just for a little something to do this AM i checked in at English Harbour again. and, sure enough, they have a slot tourney taking place. i was expecting that, to be honest.

the tourney happening at the moment is the “Flamin Sevens Weekend” taking place on the Flaming 777’s Machine. Boy is it an old-time slot game. at least in the online casino world. wait, i have a screenshot of it . . .

it doesn’t seem to take up the whole screen like modern slots do. instead it looks like a slot machine, on your computer screen. this isn’t my favorite type of presentation for a game.

and, you can tell it’s old because there is no autoplay option on it. i’ll admit, sometimes i hit autospin for like 250 spins, and head to the bathroom or something. but, even when i want to sit and watch the wheels closely, i like to autospin for maybe 5 or 10 spins at a time. it cuts down on having to push that button over, and over, and over again.

the reels are all 7’s of one sort or another. red 7’s, White 7’s, Yellow 7’s, blue 7’s, and multi-colored wild 7’s.

the game is a two coin slot, with coins sizes that run from a dime up to $10. if you look at the payout table, the top prize is worth more than twice as much when you play 2 coins, so i’m playing max bet on every spin. the jackpot on one coin is 1,500. on a spin where you wager two coins, it’s 4,000.

even though there is a handle on the right hand side of the machine, pressing it doesn’t spin the reels. i think if it did, that would have been a nice touch.

the game shows how much money you have in it in the form of credits. they’re lit up in a digital clock-like display, along with the number of coins you’re wagering, and both a win and payout total.

when you hit a winner, the machine counts it up for you instead of just putting the whole amount immediately into your credit balance. on a small winner, like 10 credits, it takes maybe a second. on a larger winner, like the 160 i won for landing three red sevens, it takes a bit longer. long enough to notice that something’s happening and you can’t just spin again right away. but, it is a pleasant wait 

after 100 spins, i’m coming to like the old-school feel of this game. it’s a nice change of pace.

as for the tournament . . .
the prizes are $500 in bonus money, and $135 so far in cash. all of it is top-loaded, so you need to be in the top 14 spots to qualify. i’m not, even though i’m ahead of where i started in the morning.

this one ends on the 18th, and in case i forgot to mention, it’s a freeroll. no entry fee to get into the tourney.