Online Slots
Virtual casino lobbies now offer a stunning range of on-line slot games that 'real' casinos would be glad to have on offer: from day to day 'new arrivals' are coming onto the online scene, meaning that the range of play options is constantly growing and developing as the technology becomes more sophisticated and innovative! It makes sense then, that despite their basic simplicity, with online slots' sophisticated graphic development has come a few variations of play depending on the basic slot type being played, so it's always useful to know a bit more about what this entails:
Three Reel Slots
These have three reels of symbols in play at any one time. Most three reel slots tend to offer five payout lines, including top, centre and bottom rows and from side to side, across the diagonals.
Five Reel Slots
On-line five reel slots offer a full five reels of symbols, which dramatically increases the payout lines available. Depending on the specific game version of the five reel slot being played, there can be up to nine payout lines available, incorporating a wide range of symbol combinations!
Bonus Slots
Bonus slot games often occur as a feature of almost standard games where, when a winning spin is achieved, an extra bonus game starts up. These bonus slots games offer a delicious combination of a minimised and maximised winning opportunity. On the one hand, a three reel bonus slot game will only regard the centre line as the payout line, so there is only one winning line available. However, with the addition of 'bonus' symbols amongst the reels, the presence of this symbol in the centre line offers an additional payout bonus!
An additional attraction of bonus slots for the player though, is that they often require a higher level of involvement from the player, in order to take advantage of bonus spins, whilst as well as being resonant of early three reel slot games, bonus slots also offer the retro-feel of early video games with their involvement and entertainment factor!
Feature Slots
These are very popular games which are constantly being redeveloped and improved upon by gaming software designers, meaning that there's always something new to find out about!
Most feature slot games are themed in some way to reflect some element of retro or current cultural reference, adding to their character and fun. These games often tend to look like grids rather than reels and this allows them to offer as many as 15 different payout lines. Payout chances are enhanced by wildcard symbols (often characterised to fit in with the slots' theme), which are included in any winning combination and can even increase the payout.
Megaspin Slots
MegaSpin slots have a screen which offers a multiple view of three reel slots. The standard formats tend to offer six lots of three reels, but the rule is that these only payout on the centre line of each.However, because there are six lots of them you have six chances of winning in each game!
Remember that the versions and features of slot games will vary according to the software platform being used and the casino, so it's worth spending time looking around to find the games that you get the most out of – in all ways!