Jumpin Jokers Guide

**sdr316** · 13th May 2004, 10:02 PM

Hope this helps the people wanting info on this.

The best way ive found to play this is to collect only the features above the kink it the game board (when it goes from an angle to vertical) but not the 6th feature.

The only feature worth collecting below the kink is the 4th one (hop till ya drop) as it pays out £4-5

When gambling on hi/lo to get on the board it will kill you on a 11 if you have £2 and are going for £2.40 so in this case only, collect. Its other favourite death is to kill you when you have £1.60 and are going for £2 when you have a 3 and sometimes a 2.

Other signs you are about to die are when it gives you a same again bonus, it always likes to kill you within a couple of rolls of this unless it is due a big pay out so collect something.

another warning sign is when the cash pot gets to £4 it regularly kills you the spin after it reaches this.

On a plus note signs it is going to pay out include, when you get a joker symbol and it gives you 'dropping' rather than 'moving closer' and when the red repeat lights come all the way down to about the 6th feature.

sometihng which a few people miss is that you get more nudges by getting mixed bars on the win line so make sure if it says you have nothing make sure to nudge in bars, this has a few times for me resulted in me nuding £7

but will usually just get you on the board.

finally if its not backing its best not to play it unless for a quick win as it loves to gobble money if forced and never seems to repeat on the jackpot or im board.

hope this is of some use

steve

p.s. the 2 machines near me always seem to pay out on thursdays???

**a1056688** · 13th May 2004, 10:10 PM

Well guys, looks like thursday is the day, so go out and collect your £4 from hop til ya drop on a thursday.

On a more serious note, some intresting points.

Sounds like you have some experience playing this.

Not sure i agree with the number gambles though, it may kill you on some occasions but not all the time, seems to be more genuine than a card shark on the numbers IMO.

Never repeats from what i have seen though does give some good after play that will usually allow you to get 75% of your cash back if you have been unlucky with a force.

Obviously those with experiences on these, if you know what i mean

, will be aware that it wont kill you with same again or at £4 if it any where near giving a JP.

Forcing though, would not be advised unless really buzzed up.

Alternativley, providing it is unchipped you could always just empty it.

**trooper440** · 18th May 2004, 07:39 PM

yeah i agree, i know 'hop till ya drop' is such an exciting feature and can be all of £4, but i prefer to use the emptier!

**sh4kermaker** · 15th November 2005, 05:35 PM

this might sound daft, but does anyone care to share the emptier for this with me as there's loads round here possibly 1 or 2 could be unchipped? i have a few emptiers to share in return, cheers

drop a PM rather than posting

**Fader** · 15th November 2005, 05:54 PM

This BFM? I'll trade with someone on the MTR too, aint one round here, but like all places they love sticking bells in my locals so it wont be long!

PM
regards

**Scott** · 15th November 2005, 07:05 PM

This is a vivid machine not bfm and the empty I dont know off the top of my head as it is hard to explain because its so stupidly complex...

Roughly along the lines of:

Get on the board and get a win lined up above or below the winline
Get Sands of time feature (Red) and has to repeat
Get Hold Em All
Gamble to feature JP
Now every fruit win will gamble to jackpot.

It wont be a P1 so I wont bother to post the full version as I cant be bothered to find it.. but if you are certain its p1 (very unlikely) and need the method let me know and I will dig it out.

**MattB** · 15th November 2005, 10:55 PM

I'm going to disagree with some of this....

6th feature is an easy £5 if you are quick on the buttons...sometimes better than feature 7, which can sometimes only be £3-£4.

The number gambles you mention are pretty irrelevant. It's a good way of seeing what the machine is doing, as they progress along the cash gambles nicely (IE if you lose a £2.40 -> £3 gamble, the next cash gamble should go to £2.40 too, then perhaps £3 if the block has gone up). If your getting killed on £2, it's not really worth playing it.

I've had a few repeats on these too, though usually from non-IM boards. Make sure you get it from the board though, as the £25 cash win is non repeat chance.

Now i will agree with the same again bit - thats a farce most of the time. 1 or 2 spins after and you get bumped off.

Matt