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Skull Duggery is a five reel, nine payline, and forty-five
coin slot machine. It has a scatter and a wild symbol.
Skull Duggery has a Bonus Feature, the Booty bonus
game. Three or more Thief symbols on an enabled payline
activate the Booty bonus game.
The objective of the Booty bonus game is to choose
a Pirate that will give you the highest bonus win
amount.
The range of the randomly selected bonus win amount
depends on the number of Thief symbols on an enabled
payline, as shown in the Bonus Payout Schedule.
Winnings are automatically collected at the end of
the Booty bonus game.
Winnings are paid out on the highest combination
on each enabled payline only, except for scatter wins.
Scatter wins are added to payline wins.
Bonus Feature wins are displayed in credits, not coins.
All other payouts are in coins.
Malfunctions void all plays and pays.
The Skull Duggery symbol is a wild, multiplier symbol.
It is only wild for food symbols. This means that
it substitutes for any food symbol to complete winning
combinations. And multiplies the payout of any combination
it completes.
The Skull Duggery symbol does not substitute
for the Scatter Skull, Pirate Captain or Dagger symbols
to complete winning combinations, or the Thief symbol
to activate the Bonus Feature.
One or more Skull Duggery symbols on the payline
create winning combinations as shown in the Regular
Payout Schedule. Skull Duggery winning symbol combination
payouts are not multiplied. The Skull Duggery symbol
only multiplies payouts if it acts as a wild symbol.
Example:
1. Two Skull Duggery symbols and a single Dagger
symbol on an enabled payline do not complete a three
Dagger symbols combination, as the Skull Duggery symbol
is only wild for food symbols.
However, two Skull Duggery symbols complete a winning
combination, as shown in the Payout Schedule, and
pay out 10 coins.
2. Two Skull Duggery symbols and three Orange symbols
on an enabled payline complete a five Orange symbols
combination and pay out 200 coins. However, two Skull
Duggery symbols are displayed, so the payout is 200
coins x 3 = 600 coins.
Two Skull Duggery symbols complete a winning combination,
as shown in the Payout Schedule, and pay out 10 coins.
So, you are paid out for the five Orange symbols
combination, as it is the higher value payout.
3. Four Skull Duggery symbols and a single Mango
symbol on an enabled payline complete a five Mango
symbols combination and pay out 150 coins. However,
four Skull Duggery symbols are displayed, so the payout
is 150 coins x 3 = 450 coins.
Four Skull Duggery symbols pay out 1,000 coins, as
shown in the Payout Schedule.
So, you are paid out for the four Skull Duggery symbols
combination, as it is the higher value payout.
4. Five Skull Duggery symbols on an enabled payline
complete a winning combination as shown in the Payout
Schedule, and pay out 12,000 coins.
The Scatter Skull symbol is a scatter symbol. This
means that it does not need to appear in a line on
an enabled payline to win. It can be scattered anywhere
on the five reels, provided two or more Scatter Skull
symbols appear.
You are paid out for winning combinations on enabled
paylines only, except for scatter wins. The Scatter
Skull symbol can appear in any position, on any of
the reels.
The Skull Duggery symbol does not complete a scatter
symbol combination.
Winnings are calculated by multiplying the Scatter
Skull symbols combination payout, as shown in the
Regular Payout Schedule, by the total number of credits
bet.
If you have a scatter win and a normal win, you
are paid out for both wins, as the scatter symbol
does not need to appear on an enabled payline to win.
The scatter win is added to the payline win.
Example:
1. One Scatter Skull symbol scattered anywhere on
the five reels, and one Skull Duggery symbol on an
enabled payline, do not complete a winning combination.
The Skull Duggery symbol does not substitute for the
scatter symbol, and a minimum of two Scatter Skull
symbols completes a winning scatter combination.
2. If you have selected a 0.50 coin and bet 5 coins
on each of the 9 paylines, your total bet amount is
0.50 x 5 coins = 2.50 credits per payline x 9 paylines
= 22.50 total credits bet.
Three Scatter Skull symbols scattered anywhere on
the five reels complete a scatter winning combination
as shown in the Payout Schedule. Three Scatter Skull
symbols pay out the total number of credits bet multiplied
by 7.
Therefore, your total payout is 22.50 total credits
bet x 7 = 157.50 credits.
3. If you have selected a 0.50 coin and bet 5 coins
on each of the 9 paylines, your total bet amount is
0.50 x 5 coins = 2.50 credits per payline x 9 paylines
= 22.50 total credits bet.
Three Scatter Skull symbols, scattered anywhere on
the five reels, and three Beer symbols on an enabled
payline, complete two winning combinations as shown
in the Payout Schedule.
