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Slot Machine Strategy Guides

I’ve been looking ahead to the next slots guide for my experiments.

I mean, I don’t want John Patrick to think I’m just picking on him. I talk so much about him that I may seem obsessed with the old coot.

But he detailed 25 slot systems. I’m going to give each one of them about 25 sessions of study. So I’m talking about 625 posts about John Patrick.
It’s a full scientific study. I should apply for a government grant.

Still, I’ve thought about checking out other books’ systems. To that end, I looked around on Amazon.com today to scout ahead. Here’s the list I’ve compiled.

1. Slot Machine Strategy: Winning Methods For Hitting The Jackpot by MacIntyre Symms

I like the title of this book. It has a colon in the title. In my mind, a good slots guide has to have a sub-title.

I like the name “MacIntyre Symms”, too. It’s very imposing. I figure Mr. Symms is a scholar. Professor MacIntyre Symms sounds about right.

The synopsis offers money management tips, which are important in a strategy guide. I figured John Patrick would sue Mr. Symms over money management, since he invented that slots strategy, but I guess they’ve worked it out.

Something really caught my mind about this book. Professor Symms offers funny tips on what to do with your money when you win the big jackpot. He probably talks about moving to a tropical island, like I’m going to do.

2. Slot Smarts: Winning Strategies at the Slot Machine by Claude Halcombe

Okay, this is another solid title. It has a sub-title, but it has the virtue of being brief and to the point. I like that in a subtitle.

I tend to wonder about that name, Claude Halcombe. He could be French, though the surname is probably British. Claude is possibly the offspring of some forbidden Anglo-French love affair.

I’m leery of this one. I expect purple prose, though there is nothing to suggest that in his reviews. He’s accused of moralizing. That’s probably a product of self-loathing, since he was born out of wedlock and all.

One thing I did like was talk of his “luck management” techniques. This sounds like a step up from mere money management strategies, though it may just be an example of that purple prose I was talking about earlier.

It comes with a spreadsheet. I’ll put this one on the short list.

3. Secrets of Modern Slots by Larry Mak

This one has no subtitle. Larry Mak was the nickname of my high school gym teacher. I don’t trust this strategy guide.

The catchphrase for this one is “Ignorance may be bliss…”, and goes on to tell us that isn’t the case with slot machines.

He’s right, but I hate Larry Mak anyway. I’ll avoid this one.

4. Slot Machine Answer Book: How They Work, How They’ve Changed and How To Overcome The House Edge by John Grochowski

Okay, now that is an imposing subtitle. It tells you what’s on its mind.

How it fits on a book cover, I’m not sure. But it’s top notch, all the same.

This book uses the Socratic Method to get to the truth of slot machines.

The author posits a questions, then answers that question according to his slots theories.

One thing I don’t like is that it has quiz questions. I don’t want to have to take a test on my slots knowledge. I left that stuff behind, just like Larry Mak.

I don’t see any mention of slot systems being offered. It is more a general discussion of the slots industry. Interesting, but probably not for our purposes here.

Ultimately, John Grochowski is too respected in this business. There wouldn’t be any fun in listening to his advice. Besides, it sounds like there aren’t any real strategies in this, just level-headed slots wisdom.

Who needs that?

5. Avery Cardoza’s 100 Slots Strategy Guide

This one has no editorial synopsis. It has no buyer reviews. There is nothing about the author to suggest his expertise.

It doesn’t even have a colon or a subtitle.

But the mysterious title seems to imply there might be 100 different slot systems to play. Avery Cardoza may have bested John Patrick four-fold.

This one could be a keeper.