Topic: UncleBob's gimme your codes thread! (Or, how to get free-ish Nintendo Points!)

[vudu]

There seem to be certain time slots where you win every time.  I'm not sure if it's as simple as X number of minutes for winners, Y number of minutes for losers or if they do something like 5,000 winners per day is equal to 200 per hour, so if they haven't have that many people play during that hour they just start making everyone a winner.  Those are just two theories as to why.

Anyway, what I do is play a code.  If I lose I don't play again for ~10 minutes.  However, if I win, I start playing as fast as I can--I don't even bother to stop to collect my download code; I just save it to my account so I can play again ASAP.  I store up codes in my account so I don't have to enter new ones as I play.

Here as the results of my last 44 plays:

-win five times in a row
-lose once
-win once
-lose twice in a row
-win three times in a row
-lose once
-win six times in a row
-lose three times in a row
-win once
-lose three times in a row
-win four times in a row
-lose once
-win once
-lose once
-win eight times in a row
-lose twice in a row
-win once

That's 30 wins out of 44 codes--or 68% win rate.

I'm willing to bet that I would have won several more times after that last one had I not ran out of codes.

The trick is to find the "winning section".  Unfortunately, this trick really only works if you have many codes to play at one time.  If you're only playing a handful you might never find the pot.

Again, I haven't really tested this, so it could have been a fluke or it could have been related to the site running out of Wii codes.  Play at your own risk.

[kraken613]

I will try this late tonight.

[UncleBob]

Did everyone forget the original purpose behind this thread was to give me codes?

[kraken613]

Just went on a tear! 7 in a row and 8 of my last 10. They are out of wii points again...

Total number won= 9/15 = 60%
So just with that I made up all that I paid for the caps and I have 48 left!


45/63 = 71.4%

Win History: 2, 7, 7, 2, 6, 5, 5, 8, 3

That's my whole batch, I think I will be buying some more though! I did really well and have $90 in points to show for it!

[vudu]

I said "wow".

I think I'm onto something.

I played 38 codes this morning.  I won 28 of them.  74% win rate.  I had winning streaks of 3, 9 and 12.  Twelve, damnit!!

I actually lost my last four--I think they may be short on codes for the rest of today, so I'm done until tomorrow.  If you discount 3 of those last 4, I'm 28 for 35--80% win rate.  Holy cow!

If you don't mind, I'd appreciate it if you kept this strategy quiet.  Bob, this mean don't post it on CAG.  And if I see a story on Go Nintendo I'll be sad.  I don't mind sharing with you guys, but if the entire Internet jumps on this my chances of winning take a nose dive.

[kraken613]

I won't tell.

[EasyCure]

What happens in NWR, stays in NWR?

[vudu]

Well, you can tell your mom or your best friend from grade school.  Just don't tell GoHobo.

[EasyCure]

What if my best friend from grade schoolw as GoHobo and my mom was Mom Brain?

WHAT NOW BIOTCH!

[Mop it up]

I still have yet to come across any 20oz Pepsis with the caps, so I've decided to be adventurous and purchase 50 cap codes from eBay. Sometimes it's fun to take a gamble. I don't really like Pepsi anyway.

Vudu, I'm going to be putting your theories to the test. I'm counting on you.

[Stratos]

How long until the contest ends? I'm considering buying a bunch of eBay codes as well.

Ah, is says on the site, we still have 29 days left.

[kraken613]

The guy I bought codes from is going to sell them to me for 16 cents a cap! SCORE! Because I have a $50 Visa gift card that I have had for about a year I forgot about! Here comes a crap ton of Nintendo points!

Mop It Up, it works or at least it did for me!

[Stratos]

I just got 50 caps for $16. Plus the seller is throwing in two that he already entered and won so that is 52 total codes. Nice.

And don't worry Vudu, "It's a secret to everyone"

[kraken613]

^
Who did you buy from? I think its the same guy I did because I was about to buy that from him.

[Mop it up]

Well, this has been somewhat worrying...

I tried two codes right when I received the lot. Both were a loss.
So I waited a couple of hours and tried again. First one won but the second one was a loss.
I entered one again about ten minutes ago and lost.
Then I tried it just now and won nine times in a row before losing.

So, 10/15 have won, or 66.6%. By this experience, night seems to be the best time. I'll try again in ten minutes and see what happens.

Ten codes is 2,000 points which is more than enough to get my money back. Here on out is all profit.

EDIT: Played one, lost. Gonna try again at the end of the hour.

EDIT 2: Played ten more codes, won six of them.

[kraken613]

I am going to buy 100 codes for $16! SCORE!

[UncleBob]

DAMN!  Where'd you find someone selling codes that cheap!?!

[kraken613]

I am going to get 323 for $51.60(what I have on a visa gift card)! SCORE! SCORE! SCORE!

I bought from this guy on Ebay and he said he would sell them to me for 16 cents a code.

I am expecting by the time I am done to have $500+ in Nintendo points! SCORE!

[UncleBob]

Keep in mind, each system only holds $200 worth of points at a time.

Does you seller want to sell me some codes?

[vudu]

I am expecting by the time I am done to have $500+ in Nintendo points! SCORE!

FYI, your system only holds $200 worth of points at max.  And any codes you get expire December 31, 2009.  So I hope there's a lot of catalog items you want.

[kraken613]

I really need to buy a lot of stuff on the VC. And I have a DSi and a Wii so I will be good.

Someone if you see if they have Wii Points again post it! They are out still.... I got $90 in codes waiting for me!

[Mop it up]

I didn't fare as well as the lot of you. My record is 30/50, which is only 60%.

In my experience, trying it on the hour is the best time to get winners. Those were actually the only times I won. Midnight Pacific time might be the best time, because that's when I won nine times in a row. All other streaks were four or less.

[Stratos]

OK, I got all of my codes played and here is my W-L record. All codes were played between 12:30AM and 3:30AM Pacific time. This is the 50 codes I got plus 2 caps I got from work. Also, I followed the thread advise and waited a few minutes after most of the loses.

On 8-16
w-l-l-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-l-l-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-l-w-l-w-l-l

On 8-17
w-l-w-w-w-w-w-l-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-l-w-w-w-w-l-w-l-w

So total score was 39-13 or 75% win rate. $0.41 each. Nice. I may do this again. I have a lot of VC and WW games I want. But I will wait until I get Wii D/L Tickets for all of these before I go again. I want to make sure I actually see this return become reality before I dump more money in and then watch as the contest shuts down.

[vudu]

Does the site have more Wii codes yet?

[Stratos]

As of early this morning, they are still out. That's why I'm waiting before buying another lot of codes. I'm predicting that we will drain the new stock of tickets in a day or two. There has got to be a lot of people like us with stockpiles just waiting for more tickets to appear.