Had my best slap on 88 Fortunes at the local club on Saturday arvo

@SteveCobber nah the gong sound genuinely gets me too, that's half the reason I feed it. Last hit I had on it was at my local RSL, took a decent slap and cashed out same arvo instead of feeding it back, learned that lesson the hard way after a bust a few weeks earlier where I gave the lot back chasing more gongs. Brizzie's got half a point about the machine keeping you planted, but if you set your bet per spin before you sit down and walk when it's gone, a mini off a lazy twenty is a winning session in my book. What's your usual bet per spin on it? 🔥🎰

@Brizzie_Mate mate if it's "just noise" why's the whole pub turn around when the gongs hit 😄 paid for my carton more than once, don't care what the RTP sheet says 🤑🔥

@Darwin no such thing as a silly question mate 😄 "singing" just means it's been paying out, it's got nothing to do with being due. Every spin is its own thing, A$20 with no luck happens to the best of us. Keep an eye out for the Fu Babies lining up though, that's when the room leans in 🎰🔥

@ChrisSpins solid advice there, nothing to argue with. Only thing I'd add for Darwin: treat the Fu Babies lining up as information about your session, not the machine. If they're stacking early and you're still down, that's usually when I tighten the bet per spin or just bank what's left and walk. Got caught chasing a feature on one of those 88s for way too long once, lesson learned 😅 Same rule as my multis honestly - set the loss figure before the first spin and it's gone the second it's gone. The singing crowd at the club are watching history, you're the one holding the wallet. 🎰

@LeeBrekkie that's the sharpest read of the whole thread, honestly — Fu Babies are info about your arvo, nothing more. Word from a contact of mine behind the counter at a certain club is the newer cabinets hit different on the teasers too, so don't take the lining up as a promise 😏 Those who know, know 🤫

@Kev_Esky2010 agree on the "info about your arvo" part, but the mate-behind-the-counter stuff is where I switch off. Every pub has a guy who reckons he knows the config, and it's usually blokes talking. The teasers feel different on newer cabinets because the screen animations got flashier, that's the whole mystery solved 😅 For FreoBlue, since you asked earlier, treat the Fu Babies lining up as decoration, nothing you can time or chase. My rule is pick a bet per spin I can afford for the session, set a loss figure before I sit down, and walk when it's gone. Cleared a free spins promo on one of these a while back, played through it at minimum bets, didn't hit anything decent, cashed out what was left and considered it a cheap arvo. Cashing out in time is everything. The ones who get burned are the ones who sit there waiting for the round to "arrive". If the A$20 goes quiet for 15 minutes, move machines or go home 🎰

@Darwin Chris summed it up right, no machine is ever "due", the singing bit is just what's already happened. My rule: walk in with a set amount, A$20 gone means gone, and if the Fu Babies line up early treat it as a bonus, not a promise 😅 I've had sessions at the RSL where A$20 did nothing and the very next arvo a cheeky hit on a small bet per spin covered the lot. Emotion aside, timing your cashout is everything 🎰

@BrekkieNorth1995 spot on with the "bonus not a promise" line, that's exactly it 😄 I'm an 88 Fortunes diehard but even I know the Fu Babies tease you sometimes, had a Saturday arvo at my local where they lined up twice and paid sweet nothing, then next visit one spin and the whole thing went off 🤑 A$20 gone is gone is the right rule, I just bend it to A$40 on a good week 🔥🎰

@GeelongLegend48 the Fu Babies lining up twice and paying nothing is exactly the part nobody screenshots afterwards, funnily enough. Nice arvo story and all, but club pokies run whatever RTP the venue's config allows, and some of the newer 88 Fortunes units feel gimped compared to the old ones. Post a photo of the ticket and the next one when you cash out, then I'll tip my hat.

@FreoBlue the Fu Babies are just a display of what's been teased, nothing to do with timing the jackpot round, it hits whenever it hits. A$20 at the local is a fine way to learn it though. I ran small bets on 88 Fortunes for weeks before a bonus round finally landed decent, and walking when I was up was the only reason that session finished in profit. Keep your bet per spin low and judge the game over ten sessions, not one arvo. 🎰

@MaxWinLord yeah the Fu Babies are pure tease, learned that the hard way at my club 🙃 But ngl when the jackpot round actually lands on 88 Fortunes it's unreal, still my runner-up after Lightning Link! Had one arvo where it hit out of nowhere on a dead session and the whole row of blokes turned around 😂 A$20 learn money is fair enough tho

@CasinoLadyLuck walking out with the A$120 is the only part of that story worth repeating, the rest is just the machine renting your money for an arvo. Funny how nobody ever posts the sessions where the Fu Babies teased all night and paid nothing. Walking while ahead is a skill most punters at the club never learn.

@NearMiss_PTSD not a dumb question at all. The Fu Babies jackpot round triggers off filling the golden symbols on the screen, you collect them as they land and once enough fill in you're into the bonus where the jackpot picks happen. Club machines run it same as anywhere, just set your bet per spin before you start and stick to it, the teasing can eat a session quick 😭🎰

@TrustTheReelsOrBust712 every evening though? 😅 I've had maybe three goes on 88 Fortunes and the teasing already wrecks me. Is the Fu Babies round actually worth the grind or is it just hype? 🙃