Two games to be wary of on the Opens
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 5:32 pm
A couple of tips which some of you may find helpful. I think these are specific to the Opens (the second one because the game only appears on the Opens at present as far as I know).
Super Gold Run Blockbusters
This has a bug that I have now seen in several locations and hence I am happy to accept it is likely to happen everywhere. What happens is that the game freezes on one of the prize boards when you get the correct answer on your second guess, i.e. you use one Try Again before getting the answer. The music keeps playing but the screen is completely unresponsive. If you have access to the plug you can switch the machine off and on again but you will have lost your accumulated prize from that game; if you don't have access to the plug, as is quite common, you will lose that prize plus all your other winnings, other than via the non-guaranteed route of asking the bar staff/manager for a refund. This latter route might also involve them keeping the machine switched off, thereby preventing you playing (and hopefully winning) on anything else. The best tip here is only to play this one after playing whatever else you want to play (and are able to find on that flippin' menu system!
).
Baker's Dozen
Not a bug as such but a health warning. You may think, as I did, that getting 13 out of 13 True v. False answers will win you the accumulated prize of £10+. What instead it does is qualify you for 6 more True v. False questions with the accumulated prize divided unequally between them, like that Take It Or Leave It Multi Prize fiasco. So you may in fact answer 18 or 19 True or False questions to win a mighty £1.50. One to avoid full stop.
Super Gold Run Blockbusters
This has a bug that I have now seen in several locations and hence I am happy to accept it is likely to happen everywhere. What happens is that the game freezes on one of the prize boards when you get the correct answer on your second guess, i.e. you use one Try Again before getting the answer. The music keeps playing but the screen is completely unresponsive. If you have access to the plug you can switch the machine off and on again but you will have lost your accumulated prize from that game; if you don't have access to the plug, as is quite common, you will lose that prize plus all your other winnings, other than via the non-guaranteed route of asking the bar staff/manager for a refund. This latter route might also involve them keeping the machine switched off, thereby preventing you playing (and hopefully winning) on anything else. The best tip here is only to play this one after playing whatever else you want to play (and are able to find on that flippin' menu system!
).Baker's Dozen
Not a bug as such but a health warning. You may think, as I did, that getting 13 out of 13 True v. False answers will win you the accumulated prize of £10+. What instead it does is qualify you for 6 more True v. False questions with the accumulated prize divided unequally between them, like that Take It Or Leave It Multi Prize fiasco. So you may in fact answer 18 or 19 True or False questions to win a mighty £1.50. One to avoid full stop.