed until the free spins started lol) and a multiplier to boot. As soon as the free spins ended though, it went so dead I lost any profit I had (about £4) in double quick time. I left that game as soon as I was back to break even, thinking that this slot is actually high variance because of the big hit potential.
Tried Dogfather next...caught two lots of free spins and no less than 4 mark your territory bonuses. All within 300 spins. Left with a small profit.
Next up...Gladiator....a bit up and down to say the least. But I got a double 4OAK of the second highest paying symbol for a 30x bet win and then hit the free spins within 200 spins. Free spins was OK (it paid about 45x bet). A free spins round that lasts 100 spins felt mighty strange lol. The most I've ever had on a slot before this was 45 spins on Agent Jane Blonde. Anyhow, I left Gladiator with over £35 and on a roll.
And then the inevitable happened.....the abrupt and ultimately fatal downslide
Glory Of Rome....now if someone like KK says this is low to medium variance, then I have to take him at his very reliable word. All I can say is, I must have caught this slot at it's absolute worst, because it was seriously bad. Started with over £35, ended with £0.00. RTP was under 30% and I didn't even get to 300 spins before I had busted. I didn't see 2 scatters come up until I had played my 65th spin. And only saw 2 scatters a total of 4 times in the session. Biggest win was a mere 5.5x bet. It felt like I was playing a high-variance 20-line version of Avalon II for crying out loud.
But anyway...given that this all came about because of a small win from a Spring Break freeroll, and that it was just a risk-free bit of experimental play of some games that I've never played before, it's OK. I got some bang for my free bucks
Looking forward to trying out some of the other suggestions made in this thread. Thanks guys