Fruit Machine Chat

ive been playing in arcades whilst at uni, and getting about 80 quid a week profit which does me as i only go into nobles once a week on a sat. i think a good player shud no within 3-7 quid whether a machine is dead or guna do sumthing, then u have the sharks who watch and pounce on machines, although this method can work u can get barred for it and it can cost in some cases as i found out when i pounced onto a magic 7 the other day and piled 60 quid in for my first tenner, nasty machines they are, very hard to kno when to leave? what do other think

Dont players shark nowadays?

Doesnt anyone

I class sharks as 'people' who just blatantly stand watching, staring, almost gawping at you, hoping you'll slip up / leave / run out of cash before dumping a biggee...

I can't STAND those types. Had a group of three or four before all coaxing an OJ each, literally standing a foot behind me... ...when there was only one other customer in the pub! Just bugger off! I want to leisurely enjoy playing my Reds / 'crests and hate the feeling of 'gotta clear this quick and move on' that is imposed by these cocks.

'Honest' players, on the other hand buy a real beer, park up at a 'nearby' table, maybe read the paper, or even order some food if you're in a nice place and the time is right. But, all the time 'listening' to the other guy on the machine. That's all you need to do to judge whether to have a few quid after he's left...!

Also, immediately hoisting yourself out of your seat, nearly spilling your beer all over your half eaten minted lamb burger and steaming towards said machine like Ivor the Engine is not appropriate the minute the other guy gets off. Especially if the bar is reasonably quiet and you know your route well. Look around you. Who else is sensibly going to hop on your machine and diddle it before you get there? For me, certainly, more often than not; no-one! If I see sharks prowling (should that be swimming?) around another person playing, I pretty much don't bother and try my luck elsewhere.

I'll admit to having a quiet chuckle to myself if I hear something like DNA backing (non-refill day) and someone rolls a £20 through and then just gives up. I 'know' there's profit to be had there. But I won't rub it in the geezers face who just lost. Saves a whole lotta trouble!

LOL I have heard people refer to 'sharking' as 'snakeing' is this the same or a more advanced method of sharking? Yeah nothing worse than were you are nicely relaxed playing a machine and then you feel the presence of someone constantly watching you. Well I say watching normally if you havent cleared in 10 minutes they start 'helping you out' to try and get you cleared.

I suppose in general everyone sharks to a certain extent just as above post says some put their ear to the machine and others just stand their like daft sods

wot u doin at uni maverick? not english i hope.

[quote="Matt Vinyl"]I class sharks as 'people' who just blatantly stand watching, staring, almost gawping at you, hoping you'll slip up / leave / run out of cash before dumping a biggee...

I can't STAND those types. Had a group of three or four before all coaxing an OJ each, literally standing a foot behind me... ...when there was only one other customer in the pub! Just bugger off! I want to leisurely enjoy playing my Reds / 'crests and hate the feeling of 'gotta clear this quick and move on' that is imposed by these cocks.

'Honest' players, on the other hand buy a real beer, park up at a 'nearby' table, maybe read the paper, or even order some food if you're in a nice place and the time is right. But, all the time 'listening' to the other guy on the machine. That's all you need to do to judge whether to have a few quid after he's left...!

Also, immediately hoisting yourself out of your seat, nearly spilling your beer all over your half eaten minted lamb burger and steaming towards said machine like Ivor the Engine is not appropriate the minute the other guy gets off. Especially if the bar is reasonably quiet and you know your route well. Look around you. Who else is sensibly going to hop on your machine and diddle it before you get there? For me, certainly, more often than not]

Exactly, and that is how you make a tidy profit, dont make any enemies and most importantly dont get banned from pubs!!

Spot on thats exactly how I keep in the good books, tell you what though I did used to shark alot but now I am making a little bit of money I dont need to blatantly do it.

I will just sup a drink and then wait till the guy has left the machine and he out of site then I will proceed to play it.

Sometimes though I play it dumb so it looks like I have not got a clue lol this mostly happens in Towyn as all the players and locals are barred from all 9 arcades(even Vivida came down and got barred lol) due to a *Arcade watch scheme*

i think any decent sort of player wud always take an interest as to what the machine is playin like....many a times i have wondered in my local and seen sum happy wonderer makin a pigs ear of playin the fruits, i always help these dudes...many a times have i directed them towards the best features, outcomes etc...but i wudn't mislead em or purposefully wait until they are broke just to make a quick buck...i define a shark/lurcher as a schmuck who amongst his/her arsenal wud mislead players into losing and wud purposefully goal hang till such time...

Yeah but if you see a full LAB or YDD for example its offering R.K.O and £15 cashpots and full etc I doubt anyone on here will help the stranger win the maximum out of the board.

I mean its upto them what they want to take I would quite happilly watch them take £15 or die so I get a go

anfield road wrote:Yeah but if you see a full LAB or YDD for example its offering R.K.O and £15 cashpots and full etc I doubt anyone on here will help the stranger win the maximum out of the board.

I mean its upto them what they want to take I would quite happilly watch them take £15 or die so I get a go

me too. if they don't know wot there doin they should'nt be playin it.

'Honest' players, on the other hand buy a real beer, park up at a 'nearby' table, maybe read the paper, or even order some food if you're in a nice place and the time is right. But, all the time 'listening' to the other guy on the machine. That's all you need to do to judge whether to have a few quid after he's left...!

Agree with that totally. Though some people around here will blatently watch. The cocky "I've been doing this longer than you" type of people. Though some of them are just nice guys.

I also do stuff like buy a drink (even tho it mite only be a cheap one) and just sit at the bar or somit for a bit, instead of just jumping straight onto the fruity.

Had a result a few weeks back, some guys were on LS and had £11 cashpot off a 5er (features and cash upto £10/goodtimes)I was on the m/c next to them and had just finished, I offered to buy it off them for £15, they took my offer I gave them the money (which put them about £10er up) and I got it that board for £36. They were chuffed that they made money and were also chuffed that "some1 beat the machine", and of course I was chuffed that my investment paid off

pokerpete wrote:wot u doin at uni maverick? not english i hope.

The apotheosis of the pot calling the kettle black.

There's a lovely big mirror in the wetherspoons here that i can sit and watch people play on! Its miles from the machines so it doesn't arouse suspicion, but you can fully see what theyre doing. Supoib.

Matt

"wot u doin at uni maverick? not english i hope."

What the fuck Pokerpete?!!?

What the hell is that supposed to mean?

i happen to be an English finalist and my course has a 96% Employment rate....And no i dont mean sitting for hours at home hopelessly playing freerolls on PartyPoker while Mummy makes you your favourite Alphabetty Spaghetti and dinosaur shapes, i mean jobs paying well over the average salary.

Its well known that English is a widely accepted degree in the majority of job types, it proves you have an inventive and creative mind, that you can resource and research work well, that you are well read and have a broad knowledge base. Its also really fucking hard at times, so id appreciate if morons like yourself wouldnt go around knocking what ive been working so hard for the last 3 years trying to acheive......

FFS how lame can you get?


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