The three Scatter Skull symbols complete a scatter
winning combination and pay out the total number of
credits bet multiplied by 7. So, you are paid 22.50
total credits bet x 7 = 157.50 credits.
The three Beer symbols complete a 3 Beer winning
combination and pays out 10 coins. As you bet 2.50
credits per payline, you are paid 10 coins x 2.50
credits per payline = 25 credits.
Therefore, your total payout is 157.50 credits +
25 credits = 182.50 credits.
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Skull Duggery is a five reel, nine payline, and forty-five
coin slot machine. It has a scatter and a wild symbol.
Skull Duggery has a Bonus Feature, the Booty bonus
game. Three or more Thief symbols on an enabled payline
activate the Booty bonus game.
The objective of the Booty bonus game is to choose
a Pirate that will give you the highest bonus win
amount.
The range of the randomly selected bonus win amount
depends on the number of Thief symbols on an enabled
payline, as shown in the Bonus Payout Schedule.
Winnings are automatically collected at the end of
the Booty bonus game.
Winnings are paid out on the highest combination
on each enabled payline only, except for scatter wins.
Scatter wins are added to payline wins.
Bonus Feature wins are displayed in credits, not coins.
All other payouts are in coins.
Malfunctions void all plays and pays.
The Skull Duggery symbol is a wild, multiplier symbol.
It is only wild for food symbols. This means that
it substitutes for any food symbol to complete winning
combinations. And multiplies the payout of any combination
it completes.
The Skull Duggery symbol does not substitute
for the Scatter Skull, Pirate Captain or Dagger symbols
to complete winning combinations, or the Thief symbol
to activate the Bonus Feature.
One or more Skull Duggery symbols on the payline
create winning combinations as shown in the Regular
Payout Schedule. Skull Duggery winning symbol combination
payouts are not multiplied. The Skull Duggery symbol
only multiplies payouts if it acts as a wild symbol.
Example:
1. Two Skull Duggery symbols and a single Dagger
symbol on an enabled payline do not complete a three
Dagger symbols combination, as the Skull Duggery symbol
is only wild for food symbols.
However, two Skull Duggery symbols complete a winning
combination, as shown in the Payout Schedule, and
pay out 10 coins.
2. Two Skull Duggery symbols and three Orange symbols
on an enabled payline complete a five Orange symbols
combination and pay out 200 coins. However, two Skull
Duggery symbols are displayed, so the payout is 200
coins x 3 = 600 coins.
Two Skull Duggery symbols complete a winning combination,
as shown in the Payout Schedule, and pay out 10 coins.
So, you are paid out for the five Orange symbols
combination, as it is the higher value payout.
3. Four Skull Duggery symbols and a single Mango
symbol on an enabled payline complete a five Mango
symbols combination and pay out 150 coins. However,
four Skull Duggery symbols are displayed, so the payout
is 150 coins x 3 = 450 coins.
Four Skull Duggery symbols pay out 1,000 coins, as
shown in the Payout Schedule.
So, you are paid out for the four Skull Duggery symbols
combination, as it is the higher value payout.
4. Five Skull Duggery symbols on an enabled payline
complete a winning combination as shown in the Payout
Schedule, and pay out 12,000 coins.
The Scatter Skull symbol is a scatter symbol. This
means that it does not need to appear in a line on
an enabled payline to win. It can be scattered anywhere
on the five reels, provided two or more Scatter Skull
symbols appear.
You are paid out for winning combinations on enabled
paylines only, except for scatter wins. The Scatter
Skull symbol can appear in any position, on any of
the reels.
The Skull Duggery symbol does not complete a scatter
symbol combination.
Winnings are calculated by multiplying the Scatter
Skull symbols combination payout, as shown in the
Regular Payout Schedule, by the total number of credits
bet.
If you have a scatter win and a normal win, you
are paid out for both wins, as the scatter symbol
does not need to appear on an enabled payline to win.
The scatter win is added to the payline win.
Example:
1. One Scatter Skull symbol scattered anywhere on
the five reels, and one Skull Duggery symbol on an
enabled payline, do not complete a winning combination.
The Skull Duggery symbol does not substitute for the
scatter symbol, and a minimum of two Scatter Skull
symbols completes a winning scatter combination.
2. If you have selected a 0.50 coin and bet 5 coins
on each of the 9 paylines, your total bet amount is
0.50 x 5 coins = 2.50 credits per payline x 9 paylines
= 22.50 total credits bet.
