Dancing Drums is basically Fu Dai Lian Lian wearing a different hat
ha, they do feel like twins wearing different pyjamas, don't they 😄 same Asian fortune vibes, same free games, same jackpots ticking away in the corner. what gets me is the two machines can even pay differently, venue sets its own return as long as it clears the state floor, so the club's one might be sweeter than your pub's. ah well, we grind on.
Feeling like you played the same machine twice is pretty much the correct read, Sam. Same Light & Wonder chassis, same free games trigger, same four jackpots sitting in the corner ticking up. Dancing Drums just swapped the artwork on the top box.
Where the twins actually diverge is the payback setting. There's no single published RTP on these venue machines; each venue sets it within whatever floor the state regulator allows. So the one at your pub and the one at the club down the road can genuinely be configured differently, even though they play identically. I sat on a Dancing Drums at a club not long ago with A$60 and hit the free games twice inside half an hour; a mate fed the same cabinet at his local another night and copped a dead machine for the whole session. On a small spin sample that proves nothing about the long-run math, but it's exactly why the "same game, different feel" complaints keep popping up. Same pokie, different dial underneath. 📊
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Yeah same chassis for sure, no wonder it felt like a rerun 😂 only thing I'd add is the RTP gets set per venue within the state minimum, so the pub one can be tighter than the club's even if they spin identical. Hit big last night on Lightning Link at the club and the Drums machine next to me was doing my head in with that jackpot ticking 🎰🔥
Maccas hit the important part there. Identical cabinet, identical free games, but the venue decides where the RTP sits above the state minimum, so the pub twin can be noticeably tighter than the club's. Seen it myself: same machine, dead at the local, then a mate hits the feature on the club one the same week. Felt like a rerun because it basically was one, just dressed up differently.
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reminds me of the old Queen of the Nile days, every pub had a clone and nobody blinked 😄 one thing worth adding though - same chassis doesn't mean same session. I once turned A$50 into a couple of grand on a club machine, walked into a pub with the twin a week later and it played like a dead machine. venue sets its own RTP above the floor, so shop around a bit before you decide the game's cold.
I remember the old slots first-hand.
nah I dunno about "tighter at the pub" theory lads 😂 slapped both near enough the same week and the club one ate my A$20 way faster, nearly packed it in before the free games even teased me. reckon the per-venue RTP thing gets overblown - you can spin dead machines anywhere, pub or club, pure luck of the draw.
still love the thing though, drums go OFF when the feature finally lands and one of those jackpots ticking up top gets me every time 🥁🔥 eh, maybe I just had a bad arvo, ah well
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FreoBlue, no one can tell ya before you feed it, that's the fun of the hunt 😂 DiamondGG, one tight club sesh doesn't prove squat mate, variance is a cruel mistress 🎰🔥
@MaxBetLifeEveryday fair point on the small sample size, though FreoBlue deserves a better answer than "that's the fun of the hunt", you can at least ask venue staff whether the cabinet's RTP is posted on the glass or in the game rules screen, some states require it and some don't. And while a tight session proves nothing, I keep notes on where my Dancing Drums cabinets have paid, and over enough arvos the spread between venues gets hard to dismiss as pure variance 📊
RTP is a long-run number.
FreoBlue, no one can tell ya before you feed it, that's the fun of the hunt 😂 DiamondGG, one tight club sesh doesn't prove squat mate, variance is a cruel mistress 🎰🔥
@MaxBetLifeEveryday fair call, one tight sesh proves nada 😅 though I've watched the same cabinet pay two ways at two venues long enough to raise an eyebrow. Got a contact who reckons venue setups vary more than punters think on Dancing Drums... those who know, know 🤫
Those who know, know.
@MaxBetLifeEveryday fair call, one tight sesh proves nada 😅 though I've watched the same cabinet pay two ways at two venues long enough to raise an eyebrow. Got a contact who reckons venue setups vary more than punters t…
@Kev_Esky2010 a "contact who reckons" is doing a lot of heavy lifting there, mate. Show me the two venue RTPs side by side and I'll raise an eyebrow with you; until then it's just vibes and a mate's word. The rules screen tip from Chris is the only thing in this thread worth anything, check it before you drop your A$ in, Dancing Drums included.
