Games or slot machines are present in all casinos, both online casinos and land-based casinos. A game that is a machine, an automaton of varieties, of which there are an incredible variety and they all act on the same principle. The goal of the game is simple and is to collect a winning combination of symbols on the screen or reels of the slot machine. For a successfully collected combination in the game, the winning money is paid to the player. Everything is quite simple and brings a lot of fun from excitement.
The device of slot machines.
The very first slot machines were exclusively mechanical and consisted of only complex mechanisms, springs, levers and gears. Nowadays, slot machines are a computer with a random number generator. Each slot has a window or screen where the reels (or their image) spin with symbols applied to them. There can be three or five reels. Symbols on the reels represent the theme of this slot machine. In addition to the usual symbols that make up combinations, there are also bonus symbols, scatter symbols and wild symbols that act on the Joker principle and replace any other image.
Also on the slot there are control buttons, one or more displays with information about the player’s account status. The paytable can be plotted directly on the machine or called up at the touch of a button. Very often, the inscriptions on slot machines are only in English, so we will consider the options that may occur.
- Spin, Play (spin, play) – this is the button that activates the reels and starts the game.
- Bet Per Line, Coins) – this is a button that sets the number of coins per payline. The desired bet is selected by repeatedly pressing the button, after each of which one or more credits are added, which is displayed on the corresponding tableau (Bet).
- Max Bet is a button that allows you to place a maximum bet with just one click. With its help, the maximum number of coins for this slot machine is placed on each payline.
- Select Lines, Line Bet (the choice of lines, bet per line) – use this button to select the number of active paylines. With each tap, their number increases by one line. The next tap after reaching the maximum number of lines will start counting down from one line.
- Paytable, Help (paytable, help) – this button displays the paytable and game rules.
- Double, Gamble) – pressing this button after receiving a win for one of the combinations activates an additional round, not related to the main game, in which you can try to increase the amount of winnings.
- Denomination, ” + ” / ” – “(cost) – pressing this button sets the value of one credit (coin value).
- Hold – by pressing this button, you can stop the reel in front of which it is located at any time.
Game progress
The game starts with depositing money into the slot machine. This can be done with the help of a bill or coin receiver, a club card, credit accrual by a casino employee, and so on.
After that, the player must choose the bet amount and the number of lines on which he is going to play (if this is a multi-line slot). Then he presses the Play button or pulls down a special lever, which sets the reels of the slot machine in motion. When they stop, the resulting combination is determined. If it is part of the paid category, the win amount will appear in the Win window. The player can pick it up or click the Gamble button and try to increase it.
Payouts, bonuses and jackpots
Winning combinations of symbols are indicated in the paytable, and their variety does not allow us to consider them in detail, so let’s talk about each of the varieties in General.
Payoff per line – it is made if the number of identical symbols provided for by the rules is lined up on the slot machine’s payline. Payout for scatter symbols – if at least two such symbols appear in any part of the screen, the amount of winnings is a multiple of the total bet, which is multiplied by a certain payout ratio.
Bonus symbols-their appearance means the start of a bonus game, which can be free spins (sometimes with increased payouts), the appearance of jokers, various prizes, and so on.
Cumulative bonus-in slot machines equipped with this function, the player is awarded bonus points. When a certain amount is collected, the bonus game starts or credits are added to the player’s account.
Jackpot-jackpot payouts are the largest in slot machines. Jackpots can be progressive or fixed. In the first case, the jackpot increases with each bet that a player makes on this slot or some other online slot. Fixed jackpots are paid out as a fixed amount for certain combinations.
Varieties
Classic slot machines have three reels and one payline, but now there are also slots with five or even nine reels and many paylines, which can be horizontal, vertical or diagonal. Slots can also be classified according to the type of jackpot, the availability of bonus games, and other criteria. Their variety in modern casinos is huge and can meet the needs of any client.
