Slots Adventures

while i haven’t been playing that often at Intercasino, this morning for some reason that’s where i ended up after coffee.   they have a pretty developed line-up of slot machines to play, and i haven’t played many of them.  so, it’s a chance for me to try something new for a change.

the first game i downloaded (i had already downloaded the casino, just not all of the slot machines), was the Around the World slot machine.  it’s a video slot, so there are 5 reels on it.  here’s a shot of the gamescreen . . .

there are a lot of interesting things about this slot game.  first off, the winning combinations, that intercasino refers to as “win patterns”, work going left to right or right to left. the first time i hit a backwards winning combination i was wondering what kind of wild symbol was involved because it didn’t look like a winning combination.  playing on microgaming and vegas technology slots for the past three months, this paylines going in both directions idea caught me off guard!

the “Around the World” theme of the slot is apparent in the symbols on the reels.  there are landmarks from around the world including the big ben clocktower, mt rushmore, and the opera house in sydney.   the symbols do jump to life when you land a winner, so there’s some flashy entertainment going on when you play Around the World. 

the paylines on the game, besides going in both directions, are plentiful.  there are 20 of them.  and, i think that intercasino has a line-up of 20 line slots, so i’ll probably be testing out more games with this same payline arrangement.  here’s a look at the paytable for the slot . . .

the different winning combo’s also have their own little sounds.  the winning combinations that include a wild symbol come out at you in stereo, as you hear the airplane symbols whizzing across your computer screen.  it’s a nice touch.

i played in “practice mode” this morning, which the casino states is available offline.  that makes these the first offline fun play slots i’ve ever found.  usually you need to be connected to the casino’s computer to play as a guest.  so, the games at intercasino are different than a lot of casinos.

in the real money mode, the coin sizes range from a penny up to $5 per coin.  on a 20 payline machine that means you can put $100 on each spin.  that’ll keep the high rollers happy.  the max win is 30,000x, which is just insanely large.

well, try as i might, i couldn’t unlock the bonus screen today.  sorry, no snapshots of the “game within a game” on this machine.  well, ok, one more try of 20 spins.  i’ll just put the game on autospin (a feature which is built right into the face of this machine, not hidden in the “expert” mode like the microgamings).

oh well, no dice on the bonus screen.  the Around the World slot game is certainly familiar enough to enjoy, but the little twists in it make it different enough to be fresh (to me).