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AZDuffman
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March 12th, 2013 at 7:13:18 PM permalink
Quote: JohnnyQ

I finally got some good spins tonight, starting with the
the bonus chip spin that you get once a day, hitting
the 10k and then getting the bonuse multipliers on
that. So that was nice, especially since I think I have
gotten the lowest score a couple of times.

Now... will there be a bonus game this weekend
that I should save my chips for ?



I doubt this weekend, too soon since last one. But I am starting to hoard chips.
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March 12th, 2013 at 7:47:15 PM permalink
It would be great if they put in a VP game.... for now I feel chip hoarding and waiting for a double xp day is the best bet.
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March 12th, 2013 at 8:11:45 PM permalink
Quote: JohnnyQ

I finally got some good spins tonight, starting with the
the bonus chip spin that you get once a day, hitting
the 10k and then getting the bonuse multipliers on
that. So that was nice, especially since I think I have
gotten the lowest score a couple of times.

Now... will there be a bonus game this weekend
that I should save my chips for ?



St. Patrick's Day is coming up and the game has hinted that there might be something. Possibly double XP.

edit:

Actually, more than hinted, they are updating the graphics to reflect St. Patrick's day.
Gabes22
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March 14th, 2013 at 9:51:09 AM permalink
The St. Patrick's Day game seems to be in the Excalibur Game where you can find Shamrocks which will pay you up to 50,000 in chips.
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March 14th, 2013 at 2:40:25 PM permalink
Quote: Gabes22

The St. Patrick's Day game seems to be in the Excalibur Game where you can find Shamrocks which will pay you up to 50,000 in chips.



Yeah...it's taking awhile. I have 8 of 13 so far. But at least I don't feel obligated to spin 1500 at a time.
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March 14th, 2013 at 6:01:52 PM permalink
Where is one's total Shamrock count identifiable on the screen?
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March 14th, 2013 at 9:00:19 PM permalink
Quote: tringlomane

Yeah...it's taking awhile. I have 8 of 13 so far. But at least I don't feel obligated to spin 1500 at a time.



Great minds thing alike. I've been burning it on 60 chips with a 50k bankroll to get after these shamrocks. Got 3 so far.....
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March 14th, 2013 at 10:21:30 PM permalink
Quote: midwestgb

Where is one's total Shamrock count identifiable on the screen?



I don't think you can find out.

And the probability of hitting them gets worse as you go on. I have been spinning a good chunk of the day and I am still not done...lol
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March 14th, 2013 at 11:39:30 PM permalink
Quote: tringlomane

I don't think you can find out.

And the probability of hitting them gets worse as you go on. I have been spinning a good chunk of the day and I am still not done...lol



The only way to find it is when you hit the Shamrock. When you hit, it says #1, #2, #3.....etc. There is no other way to track it.


I have been betting 600 and have only hit #3 so far. It echoes what tring has said.
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March 15th, 2013 at 3:35:49 AM permalink
Quote: DigitalTim

The only way to find it is when you hit the Shamrock. When you hit, it says #1, #2, #3.....etc. There is no other way to track it.


I have been betting 600 and have only hit #3 so far. It echoes what tring has said.



I'm betting min. right now and also have hit 3 Shamrock symbols so far. Autospin 100. I guess shamrock symbols are like V's for building so I assume playing low is best strategy.
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March 15th, 2013 at 4:19:04 AM permalink
Quote: gameterror

I'm betting min. right now and also have hit 3 Shamrock symbols so far. Autospin 100. I guess shamrock symbols are like V's for building so I assume playing low is best strategy.



I have been flat betting 600 and have 10 so far, about 600-700 spins. Yes,they do take longer as you get more but 10 was worth 20K in coin-in.

Does anyone know if you can attempt to go for a second 50?
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March 15th, 2013 at 10:30:38 AM permalink
Quote: AZDuffman

I have been flat betting 600 and have 10 so far, about 600-700 spins. Yes,they do take longer as you get more but 10 was worth 20K in coin-in.

Does anyone know if you can attempt to go for a second 50?



