3-Reel and 5-Reel
Online Slot Machines
With a few
exceptions, classic
3 reel online slot machines
have one pay-line. They are close replicas to the slot machine that Charles Fey
invented back in 1898. Many 3-reel
slots have traditional symbols, including Sevens, BARs, Cherries, Melons, Oranges,
Plums, Watermelons, Lemons, Limes, and Grapes.
Because of
their
easy-to-play
format, these games are
ideal
for beginners.
Three-reel pub
fruity machines have been popular in British pubs for years. Pub fruity slots have
special features that you won't find on other 3-reel games, including nudge and hold
buttons. Microgaming has launched a large number of these online slot machines, including
the popular Pub
Fruity game.
More
common
5 reel online slot machines
come with wilds,
scatters,
free spins, bonus rounds, and as many as 100
pay-lines. Some 5-reel slots have traditional symbols such as Cherries and BARs.
However, most five-reel games have icons related to their
specific theme.
Some newer online slot machines have no pay-lines,
and instead offer players "243 ways to win." These
games calculate wins on left to right combinations, regardless of their position
on each reel. A winning combination is defined as any combination from left to
right, starting with the first reel of winning symbols. Microgaming has launched
10 online slots with this format, including Burning Desire, Asian Beauty,
Dolphin Coast, Thunderstruck Ii, Voila, The Lord of the Rings, Reel Gems,
Alaskan Fishing, Santa's Wild Ride, and Robin Hood Feathers of Fortune.
Winning Combinations of Online Slot Machines
Every
online slot has a certain number of winning combinations. For example, Top
Game's Bee Land 20 Line Slot has 28 ways to win and a top jackpot of 5,000 coins
($25,000). In order to win the top jackpot of 5,000 coins ($25,000), you must
play all 20 lines. If you hit 5 wild Queen Bee's Crown symbols on an active
pay-line, you win 5,000 coins ($25,000), the top jackpot. If you hit 4 Queen
Bee's Crown symbols, you win 2,000 coins ($10,000). If you hit 3 of these
symbols, you win 200 coins ($1,000). If you hit just 2 of these symbols, you win
20 coins ($100).
