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Reds
Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 11:31 am
by anfield road
Dont play them anymore they are just to inconsisctint if thats how you spell it.
ATMS, GADD and £25 JP Gems the only reds left I will touch
Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 7:04 pm
by Mattb
Theyve started to get rid of the +6% on 50p too now. Maybe they've altered the profile, but had a new vortex here which was 50p with no extra percentage, but gave a full whack £105 off £26. Also had a £35 Jailbirds with no extra go £35/£70/£35/£70 (70% services too! :shock
for about £60 profit yesterday!
Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 9:52 pm
by GaryChandler
Does anyone bother with a SMTM anymore? i find these absolutely awful sometimes dont even play them for a board even if in the pub.
Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 11:14 pm
by Hangman21
I played an SMTM today showing straight off and full so forced.
got the top for about £50 in. It went for a flat £35 next board and about fiver later gave me nudges for £15. Gambled on a three and it gave me a six no bonus so i bottled it and took £25. On any other red I would have done this off and played for the top again, but on this red just happy to get my money back and a little profit.
Another £5 in and got two Pyramid thingys blue for £15 so reasonably pleased with end result.
Maybe top would have gone for £70 but how much would it have cost me and if it only went for another £35 I would have lost out.
Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 12:59 am
by ob
SMTM is a very poor red imo, very poor streaks, 99% of the time its £35 £35.... vortex slightly better, easier to get the top.
Not impressed with new reds though, took a few losses on ones you just wouldn't expect to.
Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 3:55 am
by blackmogu
must have played over 100 vortex now.. they are no different from any other red really.. sweet profits, and not too much loss even if you hit it after another player
Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 9:31 am
by jeffvickers
But they have a habit of giving you Mega Streak for £35, play next board, offers Super Streak, then costs another £50 for MS. Frustrating machine. Should collect SS and walk, but you just can't cos if its offering SS, surely its still there for MS.
Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 12:36 pm
by anfield road
Thats whats so shit about Vortex after a £35 top if you took it when it was not red then it can offer the SS and be at a harsh £10 block and can just kill your profit
Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 1:21 pm
by ob
lol jeff, offering superstreak doesn't really tell you much at all on this machine.
agreed black it's a reasonable machine, but I don't find you get big streaks very often - mind you the same can be said for most £35 reds, the only one that goes big quite often is invincible - that can take the piss for a top when it's red tho.
Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 4:27 pm
by GaryChandler
Im finding vortex's quite reasonable but just cant stand SMTM's
Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 6:14 pm
by 105TOP
Vortex are the ones at the moment .
Smtm , Well lets say just leave them be even when full reading you still got the worst block on a red in history at £10 and the only way to surpass it is play for £10 + from nudges even then it has a tendency to kill you off from safe wins
Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 6:22 pm
by Mattb
I quite like vortex now having played it a bit. Anyone seen a lot of new reds cropping up in red bubble cabinets instead of the purpley/black ones you'd expect to see a vortex/smtm in?
Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 6:27 pm
by 105TOP
Yeh i know a Vortex and SMTM in red bubble on a service
Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 7:02 pm
by jeffvickers
They use the pink ones that housed the Maygay Hot Shot as well.
They are recycled cabinets that once housed Doctors & Nurses, Yabba etc.
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 9:49 am
by Dunhamzzz
on vortex you need to make sures its genuine 100% arb1. Reverse gamble ftw.