BACKING & FORCING

[pete]

WHATS BACKING & FORCING? HOW DO YA DO IT?

PETE

[kidgloves]

Jesus..I hope this is a wind up

[supernanman]

holy shit balls, bulldog licking piss off a nettle!

[supernanman]

holy shit balls, bulldog licking piss off a nettle!

[big_bad_dan]

exactly what i was gonna say....

BACKING - When the one pound coins arent falling into the hoppers and are falling into a bank at the back of the machine, this usually means the machine is playing well...

FORCING - Playing only for the top feature or jackpot by knocking back all wins until the goal is gained, the main point of this is that some machines will streak once the top feature or jackpot has been taken.

STREAK - When a machine pays out alot of money in a short space of time/coins.

Hope that helps u out

danny

ps is that really you in the photo cos u look exactly like me... :P

[spyhunter]

What is Backing?

When coins drop to the cashbox, this is known as "backing" or "going over the back". Machines start backing if the tubes are full (extra coins overflow to the cashboxes), or the hopper is registered as full in software.

Hoppers don't actually fill up literally. The software keeps track of the balance by counting coins in and out. When it knows the hopper has £xxx in it (usually £125 or £250 for a £5-£25 machine), it diverts all new coins to the cashbox. Therefore the hopper could actually hold a lot more but doesn't for operational reasons.

For this to work the person filling the machine must ensure they correctly fill it, or the machine may have more or less coins than it thinks. However this does not affect gameplay, so you will probably never need to worry about it unless the hopper is actually completely empty.

A machine that has been filled up, but isn't configured correctly may well have the "C.L." (Cash/Coins Low) light on. This doesn't mean the machine has been emptied!

Other coins (5p, 10p, 20p, 50p & £2) will always go "down the back" regardless, as these coins are not required for payout. Some £5 machines might pay out 20p coins.

Backing basically, this is when the machine is full which is indicated by coins falling down the back of the machine. If you are in a noisy pub/arcade and cannot hear the coins dropping down the back then you can rest your foot on the front of the machine cabinet to determine this.

Forcing to force a machine you need confidence, knowledge and substancial funds. This is basically playing in a way to make the machine 'happy' and to go on to streak. In forcing a machine in usually you must turn down Invincible Modes by collecting a low win, this will make the machine play alot happier in most cases.

SPYHUNTER

[pete]

CHEERS FOR THE INFO I UNDERSTAND NOW.

YES IT IS ME IN THE PHOTO. I PULL MORE BIRDS THAN YOU GUYS PUT TOGETHER!

THANKS AGAIN GUYS

PETE

XX

[kidgloves]

I take it with the XX at the foot of your post you mean that you pull more GUYS than us lot...in that case too bloody right.

[stew]

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