XE88 arcade games: from the horse-race board to the animal wheel
The arcade corner of XE88 has two families of games: races priced on a pair-odds board, and wheels with a multiplier grid. Here is how they fit together.
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XE88 arcade games: races and wheels
The arcade corner of XE88 has two kinds of game. In the race games (King Derby, Motorbike, Thunderbolt) you back runners on a board of pair odds that changes every race. In the wheel games (Forest Dance, Pocket Monster) you pick cells on a multiplier grid and an arrow or ring decides the result.
Start with the overview if you are new to them, then pick a game.
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Forest Dance (XE88): four animals, three colours and a spinning arrow
A ring of animals, a ring of colours and an arrow in the middle. How the Forest Dance betting grid works, with a real x8 win from the screenshots.
Thunderbolt (XE88): six monkeys race up the poles
Six monkeys in coloured shirts, six poles and a lantern board full of odds. Thunderbolt is King Derby with climbing instead of galloping.
Pocket Monster on XE88: the 'Pokemon' arcade game, grid by grid
Familiar pocket-monster faces on a spinning ring and a grid of multipliers that changes every round. How the game XE88 players call Pokemon actually works.
King Derby (XE88): the 1980s horse-race game and its odds board
Six pixel-art horses, a board of changing odds and a race that lasts a few seconds. How to read King Derby before you put coins on it.
Motorbike (XE88): six dirt bikes, one odds board
Same track, same board, different riders. Motorbike is King Derby on two wheels. Here is how to read it and what the screenshots show.