Been playing on Stake since 2022. I found the "Almighty Plinko" after a bit of time and it fascinated me and tickled my fancy into trying to find the best rows/volitality to play it on.
*Note & Disclaimer* This is based off of 57+ million games played on Plinko and not to be taken as "G strat/advice". G at your own risk peeps.
- Best rows to play for frequent hits/lighter variance: Rows 8 - 11 High
- Best rows to flat bet (static, NEVER martingale) 12 -16 High/Expert
- I do not advise martingale on any row! The only rows that i would selectively suggest trying anything of that nature (either reverse martingale or delayed martingale with an inital hold) are Rows 8 and 9 on High. The others will work your roll down to 0 if you find an outlier cycle. Example - Row 10 76x no hit in 6k+ games, martingale during this & wipes your roll.
- I have my own "strategy" that has shaved off a bit from house edge of 1%, but it cannot flip it to positive EV. The law of large numbers & expected over a massive sample size.
- I do a delayed hybrid style of play, think of it as "variance shaping" on rows 8 and 9 High, and a modified/adaptive hybrid delayed for Expert risk on these 2 rows.
- I do not advise any "raw" strats for Plinko on any row or any volatility. Unless, you dont mind wiping a roll or if you got some sort of horse shoe up your a55 at the time & you manage some sick timing/bet sizing where it just works in your favor.
- I am curious if anyone else has their own takes on "strategy" for Plinko?
*PS: Some may agree or disagree with what i've said. This is based off my personal play throughout the course of 57+ million games with 1000's of different seeds.*