I assume not. And if it really only took you that many spins at 600...I guess I should have played 600...lol I havent kept good track, but I have probably spun over 2k times now and still working on it.
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March 15th, 2013 at 10:33:21 AM permalink
I am beginning to think it is based upon coin in because I got up to 10 last night betting 300 per spin, but lost about 100K in bankroll. I have lowered it to 60 per spin today and have nary a shamrock after over 2000 spins
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March 15th, 2013 at 10:37:32 AM permalink
Quote: Gabes22

I am beginning to think it is based upon coin in because I got up to 10 last night betting 300 per spin, but lost about 100K in bankroll. I have lowered it to 60 per spin today and have nary a shamrock after over 2000 spins



I'm pretty sure it is to be honest. Maybe 1M XP to complete altogether? And lost 100k getting to 10? Ugh, brutal.
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March 15th, 2013 at 12:26:39 PM permalink
Finally got the 50K. Had to rebuild my bankroll up by playing some BJ at 5K per hand. Quickly made up 70K of that 100K I lost. Went back to 300 a spin to get my 11th and 12th shamrock. I am not going to even try to find out if you can do it again. One of these days I am not gonna fall for the promotional crap on this game. All they are is a bunch of bankroll suckers.
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March 15th, 2013 at 12:32:32 PM permalink
Quote: Gabes22

Finally got the 50K. Had to rebuild my bankroll up by playing some BJ at 5K per hand. Quickly made up 70K of that 100K I lost. Went back to 300 a spin to get my 11th and 12th shamrock. I am not going to even try to find out if you can do it again. One of these days I am not gonna fall for the promotional crap on this game. All they are is a bunch of bankroll suckers.



Well, for the amount of play I have put in over this, the expected loss is definitely > 76,500 chips assuming that Excalibur pays close to 90% like other myVegas slots do. It's just a better slot game to play this week. Blackjack is still a better game after the bonuses on Excalibur, but with blackjack, you can't "set it and forget it" as much.
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March 15th, 2013 at 12:38:40 PM permalink
It just seems to be the same song and dance every week. Play blackjack all week to build up the bankroll, only to have it all sucked away chasing 2x XP or a bonus chip feature on a slot game. I think I might just stick to BJ for awhile.
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March 15th, 2013 at 1:01:17 PM permalink
Just got 13
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March 15th, 2013 at 2:10:54 PM permalink
Does anyone else notice that a disparity exists between Black Knight and Red Knight in their bonus Fight Night game in Excalibur? Black Knight appears to win 70 - 80% of the time in my game. And I have played it A LOT over the past month.
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March 15th, 2013 at 2:17:20 PM permalink
Quote: midwestgb

Does anyone else notice that a disparity exists between Black Knight and Red Knight in their bonus Fight Night game in Excalibur? Black Knight appears to win 70 - 80% of the time in my game. And I have played it A LOT over the past month.



Both knights win > 50% in my experience. It's a predetermined bonus; I just verified that when it awarded me 1200 while the site was down (I'm spinning for my g/f too right now)...lol These bonuses act similarly for NYNY, Luxor, etc.
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March 15th, 2013 at 2:22:38 PM permalink
Quote: midwestgb

Does anyone else notice that a disparity exists between Black Knight and Red Knight in their bonus Fight Night game in Excalibur? Black Knight appears to win 70 - 80% of the time in my game. And I have played it A LOT over the past month.



The bonus is predetermined. It doesn't matter which knight you pick. I know this as a fact, not just an educated guess.
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March 15th, 2013 at 2:28:13 PM permalink
Quote: midwestgb

Does anyone else notice that a disparity exists between Black Knight and Red Knight in their bonus Fight Night game in Excalibur? Black Knight appears to win 70 - 80% of the time in my game. And I have played it A LOT over the past month.



Seems that way because black has that hammer thing. Last night I had like six knight wins in a row. I just guess knowing predetermined or random it does not matter.
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March 15th, 2013 at 2:36:52 PM permalink
Fwiw, I finally finished this at 300 a spin. I probably lost close to what I earned in bonuses...and definitely took over a million XP.
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March 16th, 2013 at 9:12:45 AM permalink
Are you more likely to get the shamrocks at a higher spin or are they spread out evenly throughout the bet amounts? Flat betting 60 per spin and getting one every few hours. Still at my original bankroll so I'm just letting it auto play. Sucks that Excalibur has so many mouse clicks and bonus games. The bird one is the best because all you have to click is for the one bonus game.
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March 16th, 2013 at 9:52:56 AM permalink
Just finished building Luxor (and have to get up to level 48 before I can start building Aria - might as well switch back to blackjack if I can't earn Vs for a while (I'm about halfway to 46)) - took about an hour to earn 100 Vs, and dropped 50K (at 600/spin) in the process.

