Posted by: alugoool : Category: THE BASICS
The trail is to 4 (bonus) then 9. Feature 10. Bonus 11. Extra life as well 12. Repeat advance for the hat trick. If the trail holds twice on 8 then you will always get the feature. Bonuses can be skill esp. on Boulder Dash flashing cancel or Barcrest man button + noise
BOOST - not going to explain this one may go to bonus but usually 7 or 8
STOPPA - can’t be slowed bonus if kind similar result to boost
HI / LO ADVANCE – gives 2 up board for each win can’t die on first gamble may go all the way
SELECTOR - hold out for at least extra life does run out but goes for a while
SKILL STOP – same amount every time but can be repeat advance
NUMBERS IN VIEW - can be ok but more often than not it gives it when their is not enough numbers
NUDGES - self exp. Doesn’t often give win
REEL TIME - steps reels slowly can give good win or a lot of numbers To get on the feature the machine does give 3 in a row quite a lot. NOTE If you have1,1,anything, on the reels making 2 on the trail and they hold just hold the 1+1and you either get the 3rd number or the bonus. You can exchange after gambling a win once and it shows you what you can exchange for.
THE FEATURE
BONUS
BOOST – usually goes to repeat advance but not always
ADD AGAIN – useful if you are on 3 bonus nudges, 3 cash or 2 c/f
TAXI - press cancel and hit either REP ADV, +3 cash, 2 features ETC
SKILL STOP - if you want the 3 cash hit the TAXI square by it as the +3 cash has stake on one side and ? on the other
SUPER BONUS – give extra to all your columns
SUPER JACKPOT – yep that’s right The feature board has 3 trails cash, features and repeat advance and also a mystery win which as activated once all the symbols have been on the win line N.B. this holds along with the trail. If you get this then different amounts flash on the LCD the highest amount that you can get is £3.80 but this increases with every press of the start button on the feature.
HINT If you get the mystery win without getting the feature then the mystery win can be far higher up to £15 so don’t settle for small wins (this feature goes on for ages). If you have a lot of nudges and most of the trail lit then check to see if you can collect the mystery win as it is far more valuable.
Anyway back to the task at hand, you go around the board adding to the two trails then you will either get +1 c/f (cash/features) +2 c/f +3 c and bonus nudges to get the mystery win nearer, manipulate step to nearest or get wins. There is also TAXI which is a double sided arrow if it doesn’t go as far as you would like hit the taxi square again to get it again until it does + it can go a long way. There’s a SKILL STOP which is fast and Q. Hard. If you want +3 cash aim to get the taxi near it instead of hitting it straight because it is sandwiched between Stake/ Dinosaur (game over) and a ? square if you miss you won’t die.
When you gain the feature if you have got to 12 then look to see what it has given you. If the repeat advance is very low £1+ at the start then it probably won’t pay that well if it is high and the bonus is on add again + then you can get v. Good wins this usually shows the mood of the machine. The extra life isn’t total protection the machine gives collect prize a lot which is annoying + holding the feature/ cash etc that you want doesn’t work. This fobbing off method is a joke typical BARCREST, however provided that you don’t get that then you should get a decent feature/ cash amount NOTE however the machine can give RESET if you get high on a trail esp. annoying if you have £8 and need 1 cash for the Jackpot (don’t take this risk if you have crazy cash). The ? square can give the true skill method (man or cancel flashes) this will allow you to either choose the extra life, trail run, skill stop, taxi take the life unless you have one or a trail is v. High in that case take the taxi or trail run. It can also give the true skill on the HI/LO continue and the yes/no continue it will v. Often give roll even and kill you or Stake/ Dinosaur.
THE FEATURE TRAIL
WIN SPIN – £1,2,3 pathetic gamble it as you don’t lose
MONEY BELT – good on the older version of Dracula it gives 4 amounts for up to £4 but only usually worth £2,3 on the newer machines and Boulder Dash
STEP TO NEAREST – can be v. Good have had Jackpot through using bonus nudges however often gives +1 feature if big win is near
REEL ROULETTE- light flashes on the outer 8 symbols no skill involved take only if good amounts often £3 but gamble if step to nearest is good + use the nudges to improve the grid and remove £ signs
PICK A WIN – Can often give Melons for £6 and sometimes goes through the wins in ascending order to the top this becomes pretty obvious after the first 3 or 4 picks.
SEVENTH HEAVEN – either £2,7,8 watch out for the mixed 7’s but note the bonus nudges can be used here to manipulate the win
GOLDEN HOLD – steps of 2,3 up and down for wins can give the Jackpot use the bonus nudges again to help
SUPER MONEY BELT – far better money belt easy £5+ depends on the mood
CRAZY CASH – here it is again Barcrests favourite feature win spins for at least £15 but can go a lot higher Don’t gamble for the jackpot, not worth the risk
JACKPOT + REP – not known for repeating a lot but does do occasionally
IM (invincibility mode) is indicated by the Boulderdash logo flashing.
