Fishing Games in PNG at 918Laki

A fishing game is a shooting game: you fire at fish on the screen, every shot costs your bet, and a fish pays only when it is caught. On 918Laki these games are under the Fishing tab. Shots go out fast, so set a budget before you start.

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How an arcade fishing game works

Picture a sea full of fish swimming across your phone. At the bottom is your cannon. You tap the screen and the cannon fires where you tapped. That is the whole idea. The money side is where you need to pay attention.

You choose a room or a bet per shot

Most fishing games start by asking you to pick a room. Rooms are grouped by the size of bet allowed, from low to high. Inside the room you can still move the bet up or down with plus and minus buttons beside the cannon. The number on the cannon is the price of one shot.

Every shot costs money

Each time the cannon fires, the bet is taken from your balance in the game. It is taken whether you hit a fish or hit nothing. A shot that flies off the screen is money spent.

Fish have different values

Every fish carries a number, its multiplier. If you catch it, you are paid your shot bet times that number. Small fish have low numbers. Big, rare fish have high numbers. The game has a chart of the fish and their values; look for it in the menu.

Some fish are harder to catch

Hitting a fish does not mean catching it. Each hit has a chance to catch, and the game decides it at random. Low-value fish are caught more easily. High-value fish can take many hits and still swim away. You cannot see how close a fish is to being caught, and hits from before do not build up into a sure thing.

Special weapons

Many games add extra tools: a bomb that hits everything near it, a beam that cuts across the screen, a drill or torpedo for one large target. Some cost more per use. Some are given to you when you catch a certain fish. Check the price before you switch to one.

Boss fish

Now and then a very large creature crosses the screen: a dragon, a giant crab, a golden shark. This is a boss. It has the highest values in the room and is the hardest to catch. It is easy to pour shots into a boss and get nothing. Decide how many shots you will give it, then let it go.

Auto-fire and lock

Two buttons speed things up. Auto-fire keeps shooting without a tap. Lock makes the cannon follow one fish. Both are handy and both spend money while your thumb rests. Turn them off when you want to slow down.

Fishing game or pokie: what is different?

Both are games of chance played for Kina. They differ in how you pay and what you control.

  1. How you pay. A pokie takes one bet per spin. A fishing game takes one bet per shot, and you may fire several shots a second.
  2. What you choose. In a pokie you press spin and wait. In a fishing game you pick the target and the moment. That feels like skill, but the catch is still random.
  3. How a round ends. A pokie spin has a clear end. A fishing room has no end; fish keep coming until you leave.
  4. How you win. A pokie pays for matching symbols. A fishing game pays the value of each fish caught.
  5. Bonus rules. The Welcome Pack on 918Laki is for pokies only. Fishing games are not pokies.

Because of the last point, do not plan to clear Welcome Pack turnover in a fishing room. Turnover is the total of your bets that must be played before a withdrawal; the turnover guide explains it, and the Promotions page has the terms. If you came mainly for fishing, you can deposit with no bonus.

Where to find fishing games on 918Laki

Log in, look at the tabs on the home page and tap Fishing. You can also go to the fishing page. Maker chips under the tab let you filter the list, and the game search finds a title by name.

JILI fishing titles

JILI has shooting-fish games such as Jackpot Fishing, Ocean King Jackpot and Fortune King Jackpot. They follow the pattern described above: rooms, a cannon, fish with values and bosses. The same maker's reel games are on our JILI pokies page.

Other makers

YGR and VPower have fishing games as well, and the two app lobbies under the 918 apps tab, 918Kaya and Mega888, each hold fishing games next to their pokies.

Papuan Black Bass: our own fishing game

Papuan Black Bass is made by the 918Laki team and sits under the Aus Club tab. It is not a shooting game. You cast a line, wait for the strike and reel the fish in. You might land a barramundi, a tuna or even a blue marlin. There is one bet per cast, so it moves at a slower pace than a cannon room.

Kina Catch: a pokie with fish in it

Kina Catch is also a house game, but it is a pokie. You spin reels. A fisherman symbol collects every cash fish on the screen, and the free games move from the creek out to the open sea. Because it is a pokie, it is charged per spin, not per shot.

Budgeting when shots are fast

The main risk in a fishing game is speed. A pokie player might make ten bets in a minute. With auto-fire on, a fishing player can make far more than that. A small bet per shot can still add up to a lot.

Do the sum before you enter a room. Here is an example with made-up numbers: at K0.10 a shot, 200 shots cost K20. If you would not put K20 on the table in one go, do not fire 200 shots without a pause.

  1. Choose the lowest room first. Learn the fish chart there.
  2. Set the bet per shot to the lowest the room allows.
  3. Fix a budget for the session and a time to stop. When either is reached, leave the room.
  4. Aim at small and middle fish for most of your shots. Chasing only the boss empties a balance quickly.
  5. Fire in short bursts by hand. Keep auto-fire off until you know what it costs you.
  6. Look at your balance often. In a busy room it is easy to miss how far it has dropped.
  7. Leave the room properly when you finish, so your Kina returns to your main balance.

No aiming trick or timing changes the odds. Play only with money you can spare, and only if you are 18 or over. The ideas in pokies tips for beginners about limits and breaks apply to fishing too.

Fishing game questions

Do I get my bet back if I miss?

No. Every shot fired is paid for, whether it hits or misses.

If I keep hitting one fish, will it be caught in the end?

Not for sure. Each hit has its own chance. A fish can leave the screen after many hits and pay nothing.

Do fishing games count for the Welcome Pack?

The Welcome Pack is for pokies only, and fishing games are not pokies. See the Welcome Pack guide for what the pack covers.

Is a bigger cannon better?

A bigger bet per shot pays more when a fish is caught and costs more for every shot. It does not make a catch more certain.

Can I play fishing games on my phone?

Yes. They open in your phone's browser on the 918Laki site. Turning the phone sideways gives you a wider view of the water in most games.

Which is easier for a beginner, fishing or pokies?

A pokie is easier to keep track of, because one press is one bet. If you try fishing, start in the lowest room and fire slowly.

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