Do identical pokies really play differently at different venues?
Makes sense honestly, Queen of the Nile II is an Aristocrat venue machine so the return gets set per venue within the state minimum, no single published figure. Would explain why the one at my local club hits the free games every few visits while the pub copy near me is a dead machine all arvo. Same cabinet, two different bankrolls 😭 I just budget for the club one now.
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That clicks with what I've seen over the years. Turned 50 into 5k once on the old Queen of the Nile in a club where the free games just kept rolling, then hit the same cabinet at a pub up the road and couldn't buy a feature. Same game, different mood entirely, so yeah, venue-set return explains a lot of it. 😉
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That actually explains a lot, thanks MaxWinLord 😅 I only started having a slap on Queen of the Nile II recently and thought I was just cursed at my local. The pub one near me never gives up the free games, but the club down the road has Wilds doubling wins all over the place during the feature. Maybe I'm being dumb but I figured same game meant same odds, wild to learn it's set per venue.
Seriously, these Aristocrat geniuses must be having a laugh with their random settings. You think you’ve got the free games locked in, but then some random, unseen factor decides your session is over before you even get to Wild Doubles Wins. Guess I'll just call this one a "friendly" encounter with the RNG and head off to earn my dinner. 😂🍿
Yeah the club one near me spits out free games like it's breathing, then the pub copy just eats my deposit and calls it a feature 😂
One more spin, promise.
Explains why I stopped sticking to my pub local, two venues running Queen of the Nile II is basically two different bankrolls. The club's version is worth the drive 🎰
Wait, venues can actually run the same Queen of the Nile II with different settings? Maybe I'm being dumb but I honestly thought the machine was identical everywhere 😅 My pub local has been dry on free games for weeks, might have to suss out a club instead. Cheers for the tip 🙏
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Cronulla's got a point, variance is a cruel mistress 😅 but I swear my club's Queen of the Nile II pays the free games way more often than the pub one. Might be in my head, dunno 🎰
@Cronulla variance or not mate, my club's Queen of the Nile II gave me a hit last night that the pub one never has 🔥💰 I'll keep chasing it there 🎰
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Been seeing this chatter about Queen of the Nile II and the venue difference. For me, it boils down to whether I can clear the bonus in profit if I start at a low bet per spin. If the club version is hitting those free games consistently, it might be worth making the drive for a targeted bankroll injection. 🎰
Cronulla's got a point, variance is a cruel mistress 😅 but I swear my club's Queen of the Nile II pays the free games way more often than the pub one. Might be in my head, dunno 🎰
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Honestly this thread explains a lot. I only started playing Queen of the Nile II a few months back and my local near Maroochydore felt like a money shredder, then I had a random session at an RSL on the coast and the free games actually showed up twice in one sitting 🤔
Still learning all this stuff but if the venue can run different settings then that sort of matches what I felt. Could also just be variance like Cronulla says, dunno how you'd ever tell the difference without hundreds of hours on each machine 😅 Is there any way to check what a machine is set to before you put money in, or do you just have to feel it out?
New here, soaking it up.
Same machine, same settings, your spin sample at each venue is tiny. Two free games triggers in one sitting means nothing statistically. Track it over a few hundred spins and I reckon they look identical.
RTP is a long-run number.