Barcrest Pinball game %

[cp]

Had a customer ask (re: IGT/Barcrest Pinball)  what's the statistical relationship between a lower % chip  ex: SS8024   and higher % SS8021 and the amount of times a player will get the "Pinball Bonus"  round ?    Would the machine with a 96%  chip pay out more just on "regular" play ?  without hitting bonus play..?   or  will you get more Bonus rounds with the hight % chip ?  ( I know it's all cyclical....I could get 3 bonus rounds within  80 credits of play...and then never get a bonus  using up 400 credits ! )   Anyway,  that was the question posed that I didn't have a good answer to,  except  "... it's all in the randomizer..."  ?

[knagl]

I looked at the PAR sheets for both chips -- the odds of getting the Pinball bonus are the same for both (1 in 64).  The difference between the two (and the increase in %) comes from the number of bar symbols on the virtual reels.  There are more triple bars and single bars on the virtual reels.  One less double bar on the first reel, but more double bars on the second and third reels too.

As such, on the higher percentage game you'll hit "any bar" combos more often, as well as single, double, and triple bar wins.  You won't hit the Pinball bonus any more often, and the bonus isn't worth any more or less.

[cp]

thanks for the "low down"    I'll pass it along.

[StatFreak]

Kevin, does the PAR have a breakdown of the bonus round outcomes? I'd be interested in that.