Xi You Ji Golden Journey (SKY777): a Journey to the West betting ring, not a slot
Not a slot at all: a ring of Journey to the West portraits around Nantianmen. How the bet board reads, what the odds mean, and what the buttons do.
Cartridge label
- Type
- Ring betting game (animal-party style)
- Bet spots
- 4 characters x 3 colours, plus B, T and P
- Highest odds shown
- Monkey King, red: 50
- Currency label
- MPV
Controls
- Chip (1)
- Chip value placed per tap
- LAST RESULT / REBET
- Show the previous outcome; repeat the last bets
- CLEAR SPOT / CLEAR ALL
- Remove bets from one spot or from the whole board
- CONFIRM / NEW
- Lock the bets for the round; start a new round
Xi You Ji Golden Journey (西游记, Journey to the West) looks like a slot in the SKY777 lobby but plays like an arcade ring game. There are no reels. A circle of round character portraits runs around the edge of the screen, the gate of Nantianmen (南天门, the Southern Heaven Gate) sits at the top, and a cloud-and-waterfall scene fills the middle.
The ring
Each portrait on the ring has a coloured rim: red, green or yellow. The characters are the Monkey King with his golden headband, a bull-horned demon, a blue-faced figure and a purple-haired young character. Three lettered tiles, B, T and P, sit among them on the right side.
When a round plays, the ring goes grey except for one spot, and the Monkey King flies across the middle on a golden cloud. The lit spot is the result.
The bet board
The GAME RESULT screen doubles as the bet board. It is a grid of four characters, each in three colour rows, with odds and your stake beside every spot:
| Character | Red row | Green row | Yellow row |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monkey King | 50 | 33 | 37 |
| Bull demon | 21 | 15 | 18 |
| Blue-faced figure | 14 | 12 | 11 |
| Purple-haired figure | 9 | 4 | 5 |
On the right: B at 2, T at 8 and P at 2. The higher the odds, the less often that spot should come up, so the Monkey King in red is the long shot and the purple-haired figure in green the lowest-paying character spot.
In the capture, one chip sat on the green blue-faced figure at odds of 12. That spot came up, "YOU WIN" flashed beneath it, and the WIN box read MPV 12.00 on a TOTAL BET of MPV 1.00.
The buttons
Along the bottom: a history button, the chip value (1), LAST RESULT, CLEAR SPOT, CLEAR ALL, and a large NEW button to start the next round. Before the round runs, the same row shows REBET and CONFIRM. The menu icon top right opens SETTINGS with your balance, Game Help, Bet History, and switches for background music and sound.
Pacing
Rounds are quick and each is independent, so it is easy to scatter chips over many spots. Covering several low-odds spots mostly returns less than you staked. Pick one or two spots per round, set a round count, and stop at it.
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Troubleshooting and questions
How do you win in Xi You Ji Golden Journey?
You place chips on character-and-colour spots on the board. The ring then lights up one portrait, and bets on that character in that colour pay at the odds shown. In the capture, 1 on the green blue-faced character returned 12.
What are B, T and P?
Three side spots with odds of 2, 8 and 2. The layout matches Banker, Tie and Player in baccarat, but the game's help page was not captured, so this is not confirmed.
Press start
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