Three Scatter Skull symbols scattered anywhere on
the five reels complete a scatter winning combination
as shown in the Payout Schedule. Three Scatter Skull
symbols pay out the total number of credits bet multiplied
by 7.
Therefore, your total payout is 22.50 total credits
bet x 7 = 157.50 credits.
3. If you have selected a 0.50 coin and bet 5 coins
on each of the 9 paylines, your total bet amount is
0.50 x 5 coins = 2.50 credits per payline x 9 paylines
= 22.50 total credits bet.
Three Scatter Skull symbols, scattered anywhere on
the five reels, and three Beer symbols on an enabled
payline, complete two winning combinations as shown
in the Payout Schedule.
The three Scatter Skull symbols complete a scatter
winning combination and pay out the total number of
credits bet multiplied by 7. So, you are paid 22.50
total credits bet x 7 = 157.50 credits.
The three Beer symbols complete a 3 Beer winning
combination and pays out 10 coins. As you bet 2.50
credits per payline, you are paid 10 coins x 2.50
credits per payline = 25 credits.
Therefore, your total payout is 157.50 credits +
25 credits = 182.50 credits.
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PLAYING IT SMART by ALAN KRIGMAN
Multi-line Machines Add a Meaningful Choice to Slot Play .
The slot machines dominant in the '90s gave players little flexibility for tailoring games to meet meaningful personal preferences. Differences like symbols on the reels were cursory, and serious options were accordingly limited. True, there was a pick of denomination -- $0.25, $0.50, $1, and so on. Another choice was giant jackpots with infinitesimal chances of hitting, modest meed with merely minuscule prospects of prosperity, or somewhere in between. And there were alternatives that few folks ever fathomed, like machines where extra coins bought more confusing ways to win as opposed to bigger returns and bonuses.
The nickel and other multi-line machines now proliferating at punting palaces across the ever-widening wagering world offer solid citizens additional diversity. This, more significant in shaping session performance than most slot fans yet fathom. For a particular amount dropped into the hopper of hope per round, it's the trade-off between more money on fewer lines or the converse.
Slot machines differ among games, to the extent that two devices may look identical, yet don't necessarily have the same inner workings. Further, the relationship between what players do and what they get involves the unpredictable intervention of chance rather than the certainty of cause and effect. So a painstakingly precise analysis entailing the probabilities and payoffs of one particular machine won't apply exactly to another. Intuitive understanding of what to expect, among any proficient gambler's greatest talents, is far better served using a simplified model.
For this purpose, picture a hypothetical five-line nickel machine. Make believe it takes up to five coins per line and has only one return level -- $0.15 for every $0.05 bet on a winning line. Experienced bettors know this means you win 2-to-1, a nickel earns you a dime, since the $0.15 includes your own money -- the $0.05 bet you didn't lose. Say you're comfortable risking $0.25 per spin. You could do it in various ways, the extremes being a quarter on one line or a nickel on each of five lines.
If the chance of winning were 31 percent, this game would have a payback of 93 percent. About average for the nickel slots.
The 93 percent return isn't affected by your decision to play one line at quarter or five at a nickel each. But, the net wins and losses per spin, and the chances associated with them, do change.
Betting $0.25 on a single line, you have 31 percent chance of winning $0.50 and the complementary 69 percent chance of losing your quarter. Betting $0.05 on each of five lines, probabilities and profits are as shown in the following list.
Chances of various wins and losses on hypothetical machine, betting $0.05 on each of five lines
no of probability net profit hits or loss
0 15.64% lose $0.25
1 35.13% lose $0.10
2 31.57% win $0.05
3 14.18% win $0.20
4 3.19% win $0.35
5 0.29% win $0.50
These figures demonstrate how distributed bets dampen expected ups and downs. Shifting the total from one bet to five drops forecast $0.25 losses from 69 to 15.64 percent, and only 50.77 percent of all spins are projected to lose anything. Big wins are also fewer -- the chance of earning $0.50 is below one percent with $0.05 per line, versus 31 percent betting all-or-nothing. But, a nickel win in the multi-line mode is expected slightly more often than $0.50 going for broke, and the other payoffs bring the overall shot at winning something to 49.23 percent.
Smaller bankroll swings characterizing each round of multi-line play ultimately keep players in the game longer on a given stake. Say you start with $50 and bet $0.25 per spin. The chance of being in action for at least 2,000 spins, about three hours of fast fingering, is 78.8 percent with a quarter on one line. It's higher, 98.5 percent, with a nickel on each of five lines. Sumner A Ingmark, celebrated songster of the slots, said it like this: You cannot win if you don't play, So temp'ring risk may save the day
(c) 2001, ICON/Information Concepts Inc.
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