Comments on: Multi-Strike Musings – Part 2 https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/frugal-vegas/multi-strike-musings-part-2/ A Las Vegas Advisor Blog from the "Queen of Comps" Fri, 17 Apr 2020 18:06:17 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.4 By: llbigwave https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/frugal-vegas/multi-strike-musings-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-13497 Sat, 12 May 2012 20:50:12 +0000 https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/frugal-vegas/?p=2007#comment-13497 George,

TURN OFF CAPS LOCK and go to http://www.bobdancer.com

Check out the Articles archive for 2005. You will find an article dated June 28, 2005 (almost exactly seven years ago) in which Bob states that Multi-Strike is found all over the country and references an article he wrote about it some time ago.

Then, come back and apologize to Jean.

]]> By: Rich https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/frugal-vegas/multi-strike-musings-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-13492 Sat, 12 May 2012 16:53:00 +0000 https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/frugal-vegas/?p=2007#comment-13492 You’re perfectly correct in your assessment that multistrike hasn’t been around for 7-8 years George. It was introduced in 2002 which would make it 10 years!!! I hope you’re wearing a tasty shoe……Rich

]]> By: queen of comps https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/frugal-vegas/multi-strike-musings-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-13460 Sat, 12 May 2012 06:32:27 +0000 https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/frugal-vegas/?p=2007#comment-13460 What MS game are you referring to that is extinct?

]]> By: GEORGE MILTON https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/frugal-vegas/multi-strike-musings-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-13439 Sat, 12 May 2012 04:46:19 +0000 https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/frugal-vegas/?p=2007#comment-13439 THAT MS GAME HAS “NOT” BEEN AROUND 7-8 YEARS !
LOSING YOUR MARBLES ?

]]> By: Kevin Lewis https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/frugal-vegas/multi-strike-musings-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-13431 Fri, 11 May 2012 20:01:23 +0000 https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/frugal-vegas/?p=2007#comment-13431 Another sticky aspect of MS (in just about all its incarnations) is that its strategy is, in addition to its multiple nature, hugely counterintuitive, especially on the bottom line(s). A seasoned JOB player would NEVER throw away the pair from KJ663 and keep the two face cards, but that’s exactly what he should do. The fact that hands like this (where moving up a line is far more important than maximizing the EV of a particular line) are so frequent accounts for the player-devouring nature of the game. The unschooled get BRUTALIZED. This is why, I think, the game isn’t popular today.
One aspect got me to wondering. Can the frequency of the Free Ride be altered by the operator? If so, the EV of the game could be messed with with no indication of that available to the player. I’ve noticed that the worse the game, the more frequent the Free Ride–sometimes in NSUD or 9/6 JOB, an eternity passes before you see it–so perhaps the Free Ride frequency is correlated to a given paytable.
I don’t trust casinos as far as I can throw them (which isn’t very far), so this would be interesting to know. And of course, if I ever play this game (or any other, for anything higher than pennies) in an Injun casino, please shoot me.

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