Ask the Slot Expert: Mo' Mummy, No Problems

I'm a sucker for Egyptian-themed slot machines. A few weeks ago, I wrote about finding a new variation on a mummy-themed slot machine called Mo' Mo' Mo' Mummy. I had played Mo' Mummy in the past. I liked the cute, little mummy character who would show up every once a while. He's much friendlier than the mummy Brendan Fraser encountered or the mummy played by Boris Karloff. Locking up your jewelry is the only precaution you need to take with this mummy. Like Newt Scamander's niffler, this mummy has a penchant for shiny things.

Looking around on YouTube, I found How to Win at Mo Mummy! Revealing the secrets and information you need for this slot game! from Cowboy Slots. My BS detector was firmly in the red zone, but the video is actually pretty good.

When we were talking about book titles, Frank Scoblete told me that you have to have some sizzle in the title. For example, "How to Lose Less Playing Slots" isn't going to move many books, but "How to Win More Playing Slots" will have people lining up. Both titles say the same thing. The cowboy's video's title was just sizzle and accurate. It contains information you should know.

A couple of weeks ago, the weekly gift at The Suncoast was a Margarita maker. I don't care about making Margaritas. My adult beverage menu is limited to the triumvirate of Rum and Cokes, Mimosas, and White Russians -- well, not really White Russians, just Kahlua and milk -- you can keep the vodka and cream.

But I love an ICEE. I'm the official ICEE machine tester at my regular movie theater because they know I know when the machine isn't operating properly.

I was going to go for the Margarita maker gift because I wanted to try making a coffee ICEE. My theater had a coffee-flavored ICEE option a few years ago. I tried it twice. It was -- I won't pull any punches -- horrible. The theater brought back one of the overly sweet, neon-colored, artificially flavored fruit flavors after a few weeks.

I needed to earn 100 tier credits to get a free gift. Back when I played more at Boyd casinos, I could get the gift without playing. Now there's no free lunch and I have to play.

The number of dollars you need to play to earn a tier credit is fixed at $5 for slots and varies based on long-term payback for video poker. I could either play video poker for a few hours or play a quick $500 through a slot machine and walk out with my Margarita maker faster than you can say "Bob's your uncle."

The cowboy's video pointed out that the help screens on Mo' Mummy say that the odds in the bonus feature change with bet multiplier and denomination. It's common for a machine to reward players who bet more with better odds to hit certain payouts. You're more likely to hit the Mini, Minor, Maxi, etc. jackpots when you bet more.

Is it better to bet two credits per line at one cent or one credit per line at two cents? Only the machine's hairdresser knows for sure, but your odds for those jackpots should be better than those when betting one credit at one cent.

I decided to bet one credit per line at the two-cent denomination. The cowboy also pointed out that Mo' Mummy is not a bankroll builder. It's a high-volatility, feast or famine, machine. Mo'³ Mummy is the same. The gems that can trigger on of the bonus features appear frequently. That's good, but they also block winning line combos. That's bad.

Richard Christy must have helped design Mo'³ Mummy. It has three different bonus features. No matter which feature is triggered, the mummy says, "That's my favorite."

I had luck playing one-at-one in the past. The machine was not kind to me this session at the larger bet. You can get some good line hits on Mo'³ Mummy, but the real money is in the bonus games. I hit only one this session.

I was looking forward to a coffee ICEE that night. I knew this maker had no chilling mechanism like real frozen drink makers that cost 10 times as much. What can you expect from an appliance that sells for about $20-$30 and which the casino probably got for less than $10 wholesale?

The instruction booklet has these informative statements on the Using Blender & Margarita Maker page:

Indicator lamp will turn off in 3 minutes after connect the power supply, it means steam is ready. At this time put forward the safety switch on the steam button then lightly press the steam button and check whether steam is sprayed out of the nozzle. (Do not aim the spray nozzle at any animal, person or electrical products).

When finish the cleaning job or stop the machine to do some other things, raise the steam button, then safety switch will takes effort.

The next section describes how to install the spray cup with hairbrush. There are many pictures of the Margarita maker in the instructions, but I don't know what appliance this text is for. There are some useful instructions near the last page: Take off lid, put in ingredients, put lid back on, blend until desired consistency is reached.

This Margarita maker is just a blender with a tap.

There must be millions of dollars involved with manufacturing and selling these products. I don't know why these companies can't find a coupla hundred bucks to pay someone who is fluent in English to write their manuals.

Last week's gift was a Boyd 50th Anniversary shirt. I'm game. Back to Mo'³ Mummy to earn the gift. I picked the machine with the highest Major jackpot, even though I didn't expect to win it. I bet one-at-two in the hopes of enjoying better odds for the jackpots. I hit two bonus rounds, but the amount I won was nothing to write home about.

I still had a ways to go to reach 100 tier credits. A purple gem landed on the screen. For some reason, I didn't pay attention to it.

Then the Mo' Rows bonus started. I pressed Play to start the bonus. When the bonus screen appeared, the gem had the Major caption on it.

Whoopee! I hit the Major for $650!

I don't know how much more likely I was to get the Major with the larger bet.

I do know that the $500 profit I made earning the shirt more than made up for last week's $250 Margarita maker.

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