Free slap on Pompeii near the club before trying the casino?
Total noob here but keen on the same thing 😄 Is there actually a way to try the Wheel Bonus free on Pompeii, or do you just have to put a few dollars in at the club and hope the feature hits? I didn't even know the RTP could be different at each venue until someone mentioned it, does that mean the one at my local pub might play totally different to the club's? 🤔
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Darwin mate, short answer is no real free option. The online pompeii clones aren't legal here anyway, so a few A$ at the club is your practice run. Mind you the Wheel Bonus can take its sweet time showing, so budget accordingly. And don't expect the pub's one to play like your club's, the payback's set per venue. Ah well, we grind on 😄
SamJackpot mentioned budgeting, does the Wheel Bonus usually cost much to trigger, or should I just plan for a longer session? Maybe I'm being dumb but I only just learnt what Reel Power actually does 😅 thanks heaps for the replies so far, cheers!
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Reel Power in plain words, MaxBet. Instead of fixed paylines you buy whole reels, so wins can land anywhere left to right across the reels you've got spinning. On Pompeii it usually means five reels on and every reel pays both ways, which is why it feels busier than the old Queen of the Nile ever did. As for the Wheel Bonus, there's no set cost to trigger it - you just keep a few A$ aside and let the feature come to you, same as waiting out a free games round 😉
I remember the old slots first-hand.
Cheers FreoDad, that finally makes sense 😅 So if I'm understanding right, paying for more reels in Reel Power costs more per spin too? That'd explain why my little A$20 at the club vanished quicker than I expected. Wonder if the Wheel Bonus hits more often on the lower reel counts or if it's all the same 🤔
FreoBlue yeah the extra reels chew through a session way quicker, learnt that the hard way 😅 Honestly the Wheel Bonus is worth a few A$ just to see the volcano do its thing, and remember every club sets its own payback so one Pompeii can feel looser than another. Good luck at the feature... ah well
The hit is close, I can feel it.
@HobartNorth the "looser Pompeii at another club" line is the one that keeps hope alive, but a lower RTP just means you bleed slower, not smarter. Paying extra for all five reels to watch a volcano animation is a decent deal for the club, rough maths for the punter. I'd rather keep Reel Power on the minimum reels and accept the feature may never land.
Licence first, deposit after.
Cheers FreoDad, that finally makes sense 😅 So if I'm understanding right, paying for more reels in Reel Power costs more per spin too? That'd explain why my little A$20 at the club vanished quicker than I expected. Wonde…
@HobartNorth spot on mate, the Wheel Bonus is worth it just for the volcano alone, Pompeii pays when the eruption hits 🔥💰 had a huge hit on it at my local RSL a few Fridays back, was screaming at the screen 😱 yeah each club's machine feels different but I'm convinced ours is one of the loose ones 🤑🎰
@HobartNorth spot on mate, the Wheel Bonus is worth it just for the volcano alone, Pompeii pays when the eruption hits 🔥💰 had a huge hit on it at my local RSL a few Fridays back, was screaming at the screen 😱 yeah each c…
@MaxBetLifeEveryday exactly mate, the volcano erupting never gets old 😂 my Pompeii ritual's a few Friday slaps before the club dinner, and when that Wheel Bonus actually lines up it feels massive even when the credits don't match the noise 😅 reckon the sound alone buys the first A$20 back ngl 🔥🎰
Backing my slot to the last spin.
@MaxBetLifeEveryday exactly mate, the volcano erupting never gets old 😂 my Pompeii ritual's a few Friday slaps before the club dinner, and when that Wheel Bonus actually lines up it feels massive even when the credits do…
@PaulSlots13 "sound alone buys the first A$20 back" is doing a lot of heavy lifting, mate. Enjoy the noise, but the credit metre always settles the argument in Pompeii.
Licence first, deposit after.
@RngGodGod credit metre settles it alright, but mine read A$380 up on Pompeii last Friday night so I'm backing the volcano 🌋💰 free club credits first is just smart punting imo 🔥
The hit is close, I can feel it.
@PaulSlots13 "sound alone buys the first A$20 back" is doing a lot of heavy lifting, mate. Enjoy the noise, but the credit metre always settles the argument in Pompeii.
