Thanks 3Dice,
With your explanation it's easy to see how the 9,10,j,q,k,a show up on the reels relating to a deck. And how three aces will appear less frequently than three nines and thus be worth more when they do appear.
Found this in my archive (from
Old / Expired Link)
• Video Slot
• 5-reel, 15-line
• 3,931,452 symbol combinations trigger a payout
• The game has one second-screen bonus that affects the hit
frequency by +0.593%
Number of symbols per reel:
• Reel 1 = 45 • Reel 4 = 25
• Reel 2 = 35 • Reel 5 = 45
• Reel 3 = 35
Reel Cycle
45 x 35 x 35 x 25 x 45 = 62,015,625
Top Award Trigger
Five “top award” symbols line up on a payline, number of “top award” symbols per reel:
• Reel 1 = 1 • Reel 4 = 1
• Reel 2 = 1 • Reel 5 = 2
• Reel 3 = 2
Odds of Hitting the Top Jackpot
The # of jackpot combinations = Reel 1 # of winning symbols
x Reel 2 # of winning symbols x Reel 3 # of winning symbols
x Reel 4 # of winning symbols x Reel 5 # of winning symbols
(1 x 1 x 2 x 1 x 2) = 4 jackpot combinations or hits/cycle
Reel cycle / hits per cycle = 62,015,625 / 4 = 15,503,906
The jackpot should theoretically hit every 15,503,906 reel spins
Hit Frequency
3,931,452 / 62,015,625 + 0.593% = 6.932% hit frequency
Pulls/Hit
1/ 6.932% = 14.425 games between pays
So if the RNG is fair (unpredictable and not manipulated) and the program works like the example above: the program is simply fed a random number, and statistically every 15,503,906 numbers the program could produce the big win?
Of course more simply is that every 15,503,906 spins, however distributed in time,
I could hit it
Sorry if I seem daft here...
Zoozie, GM, pull my arse out of the fire here
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Maybe it would help others answer my question (which I'm not sure how to phrase) if I start by what I think I know so far:
- The RNG feeds the program a number (most programs retrieve this at spin button being 'pushed')
- Program has a mathematical formula based on longterm payout percentage that will, over time, payback 95% if house edge is 5%
- Some symbols pay more than others because they are more rare
- Low variance games give many small returns to achieve EV
- High variance games give fewer but larger paybacks to achieve the same EV
- RNG is not concerned with how many lines, how many coins, nor their denominations. It is not interacting at all with the program except to feed a number when called for.
- A fair program is not concerned either, it will produce the same screen results when I bet one cent one line or $5 per line on all 15 lines.
- The program only uses my bet size and lines wagered to calculate my payback
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So I guess if what I think I know is true, I've answered my own question. This is, I assume, NGC standard. I always assumed it was Microgaming standard. Is it standard for any of the other online software?
I'm not picking on 3Dice to answer this if others can't or won't. It would be nice to know as this is what I consider a fair slot. And as I've mentioned in other posts, I don't care if the payout is only 75% as long as its stated and and as long as it's fair. (I'm pretty sure I play 75% slots every time I go through an airport in Nevada, or play at a truckstop or restaurant or bar, whatever)
and probably far worse with the Oregon lotto 'slots'.
MG
GV
Rival
3Dice
RTG
Hype
Anybody?
Thanks.
And if I'm all wet on my suppositions, anybody please enlighten me?