Slide Keno - new game

We are close to finishing our second keno game called Slide Keno. If you are somewhat familiar with our Slide Poker game you will probably notice the similarities. Basically, a special ball can appear in the draw of 20 balls which provides a bonus. The bonus consists of a particular ball hit "sliding" right, left, up or down a number of positions, each time marking those positions as hits. In addition to the sliding effect, random multipliers are awarded along with the bonus.

Feel free to give it a try and let me know what you think.

Demo: http://realizegamingllc.com/dev/slideKenoV1/

One thing that I notice is that if you hit a number with a regular ball, and then the bonus ball 'slide' covers the same number, it is counted twice. Not sure if this is by design, but you could have a situation where you get more hits than the numbers picked.

I like this one.

Usually I'll just let the computer pick random numbers for me. Here, I find myself making a sort of fat + pattern in the middle of the board in the hopes of catching a slide.

I doubt doing this affects the math at all, but I did get my two biggest hits on your keno games during my first test session.

Quote: Gialmere

I like this one.

Usually I'll just let the computer pick random numbers for me. Here, I find myself making a sort of fat + pattern in the middle of the board in the hopes of catching a slide.

I doubt doing this affects the math at all, but I did get my two biggest hits on your keno games during my first test session.

Actually, I conjecture that the way that the pattern with which you pick the numbers does matter.

Say you will pick 10 numbers. Pick all 10 numbers in a row and hope for a right or left arrow in that row. You are much better off letting a +7 slide arrow occasionally giving you 7 extra numbers than having it give you one extra number 7 times more often.

Edit: Yep. After about 15 trials I made 10 (out of 10 picks) with a payoff of 1000, using the strategy I just posted. Getting 10/10 is usually very improbable.

Quote: gordonm888

Actually, I conjecture that the way that the pattern with which you pick the numbers does matter.

Say you will pick 10 numbers. Pick all 10 numbers in a row and hope for a right or left arrow in that row. You are much better off letting a +7 slide arrow occasionally giving you 7 extra numbers than having it give you one extra number 7 times more often.

Edit: Yep. After about 15 trials I made 10 (out of 10 picks) with a payoff of 1000, using the strategy I just posted. Getting 10/10 is usually very improbable.

I did this too, except that I hit 12 out of 10 picks (two numbers were counted twice) and got paid $0!

That's interesting. The only fix I can think of is to make the computer do all the picking. But how do you tell keno players that they can't pick their own numbers?

Quote: Gialmere

That's interesting. The only fix I can think of is to make the computer do all the picking. But how do you tell keno players that they can't pick their own numbers?

I think we broke the game.

One of the things we are discussing to fix this problem is to play with the award bonuses. If the bonuses are more focused on the 2, 3, 4 extra balls and a much lower percentage chance of getting 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 balls should help.

Quote: gordonm888

I think we broke the game.

I had a very quick go picking 8 in a row; and got several 7 out of 8's within the first few minutes. On one I got three naturally and the other four from the slide with no double counting.

Quote: RealizeGaming

One of the things we are discussing to fix this problem is to play with the award bonuses. If the bonuses are more focused on the 2, 3, 4 extra balls and a much lower percentage chance of getting 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 balls should help.

I am generally a fan of your games, but if you try to address this problem with the payouts and probabilities then you are left with a Keno game where the player's EV depends on the spatial pattern of picks that they use. For players who don't realize this, they will be at a disadvantage.

Maybe you can scheme your way out of this - but . . .