SNAKES and LADDERS
Definitely one of my most profitable machines, and although it was more predictable when it was
£10, since its upgrade to £15 it is still very profitable. The best way to play is to simply go for
the Sands of Time feature or Hyper Vyper, but more on those later. The machine has the
following features:
Cash Adder - Steps the reels either up or down and adds one to the cash pot for each number.
The number of steps is determined by the number on the Hi-Lo reel. Average win £2.40.
The Rattler - A super hold feature going once in either direction. Watch out for the jackpot
and try not to gamble on this position as it does not like giving stop and step very often, so
expect to lose on two etc. unless it really wants to pay (not a bad sign if you lose though).
Reel Cobra - A stop and step feature, I find this easier to hit then Big Bucks. The jackpot is
only there if mixed bars are not in the way.
Side Winder - A 'snake' of money moves around the cash box. Maximum win £5.40.
Sands of Time - Nudge timer. Watch out for two symbols on the win-line as this will mess you
right up. As soon as you collect the feature, hold down a button (cancel will do) to pause the
game and light up the reels. This allows you to see whereabouts the jackpot is. Let go of the
button to start the feature but remember to hit the timer on the first time up as it goes to the top
first go.
Lucky Ladders - All the ladders move up and down extremely fast. Press start to stop the
lights then choose the best ladder. Do not gamble from Sands of Time to this feature.
Pyramid Puzzle - A light moves back and fourth across a pyramid, hit the light on the arrows to
move up progressing to jackpot. Once at the £5 - £15 'peak' hit the light straight after you hear
the first bleep as it starts on £5 first.
Hyper Vyper - A Waltzes type feature. Stop it on the Melons after the mixed bars for £14.80
or £29.80.
Snakes and Ladders - Plays the same as the top feature on Roller Coaster and mostly goes
up £15 at a time, although the average win is £15.
It is very obvious when the machine is willing to pay-out at least one jackpot because you will
not lose on the mystery squares, and a sign of at least one jackpot is roll up, roll up on any
mystery and skill shot on any mystery past the first one. You will usually get antidote on the first
mystery so always try to land on that square. Use your Hi-Lo gambles wisely because you do
not want to gamble away from features such as Sands of Time. To help you play the game I
have described the best ways to play the feature below:
Start - Roll a two to add again which then takes you to bonus and gives antidote (extremely
good sign). From then you get an:
Eleven - Adds again up to five nudges, lower to six nudges, roll a three then higher to eight
nudges. You are now on the top line with antidote so try your best from thereon.
Any numbers which take you to two crazy spins - Do not Hi-Lo from this position as a ten
which takes you to add again, then Sands of Time is very common. A more skilful way to Sands
of Time is to roll a one from this position which takes you to skill. From there try your best to
stop it on Side Winder then go higher and collect.
Any numbers which take you to five nudges - From this position the machine likes to give a
twelve (if paying-out a lot) which takes you to add again and Pyramid Puzzle, go lower and
collect Hyper Vyper.
If you have nudges during normal game play, always try for cherries as once these are gambled
the mixed bar exchange will often leave the jackpot very close. Two red bars and a blue means
the jackpot is only three nudges away and very often will give you a one, which adds again to
two nudges, go higher for a simple jackpot. Blue bar, yellow bar, red bar (and vice-versa)
means the jackpot is only six nudges away and carrying on from four nudges on the feature will
very often roll in a one for a skill shot to five nudges, then an obvious higher for jackpot.
The top feature can be very poor as occasionally it will not give a jackpot but instead anything
from £3.60 to £5(rare but does happen). Once past £5 you will get at least £15, then the
following repeat will ensure £30, then £45 etc. but do not get to excited as this is very rare, £15
is the average.
HINTS:
You may have noticed that the LED display that tells you about the game when not being played,
reads as well as other things "watch for my secret repeats". Snakes and Ladders does not have
any features that repeat and the above was just copied from different machines.