Is it just me, or does the Date Knight bonus on Excalibur win just about every time - especially if you choose bouquet (I have 12 wins out of 13)?
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March 16th, 2013 at 9:59:52 AM permalink
Quote: ThatDonGuy


Is it just me, or does the Date Knight bonus on Excalibur win just about every time - especially if you choose bouquet (I have 12 wins out of 13)?



Yes it designed for you to "win" most of the time (probably 75% or so) regardless of which one you pick. 12 of 13 is above average though from my experience.
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March 16th, 2013 at 10:14:26 AM permalink
Quote: ThatDonGuy

Is it just me, or does the Date Knight bonus on Excalibur win just about every time - especially if you choose bouquet (I have 12 wins out of 13)?



Well I noticed the same thing but I nearly always pick the gift box.

What's not to love about a gift box ?
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March 16th, 2013 at 10:18:27 AM permalink
Anyone remember last year or the year before,
CET had some kind of on-line game where
you got codes on facebook (a hassle) and
then you did a spin to collect game pieces ?

I won a few gift cards but I find the myVegas
game to be a lot more fun.
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March 16th, 2013 at 12:54:44 PM permalink
Finally made it to the end. I assume everyone ended up winning 70K chips in total as I did... 20K after the 10th Shamrock and the remaining 50K upon the 13th?
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March 16th, 2013 at 1:06:32 PM permalink
Quote: JohnnyQ

Anyone remember last year or the year before,
CET had some kind of on-line game where
you got codes on facebook (a hassle) and
then you did a spin to collect game pieces ?

I won a few gift cards but I find the myVegas
game to be a lot more fun.



Yeah, it was a big enough hassle to me that I didn't bother with it.

Quote: midwestgb

Finally made it to the end. I assume everyone ended up winning 70K chips in total as I did... 20K after the 10th Shamrock and the remaining 50K upon the 13th?



Basically, I think it was 76,500 altogether, but I lost roughly that spinning the game to get there...lol
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March 16th, 2013 at 2:33:54 PM permalink
Quote: JohnnyQ

Well I noticed the same thing but I nearly always pick the gift box.

What's not to love about a gift box ?



Yes, and about 800 or so spins. I will keep playing Excalibur over the weekend to take advantage of the possible loosening for the promotion.
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March 16th, 2013 at 7:19:59 PM permalink
Just "found" the 10th shamrock. It definitely
seems to be taking longer / more spins to
get the last several.
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March 16th, 2013 at 7:26:32 PM permalink
Quote: JohnnyQ

Just "found" the 10th shamrock. It definitely
seems to be taking longer / more spins to
get the last several.



The last 3 take quite awhile at spins of 300/each.
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March 16th, 2013 at 7:43:25 PM permalink
No shamrocks for me I'm only playing BJ. But I did just reach 1 million in chips. I need auto spin BJ.

edit: just took a beating chip total is 600.000
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March 16th, 2013 at 11:48:26 PM permalink
Still spinning and got 3 left to uncover. I've been break even all this time (except when I bumped it up to 1500 and lost a good 30k or so) trying to earn these shamrocks so this is a great ev neutral play. Gained a level which takes ages now so this is a good thing. Hope they bring back double XP or more bonuses soon.
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March 17th, 2013 at 4:26:28 AM permalink
Quote: djatc

Still spinning and got 3 left to uncover. I've been break even all this time (except when I bumped it up to 1500 and lost a good 30k or so) trying to earn these shamrocks so this is a great ev neutral play. Gained a level which takes ages now so this is a good thing. Hope they bring back double XP or more bonuses soon.



I finally got the last shamrock and the 50k chips
last night.

But this wasn't a neutral game for me. It took a
LONG time to get all the shamrocks, and it burned
up about 50k chips net (even after the 50k bonus).

But I did go up a couple levels and increased the
number of gold chips I have by maybe another
10k or so.

I don't see any new bonus games now that it is
officially St Patty's day.
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March 17th, 2013 at 10:18:28 AM permalink
Quote: rainman

No shamrocks for me I'm only playing BJ. But I did just reach 1 million in chips. I need auto spin BJ.


What we need is a way to turn that dealer's voice off without turning off the rest of the sound.
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March 17th, 2013 at 11:41:25 AM permalink
Quote: ThatDonGuy

What we need is a way to turn that dealer's voice off without turning off the rest of the sound.


