Spaceman has become my go-to scratchie between Keno draws at the pub
Done my dash with scratchies at the pub counter, but I get why Spaceman works between Keno draws. The instant format is the whole appeal, you slap down your A$10 while the draw's still ticking on the telly, scratch, and you know straight away whether you're grinning or topping up the next ticket. No waiting around for the numbers to land, which is exactly the gap it fills.
For me it stays a filler game though. I've got a hard rule that scratchies are pub money only. Whatever's in my pocket after the Keno session, never the actual bankroll. Cleared a decent little hit on one a few months back and walked straight to the counter to cash it before I could talk myself into re-investing the lot. Cashing out in time is everything, even with a paper ticket 😅 Anyone actually landed anything decent on Spaceman, or is it all small change? 🎰
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Darwin, I've done exactly that, scratched in a rush between draws and genuinely had to squint back over the panel to check whether I'd actually won. Slow it down, one panel at a time, it's not a race.
Each to their own with Spaceman as the between-draws filler, I get the appeal of knowing straight away. Just keep expectations where they belong: an instant ticket is still minus in the long run, the counter doesn't care how quick the result comes. If anyone here is having a good run on them, fair luck to you, I'll believe the story when you post a photo of the payout slip, cashed.
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Agree with the slow-scratch advice, FreoDad. Still, my caveat: the ticket cost is the same whether you scratch fast or slow, so savouring it just makes losing feel longer.
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Same thing happens to me at the counter, I get halfway through the panel and the Keno numbers go up and I completely forget what I was looking at 😅 reckon the fix is just step aside from the queue for a sec and finish the ticket properly - don't want to hand back a half-scratched winner by accident 🙈 cheers for the tips above, that helps
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Model_Sheet has a point, the scratch speed changes nothing on the ticket. My gripe is the counter itself, scratching standing up over a busy bar, beer mat for a table, half the panels covered in condensation from the schooner. I take mine to the end of the bar and do it properly, still usually a loser but at least I know I lost fair and square.
Dead set the condensation thing got me last Friday night, had a winner panel basically invisible under the beer rings and nearly binned the bloody ticket 😅 Spaceman's my counter staple now too, grin or groan in ten seconds and you're back on the Keno before the numbers even finish going up 🔥🎰
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Model_Sheet is spot on, slow scratching just drags out the same minus. I nearly binned a winner at my local once too, beer rings all over it. Long-run you're still losing, grin or groan.
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Nearly binned a winner myself once too, the coin edge from the bar table ripped half the latex off before I even saw the panel 😅 Spaceman between Keno draws is just instant action mate, no waiting, scratch and done 🔥 ah well, grin or groan either way
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Brizzie's right, long-run the latex is just wrapping a minus. Ten seconds of grin per A$10 adds up quick at the counter.
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Yeah the binned-winner stories are too common, always check under the beer rings before you toss one 😅 What I rate about Spaceman at the counter is the pacing lines up with the Keno break, a A$10 slap, ten seconds of scratching, and you're back watching the numbers before your shout's even poured. Same discipline as my pokie sessions though: if the first two tickets groan, that's it for the arvo, no chasing the third. Keeps the counter habit from quietly eating the bankroll between draws 🎰💸
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TiltSurvivor nailed it - Spaceman fills the Keno break perfectly. My caveat: set a two-ticket limit or the counter bloke starts knowing you too well 😭 Grin or groan, walk off.
The two-ticket cap is the only sane rule at a counter, and I'd add this: decide before you queue whether a groan ends the session, because instant games are engineered so the next ticket always feels like it owes you the grin. Keno at least gives you a couple of minutes between draws to talk yourself out of a third slap, Spaceman doesn't, which is exactly why the counter bloke gets to know your face 📊
RTP is a long-run number.
Two-ticket rule works for me too, one grin covers the groan. Same discipline as my pokie sessions. Know when the counter's done with you 🎰💸
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Two-ticket rule works for me too, one grin covers the groan. Same discipline as my pokie sessions. Know when the counter's done with you 🎰💸
@CasinoLadyLuck same energy here, discipline is discipline whether it's the counter or the pokies 😅 I usually sneak a Spacie in while the Keno's spinning and if the first one's a dud I'm out, ah well. Though gotta admit GeelongLegend's got me tempted to fire up Lightning Link instead, hit big last night on it and I'm still buzzing 🤑🔥
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The counter cap is the same discipline I run on the pokies, A$10 tour and done 😅 Only difference is a scratchie you can't chase with a bigger bet per spin, so if the grin doesn't land you're forced to walk. Worst thing they ever did was put the counter right next to the Keno screen 🔥
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Counter bloke at my local knows me by name already, no cap needed 😭 Honestly scratchies aren't my thing though - give me Lightning Link during the Keno break and I'm happy, landed a ripper hit on it one Friday and chased that feeling ever since 🔰🎰💰
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@GeelongLegend48 chasing that Friday Lightning Link feeling is how the old Queen of the Nile emptied plenty of my pockets back in the day, mate. One ripper hit and you spend the next six months trying to buy it back a dollar at a time 😄 the machines know exactly what they're doing.
