Had a slap on Buffalo Link at the local pub last arvo and the Hold &
Buffalo Link is the one I keep walking past at the club near me, maybe I should give it a proper slap after reading this 😄 Quick dumb question though, does the Hold & Spin need a full screen to actually pay the grand, or do you just fill what you can and hope? Never been sure how close "nearly went off" really is 🤔
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No dumb question at all mate, half the club asks the same thing after a few beers 😄 Truth is I've watched that Hold & Spin fill up bit by bit and pay the minor more times than I can count, the grand sits up there lurking and mostly stays there. My advice, give it a proper slap on a quiet arvo, watch how the jackpots climb on the top screen before you commit. Ah well, we grind on.
It's weird how those big jackpots just sit there while you're trying to get the Hold & Spin working right. I've watched the whole thing a few times now but honestly, how does the Hold & Spin actually work with the grand jackpot, like does it have to fill up fully for that huge prize to trigger? Is maybe I'm being dumb for not figuring that out. 🙏
The grand on Buffalo Link wants the full screen of hold symbols in the feature, filling most of the way usually gets you a minor or major instead. I've had near misses at the club where two more orb symbols and I'd have been off my chair. Keep in mind each venue sets its own setup too, so the same cabinet can play tighter one pub to the next 😄
I remember the old slots first-hand.
Cheers FreoDad, that explains it 😅 I got the minor at the pub last week and thought I was a spin away from the grand. This game keeps you coming back though 🐃
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@Servo_True that "one spin away" feeling is exactly the design working as intended, mate. The minor hits often enough that your brain reads it as progress toward the grand, even though each Hold & Spin is its own event and the orbs don't remember last time. FreoDad is right that you need the full screen, and the volatility of this game means most features land you somewhere in minor territory.
Worth remembering the RTP on Buffalo Link is set with the grand baked in, so every spin you take is funding that jackpot sitting up there. EV is still negative no matter how close the screen looked. I keep a note of my pub sessions and the near-full screens are rare enough that I just enjoy them when they come. Keeps the expectations sane 📊
Volatility > vibes.
It's weird how those big jackpots just sit there while you're trying to get the Hold & Spin working right. I've watched the whole thing a few times now but honestly, how does the Hold & Spin actually work with the grand …
@RideTheVariance_Everyday96 yeah FreoDad summed it up, full screen of orbs for the grand on Buffalo Link, anything less and you're collecting minors like they're loyalty cards 🤣 my pub grand has been sitting there so long I reckon I've donated to the casino again twice over just staring at it. One more spin tho... promise 😂
Grinder's right, the orbs don't remember. Pub grand jackpots are the best bait going, near miss keeps the A$20 notes flowing. Anyone here actually landed one? Cashout screenshot or it didn't happen.
Cashout screenshot or it didn't happen.
Same experience here, mine's a pub in Perth with a grand that's been glowing untouched for months. Brizzie's screenshot rule is the only sane one in this thread, and I'd add the machine itself rarely tells you the RTP config the venue chose, so long-run it's whatever they set it to. Enjoy Buffalo Link for what it is, a pokie designed to tease.
RTP doesn't lie, win screenshots do.