"Enchanted Unicorn"- My sister loves this game, I guess because she won some money on it once or twice. I never have. For some reason I have an intense dislike for this game. I can sit there and lose a $20 (9-line, nickel per line bet) faster than you can say "Jack Robinson". I know the "wild symbol makes entire reel wild" is the main drawing point of this slot, and I have had success with other "entire reel wild" slots (like Aristocrat's excellent "Gamblin Jack").... but never, ever with Enchanted Unicorn. The wild symbols just refuse to match up with anything. The scatters are not very generous and rarely come up. Maybe this is just my local machines, but everytime I have played it it has refused to give me even chump change. Same with the 20-line penny video version.

"Wheel of Fortune"- I know these are very popular, but I find most of them (in all variations) to have pretty pathetic payouts, unless you win a major jackpot (which is rare). I have never received more than 40 or 50 credits in the "Spin the wheel" bonuses... much less the prized 1000 credit spin. I dislike slots where you have to bet three credits to qualify for a bonus, but the regular pays do not increase from 2x to 3x. Don't get me started on the "Big Wheel" or whatever it is called, with the eight seats around a massive wheel. An impressive sight, sure... visually exciting. But having to bet DOUBLE (40 lines PLUS 40 credits) to qualify for the bonus?!?!?!? I'm sitting there pumping 80 cents a pop into this machine (at a penny denomination) and getting nothing back. Way, way less fun than it looks, trust me.

Any slot with timed bonus incentive- Those linked games with shared bonuses where you only have a certain amount of time to qualify for a bonus, or the multiplier starts to go down every eight seconds or so. Why? The popularity of slot machines arose due to players being able to gamble AT THEIR OWN PACE! Admittedly, I do get sucked into these occasionally, and have made SOME money... but usually end up plonking in 20 or 40 bucks without getting a bonus at all. Some of these are: Indiana Jones, Press Your Luck, Monopoly, Happy Days, E-Bay and other licensed themes.

"Tiki Torch"- I like almost all Aristocrat's.... but why is the bonus trigger only on adjacent reels and not a "true" scatter? And why only 8 free spins for this difficult-to-trigger bonus?

"Hot Shot" progressives- I used to like these. They are exciting and suspenseful and I have had the occasional "big" (for me) win.... but after too many times of getting NOTHING in the bonus, even with three or four chances... I figured, what's the point? A lot of buildup for nothing, and at $1 a spin (I usually prefer to spend between 30 and 60 cents a spin) a $20 or two can evaporate REAL fast if the game is not paying.


Honorable mention: the Cascading Reels games- Although I actually like the innovative cascade feature, I have never seemed to do well on these... never even doubled my money, I don't think. So in consequence I rarely if ever play them. Not "bad" slots per se (actually pretty inventive), just not my cup of tea.