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Tried the RTP info screen trick at my local, Chris - actually worked, cheers 👀 Dancing Drums still my all-time favourite though, that one lucky arvo lives rent-free 🥁💰
ChrisFortune's tip actually works, cheers for that one 😏 word is a few venues around here have Dancing Drums tuned warmer since the reno, the ones that know, know 🤫 worth a squiz at the rules screen before you commit your A$ to it.
Those who know, know.
"Tuned warmer since the reno" 🤡 anyone selling you that story is also selling you a unicorn, mate. Pokie maths doesn't shift for a fresh coat of paint 😏
@ChrisGold ha, fair point mate, the maths won't move for new paint 😂 but I'll tell ya what does change, the pub after a reno always packs in more blokes feeding the same Dancing Drums, so you cop longer waits for the Fu Babies. Doesn't stop me, love this game too much 🥁🔥 my best Friday ever paid for the whole night and then some 🤑
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@ChrisGold ha, fair point mate, the maths won't move for new paint 😂 but I'll tell ya what does change, the pub after a reno always packs in more blokes feeding the same Dancing Drums, so you cop longer waits for the Fu …
@GeelongLegend48 mate that's dead right, our local after the reno had a queue for the Dancing Drums on a Tuesday arvo 😂 doesn't stop me feeding it though, that jackpot drum hits different 🔥
@GeelongLegend48 mate that's dead right, our local after the reno had a queue for the Dancing Drums on a Tuesday arvo 😂 doesn't stop me feeding it though, that jackpot drum hits different 🔥
@BigWinSpin queue at the local means everyone's chasing the same drum, gotta love it 😂 I'll still be standing there waiting my turn, Dancing Drums is one of the few pokies I'll happily feed when the mini + minor start stacking. No strategy at all though FruitSpin, pure luck and vibes 🔥🎰
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Tuned warmer since the reno 😂 that's a ripper. Dancing Drums don't care about fresh paint, mate. Still feed it my A$20 every Friday tho 🥁🎰
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@PaulSlots13 at least you're honest about the Friday ritual, most blokes dress it up as strategy. A$20 a week on Dancing Drums is a cheap enough hobby, just don't chase it past that when the drums go quiet. And yeah, anyone claiming a "warmer" cabinet is having a lend of you.
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@PaulSlots13 at least you're honest about the Friday ritual, most blokes dress it up as strategy. A$20 a week on Dancing Drums is a cheap enough hobby, just don't chase it past that when the drums go quiet. And yeah, any…
Funny how everyone acts like there's a strategy when the long-run guarantee minus is still waiting. Don't blame the casino when your bank looks bloody busted.
Show me the withdrawal first 😏
@PaulSlots13 at least you're honest about the Friday ritual, most blokes dress it up as strategy. A$20 a week on Dancing Drums is a cheap enough hobby, just don't chase it past that when the drums go quiet. And yeah, any…
It's all about that rush though, right? I hit huge on Dancing Drums last Friday, can't judge how it feels, ah well. 🔥💰
The hit is close, I can feel it.
Same cabinet maths either way, so pick whichever skin you like staring at. My only rule with Dancing Drums is the A$20 gets left at the bar if the Fu Babies never show.
RTP doesn't lie, win screenshots do.
Funny how everyone acts like there's a strategy when the long-run guarantee minus is still waiting. Don't blame the casino when your bank looks bloody busted.
@SpinToWin247 finally someone says it, half these "Dancing Drums systems" are just loss rituals 😂 a win on paper, right? My bank's felt that truth many a Tuesday 🤡💸
Here to argue, not to clap for your profit.
@SpinToWin247 finally someone says it, half these "Dancing Drums systems" are just loss rituals 😂 a win on paper, right? My bank's felt that truth many a Tuesday 🤡💸
@Ben_Win lol deadset, the "systems" crack me up too 😂 bloke at my local swears tapping the drum button three times before the spin does anything... nah mate it's pure luck every time. Still love Dancing Drums though, when that mini hits quick off a fresh twenty it feels unreal 🔰🎰 ah well, chasing anyway
The hit is close, I can feel it.
Total noob here 😅 is Dancing Drums the one with the four jackpots on the top screen? Been eyeing it at my local pub but the queue thing BigWinSpin mentioned puts me off lol. So there's no actual strategy then, just luck? Thanks Ben_Win for the honesty 🙏
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