Quote Originally Posted by mickeycrimm View Post
The game in the preceding post is called River Dragons. The progressive meter is at 4950 and must hit by 5000. But it's not a classic must hit by. It always runs above 4990 before it hits. Average hit is 4995.

Per the par sheet the game has a 15.5% drain between 5K hits. But for practical purposes, if the 500 meter is not in hittable range then you are facing an average 17.5% drain.

The 5K meter moves at .26666%/$1 per every $375 wagered. My expectation on the play is to move the meter $45 at a 17.5% drain.

The 500 meter runs at .4% which means movement of $1 per $250 wager. For every $2 you put in the 5K meter you will put $3 in the 500 meter. So if you start at say 4935 you will put $90 in the 500 meter. You would need the 500 meter to be around $400 to calculate it into the play.

Expected total wager 17K
Expected drain is 17.5% or 2.8K

I wound up with 4K in the machine and hit when I had $828 in credits left. A cost of $3,172.

Total wager was 18K.
drain was 17.6%.

I've yet to spin one of these off and get drained for 20%. I'll play as low as $4925, which means I don't get many plays because I'm out competed by not so sharp AP's that will take them as low as 4880. No way they can win at that number.

I bet at the $3.54 bet level. Then drop down as it gets close.
More great stuff from Mickey that 95% of the ass clowns here don’t appreciate.

Actually surprised at the longevity of River Dragons and its clone, close to a decade old now. Outlived a lot of games of its type but you still see the Asian hustlers watching them over $4850. I would assume these are low level hustlers who then call in the big players for $20.