I found one today in Lloyds No.1 bar, near to Twickenham station. I don't mind saying where it is because it's very rare for me to play in that area and I want people to play it so it passes testmarkitfc wrote:any pics of this??
just interested on the layout etc
markitfc - having played it, trust me you don't need to see a picture of it, as it's identical to the original PCB with the addition of a 50p/30p stake button at the bottom and a 2 next to the PCB logo. If you never saw the original, visit the Barcrest website for a pic.
The gameplay is very similar; the sounds are identical; the layout identical. The only thing I did think was different was (as someone earlier said) that the bonus doesn't behave in quite the same way. MS boards seem to give no clues by starting with an Add Again or a more familiar Taxi start - instead it seems to dump you onto the Taxi square during open play far more often than it used to.
The crystal ball comes into play more on the board now too - from time to time it'll tell you what it's gonna land on next (eg. +2 Knockouts next). I tried manipulating this by working out what number it was gonna have to spin to award the +2 knockouts and going hi/lo on good squares instead - unfortunately it was wise to that and lost the gamble.
Plenty of Let 'em Spins, Feature Bonus next etc - and the 50p stake reduces the length of time between boards compared to the oldie. The Mr. Barcrest button flashes multicoloured, and does so pretty often too - which was nice. Extra Life from the Mystery seemed to crop up quite often too.
I put £110 through this particular one for 3 Mega Streaks (Super Series renamed MS), two were flat and the other went for £50. The next board seemed unhappy so I nabbed a fiver and walked with a very small profit.
I thought it was pretty good, all-in-all. It didn't once offer me Reel Magic but I can see potential for this to be another success, as nothing has really changed from the original game - it's a straight up £35 upgrade. Going hi/lo on the board makes it a better game, I'd say. Hope this one passes test as it's much more enjoyable than half the rubbish wasting space in my locals at the moment.
The only thing that worries me is streak potential - no-one seems to have had a biggy yet.
) to what you guys say and take note but I believe there is a time and a place to chase - this wasn't the place nor the time.