Strange game I stumbled across

Strange game I stumbled across

At the GN near the Fremont Street entrance next to the 4 Queens, there
was a bank of video machines that played a 6-digit lottery-style game
(i.e. like a Pick 3 or Pick 4 lottery, but with 6-digit numbers).
The payoffs were:
All 6 digits - 20,000
5 - 300 (1000)
4 - 60 (240)
3 - 12 (60)
2 - 4 (16)
1 - 0 (1)
Numbers in parentheses are payoffs if the numbers match from the far
left. (For example, if you pick number 123456 and the draw was
923351, you get 12 since you match 3, but if the draw was 123829, you
get 12 for matching 3 from the left.) Only the highest payout gets
paid (e.g. if you pick 123456 and the draw is 129153, that's a match
of 3 (12) with 2 from the left (16), so it pays 16).
Note the house advantage is 11.99%.

-- Don

Re: Strange game I stumbled across

How does this differ from a simple Keno game?

Tom
On Jul 5 2008 10:38 AM, Don Del Grande wrote:

> At the GN near the Fremont Street entrance next to the 4 Queens, there
> was a bank of video machines that played a 6-digit lottery-style game
> (i.e. like a Pick 3 or Pick 4 lottery, but with 6-digit numbers).
> The payoffs were:
> All 6 digits - 20,000
> 5 - 300 (1000)
> 4 - 60 (240)
> 3 - 12 (60)
> 2 - 4 (16)
> 1 - 0 (1)
> Numbers in parentheses are payoffs if the numbers match from the far
> left. (For example, if you pick number 123456 and the draw was
> 923351, you get 12 since you match 3, but if the draw was 123829, you
> get 12 for matching 3 from the left.) Only the highest payout gets
> paid (e.g. if you pick 123456 and the draw is 129153, that's a match
> of 3 (12) with 2 from the left (16), so it pays 16).
> Note the house advantage is 11.99%.
>
> -- Don

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Re: Strange game I stumbled across

DocTCW wrote:

>
>Tom
>On Jul 5 2008 10:38 AM, Don Del Grande wrote:
>
>> At the GN near the Fremont Street entrance next to the 4 Queens, there
>> was a bank of video machines that played a 6-digit lottery-style game
>> (i.e. like a Pick 3 or Pick 4 lottery, but with 6-digit numbers).
>> The payoffs were:
>> All 6 digits - 20,000
>> 5 - 300 (1000)
>> 4 - 60 (240)
>> 3 - 12 (60)
>> 2 - 4 (16)
>> 1 - 0 (1)
>> Numbers in parentheses are payoffs if the numbers match from the far
>> left. (For example, if you pick number 123456 and the draw was
>> 923351, you get 12 since you match 3, but if the draw was 123829, you
>> get 12 for matching 3 from the left.) Only the highest payout gets
>> paid (e.g. if you pick 123456 and the draw is 129153, that's a match
>> of 3 (12) with 2 from the left (16), so it pays 16).
>> Note the house advantage is 11.99%.

>How does this differ from a simple Keno game?

In this, you pick one six-digit number, and so does the machine.

For example, suppose you pick 123456.
If the machine comes up 490134, you matched none of the digits (only
matching them "in place" counts), so you win zero.
If the machine comes up 921886, you matched the 2 and the 6, so you
get 4.
If the machine comes up 128014, you match the 1 and the 2, but as they
are on the left, you matched the two leftmost digits, which pays 16
instead of just 4.
If the machine comes up 128492, you match the 1, the 2, and the 4;
matching 3 pays 12, and matching 2 from the left pays 16, so you get
the larger of the two, which is 16.

-- Don

Re: Strange game I stumbled across

On Jul 5 2008 11:38 AM, Don Del Grande wrote:

> At the GN near the Fremont Street entrance next to the 4 Queens, there
> was a bank of video machines that played a 6-digit lottery-style game
> (i.e. like a Pick 3 or Pick 4 lottery, but with 6-digit numbers).