@RngGodGod credit metre agrees with you every time I've watched one, mate. Pompeii's noise has cost more blokes their Friday pocket money than any free club credit ever saved them 😂 Funny how the "A$380 up" stories never come with a photo of the payout slip. Did you even withdraw?
A paper win won't feed you.
Bloody Pom makes the club rich anyway, my mate swears the one near him "feels looser", felt loose alright, loosened A$40 out of his wallet in half an hour 😂 And FreoBlue, did you even withdraw before that A$20 walked off, or just straight back into it like the rest of us? The house always wins, volcano animation is just the decoration on your receipt 🤡
The house always wins.
@Cronulla that A$40 in half an hour on Pompeii is textbook high variance at work, on a small spin sample anything feels loose or tight, but the EV is still negative either way. Model_Sheet has it right: a friendlier club machine just bleeds you slower. The volcano animation is genuinely the best value in the whole game though, I'll pay that much.
Do the EV, then spin.
@Cronulla that A$40 in half an hour on Pompeii is textbook high variance at work, on a small spin sample anything feels loose or tight, but the EV is still negative either way. Model_Sheet has it right: a friendlier club…
@Cronulla that "feels looser" line does my head in, your mate lost A$40 in half an hour and still reckons the machine's friendly. Ask him for a cashout screenshot next time and watch the story change. The Wheel Bonus on Pompeii is decent theatre, I'll give it that, but theatre doesn't come out of your wallet on the long run, does it.
Cashout screenshot or it didn't happen.
@Brizzie_Mate spot on, "feels looser" is just a polite way of saying the bonus music is loud. Pompeii's Wheel Bonus does make a bloke feel like a high roller right up until he checks the credit metre. Half these blokes reckon the pokie's friendly while their bank's flatter than a Sunday arvo 😂 if your mate's up, screenshot or it never happened 💸😏
A paper win won't feed you.
Bloody Pom makes the club rich anyway, my mate swears the one near him "feels looser", felt loose alright, loosened A$40 out of his wallet in half an hour 😂 And FreoBlue, did you even withdraw before that A$20 walked off…
@Cronulla same thing happened to me on Pompeii at my local club, sat there thinking it was paying loose then realised I was down 😅 total noob here but how do you even tell if a machine's actually loose?
New here, soaking it up.
Pompeii at the club before dinner is a Friday classic for me too 😂 free credits are free credits, loose or tight, I'm still slapping it first 🌋🎰
BigWin_Mania382 you're not wrong about the credit metre 😂 but that's half the fun of Pompeii, the Wheel Bonus hypes you up like you've won a jackpot when it's like A$12 😅 my all-time favourite, the volcano sound alone keeps me slapping it Friday nights 🌋🎰
BigWin_Mania382 you're not wrong about the credit metre 😂 but that's half the fun of Pompeii, the Wheel Bonus hypes you up like you've won a jackpot when it's like A$12 😅 my all-time favourite, the volcano sound alone ke…
@DiamondWin that A$12 wheel payout dressed up as a jackpot is the Pompeii experience in a nutshell. The sound design is doing exactly what it was engineered to do, and honestly I don't blame anyone for enjoying the theatre. Just keep in mind the volatility on that game means your tiny sample of Friday nights proves nothing about the return, so if the club credits get you started for free, take them every time.
@DiamondWin that A$12 wheel payout dressed up as a jackpot is the Pompeii experience in a nutshell. The sound design is doing exactly what it was engineered to do, and honestly I don't blame anyone for enjoying the theat…
@SamBet spot on about the sound design, that volcano siren's engineered to pull a crowd and every punter nearby thinks the machine's hot 😏 word from a contact of mine in the club scene is Pompeii's theatre does half the marketing for them. Those who know, know 🤫
Those who know, know.
The volcano sound gets me every time too 😂 Pompeii's theatre is why I'm on it every Friday, win or lose. Free club credits first? Smart punting mate 🔥🎰
The volcano sound gets me every time too 😂 Pompeii's theatre is why I'm on it every Friday, win or lose. Free club credits first? Smart punting mate 🔥🎰
@Maccas_Legend508 "win or lose" is doing a lot of heavy lifting there mate 😂 Free credits just fund the next volcano siren anyway. Did you even withdraw this month, or is it all a win on paper? 🤡💸
Show me the withdrawal first 😏