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• Appendices
• Slots Analysis
• Miscellaneous

Introduction

Ocean Magic is what some would call a 'variable state' slot machine by maker IGT. It is characterized by wild bubbles that move up one row after each play. If it is only played when the previous player abandons bubbles in good positions, it can result in a player advantage.

Rules

Following are the significant rules of Ocean Magic.

1. The game screen has four rows and five reels.
2. Players get one payline per credit bet.
3. There are two modes the game the player choose from -- Wild Bubble and Bubble Burst.
4. The pay table for both modes is shown below.
5. While there are no wild symbols on the reel strips, wild bubbles will randomly bubble up from the bottom of the screen after each bet.
6. All wilds may substitute for any symbol except the scatter.
7. If the player looks carefully, he can see the top of any bubbles below the bottom row, ready to bubble up the next spin.
8. A bubble will replace whatever symbol would otherwise be there, according to the reel strips. However, if a bubble replaces the scatter symbol, the player will still get credit for the scatter, as well as the bubble.
9. If there is a bubble already on the screen, it will move up one row after each bet.
10. If a bubble is on the top row, it will float off the screen on the next spin.
11. If a bubble lands on the Logo symbol, then it will expand and all positions one away, horizontally, vertically, and diagonally, will become wild. However, the wild expansion will not be bubbles. In other words, wilds as a result of an expansion do not bubble up on the next spin. As with bubbles, if a wild expansion occurs on a scatter symbol, that position will serve both as a wild and a scatter pay.
12. If a bubble lands on a Logo next to an edge or corner of the screen, then the expansion will take place in those directions still on the screen only. In other words, an expansion will results in 8 extra wilds if it occurs in the middle six positions on the screen, five positions if on an edge, and three positions if in a corner.
13. If the player gets three or more scattered Treasure Chest symbols, then he will play the bonus game.
14. In the first stage of the bonus game, bubbles will float up on the screen and the player will pick 5, 10, or 20 of them, according to whether the bonus was triggered with 3, 4, or 5 scatters, respectively.
15. Each bubble will reveal either 1 to 5 free games or 2 to 3 extra picks.
16. In the second stage of the bonus, the player will get the number of free spins determined in the first step of the bonus.
17. Bonus spins can re-trigger the bonus, adding more free spins to the number remaining.
18. The maximum number of free games that can be won is 150.
19. Free games use a separate set of reel strips.
20. If the player doubles his bet, then he will play in Bubble Burst mode. Wins in Bubble Burst mode are based on only half of the total bet and are applied to a lower pay table than Wild Bubble mode. The other half of the bet is a non-refundable fee to enable the Bubble Burst.
21. In Bubble Burst mode, randomly extra bubbles will be placed on the screen. The industry term for this kind of feature is an 'exploding wild.'
22. As with bubbles that bubble up from the bottom, bubbles resulting from the Bubble Burst mode will bubble up one row after each spin.
23. It is standard in the industry that if the player pays a fee to invoke a special feature, the overall return of the game with the feature activated is greater than without it.

The following table shows what each win pays in Wild Bubble Mode

Wild Bubble Mode Pay Table

Symbol	Five Pay	Four Pay	Three Pay	Two Pay
Logo	600	100	30	10
Shark	200	60	20	0
Jelly fish	200	60	20	0
Tiger fish	150	40	20	0
Sea turtle	150	40	20	0
Sea horse	150	40	20	0
Yellow star	70	30	10	0
Red star	70	30	10	0
Green star	70	30	10	0

The following table shows what each win pays in Bubble Burst Mode

Bubble Burst Mode Pay Table

Symbol	Five Pay	Four Pay	Three Pay	Two Pay
Logo	500	100	30	10
Shark	200	60	20	0
Jelly fish	200	60	20	0
Tiger fish	150	40	20	0
Sea turtle	150	40	20	0
Sea horse	150	40	20	0
Yellow star	70	30	0	0
Red star	70	30	0	0
Green star	70	30	0	0

Analysis

As mentioned in the introduction, Ocean Magic is a variable-state game. If the last bet resulted in bubbles on the bottom three rows or below the bottom row, then the game will be in a higher state than with no guaranteed bubbles. With bubbles in the right places, the game can result in a player advantage. The astute player should start playing only in a positive state and quit as soon as the game is in a negative state.

As with most slot machines, Ocean Magic was difficult to analyze because I didn't know the reel stripping, the probability of a bubble floating up from the bottom, the probability of a Bubble Burst and number of bubbles in the burst, and possibly other factors. In lieu of that information, I did the best I could based on observing the game and industry norms. The game was simply too complicated to analyze by direct math, so I wrote a random simulation, for both Wild Bubble and Bubble Burst modes. I set the simulation to a return of 85% to 86%, which is how many casinos nationwide set their video slots, as well as erring on the side of being conservative in showing the value of this game. Following are my results in both modes.

Wild Bubble Mode

I know that there are wild bubbles in both modes, but the lower right corner of the screen identifies the two modes as Wild Bubble or Bubble Burst, so I will stick with that terminology.

That said, the following table shows when you should play according to where a wild bubble(s) will be on the NEXT SPIN. Play with any bubble in a 'yes' space or any two in the 'maybe' spaces, except the only maybes are in reel 4 rows 1 and 4.

Some on my forum have disagreed with me about playing with a bubble in the upper-left corner or in the middle of reel 4. I think these disagreements are from players who usually play in Bubble Burst mode, where one additional bubble is not as significant. Remember, the line pays are twice as much in Wild Bubble Mode, compared to Bubble Burst, relative to the amount bet. That makes a single bubble roughly twice as valuable.