I think the name of the game is "What number am I thinking of between 1
and 999,999?"

Next month they'll introduce one called "Rock-Paper-Scissors".

This reminds me of the scene in Vegas Vacation where he goes into a casino
to win big and they had these games.....War, Rock/Paper/Scissors, Guess
the number between 1 and 10, etc. Vic

 
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Re: Strange game I stumbled across

In article <hlq4k5xjhg.ln2@recgroups,com >, Vickster
<a397a6d@webnntp.invalid> wrote:

> This reminds me of the scene in Vegas Vacation where he goes into a casino
> to win big and they had these games.....War, Rock/Paper/Scissors, Guess
> the number between 1 and 10, etc. Vic

"War" is actually available! I saw it at the Flamingo last month.
It's also been sighted at Treasure Island.

--- Walt

Re: Strange game I stumbled across

"War" has been available in the Golden Gate for years now. Walked passed
it a million times on the way to the shrimp cocktail. Guess I'll have to
sign up for a player's card.

Tom
On Jul 5 2008 2:44 PM, Walt wrote:

> In article <hlq4k5xjhg.ln2@recgroups,com >, Vickster
> <a397a6d@webnntp.invalid> wrote:
>
> > This reminds me of the scene in Vegas Vacation where he goes into a casino
> > to win big and they had these games.....War, Rock/Paper/Scissors, Guess
> > the number between 1 and 10, etc. Vic
>
> "War" is actually available! I saw it at the Flamingo last month.
> It's also been sighted at Treasure Island.
>
> --- Walt

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Re: Strange game I stumbled across


"Walt" <none@none.void> wrote in message
news:050720081544257507%none@none.void...
> In article <hlq4k5xjhg.ln2@recgroups,com >, Vickster
> <a397a6d@webnntp.invalid> wrote:
>
> > This reminds me of the scene in Vegas Vacation where he goes into a
casino
> > to win big and they had these games.....War, Rock/Paper/Scissors, Guess
> > the number between 1 and 10, etc. Vic
>
> "War" is actually available! I saw it at the Flamingo last month.
> It's also been sighted at Treasure Island.
>
> --- Walt

War was everywhere about 8 years ago, it blows

Re: Strange game I stumbled across

In article <TmSbk.12078$Fj5.10366@newsfe23.lga>, Donkeydode
<noemail@bye,com > wrote:

> "Walt" <none@none.void> wrote in message
> news:050720081544257507%none@none.void...
> > In article <hlq4k5xjhg.ln2@recgroups,com >, Vickster
> > <a397a6d@webnntp.invalid> wrote:
> >
> > > This reminds me of the scene in Vegas Vacation where he goes into a
> casino
> > > to win big and they had these games.....War, Rock/Paper/Scissors, Guess
> > > the number between 1 and 10, etc. Vic
> >
> > "War" is actually available! I saw it at the Flamingo last month.
> > It's also been sighted at Treasure Island.
> >
> > --- Walt
>
> War was everywhere about 8 years ago, it blows

What it is good for? Absolutely nothing.

Re: Strange game I stumbled across

On Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:52:43 -0400, Walt wrote:

> What it is good for? Absolutely nothing.

Say it again.

Re: Strange game I stumbled across

On Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:44:25 -0400, Walt <none@none.void> wrote:

>In article <hlq4k5xjhg.ln2@recgroups,com >, Vickster
><a397a6d@webnntp.invalid> wrote:
>
>> This reminds me of the scene in Vegas Vacation where he goes into a casino
>> to win big and they had these games.....War, Rock/Paper/Scissors, Guess
>> the number between 1 and 10, etc. Vic
>
>"War" is actually available! I saw it at the Flamingo last month.
>It's also been sighted at Treasure Island.

Bellagio for quite a few visits as well. Last table on the left
walking down the main pathway from the lobby unless they've moved it.