Hit the turbo button. No dealer voice.
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March 17th, 2013 at 6:03:54 PM permalink
Finally got all of the shamrocks. Took a solid weekend to come across them all. Up about 40k chips. Now I'm autospinning Lucky birds to finish building MGM grand.
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March 18th, 2013 at 9:47:34 AM permalink
I got the shamrocks (more or less ran about even) , now building Mandalay, have about 78k gold coins. I imagine I'll use the 75k for 2 free Mirage nights.
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March 18th, 2013 at 9:54:36 AM permalink
Quote: slyther

I got the shamrocks (more or less ran about even) , now building Mandalay, have about 78k gold coins. I imagine I'll use the 75k for 2 free Mirage nights.


I personally am holding out for some of the larger prizes. As of now, I am level 66 with 108K in LPs. My wife and I have made a commitment to no luxury spending until we A) get all of our CCs paid off, B) pay off our student loans and C) get our condo out from being under water. Whether or not we are able to accomplish that without taking a vacation is another thing (At our current rate, all 3 goals will take about 2 years to accomplish). Upon completion, I anticipate having well over a million LPs and hope to cash them in for some truly memorable experiences.
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March 18th, 2013 at 10:35:11 AM permalink
I redeemed 75k in coins for a free dinner at Tender this week. I'll let you all know how it goes.
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March 18th, 2013 at 2:48:10 PM permalink
I just broke into level 65 and it said I hit "ONYX" or something like that. And the color of the level-flag is now black. Does this mean something special?
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March 18th, 2013 at 2:52:09 PM permalink
Quote: AZDuffman

I just broke into level 65 and it said I hit "ONYX" or something like that. And the color of the level-flag is now black. Does this mean something special?



It may up the values on your daily spin. Not exactly sure. I now have a $12,500 tile and I'm "emerald".
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March 18th, 2013 at 3:44:24 PM permalink
What are neighbor request all about? Didn't see anyone answer this but I may have missed it. How do you do one and why would you want a neighbor?
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March 18th, 2013 at 4:11:25 PM permalink
Quote: mycran

What are neighbor request all about? Didn't see anyone answer this but I may have missed it. How do you do one and why would you want a neighbor?



You want a neighbor because you can send them free chips and they can send you free chips. I think it's 50 every 12 hours or something. It's not much, but if you have a bunch of neighbors it can add up. Also when you hit a decent payout you can have the app post a link to your friends that will give them a chance to collect some chips (I set the app to only make those posts visible to my friends that are playing the game)

To get a neighbor someone in your facebook friends has to be playing the game.
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March 18th, 2013 at 7:22:19 PM permalink
Quote: Gabes22

My wife and I have made a commitment to no luxury spending until we A) get all of our CCs paid off, B) pay off our student loans and C) get our condo out from being under water. Whether or not we are able to accomplish that without taking a vacation is another thing (At our current rate, all 3 goals will take about 2 years to accomplish).



Good plan and good luck. I think you can and should
still have fun and a vacation between now and then,
but there should be plenty of less expensive but
fun and memorable things to do if you give it some
thought.

We are also trying to think more before we spend.
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March 19th, 2013 at 1:41:36 AM permalink
Quote: slyther

You want a neighbor because you can send them free chips and they can send you free chips. I think it's 50 every 12 hours or something. It's not much, but if you have a bunch of neighbors it can add up. Also when you hit a decent payout you can have the app post a link to your friends that will give them a chance to collect some chips (I set the app to only make those posts visible to my friends that are playing the game).

Another benefit of having more friends in the game is your daily bonus spin. As of right now, 40/700 of my friends are playing the game. I get a 400% bonus on my wheel spin. I hit the 10k the other day. That's an extra 40,000 chips.
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March 19th, 2013 at 5:39:06 AM permalink
Quote: JohnnyQ

Good plan and good luck. I think you can and should
still have fun and a vacation between now and then,
but there should be plenty of less expensive but
fun and memorable things to do if you give it some
thought.

We are also trying to think more before we spend.


There are definitely things we can do. Living 45 minutes from downtown Chicago, there are definitely ways to have a fun day without breaking the bank which we plan on doing.
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March 23rd, 2013 at 5:24:41 AM permalink
Double XP on "Bet the Farm." Just rolled out within the last hour, no idea how long it is for. Get that coin-in and level up!

Spring is farming season I guess? They must not have felt the weather here!

For those new the best plan seems to be "bet the farm" on the bonus spin, then ignore insurance. if you survive disaster bet the farm again THEN buy the insurance. Unless you hit it big on the first bonus, then just take your chips.
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