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Fire Power Keno

Introduction

Fire Power is a variant of keno that I came across while using multi-game machines designed by U1. It shares similarities with the traditional keno, but in this version, the multiplier ball is drawn first instead of being the last to be selected. Power Keno This same keno variant is also available from Ace Gaming under the name Shockwave Keno.

In this game, a total of 20 numbers will be selected randomly from a pool that ranges between 1 and 80.

Rules

  1. The player chooses 2 to 10 numbers from 1 to 80.
  2. Players are rewarded based on how many of their selected numbers correspond with the numbers that are drawn by the game.
  3. If the initial number drawn matches one of your picks, any winnings are tripled in value.
  4. On June 3, 2013, at the Rampart casino, a pay table was observed for a wager of $2.

The upcoming table presents the probabilities associated with different combinations of selections and matches.

Fire Power Keno — Pay Table

Catch Pick
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 12.275 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 0 29.775 4 2 1 1 0 0 0
4 0 0 88.3 12 7 3 2 1 1
5 0 0 0 429 60 12 7 4 3
6 0 0 0 0 519 153 55 16 8
7 0 0 0 0 0 1230 605 230 50
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 3000 1230 307
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4800 1500
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6000

The concluding table illustrates the returns associated with various combinations of selections and matches.

Fire Power Keno — Probability TableExpand

Catch Pick
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
0 0.560127 0.416504 0.308321 0.227184 0.166602 0.121574 0.088266 0.063748 0.045791
1 0.379747 0.430867 0.432732 0.405686 0.363495 0.315193 0.266464 0.220666 0.179571
2 0.060127 0.138754 0.212635 0.270457 0.308321 0.326654 0.328146 0.316426 0.295257
3 0.000000 0.013875 0.043248 0.083935 0.129820 0.174993 0.214786 0.246109 0.267402
4 0.000000 0.000000 0.003063 0.012092 0.028538 0.052191 0.081504 0.114105 0.147319
5 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000645 0.003096 0.008639 0.018303 0.032601 0.051428
6 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000129 0.000732 0.002367 0.005720 0.011479
7 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000024 0.000160 0.000592 0.001611
8 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000004 0.000033 0.000135
9 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000001 0.000006
10 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
Total 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000

To keep things concise, I am only sharing the pay table for the version of Fire Power Keno by Ace Gaming, which they refer to as Shockwave Keno. The lower row indicates the return.

Fire Power Keno — Return TableExpand

Catch Pick
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
0 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
1 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
2 0.959470 0.360759 0.276426 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
3 0.000000 0.599052 0.250838 0.243412 0.188238 0.253740 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
4 0.000000 0.000000 0.432796 0.232173 0.319625 0.250517 0.260812 0.182568 0.235710
5 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.484177 0.325042 0.181409 0.224207 0.228210 0.269995
6 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.127192 0.212815 0.247322 0.173875 0.174487
7 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.061531 0.199005 0.278976 0.165142
8 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.028681 0.088195 0.091462
9 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.008170 0.021575
10 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.001683
Total 0.959470 0.959811 0.960060 0.959762 0.960097 0.960011 0.960026 0.959995 0.960055

Ace Gaming Shockwave Keno

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Ace Gaming Shockwave Keno

Catch Pick
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
0                  
1 1                
2 6 1 1            
3   35 4 2 1 1      
4     74 11 4 2 2 1  
5       385 61 10 5 4 1
6         770 200 44 10 14
7           800 770 237 75
8             2000 1100 770
9               2500 1200
10                 2500
Return 90.57% 88.46% 89.00% 89.08% 89.00% 89.01% 89.12% 89.00% 89.04%