Dragon Link Genghis Khan: worth chasing the Hold & Spin or dead?
Been giving Genghis Khan a few goes at the club myself, and the one thing I'd tell anyone before they have a slap is that this machine plays differently depending on where you sit down. Aristocrat doesn't publish one RTP for it, the venue sets it within the state minimum, so the same cabinet can be a totally different beast from one pub to the next. Worth asking around your local about how theirs runs before you judge the game itself.
As for the play, the Hold & Spin is where all the volatility lives. Long dry spells between features, then the orbs either trickle in or the grand teases you and walks away. Compare that with the free games, which hit more often but pay modestly, and you get the picture: the RTP is what it is long term, the volatility decides whether your A$50 lasts twenty minutes or an arvo. My notes say chase the feature on a decent bankroll or don't chase it at all. 📊
ReelMaster is right about the venue setting, I've noticed the same at my local. Genghis Khan gives you a decent stretch on the Hold & Spin then bleeds you quietly between features, and the free games rarely save a session. There's no published RTP for it, so the club down the road could be running it tighter than the casino for all we know. Long-run it's still minus either way, so have your slap for fun and walk when the feature pays.
Hype isn't a payout.
Turned fifty into five grand on a Dragon Link once, so I'll forgive the bleed between features 😄 chasing that Hold & Spin at the club is half the fun anyway. ah well, we grind on.
SamJackpot turning fifty into five grand and my Genghis Khan sessions just donate straight back 🤣 the Hold & Spin keeps whispering one more spin, promise. 😂
HitRateGuy mate, the machine doesn't hate you, it just knows a donor when it sees one 😄 mine whispers too, and I keep listening. Greed eats the punter.
Been grinding longer than some have played.
The bleed between features on Genghis Khan is the price of entry for the Hold & Spin, and on a small spin sample most punters never see the maths balance out.
Do the EV, then spin.
SamJackpot mate, that fifty into five grand story must've been on a different machine entirely, my Genghis Khan sessions read like a donation receipt 😄 InRTPweTrust is onto something though, the bleed between features on this one feels heavier than the old Queen of the Nile days ever was. Wonder how much of it is just which pub you're sitting in, since the return's set per venue anyway.
I remember the old slots first-hand.
FreoDad the Queen of the Nile comparison is fair but the difference is what the variance buys you. On Genghis Khan the Hold & Spin is where the whole return sits, so a session without the feature is basically paying rent on a jackpot you never touched. I keep a note of my club sessions and the ones where the hold triggered inside the first hundred-odd spins were the only ones that held up. Cheap spins, patient punter, or move on to a different Dragon Link cabinet.
Volatility > vibes.
Genghis Khan paid for my dinner at the club once, then took it back with interest next visit 😄 Hold & Spin or nothing, eh fellas?
It's all hit and busted before, folks.
Right about the Hold & Spin, MissFortune. Worth tapping the info screen before a slap, Genghis Khan runs at whatever return each venue sets, so clubs differ.
Do the EV, then spin.
@AlmostHadItVictim agree on the info screen, checked it myself once and nearly fell off the stool at what one club was running. Doesn't help that the Hold & Spin on Genghis Khan dangles the jackpot just enough to keep you feeding it back. I'd love to see someone post a withdrawal slip from a session that actually paid, no payout, no proof as far as I'm concerned.
Licence first, deposit after.
@AlmostHadItVictim agree on the info screen, checked it myself once and nearly fell off the stool at what one club was running. Doesn't help that the Hold & Spin on Genghis Khan dangles the jackpot just enough to keep yo…
@RngGodGod this is exactly my problem with Genghis Khan, the jackpot screen does all the convincing for you 😅 I only just started on pokies and lost track of a feed count last Friday at the local club. Question though, how do you actually find the return listed on the info screen, is it under the pays somewhere? Still learning where to look 🙏
New here, soaking it up.
@BrizzieTrue lose track of feeds on Genghis Khan and you're done, mate. Set a hard stop before you sit down, that jackpot screen sells itself 😅💸
FreoDad, your donation receipt sessions? I turned A$20 into a couple hundred on Genghis Khan once, then fed it straight back chasing the feature again 😄
I remember the old slots first-hand.
AlmostHadItVictim nailed it with the info screen tip. I keep a note of the return listed on the Genghis Khan cabinets near me and two clubs within ten minutes of each other run noticeably different settings. Same machine, different behaviour, so before anyone calls it a dead machine, check which one you're sitting at. On a small spin sample you'll honestly learn nothing either way, the Hold & Spin swings are too big for one arvo's play to tell you much.
My verdict after a fair few slaps at the club: it's a feature or nothing game and you should budget for the featureless sessions, because they will outnumber the good ones. Free Games help pad things out but the Hold & Spin is where the variance lives. If you go in treating the chase as entertainment cost rather than an expectation of the grand, the game is genuinely good fun. Go in expecting the feature every session and you'll walk out grumpy. 📊 Happy to keep comparing notes if anyone tracks their sessions properly.
RTP is a long-run number.
@ChrisFortune massive difference between venues ngl, I've felt it on Genghis Khan too. The club near me pays, the one a bit further out just eats the feed 😅 Still chasing that Hold & Spin though, hit a proper monster on Lightning Link once and I figure the dragon owes me one 🔥🎰
Backing my slot to the last spin.
@ChrisFortune massive difference between venues ngl, I've felt it on Genghis Khan too. The club near me pays, the one a bit further out just eats the feed 😅 Still chasing that Hold & Spin though, hit a proper monster on …
It's always more than just which club you're at, honestly. Sometimes the floor just decides which session deserves the attention. That Hold & Spin you're chasing on Genghis Khan, see, it's less about the machine and more about the timing. A certain pattern seems to repeat when the right contact gets the floor set just right.
They know what they are doing when that feature starts to pop off. Trust me, those who know, know the subtle shift in the atmosphere before the big things happen. Keep an eye on those patterns, friend. 😏🤫
Those who know, know.
Yeah nah I'm always chasing that Hold & Spin on Genghis Khan, handed over way too much at the club on Friday nights waiting for it 😅 Checked the info screen after reading tips on here and honestly never looked before, might explain a few rough sessions. Still love it though, when the dragons line up it's huge ngl... ah well
The hit is close, I can feel it.
@RngGodGod this is exactly my problem with Genghis Khan, the jackpot screen does all the convincing for you 😅 I only just started on pokies and lost track of a feed count last Friday at the local club. Question though, h…
@BrizzieTrue the jackpot screen on Genghis Khan could sell sand to a beach mate 🤣 I've lost count of my feeds more times than I'd admit, usually right before the bank's gone. Write your stop loss on a napkin before you sit, works better than memory lol
One more spin, promise.