English Fruit Machines

[azlew]

Browsing around youtube.com I ran across these interesting fruit machine videos :

http://youtube.com/watch?v=bjUiCe0W8_0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3iHRYz3Z3E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tynTDmNd5d0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgvjmk60BHg

And this one that discusses the keys you can buy to cheat the machines?:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaSWFsXLA1s

Colorful machines they seem to be

[daverob]

Originally Posted by azlew

And this one that discusses the keys you can buy to cheat the machines?:

Refill keys used to work on fruit machines, but now the vast majority of them will either set off a very loud alarm when the keys are used, or will only work if the machine is opened up already. Any machines left where the keys would still work, usually have the keyswitch disconnected by the operator.

As far as a player is concerned, the information given out by using a refill key is only really useful if you already have a detailed knowledge of the payout cycles of that particular machine, and had been observing it for the last few thousand plays, but in that case you'd probably have a good idea whether the machine is likely to pay out without resorting to using the refill key.

I don't know any operators that use refill keys, so they seem a bit of a pointless thing to me. But we have caught a few people trying them in the arcades and have confiscated the keys and forcibly ejected them from the premesis.

[luckydog]

they look like very interactive machines to play.

but, from what I've heard they are very tight with payouts.

[azlew]

Originally Posted by luckydog

they look like very interactive machines to play.

but, from what I've heard they are very tight with payouts.

So they can't have the odds adjusted?

That would not be very "home" friendly then would it

[hanabi]

Originally Posted by azlew

So they can't have the odds adjusted?

That would not be very "home" friendly then would it

The Percentage Payout can be adjusted by means of an Odds Key / Percentage Key

some of these are pre-set and some are adjustable

So the Payout can be increased or decreased within a range
usually between 70% and 98% I believe

[hanabi]

Here's a link that might help explain a little of the basics:

http://www.fruitmachineindex.co.uk/f...e/basics.shtml

[drcrippen324]

iv mainly found that when they become real interactive they are eaither going to do one of 2 things they gonna rob you blind or spew there guts never found a machine that has a happy medium ie it ofers you the chance to gamble higher or lower on the spin of an electronic dice if its gonna rob you it will land lower on a 2 if it is gonna spew it will land on a 12 from a 2 and so forth if it wants you to stop gambling it will throw a 6 and offer you higher or lower knowing your avrage bare will give up at that point as the odds are now even

[azlew]

Originally Posted by hanabi

Here's a link that might help explain a little of the basics:

http://www.fruitmachineindex.co.uk/f...e/basics.shtml

Thanks! This explains a couple of things that my girlfriend and I were trying to figure out with the new fruit machine that the online casino that we gamble on just recently made available.

Originally Posted by hanabi

The Percentage Payout can be adjusted by means of an Odds Key / Percentage Key

some of these are pre-set and some are adjustable

So the Payout can be increased or decreased within a range
usually between 70% and 98% I believe

Where do you usually set the odds payout for the Fruit machines you have?

[hanabi]

Originally Posted by hanabi

The Percentage Payout can be adjusted by means of an Odds Key / Percentage Key

some of these are pre-set and some are adjustable

So the Payout can be increased or decreased within a range
usually between 70% and 98% I believe

A little more information.......

First Pic -Adjustable Keys (D.I.L. Switches)

Second Pic - Pre-Set Keys (top shows Stake 25p & Jackpot £25 Bottom one shows it's Payout to be 78%)

Third Pic - Both Types in same machine

Fourth Pic - Table of Adjustments


With the Pre-Set Keys - obviously if you wish to change the Odds, Stake or Jackpot, etc - then you would need to purchase the relevant key......

We have the full Manuals for all these Machines if anyone requires further specific information....

[Chris]

I also shot some video of my fruit machine last weekend to post on Youtube for you guys that are interested in them.

I just need to find the time to upload it, which I hope to do in the next few days.

[doug]

UK fruit Machines ? http://www.puredrinkssystems.co.uk/oranfresh.php

[imsimba]

The trick would be to put a "ball handler" on it for my orange tree in my back yard wired into a tree shaker.

Half of them are already rolling down off of a aluminum awning off the back portch.

[Chris]

I promised to upload some video onto Youtube of my UK fruit machine and in particular in reply to Azlews post about percentage payouts.

Well I managed to upload these videos at the weekend, but due to the fact that the video was nearly 500mb, I have had to split this into 6 uploads (which took about 3 hours to upload in total).

Anyway because they are not directly pachi related I have not posted them directly to view on here, but if you click on the links below it will take you to each video.

Apologises about the commentary, but I do not have any editing software so I had to do the commentary I as shot the video on my DVD camcorder. I hope that those interested in UK fruit machines find these interesting & I will post some more video on this thread of the gameplay in the coming weeks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26cHyYhOJiY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKSBE0ToNGM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Z2WEYoy7F8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOD-K_80ILM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fGQWrfW-BY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b51UN77WJno

[Sid]

thanks for the Vids, and the Voice to go with the profile pic..

[hanabi]

Thanks Chris for taking the time to post your Videos!!

Oh and you sound like a Posh Yorkshireman too!!

I did start some Videoing of my own Fruit Machines but have yet to do it properly
and thankfully theres no chance of a commentary from me!!

[drcrippen324]

spot on chrish real well done sounding and looking professional

[azlew]

WOW!!!

Chris THANKYOU for what you have done so far! Great videos and I have to say that that is a sharp looking Monopoly Fruit Machine!!

Thanks for explaining how the odds are set with the dongles and also showing the interior of a Fruit Machine.

Your explanation of the game play makes me think that these are a fun machine to play with!

I in all my lifetime had never seen the pound notes nor the pence coins and also of course the lb coin! Your up close view of the notes and coins is wonderful!

Your narration is excellent and the quality of your video is fantastic!


Thanks again for your hard work. I know it is a pain to deal with youtube's 100 meg restriction per file and the amount of time to get them uploaded is at times very slow but the quality you present is excellent.

PLEASE post more when you get a chance

[MrGneiss]

WOW, great videos!!! Thanks for taking the time to post the for us!!

[dattia]

Well, I just got the chance to watch them all! THANK YOU!!! Your narration was great and I found them all very interesting Your money is kinda pretty over there THANK YOU!!!

[slotter]

I just got to them this morning, too! Great vids! Thanks!!!