Okay this may seem silly to some of you but what I've decided to do is equate what I spent on a daily basis back then to playing the emulator games. Most of them are set between 78% and 86%. Assuming that out of every £200 I put through machines then on average I should receive roughly about £160 back in "winnings". I used to spunk probably about the same amount £40 a day on machines in my misspent youth...so what I propose to do is carry out an experiment in January, for the whole month.
I'm going to put £50 through 4 different machines every day (maybe not manage 4 every day...but that's like real life really). If my losses go above £50 then I will stop anyway....as that is the amount I used to take out with me (yes, it was a lot of money back then!!!). I may come back to some machines and play them more regularly than others if I've lost a lot of cash on them (as you would). I'll try and make it as varied as possible playing the old £4 JP's right through to the current £25 JP's. After all, if the payout is 86% then it shouldn't really matter right? I'll play them from their current state and won't reset any ROMS. I will also not try to force any JP's as in my day you took what was on offer....lol. I may have the odd drunken hi-lo gamble but if I get the feeling there's a £2 block then I'll take the cash. In other words, I'll play sensibly.
I'll log on this thread which machines I've played on a daily basis and how much I've won / lost on them.
I'm really doing this to try and find out exactly how much money I frittered away back in the 80's, 90's and early part of the millenium. If anyone can think of any way I can make this more accurate then please feel free to post. Remember, this is only on the emulator so don't worry about me going bankrupt, lol.
It would be interesting to hear your thoughts.
Edited by Gazeyre1966, 18 December 2008 - 09:16 PM.
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