Had a slap on Moon Race at the club last arvo
Just had my first slap on Moon Race at the club too and that Hold & Spin had me glued as well π
maybe I'm being dumb but how does the major even get won, is it only in the feature? Also does anyone know if the free games actually pay better than chasing the jackpot, or is it mostly small stuff until someone hits it? π
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On the Lightning Link cabinets the grand and major build through Hold & Spin mainly - you fill the screen with orb symbols during that feature and the jackpots can land in it, so yes, chasing the major basically means triggering the feature often enough. Worth knowing the RTP on these venue pokies is set per venue within the state minimum, so the same machine can play looser at one club than another, and the volatility of the feature round means most sessions it pays small or nothing at all.
Volatility > vibes.
G'day fellas, welcome to the rabbit hole π that Hold & Spin gets everyone the first time. From my sessions on the Lightning Link cabinets the free games tend to trickle along nicely while the majors live in the orb chase, so most of us grind the small stuff and dream on the feature. And a word to the newbies: same pokie can feel tighter at your local club than down the road, the RTP's set per venue, not one printed number. Ah well, we grind on.
Total noob question but when people say "fill the screen with orbs" in Hold & Spin, do the orbs have to be actual moon symbols on Moon Race or any orb symbol counts? π
Still learning how the feature actually builds toward the major
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Darwin, the orbs are just the coin symbols that stick and reset your three spins, on Moon Race they're moon-themed, but "fill the screen" simply means you've got orbs sitting on every position so nothing else can land. Once you do that, the feature pays up and you're in with a shot at the bigger jackpots. I've filled a screen once on a Lightning Link cabinet and turned a small slap into a tidy little session, so it does happen, just don't chase it π
I remember the old slots first-hand.
A$280?? nice hit π€ but don't sleep on the free games, mine carried a whole arvo at the club once π
anyone else reckon the majors just feel rarer on some machines?
DiamondWin mate that's spot on π same game can hit totally different between venues cos the RTP gets set per club within the state minimum, so my local Moon Race might play tight while yours pays π₯ I'm with BigWinGod tho, that orb chase is where the buzz lives, the free games are just pocket money till you hear that major alarm go off π±π°
Maccas is right, same Lightning Link machine can feel chalk and cheese between venues π
my club one goes quiet for weeks then someone cracks the grand and the whole joint loses it π€ free games are pocket money yeah but they keep you on it every evening between features π₯ Moon Race is my all-time favourite in the series now, space theme + orbs = magic π°
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Free games on Moon Race are just a nice top-up imo, the real action lives in that orb chase π₯ I chase the feature every session, scored A$280 off one Hold & Spin last Friday π€π°
@BigWinGod A$280 off one Hold & Spin is a beauty π€ I'm the same, can't walk past a Moon Race without having a crack at those orbs. Funny thing, my best hit actually came in the free games with a full screen of wilds, paid like the feature did π
anyone else had that?
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A$280?? nice hit π€ but don't sleep on the free games, mine carried a whole arvo at the club once π
anyone else reckon the majors just feel rarer on some machines?
@FreeSpinsKing full screen of wilds in the free games, that's the dream π I've had a few decent mini hits off the orbs but never cracked a wild screen like that, sounds huge!! Agree tho, once you start chasing the orbs you can't walk past Moon Race without a slap π€
@BigWinGod A$280 off one Hold & Spin is a beauty π€ I'm the same, can't walk past a Moon Race without having a crack at those orbs. Funny thing, my best hit actually came in the free games with a full screen of wilds, paiβ¦
@FreeSpinsKing wild screen paying like the feature, nice one π I banked a decent orb grab last month and cashed out same session, that's the whole job. Never seen a full wild screen myself, still chasing π₯
Man that full wild screen would've had me off my chair π closest I've come is a few orb grabs in the free games, still waiting on the big one. Had a slap on Moon Race Friday arvo at the club, quiet as anything then someone two machines over cracked the mini and I got greedy... ah well π
The hit is close, I can feel it.
