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cool · Post by **cool** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 6:32 pm

ive noticed the vast change in the bonus time by question marks- how can the skill of the player affect this? ive noticed that the later in the game the question mark appears generally the fewer seconds given.

Matt Vinyl · Post by **Matt Vinyl** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 7:42 pm

Hi Cool,

What I meant by that, was that if the player accepts a few duff balls / rejects a few required balls, does the time bonus increase to offset the error - and possibly provide a few more seconds that otherwise would'nt have been awarded had the player been 'storming it'.

I can't remember the exact penalty for accepting a duffer, but I wondered if, say, accepting 3 duffers takes 30 seconds away, but, the bonus time would give you 50 seconds back? Just a theory...

cool · Post by **cool** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 8:27 pm

you might well be right although ive had 30secs left with 3 balls remaining and i still didnt win anything as nothing would drop.

borgcontact4 · Post by **borgcontact4** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 10:20 am

Hi Properpro, sorry my humble apologies, did not realise your slant there.
OK well this is not going to go away. I can see that. Do not accept or reject any balls that fall into the correct category. What you need to consider is... how can a game of skill end up with you having time and only four balls bouncing around and only needing 1 to win JP and the ball does not drop.
Now then, figure out why trade people and in fact the Gaming Board accept the game as true skill. That is the 64$ question. You have all the TIME in the world to get it.

borgcontact4 · Post by **borgcontact4** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 10:21 am

Hi Properpro, sorry my humble apologies, did not realise your slant there.
OK well this is not going to go away. I can see that. Do not accept or reject any balls that fall into the correct category. What you need to consider is... how can a game of skill end up with you having time and only four balls bouncing around and only needing 1 to win JP and the ball does not drop.
Now then, figure out why trade people and in fact the Gaming Board accept the game as true skill. That is the 64$ question. You have all the TIME in the world to get it.

pokerpete · Post by **pokerpete** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 11:52 am

are you implying that you should be rejecting time bonus balls?

you're talking in riddles man

Matt Vinyl · Post by **Matt Vinyl** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 12:07 pm

Do not accept or reject any balls that fall into the correct category

That, is the interesting line inside all of that...

pokerpete · Post by **pokerpete** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 12:38 pm

no, that's a sentence that doesn't make sense.

Matt Vinyl · Post by **Matt Vinyl** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 1:43 pm

Put another way, you're right!

ob · Post by ob » Fri Dec 14, 2007 2:31 am

the game is true skill to the extent that if you are skillfull enough then you can win the maximum prize that the machine is willing to give on that go, that's it.

borgcontact4 · Post by **borgcontact4** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 4:31 pm

OK last post....Accept time balls, reject balls with numbers not on card, accept balls with numbers on the card. Do not accept skull balls.
Follow the games instructions and that is it no more posts on Skill Ball from me.

cool · Post by **cool** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 11:02 pm

which is exactly what the instructions on the machine say. we have gone full circle.

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 11:54 pm

yawn.

nine pages of rivals arguing the toss.

yawn.

fotherz · Post by **fotherz** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 12:04 am

Useful content: nil.

Cheers.

Northern Monkey · Post by **Northern Monkey** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 1:00 am

borgcontact4 wrote:OK last post....Accept time balls, reject balls with numbers not on card, accept balls with numbers on the card. Do not accept skull balls.
Follow the games instructions and that is it no more posts on Skill Ball from me.

Forgive me for being daft but is the conclusion that its all fucking shit?h