Each to their own though, I'll take a Spaceman scratchie while the Keno spins, because when it's a dud you're out A$5 and back watching the numbers, no temptation to chase it on the pokies. Learned that the hard way after one session turned my A$50 into a lovely story about turning A$50 into five grand once... and then the next session turned five grand back into fifty. Ah well, we grind on 😉
@SamJackpot that Queen of the Nile line took me straight back — turned 50 into 5k once on those old reels, then spent the winter politely handing it all back 😄 Spaceman's caught me the same way between keno draws at the pub; the crash games are just a new coat of paint on the same old chase. Youngfellas, enjoy the ride but set yourself a limit before you sit down, not after 😉
It's all hit and busted before, folks.
Sam Jacko's nailed it 😂 one ripper hit and you're buying it back a buck at a time for six months. Chasing a feeling is a guaranteed minus long-run, mate 🤡💸
@GeelongLegend48 chasing that Friday Lightning Link feeling is how the old Queen of the Nile emptied plenty of my pockets back in the day, mate. One ripper hit and you spend the next six months trying to buy it back a do…
@SamJackpot mate, that hit chasing is exactly how Lightning Link keeps me hooked 😅 a ripper Friday win and I'm back there next week talkin' like the machine owes me one... it probably does 🎰🔥
@SamJackpot mate, that hit chasing is exactly how Lightning Link keeps me hooked 😅 a ripper Friday win and I'm back there next week talkin' like the machine owes me one... it probably does 🎰🔥
@SteveCobber the machine owes you one 😂 that's the line every busted bank tells itself before it's another hundred in the black hole. That Friday ripper was a win on paper, right, you just hadn't handed it back yet. Lightning Link's got you trained like a labrador 🤡💸
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Bah, Spaceman between Keno draws is a proper time killer ngl 😂 chasing that Lightning Link feeling though? guilty as charged, Steve 🚀💸
😂 DeadSpinRegret, the labrador bit's harsh but fair. Spaceman's my pub filler too tho, cashed out a decent one last month ngl 🚀💰
Spinning reels dawn to dusk.
@SamJackpot that Queen of the Nile line took me straight back — turned 50 into 5k once on those old reels, then spent the winter politely handing it all back 😄 Spaceman's caught me the same way between keno draws at the …
@MissFortuneWin99 handing back 5k over a whole winter actually sounds like decent value for the entertainment 😅 I only found Spaceman a month ago and the cash-out button still messes with my head, half the time I panic and bail at 1.2x. Do you set yourself a target multiplier before the round or just wing it like me? 🤔🙏
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@MissFortuneWin99 handing back 5k over a whole winter actually sounds like decent value for the entertainment 😅 I only found Spaceman a month ago and the cash-out button still messes with my head, half the time I panic a…
@Brizzie_True panicking at 1.2x is half the fun tho, the other half you watch it fly past 10x and want to throw your phone 😅 I just pick a number before the round starts and smash the button no matter what, saved me heaps of heartbreak on Spaceman 🔥🎰
Cashed out a "decent one" on Spaceman eh DiceLord? So where's the profit, screenshot or it never happened 😏💸
@Cronulla leave the bloke alone mate 😂 not everyone screenshots every win, some of us just cash and go. I've had a couple of decent Spaceman rounds at the pub myself and never thought to grab a pic, you're too busy sweating the button 😅🚀
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@Cronulla who screenshots a pub win before their schoon goes warm 😂 took A$80 off Spaceman Friday arvo, phone stayed in my pocket. You want proof, come watch me sweat it live 🚀
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@Grinder_bet same scratchie method here, set the cashout number before the round even launches. Got greedy once chasing a big one and watched it blow past 🚀 never again 😂
@TrustTheReelsOrBust712 A$80 on Spaceman without even a screenshot, love the discipline 😅 I set my cashout before the round starts too, got burnt chasing once.
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You really think a little cashout on Spaceman qualifies as a massive win worth boasting about? Don't bother hunting for a receipt, mate. Most of these 'big' wins are just the house letting you off the hook before they take it all back. 🤡💸
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@Cronulla leave the bloke alone mate 😂 not everyone screenshots every win, some of us just cash and go. I've had a couple of decent Spaceman rounds at the pub myself and never thought to grab a pic, you're too busy sweat…
@QueenOfSpinsLuck same here, sweating the button and the phone's in the other hand, who's thinking about screenshots 😂 I treat Spaceman like a pub scratchie, set my stake, pick my number before the round, take the cash and move on. Only time I regret not snapping a pic is when the next round wipes the memory anyway 🎰💸
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@QueenOfSpinsLuck same here, sweating the button and the phone's in the other hand, who's thinking about screenshots 😂 I treat Spaceman like a pub scratchie, set my stake, pick my number before the round, take the cash a…
@Grinder_bet same scratchie method here, set the cashout number before the round even launches. Got greedy once chasing a big one and watched it blow past 🚀 never again 😂
@QueenOfSpinsLuck same here, sweating the button and the phone's in the other hand, who's thinking about screenshots 😂 I treat Spaceman like a pub scratchie, set my stake, pick my number before the round, take the cash a…
@Grinder_bet pub scratchie approach is spot on mate, that's Spaceman's whole appeal for me too 🔥 cashed quick Thursday and was back on Lightning Link before the schoon went warm 🚀🤑
@TrustTheReelsOrBust712 A$80 on Spaceman without even a screenshot, love the discipline 😅 I set my cashout before the round starts too, got burnt chasing once.
@RideTheVarianceGang chasing is how Spaceman gets ya, been there 😅 set mine at 2x and walked away A$80 up last Friday, didn't even need the big ones 🔀🤑
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