Bonus Builder: Emerald Spins Advantage Play Strategy

Bonus Builder features three bonuses—red, blue and purple. When a clover symbol lands on a reel, it has a chance of either triggering the bonus of the corresponding color or else building up one of the features in that bonus. Each bonus includes expanded reels that increase the ways to win, an increasing number of free spins and the removal of lower paying symbols.

• The game design is very clever in that there are so many independent moving parts that make it look like there is always something worth playing. It was almost like the game was intentionally designed to cause confusion amongst APs and casual players chasing bonuses. A lot of APs will make the mistake of chasing one mediocre bonus, and by the time they hit that, a second bonus will have built up into another seemingly playable state. This can lead to a perpetual cycle of chasing, all the while playing in a -EV state.

• It’s crucial to consider the total equity on all three bonuses because they all have equal chances of triggering.

• All three of the upgrade features play off each other. An increased number of free spins is nearly worthless without an increased number of ways, and an increased number of ways is not very valuable without additional symbols removed. The free spins essentially act as a multiplier for the increased ways and removed symbols.

• The game pays left to right, so having expanded reels on the left is more valuable than expanded reels on the right. The bet pad only displays the ways as a single number, so you might need to tap the bet level to see the exact positioning of the expanded reel heights on plays that are close.

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