Quoted from Mercury:Also is this a game for tournament play? Some say the awards are luck based instead of skill based.The wheel does spin randomly for its awards.
I don't think it makes a particularly good tournament game. Hot Tip's hole is more skill based, as you can bounce the ball to change the award, and it's easier to fall into. Most times you shoot up top you will fall in the hole, so it's only a matter of time before you get double bonus. Meanwhile you can play multiple games of Freedom without getting the lit spinners, for instance. Also, the most valuable thing in Hot Tip isn't the double bonus, it's lighting the spinner, which can't be done via the hole. Double bonus and light spinners on Freedom are only available via the hole. SS Hot Tip also awards double bonus off the drops, so it can be achieved skillfully.
Not to focus on Hot Tip too much, but it's a good example of the differences between the games. Many games have some amount of luck but it's always on a scale, and Freedom is pretty far to the luck side of it