Wheel of Fortune Wild Spin

HOW THE ADVANTAGE WORKS - (Vacation / Night Life)

• Wheel of Fortune Wild Spin operates on a ten game cycle. All locked gold frames accumulated during the ten game cycle will turn wild on the tenth spin.
  

WHEN TO PLAY

• Simplified version
  
• Lots of frames on the left, preferably connected horizontally so you can get four-of-a-kind or five-of-a-kind line hits. The further in the ten game cycle, the better.
  
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• Detailed version
  
• Game 10 of 10
  
  • Never.
    
• Game 9 of 10
  
  • One frame in the first three reels.
    
• Game 8 of 10 / Game 7 of 10
  • Two frames in the first three reels, all on the same row.
    
• Game 6 of 10 / Game 5 of 10
  • Three frames in the first four reels, all on the same row.
    
• Game 4 of 10 / Game 3 of 10
  • Five frames in the first three reels.
    
  • Four frames, all on the same row.
    
• Game 2 of 10 / Game 1 of 10
  • Six frames in the first three reels.
    
  • Four frames, all on the same row.
    

Additional notes​

• You’ll want to check this machine frequently for plays—it tends to be a very popular game in casinos.
  
• It’s better to have horizontally connected frames (rather than with a gap between) because the wheel bonus symbol that land in reels two, three and four can (and often does) act as a line hit blocker.
  
• The frames tend to land in vertical stacks, but horizontally aligned frames are much better because they are more likely to give line hits.
  
• Compared to Scarab and Diamond Mania, more of this game’s payout is spread across the wheel bonus and progressives, so the line hits with the wilds aren’t quite as lucrative.
  
• Three-of-a-kind line hits don’t pay very well—you really are aiming for five-of-a-kind or at least four-of-a-kind.
  
• In the earlier cycles of the ten game series, you can focus more on the total number of frames in the first three reels. As it gets later in the game cycle, you need to focus more on the frames lining up horizontally to get good line hits, as you will have fewer chances to land additional frames.
  
• Finding plays that are already mid-cycle in a ten game series are often worth playing. This is why you need fewer locked frames the further along in the cycle you are. Think of it this way—the payout of the machine is based on the average payout of a ten game cycle. If you begin the cycle halfway through, you are getting the potential return of the ten game cycle for only half the cost. Also, the earlier in the cycle you begin, the more “gambling” you are doing, as the outcome is less known at that point.
  
• Finding the game abandoned on the ninth spin is almost always worth playing because additional frames can land on the tenth spin (and will instantly turn wild). This won’t always work out, but it is a low-cost +EV play.
  
• Wheel of Fortune Wild Spin comes in two themes—Vacation and Night Life. Both versions have the same AP strategy.
  

On the final spin, if a wheel bonus symbol lands in the gap between the frames on the bottom row, it would block the potential four-of-a-kind line hit. I wouldn’t let this potential outcome affect my strategy too much, though.

This walk-up play resulted in a $66 win on a $2 investment. Five-of-a-kind wilds, like on the top two rows, pay very well.