Queen of the Nile II at the pub
Nothing beats that moment when the scarabs line up and the free games finally kick in after a dry arvo — Cleo doubling every win during the feature is why Queen of the Nile II still gets my A$20 before the newer cabinets. The club machine near me always seems to pay kinder than the pub one down the road, and being an Aristocrat venue pokie there's no set return anyway, each venue runs it different. Ah well, we grind on 😄
Grinning like an idiot is the correct response to that feature, honestly. I keep a note of my Queen of the Nile II sessions and the pattern is always the same: long stretches of the base game doing very little, then the free games land and the wild doubling wins do all the heavy lifting. That's where the volatility lives — it depends on how often you're hitting the feature, and when it's cold, your A$20 can evaporate without a trace. Worth it when Cleo shows up though.
One thing I'd add for anyone wondering why the club version feels friendlier than their local pub: with an Aristocrat venue machine there's no single published return figure, each venue sets it within the state minimum. So two machines with identical cabinets down the street from each other can genuinely play differently. 📊 Explains a lot of "this one's rigged" threads, if I'm being pedantic about it.
Volatility > vibes.
Grinder's spot on, the base game can starve you for ages then the free games drop and Cleo doubling everything just goes off 🔥 hit a ripper feature last Friday, felt like she knew I was about to give up on her. This slot pays when it wants to and that's why she's my all-time favourite at the club... pub one near me feels tighter for some reason, ah well 🤑🎰
The hit is close, I can feel it.
Total noob here but Queen of the Nile II at my local RSL did the same thing to me last weekend. Dead base game for ages, then the free games landed and Cleo doubling everything had me nearly falling off the stool 😄 Is it true each pub or club sets the machine differently? Someone said the club one can feel looser than the pub, that helps explain why my mate swears his local is stingier 🙏 cheers
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Yeah Darwin, she's set different at every venue within each state's rules - that's why the RSL one feels looser than your mate's pub 👀 Still, Cleo doubling wins gets me every time 🔥
Total noob here but Queen of the Nile II at my local RSL did the same thing to me last weekend. Dead base game for ages, then the free games landed and Cleo doubling everything had me nearly falling off the stool 😄 Is it…
@DiamondWin spot on mate, the venue down my way has been tight as a drum for months then dropped a monster Cleo feature on me Friday 🔥🤑 Queen of the Nile II never gets old
Spinning reels dawn to dusk.
Stood up off my stool and applauded the machine once, true story. Turned a shy A$50 into a few hundred when the feature finally landed on the Queen of the Nile II at my local. She's the same old girl from way back but the wild doubling wins during free games still hits different. Darwin, DiamondWin's right, venues set her within the state rules, so club Cleo can feel friendlier than the pub one 😄
I remember the old slots first-hand.
Standing ovation for a pokie, that's commitment 😂 had similar on Queen of the Nile II at my local, Cleo doubled everything and I nearly lost it 🔥 ah well, good on ya
One slot, one love 🎰
Ha, FreoDad, applauding the machine is one up on me, I've only ever patted her like an old racehorse 😄 That's the thing about Queen of the Nile II, she taught half of us what a proper feature feels like, and Cleo doubling wins still feels generous fifty sessions later. Darwin, to answer your question: yes, every venue runs her a bit differently within the state rules, so your RSL might just be kinder than the pub down the road. Old-school grind at its finest, that game.
It's all hit and busted before, folks.
@MissFortuneWin99 patted her like an old racehorse, that's about right 😂 She's been good to me too though. Queen of the Nile II is one of the few pub pokies where I'll set a proper limit and still walk out smiling more often than not. Bet A$1 a spin, give myself A$60, and if the Cleo feature hasn't hit by the halfway mark I'm usually gone.
Royal_Chaser has a point about the long run, no argument there, but a decent session on the Queen is worth the odd donation in my book. Anyone else find she pays better early arvo than at night, or is that just my local?
@Wollongong_True same vibe here mate, Queen of the Nile II is the only pokie I'll happily stick to a limit on 😂 Cleo pays mine most Fridays, Walked out up A$120 last week 🐫🔥
Backing my slot to the last spin.
@Wollongong_True same vibe here mate, Queen of the Nile II is the only pokie I'll happily stick to a limit on 😂 Cleo pays mine most Fridays, Walked out up A$120 last week 🐫🔥
@Lee_Brekkie A$120 up on Cleo, that'd make my week 😅 I only just started on Queen of the Nile II a month ago and she's teased me twice without paying. Do you hold out for the retrigger or take whatever Cleo gives first go? Maybe I'm being dumb but I feel like she pays more when I stop chasing her 🤔
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@Wollongong_True same vibe here mate, Queen of the Nile II is the only pokie I'll happily stick to a limit on 😂 Cleo pays mine most Fridays, Walked out up A$120 last week 🐫🔥
@Lee_Brekkie A$120 off Cleo, love it 🔥 She teases me for ages then drops A$80 from nowhere, all-time favourite. GrampsAllDay78, hard limit's the smart move mate 🎰
Spinning reels dawn to dusk.
Cute stories, but for every standing ovation there's a hundred blokes quietly feeding the Queen another fifty. Pub pokies RTP is what it is - long-run, the house always collects.
RTP doesn't lie, win screenshots do.
@MissFortuneWin99 patted her like an old racehorse, that's about right 😂 She's been good to me too though. Queen of the Nile II is one of the few pub pokies where I'll set a proper limit and still walk out smiling more o…
@Wollongong_True same mate, she's my all-time favourite for a reason 😂 set my A$50 limit Friday, walked out up after a Cleo retrigger. Honest pokie that one 🐫🔥
Nice little session, eh. Just don't get too carried away because the house always collects eventually. 🤡💸
Here to argue, not to clap for your profit.
Nice little session, eh. Just don't get too carried away because the house always collects eventually. 🤡💸
I guess you're right that the house always takes its cut eventually. I'm still learning how to manage these things, so I'm really focusing on setting a hard limit on Queen of the Nile II to make sure I don't go too overboard. Do you think setting a session limit actually changes anything with the RNG, or is it just about protecting your wallet? 😅🤔
New here, soaking it up.
I guess you're right that the house always takes its cut eventually. I'm still learning how to manage these things, so I'm really focusing on setting a hard limit on Queen of the Nile II to make sure I don't go too overb…
@GrampsAllDay78 hard limit is the way, I do the same on Queen of the Nile II. Pull cash out at the pub and leave the card at home, works for me 👍
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Multiplier_Master, the pokie doesn't change because you stopped chasing. If she paid you, screen it, otherwise it's just a memory.
Licence first, deposit after.
Cleo teasing then paying cold is so true, she's done that to me at the local more times than I can count 😂 DaveWins reckon what you want but the machine doesn't know when you walked away, I've stopped chasing Queen of the Nile II for a week then come back and smashed the free spins first ten bucks in 🤑 ah well, keep chasing that A$120 magic Lee 🔥🎰
One slot, one love 🎰
Multiplier_Master, the pokie doesn't change because you stopped chasing. If she paid you, screen it, otherwise it's just a memory.
@DaveWins nobody's saying the pokie changed, mate, it's the punter who changes. Walked back into QoN II fresh instead of tilted chasing losses and you actually play it properly, smaller bet per spin, cash the free spins when they hit instead of giving it back. Screen or no screen, that's bankroll discipline doing the work 🎰
Bankroll discipline wins 💸