Bubble Burst Mode

In Bubble Burst Mode the wins are cut in half (relative to the total amount bet) in exchange for more bubbles. That makes any one bubble less significant, given the same location on the screen. The following table shows when you should play according to where a wild bubble(s) will be on the NEXT SPIN. Play with any bubble in a 'yes' space or any two in the 'maybe' spaces, except the only maybes are in reel 4 rows 1 and 4.

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External Links

• Ocean Magic — Lively and at times heated discussion about advantage play and Ocean Magic in my forum at Wizard of Vegas.
• YouTube video of me playing Ocean Magic, for the purpose of gathering data.
• ONE WEEK, ONE MILLION DOLLARS: ADVANTAGE PLAYERS FIGHTING FOR THEIR WINNINGS AT NJ ONLINE CASINOS — Article at NJ Online Gambling about how players beat Atlantic City online casinos for $900,000 playing Ocean Magic, using the same kind of strategy here.

Written by: Michael Shackleford

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I think another thing worth keeping in mind is that Wizard’s reel set is designed to return 90%, and I would be shocked and astounded if the Ocean Magic Games I vulture have that high a base return.

I've heard this comment before. The reason I set it to 90% is the Nevada Gaming Revenue Report for the 12-month period ending 1/31/19 says the win percent on 1-cent slots is 9.98%. Thus, a return of 90.02%.
One might argue that this 9.98% figure mixed in penny video poker, which is a valid point, but I think the vast majority, like 99% of penny games are reeled slots.

I've heard this comment before. The reason I set it to 90% is the Nevada Gaming Revenue Report for the 12-month period ending 1/31/19 says the win percent on 1-cent slots is 9.98%. Thus, a return of 90.02%.
One might argue that this 9.98% figure mixed in penny video poker, which is a valid point, but I think the vast majority, like 99% of penny games are reeled slots.

In Las Vegas it is safe to assume that any new video penny slots on the strip will be 85%-88%. Usually the locals casinos are about 2% better.I hired someone (not sure I'm allowed to say who) to record the symbol frequency on 206 spins. For situation where there was a bubble, the symbol under the bubble was recorded. Here are the raw results.

Symbol	Reel 1	Reel 2	Reel 3	Reel 4	Reel 5
Logo	47	18	95	43	46
Shark	144	121	53	69	65
Jelly fish	83	69	87	58	81
Tiger fish	49	92	128	69	98
Sea turtle	124	81	39	78	78
Sea Horse	80	125	45	104	102
Yellow star	91	77	173	95	85
Red star	99	121	102	146	133
Green star	91	100	95	149	123
Scatter	16	20	7	13	13
Total	824	824	824	824	824

I reduced them to a shorter reel, as follows:

Symbol	Reel 1	Reel 2	Reel 3	Reel 4	Reel 5
Logo	5	2	9	4	5
Shark	15	12	5	7	7
Jelly fish	8	7	9	6	8
Tiger fish	5	9	13	7	10
Sea turtle	13	9	5	8	8
Sea Horse	8	13	5	10	10
Yellow star	9	8	17	10	9
Red star	10	12	10	16	14
Green star	9	10	10	15	12
Scatter	2	2	1	1	1
Total	84	84	84	84	84

This set of reels has many more logo (Ocean Magic) symbols than before. To bring the overall game to a 90% return, I lowered the new bubble frequency per reel to 2.1%. This means that on average there will be 0.42 bubbles on the screen. Again, these are for spins that are NOT in Bubble Burst mode.
All that said, here is my new return table for the next spin according to where a bubble will be for that spin.

Return	Reel 1	Reel 2	Reel 3	Reel 4	Reel 5
1	111%	105%	252%	57%	30%
2	176%	199%	540%	92%	34%
3	174%	197%	534%	92%	34%
4	107%	101%	245%	55%	30%

The return when there are no bubbles on the screen is 25.70%.
Based on this, a simple basic strategy would be to play with any bubble in reels 1 to 3.
Comments?
What is your consideration for the payback percentage tied up in the bonus round for the game?

In Las Vegas it is safe to assume that any new video penny slots on the strip will be 85%-88%. Usually the locals casinos are about 2% better.

I greatly respect your opinion, but can you elaborate on why you believe this?

What is your consideration for the payback percentage tied up in the bonus round for the game?

I assume the return from that is 16.5%. This seems in line with other IGT games.DRich

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I greatly respect your opinion, but can you elaborate on why you believe this?

Experience as both a game designer and as someone that has configured slot floors for casinos. As with most small companies, I have usually been involved with all aspects of Gaming. I have delivered and configured slot machines that our companies have designed to casinos all over the country through the years.
One of the two major gaming companies on the strip was always asking us to make available tighter percentages because our lowest was an 86% game. We then started creating paytables as low as 83% for them.

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The newer titles have such a high turnover rate now that the casinos just seem to be gouging the customers because in a year that game will probably not be on the floor anymore. I would be absolutely shocked if you found a game like Ocean Magic at a big casino on the strip at better than 88%.
Another consideration is that many of the new machines are leased with a revenue split and not purchased. The typical split is the casino keeps 80% and gives 20% of the revenue to the manufacturer. With the casino giving 20% of their win away they tighten the machines so their win amount is higher. This scenario also leads to the high turnover in game titles as the casino hasn't purchased it and can usually swap it out with another title from that manufacturer at little to no charge.

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