"Other" versions of VP, some hits and random thoughts...
I'll start with single line. I went through a phase where I was playing single line quite a bit; I've posted some pics before of some of the hits; I don't believe anything I'm going to post will be a repeat but if it is, apologies. Anyways...
Pros- "less" money spent per push for a given unit, eg 5 lines x 1$ credit = 25$/push, 1 line = 5$/push. Obv. Run bad periods seem less damaging.
Cons- variance quite a bit higher than multiline, due to "all or nothing" nature of single line. Dry spells are super boring. Missing big draws over and over (bc you only get one shot at it) can be maddening.
Overall, I get the appeal of single line, but short of a big progressive or some other reason (better paytable, game only offered single line like "loose deuces" etc) I'm basically done with it. Here are some instances that make me want to go back...
Ahh, the glory when it finally comes in. 10$/push is on the low end for me- 8k score is still on the high end.
Same comments as above caption.
On this day, I hit this within 5 min of entering the casino. You feel like you can't miss when this happens. I should have just left- of course I ended up donking a significant portion back.
Multistrike
I've only ever played this in single line version; I can see how multiline might be more fun. I think the same comments I made about regular single line apply here as well. In addition, I know it's POSSIBLE to make a big hand on a multiplier, but it just seems like such a long shot occurrence (as opposed to something like UX where the multipliers come along all the time). In retrospect I got lucky to even make the below hand (tough to make anything single line), but of course I lamented the fact it wasn't a multiplier. I don't think I'll be playing any multistrike in the near future...
Ultimate 4 of a kind bonus
Here, if you make quads a separate feature triggers where you get to pick a number of cards for extra credits. The basic gist (some of this might be a bit off but it's close enough) is if you make "regular" quads you get one pick, quad 2,3,4 you get two picks, and quad aces gets 3 picks. Depending on the card you pick, you can win anywhere from an additional 200 to 4000 credits (if you pick the joker, they have you pick from a 53 card deck).
You have to bet an extra credit per line, and if I recall correctly the worse paytable and the extra credit ends up making this worse than the base game.
I played it a couple of times just to change it up, and the thought of making regular quads (which are so ho hum at this point) but then getting to potentially hit the joker and BANG! turn it into a royal was appealing. So I gave it a shot on a day I was pretty stuck...
This turned a loser into a winner. The three picks got me an extra 700$. Sure wish I picked the joker- would have been nice to turn a "one royal" hand into two!
In the next installment, I'll bring you all up to speed on my latest Vegas trip (yes, there was one, and no, I didn't make a TR from it bc I suspected I wouldn't be able to give it the attention I'd like).