Playing dumb

[kidgloves]

Had the unfortunate experience of having to play dumb on a machine today as the landlord was taking an unhealthy interest in my Cluedo.
Have been playing it softly in this pub as the landlord is the type to bar you for not much, raising on the machines being a top offense.
So, it was usually the case of arrive with other half, play it box for 15 mins, get a second round in and then sidle over to the Cluedo.
Landlord usually sits opposite the machine anyway. I'd just taken a Mega and was collecting when the machine offered 3rd hold on lines only a few more quid in, got GUAC but the landlord chose this time to come over and tell me I had 4 shots for the middle.
"Really ?" I replied, "How do I take that then ?" He showed me how to take the shots and I got £7, after much deliberating, I told him I surely couldn't lose on an 11 and promptly lost to a 12, giving up the GUAC, it just wasn't worth it.
He left me, telling his mates at the bar I'd just gambled £7 and lost and hopefully with a good idea that I was a munter.
Managed to blag another GUAC a little later and another shortly after without the landlord seeing them.
Have you ever played dumb for the sake of keeping a location/concealing a manip/mtr?

[redgamer]

NA IM TO GREEDY EVERY POUND COUNTS IN MY EYES EVEN IF IT MEANS NOT GETTING ICE IN MY DRINK I HAD A CHANGE OVER STOPPER WEN THEY RELISED SOMING WAS UP I JUST BANKED IT IN THERE FACE

[red22]

yep all the time

luckystreak on tuesday number runner managers watching asked me before if im a player i lied .... had to let it slip by( the number runner )then said to her ,ive seen people hold reels and get £15/£25 off that before... he replies yes you cocky tw*t ive seen you do it before get ya money out of it, finish ya half and dont come back !!


i replied " arent people allowed to win ? "

" only my regulars "

" how do you become a regular ? "

" by buying pints for a start and not going straight on the machine "

" ok next time ill buy a pint sit down for 5 mins then play it ? "

" no you fu**ing wont there wont be a next time "

lesson 1 ... pointless arguing with a landlord...


congrats on old skooling him though its hard to act an idiot especially when your on £25 on a 6 on a red and say to the big landlord " god i feel crazy im going for it "

it loses and the next board 105s.



also walked in a favourite pub of mine today with an invincible and she served me( landlady ) went straight to the bandit and turned it off none of us said a word to eachother, i just gave her a wry smile ... but she didnt bar me so surely i can go in at night when she aint there and smash it ?

dont know if i have the boll*** tho shes a butch lesbian i think , still undecided if shes human or not ! if she didnt have double z tits then i would assume she was a man or some kind of ancient undiscovered rhino.

[jeffvickers]

I find that thats the most common method the landlord/lady uses,turning the machine off, or "the machines broke", even though its turned on.


On the other hand, I went to a unchipped P5 that not many people know about, the pub is small & cliquey, just took £50 out of it and landlord commented "Its about time someone won off that machine".

[wildcat]

[quote="&quot"]Had the unfortunate experience of having to play dumb on a machine today as the landlord was taking an unhealthy interest in my Cluedo.
Managed to blag another GUAC/quote]
i hate to sound a bit inocuous but what does "GUAC" mean??
i know about "GATW" but wot this mean?? (no piss take please!!) lol

[darren]

Had the unfortunate experience of having to play dumb on a machine today as the landlord was taking an unhealthy interest in my Cluedo.
Managed to blag another GUAC/quote]
i hate to sound a bit inocuous but what does "GUAC" mean??
i know about "GATW" but wot this mean?? (no piss take please!!) lol

Come on, someone at least give this guy a clue

[anfield road]

[trayhop123]

i think we can all agree that over the years we have developed a second sight (eyes in the back of our head ) a sort of spider sense if you like, and every pub is a different feeling .

you'll find that your attitude will change dependant on the pub, if say for example your 150 miles from home, and have no intention of ever coming back, and your spider sense has already told you your not gonna get a kicking from the staf/locals, then you blatantly take the piss lol,,, case in point, was in a pub in london with darren of doncaster, doing a fight night, anyhow full roll, starts collecting it out, barman does an olympic hurdle over the bar shouting HOW MUCH?, to which i thought darren might take the opportunity to state we had put 40 in it, to soften the blow of the situation so to speak, but nooooooo

darren said 90 out m8, bit pissed off though cost me 4 quid like.
the barman was in tears, so was i of a different kind though lol

of course the downside to that situation is you cant go back

many years on, i find i play the cluey more and more, and dependant on the situation even collect a large bank into the tray whooping and hollering like im joey munter who just got lucky, some situations require you to play like you dont know what your doing ,, the trouble is since the vivid days landlord awareness has gone through the roof, so if next time your out munter sharking and yet you suddenly see a large bank drop dont be surprised if that munter youve been trying to hawk for the last half hour is really little ol me lol