Do Slots Reels Affect your Game?
Have you ever stopped to think that more people know how complicated machines such as a rocket ship or a super computer work than a simple slot machine? Yes, there is so much enigma surrounding these game machines that fantastic myths about what makes these one-armed bandits tick have entered the realm of urban legends. There is for example that story about how hot coins make slot machines payout. The truth is that the only event that you would most likely create when you heat a coin with your lighter before inserting it into the machine is to burn your fingers—or worst, raze the casino to the ground. But no way would you be able to make the slot machine spit out its treasure of coins even if you torture it with red hot tokens.
Some slots folklore even appear to have scientific basis which make them sound credible enough to be accepted as gospel truth. A number of players, for instance, go by the images that the machine has on its slots reels, such as 7s, double diamonds, cherries, bars and double bars to determine if it is a loose machine or not. And still others look beyond the images, and see instead how many reels are there in a machine and how many images are there on each slots reel. They think that the more the images and number of slots reels there are on a machine, the more difficult it is to get a winning combination and hit the jackpot.
For instance, on a three-reel machine with a total of 20 images of different kinds on each reel, they reckon that the slots odds of lining up three cherries, which will hit the jackpot as 1: 8,000 or 1 in 8,000 computed like so:
Possible image combinations on the 3 slots reels: 20 x 20 x 20 = 8,000 Therefore, the odds of hitting 3 cherries on all 3 reels are: 1 in 8,000
Following this concept, they think that the more number of reels a machine has, the lesser the odds of winning, as shown in the following computation for a five-reel machine:
20 x 20 x 20 x 20 x 20 = 3,200,000 Slots odds = 1 in 3,200,000
This seems to make sense, especially when the math is shown in this manner in calculating the slots odds. But, it will perhaps break your heart to know that the number of images and reels have really got nothing to do with slots odds—and for that matter, the looseness or tightness of the machine. The truth is that everything that you see on the console of a slot machine, including the reels is just all for show to perk up the excitement of slots playing.
The random number generator, or RNG, which is a set of instructions programmed in the computer chip of the machine is actually the one responsible for determining if you win or lose. The RNG continuously generates random numbers almost every nano second and the moment you pull on the lever or push the spin button, the random number is chosen and the computer chip commands the slot machine to show the corresponding image combinations on the reels. Having said this, your winning or losing destiny had already been determined by the RNG even before the slots reels have stopped spinning. So, do slots reels affect your game, the short answer is "No, your game depends entirely on chance and Lady Luck."
