Pompeii at the local pub plays nothing like I remembered
Ha, funny timing mate, I had a slap on Pompeii at my local club Friday arvo and the Wheel Bonus actually cracked for me too 😅🤩 every venue sets its own RTP on these Aristocrat machines so that pub one down the road probably just runs tighter than the club, that'd explain the totally different feel. Reel Power with the 243 Ways is my favourite way to play it, volcano going off during free games never gets old 🌋
Spinning reels dawn to dusk.
Funny how the Wheel Bonus seems to land for everyone in the same week, mine cracked at the club Sunday after nearly busting me. ChasingLosses is spot on about each venue setting its own RTP on the Aristocrat gear, the pub near me runs Pompeii so tight the free games barely whisper, while the club gives it a fair shake. Reel Power with the 243 Ways still feels like the good old days when it opens up. Ah well, we grind on 😉
Same experience here, the club Pompeii near me pays noticeably kinder than the pub version two suburbs over, and it lines up with the per-venue RTP setup. With no single published figure on these Aristocrat machines, two identical cabinets can genuinely play like different games. Worth keeping a note of which venue your Wheel Bonus hit at, the variance swings feel smaller where the return sits higher, at least on a small spin sample.
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That explains why the pub one near me felt like a dead machine but the club version actually gives the free games a run. Two same cabinets, totally different vibe, weird 😅
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Funny you all say the club one plays kinder, because that's exactly what I found Friday arvo. Had my slap after tea, dead quiet for twenty minutes, then the Wheel Bonus cracked and I yelled loud enough the barmaid looked over 😱 got A$240 off it ngl. Free games on that Reel Power setup with all 243 ways going is where it comes alive, when it hits it HITS 🔥
reckon the pub down the road from me runs Pompeii so tight the volcano might as well be extinct 🌋 lol. Same cabinet, same Aristocrat gear, but with each venue setting its own RTP within the state minimum you're basically playing two different machines. I've stopped bothering with the tight ones now, just go where the free games actually give you a run. Anyway that's my verdict, club Pompeii all the way, but keen to hear if anyone's found a pub version that actually pays 🤑🎰
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