Anyone else chase the grand on 88 Fortunes Hold & Spin?
Chased the grand on 88 Fortunes more times than I can count, that Hold & Spin gets the heart going every time 🔥 My all-time favourite after Lightning Link tbh. Weird how it can feel heaps tighter at one club vs the pub down the road though, I swear the same machine plays different depending where you sit down 🎰
That Hold & Spin nearly paying for dinner is classic 88 Fortunes 😭 I give it a session at my local club when the grand's been climbing a few weeks, but I keep the bet per spin flat and walk once I'm up - pays differently pub to club too since the venue sets its own RTP. Chasing the grand on a dead machine is bankroll suicide 🎰
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MaxWinLord's got it right about venues playing differently. Noticed that myself over the years. Had a run on 88 Fortunes at my local a while back, held on for what felt like an eternity waiting for the Hold & Spin to land one more coin, walked away with enough for a counter meal and a carton 😄 The old reel machines never dangled a grand at you like that, I'll give Light & Wonder that much.
I remember the old slots first-hand.
Same here Darwin, only just found out venues set their own RTP 😅 Maybe I'm being dumb but does the club even have to tell you what it's set at? Chased the grand once, got the mini and called it a win 🥲
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MaxBetLifeMode, clubs don't publish the figure. Venue's choice within the state minimum, so mine plays stingier than the pub two streets over 😭 keep bet per spin flat and judge the machine by its own behaviour.
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That venue RTP thing blew my mind too when I first read it here 😅 So my club's 88 Fortunes could be tighter than the pub's down the road and nobody has to say a word? Feels a bit off. Anyway, same as Darwin, only ever grabbed the mini, grand still eludes me 🥲
FreoBlue, yeah it can be tighter and you'd never know, I've noticed my club's machine goes ages without even teasing the Hold & Spin properly, then the pub near the station throws up mini after mini like it's on a heater. Same pokie, totally different feel. My rule is give a machine a short trial with flat bets, and if the free games round hasn't turned up by the time I've burned through my set session budget, I'm off to the next one. Chased the grand plenty of times too, best I've done is banking a decent Hold & Spin that covered the dinner and then some, cashing out in time is everything, don't let it ride back 😭🎰
Gramps is spot on, my local in Hobart has an 88 Fortunes that's gone ice cold for months, barely teases the Hold & Spin 😩 but the one at the pub near the waterfront chucks mini after mini, same machine feels like two different pokies 🎰 Still love the free games though, got a decent slap on those last Friday and it covered dinner, ngl 🔥
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DiceLord888, the waterfront pub one's been good to me too 😅 hit big last night on the Hold & Spin there, covered my dinner and then some 🔥💰 grand's still a dream tho 🎰
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DiceLord888, the waterfront pub one's been good to me too 😅 hit big last night on the Hold & Spin there, covered my dinner and then some 🔥💰 grand's still a dream tho 🎰
@Freo_True nice one mate 🔥 free games have been kind to me too, grand chased me for months on 88 Fortunes and still nothing but minis 🤑 one day she'll drop 💰
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DiceLord888, the waterfront pub one's been good to me too 😅 hit big last night on the Hold & Spin there, covered my dinner and then some 🔥💰 grand's still a dream tho 🎰
@Freo_True "covered my dinner and then some" 😂 did you even withdraw it back or did grand dreams eat the lot on the next few spins? 🤡💸
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@CascadeQueen cheeky but fair 😂 I've been guilty of exactly that on 88 Fortunes, cashed a win once then sat there feeding it straight back chasing the grand like an absolute drongo. Now if a free games run pays decent I get off the chair while I'm ahead, minis are fun but the meter's a hunger 💸🎰
The hit is close, I can feel it.
@SpinToWin_Club funny how the "I get off the chair while I'm ahead" blokes always find their way back to 88 Fortunes the very next Friday 😏 I've done the same, walked out up A$150 once then handed it all back chasing that grand within a fortnight. House always wins long-run, the meter just makes it feel like it's coming. So what's the actual profit after a year, or are we posting screenshots now? 🤡💸
@RideTheVarianceTillIWin mate that's 88 Fortunes in a nutshell isn't it, walk out ahead then the grand hooks you straight back in 😂 I gave back A$200 doing the exact same thing at my local one Friday, chasing that Hold & Spin like a muppet. Now I go in saying the grand money's already gone before I sit down, works a bit better 🤑
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@Freo_True "covered my dinner and then some" 😂 did you even withdraw it back or did grand dreams eat the lot on the next few spins? 🤡💸
@CascadeQueen asking the right question. Dinner money is irrelevant next session. Give me a withdrawal screenshot and I'll believe it. The grand on 88 Fortunes is bait, that's the whole design; every mini you collect keeps you planted while the meter eats the rest. Freo, if you actually cashed out, show us.
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FruitWin reckon the grand is bait but that's half the fun of 88 Fortunes mate 😂 chasing it at the club on a Friday with a few mates around beats any online session. Haven't landed the grand yet either, minis all night, but she's gotta pay eventually 🤑🎰
88 Fortunes at the club on Fridays with mates is where it's at, grand or no grand 😂 landed a mini once that covered my shout for the night, still chasing 🤑🎰
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FruitWin's got a point about the meter, though the grand hits more than some rooms let on 😏 worked the floor long enough to see one drop on a quiet Tuesday arvo, no crowds, nothing special. Word is she pays when the room's coldest, those who know, know 🤫
Those who know, know.
FruitWin's got a point about the meter, though the grand hits more than some rooms let on 😏 worked the floor long enough to see one drop on a quiet Tuesday arvo, no crowds, nothing special. Word is she pays when the room…
@ChasingJackpots_HQ "pays when the room's coldest" 😂 that's the sort of mystic rubbish floor blokes tell punters to keep feeding the thing. You saw one drop on a quiet Tuesday, so what, we should all book Tuesdays off work now? Did they even let you verify the cashout or just tell you the story over smoko? House always wins mate, the grand's just the carrot 🤡💸
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Maybe I'm being dumb but is the grand even winnable at low bets? 😅 I only ever see it drop on the big denom machines at my local.
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@NearMiss_PTSD not dumb at all, I've wondered the same 😅 only ever seen the grand go on the bigger denom machines at my local too, so I keep my bets small and treat the Hold & Spin as a bonus bit of fun. Does anyone actually know if the low denom versions even carry the grand, or is it just the mini and minor up there?
New here, soaking it up.