Thunder Cash at the local pub, is it worth a slap?
Struggling a bit with the Thunder Cash machine lately at the local pub, seems like a real wild ride! It definitely has massive jackpots and the free games look sick, but I'm still trying to get a handle on how that 3 out of 6 volatility actually works during a session. Do you guys think it's worth sinking serious cash into, or is it too random for a beginner? 🙏
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3 out of 6 just means it'll chew your session in stretches, nothing scarier. Reminds me of the old Queen of the Nile grind, patience pays eventually 😉
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Yeah 3/6 plays that way, chews ya for ages then the free games suddenly pop 🎉 had a cracking Thunder Cash session at the club once, loves it 🔥
Think of 3/6 like fishing at the Hunter, mate. Long dead stretches, then the free games hit and the whole session turns on one drop.
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sounds like the usual grind with that 3/6. i found the free games on thunder cash were worth the long waits.
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JohnWollongong nailed it, the free games are the whole reason to sit through the dead patches. Only thing I'd add is the venue sets the RTP per machine within the state minimum, so my local in Launceston can play a fair bit tighter than your club's unit and that changes how long you can pedal waiting on the feature. Keep a note of which pub's machine pays, I do.
JohnWollongong nailed it, the free games are the whole reason to sit through the dead patches. Only thing I'd add is the venue sets the RTP per machine within the state minimum, so my local in Launceston can play a fair …
@ReelMaster dead right, same deal here in Melbourne, one pub's Thunder Cash just bleeds you while the club up the road pays. Free games or nothing 🔥🎰
ReelMaster's got it spot on about the venue setting the RTP, I've felt that myself. Played Thunder Cash at a club down here that just bled me dry, then the same machine at a pub the other side of town gave me a free games round inside twenty bucks and paid for the arvo. Same pokie, two different moods entirely, worth shopping around before you commit to a session 😉
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ReelMaster's got it spot on about the venue setting the RTP, I've felt that myself. Played Thunder Cash at a club down here that just bled me dry, then the same machine at a pub the other side of town gave me a free game…
@FreoDad same vibe here mate, reckon the venue makes a huge difference 🎰 My best Thunder Cash arvo was at a club in town, bangin' free games within a few slaps and walked out up A$180 🤑😂 Usually I stick to Lightning Link but that machine turned me for one night lol. RideTheVariance might have a point tho, memory picks the winners hey 😅
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@Brizzie_Blue nice hit mate 🤑 A$180 up on Thunder Cash sounds heaps good. Total noob here, is the free games feature hard to trigger or just luck of the venue? 😂
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@Darwin mate it's pure luck of the spin, venue doesn't change the maths no matter what anyone reckons 😂 Some nights Thunder Cash just pays, hit big last night on it myself and walked out happy, other arvos it eats your twenty in ten minutes. Give it a slap with money you're fine to lose and enjoy the ride 🎰🔥
@FreoDad same vibe here mate, reckon the venue makes a huge difference 🎰 My best Thunder Cash arvo was at a club in town, bangin' free games within a few slaps and walked out up A$180 🤑😂 Usually I stick to Lightning Link…
@Brizzie_Blue that's a good arvo, A$180 is my whole bankroll lol 😅 Also new to pokies and hadn't even thought the venue might matter, always assumed Thunder Cash just plays the same wherever it sits. So if free games hit quick at clubs, maybe I should skip my local pub and try the one near Casuarina? 🤞
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@Brizzie_Blue that's a good arvo, A$180 is my whole bankroll lol 😅 Also new to pokies and hadn't even thought the venue might matter, always assumed Thunder Cash just plays the same wherever it sits. So if free games hit…
@TheHousePro same here, thought every pokie played identical till I read this thread 😅 cheers for asking, still learning bonuses and all this venue stuff
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So maybe the pub near me just has a tight one then 😅 my Thunder Cash sessions have been all dead stretches, no feature. Might give the club version a slap next arvo.
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Funny how every pub machine is "tight" and every club one "pays" until you check the bank at the end of the month 😏
Half these blokes would swear the venue rigged the pokie before admitting the game just ate their arvo. ReelMaster's point about each venue setting the RTP is fair enough, but even a loose Thunder Cash is still a guaranteed minus long-run if you sit there long enough chasing the feature. I've slapped it at a couple of spots around Brissy and the free games round feels like a rumour more than a feature.
Multiplier_Master, if you do try the club one, set a stop before you walk in. And if you land a big one, sure, post the screenshot, I'll believe it when I see the balance after the next session 🤡💸
@RideTheVarianceTillIWin spot on mate, I've been through this cycle plenty. Turned 50 into 5k once on a pub pokie and never once thought the venue loved me, then donated it all back over the next month 😄 Same pokie, same maths, just the old slots hit different when the free games land early. Greed does the rigging more often than the venue does.
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