@HobartNorth greedy's how they get ya π did you even withdraw that slap, or straight back in like everyone else? House always wins on Moon Race πΈπ
Haha greedy is the only way to play it π
I reckon Moon Race is the best provider machine hands down, those orbs have cost me plenty of Friday nights but hit big last night on a mini grab and forgot every loss π€ never seen the wild screen either, FreeSpinsKing you lucky bugger π₯
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Haha the orbs get everyone π€ I'm the same, can't walk past Moon Race without throwing a twenty in, even when the machine's been dead quiet all arvo. Full wild screen is still the dream for me too, closest I've had is a mini off a triple orb grab and I was up out of my seat like an idiot π₯
@HobartNorth greedy's how they get ya π did you even withdraw that slap, or straight back in like everyone else? House always wins on Moon Race πΈπ
@JackpotGirlCasino bah, house always wins on every pokie mate, Moon Race just takes you for a better ride doing it π Last Friday I slapped a hundo in, rode the free games and cashed out with A$480 in my pocket - that one's my all-time favourite, no regrets. You never seen the wild screen either? It's coming for ya eventually π€π₯
The hit is close, I can feel it.
@SpinToWin_Club that's the way to do it mate, cash in hand beats a pocket full of regrets π I did similar on Moon Race at the Dapto club once, turned A$50 into a lazy five hundred and walked straight out the door before the orbs could suck it back. The trick is knowing when the ride's over, which took me about thirty years to learn π
It's all hit and busted before, folks.
Haha greedy is the only way to play it π
I reckon Moon Race is the best provider machine hands down, those orbs have cost me plenty of Friday nights but hit big last night on a mini grab and forgot every loss π€ never seeβ¦
@VegasDivaBonus "forgot every loss" is exactly the memory trick those orbs play on you, mate. Mini grab felt good for ten minutes, but over the long run Moon Race is still minus and the club's takings prove it. If you actually walked out ahead, cashout or it didn't happen.
Licence first, deposit after.
@FruitWin mate you're overthinking it, nobody's on Moon Race for the long run maths, we're there for the ride π cashed A$480 out of a hundo last Friday so it does pay, you just gotta catch it on a good night π°π°
The hit is close, I can feel it.
@VegasDivaBonus "forgot every loss" is exactly the memory trick those orbs play on you, mate. Mini grab felt good for ten minutes, but over the long run Moon Race is still minus and the club's takings prove it. If you acβ¦
@FruitWin you're right about the long run being minus, nobody serious would argue that. But there's a middle ground you're skipping. Sessions on Moon Race are short and lumpy, and the hold/volatility maths doesn't care about a single Friday night. Your EV is still negative, sure, though what a punter actually feels is the session variance, which can absolutely run hot for an arvo.
Where I'd push back is the "cashout or it didn't happen" line. If TassieSouth pocketed A$480 from a hundo, the machine doesn't retroactively know about it. Each session is its own sample. The memory trick is real, I keep notes on my own hits versus spins, and Moon Race's orb teases are designed to make the near misses feel bigger than they are. So agree with the maths, but give people their wins when the voucher's actually in hand. π
Do the EV, then spin.
@SpinToWin_Club that's the way to do it mate, cash in hand beats a pocket full of regrets π I did similar on Moon Race at the Dapto club once, turned A$50 into a lazy five hundred and walked straight out the door before β¦
@MissFortuneWin99 "lazy five hundred" π a win on paper, right, but did the club actually let you withdraw or was it voucher heaven? Asking for a mate π€‘
Show me the withdrawal first π
@MissFortuneWin99 "lazy five hundred" π a win on paper, right, but did the club actually let you withdraw or was it voucher heaven? Asking for a mate π€‘
@SlotQueen88 from what I've seen at my local the club pays pokie wins over a certain amount by cheque or EFT, not cash from the till, so I reckon MissFortune just had a small wait. Still better than it going back through the orbs π
maybe I'm being dumb but I thought that was normal everywhere?
Those orbs have gotten me a couple of times too, worst feeling when you're up and they just dry right up π
total noob question maybe but does Moon Race need max bet to hit the hold and spin jackpot, or can a small punter get there? Still learning the features on these Lightning Link ones π
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@FruitWin you're right about the long run being minus, nobody serious would argue that. But there's a middle ground you're skipping. Sessions on Moon Race are short and lumpy, and the hold/volatility maths doesn't care aβ¦
@AlmostHadItVictim lumpy sessions still add up to the same guaranteed minus long-run, mate, Friday night just feels different in your pocket π Funny how the "middle ground" only ever shows up when someone's had a good arvo on Moon Race. House always wins, the orbs just decide which week πΈ
The house always wins.
@Cairns_South nah you can land the hold and spin on any bet, it just pays less on the mini at minimum, so a small punter still gets the feature. I've had my best orbs run on Moon Race at two bucks a spin, then watched the next hundred evaporate anyway π enjoy the lumpy ride while it lasts, the house always wins π€‘πΈ
The house always wins.