Let’s talk about the world of slot games, exploring both the background and basic knowledge of this fascinating form of entertainment. Today, we’ll start with a look at physical slot machines, saving the discussion on online slots for later (as online gaming is my area of expertise).
Slot machines have a century-long history abroad, tracing back to their invention in the late 19th century. The first slot machine, known as the “Liberty Bell,” was created by Charles Fey in San Francisco in 1895. This mechanical device set the standard for future slot machines with its three reels and a handful of symbols, including the iconic bell which gave the machine its name. Over time, these machines evolved from simple mechanical devices to sophisticated electronic machines that use complex algorithms to determine wins.
The gameplay of these machines was straightforward: you’d place bets on certain symbols, and upon confirmation, a cursor above would move, eventually stopping on a symbol. If it landed on one you bet on, you’d win a reward multiplied by the game’s odds. Occasionally, there might be instances of “Big Three” (where three high-value symbols lighting up is considered a winning combination) or “Full House Red” (where all symbols lit up are treated as a winning result). This type of slot machine offered simple gameplay and has likely faded into obscurity in recent years (given their legality issues).
As you can see the classic slot is a bit simpler, with a smaller board interface, fewer types of icons, a simpler way of counting money, and a smaller number of bonus games. The two slots below have more icons, a larger board, and more types of bonus games. This begs the question: calssic slots have fewer icons, smaller boards, and no bonus games, so isn’t it harder to win?
The answer is no, the overall RTP (return to player) for each machine is usually around 95%. So while some slots win less frequently, they may have several times or even dozens of times the bet (value of the bet) on each win, slots with multiple ways to win on large boards may win frequently, but sometimes the winnings may be less than 1x the bet, meaning that you see a jackpot but actually still lose money.
As for what kind of design is preferred by players, this is a matter of opinion, but it’s more plausible that the younger crowd prefers slots with multiple ways to win, as these are generally designed to be richer in presentation and a bit more interesting.
Okay, now that you have some initial knowledge of slot machines, let’s explain more about them. Below are the rules for The Great Immortals Money Link slot machine.
You can see that these icons or patterns are distinguished by different values, and the more eye-catching they are, the higher the value, this is also a point of doing slot design. The lower AKQJ10 icons are worthless so their details can not go to focus on the design, after all, what is emphasized, it is the same as not emphasized. It should be about relaxing the lower icons and highlighting the higher icons. In addition the gold dollar icon is called wild (a hundred symbols), this wild is not the meaning of wild and wild, wild can replace some other icons, A wild A A on a win line can be equated to A A A A to calculate the win.
Scatter icon generally means the icon that can trigger a free game, why is it called scatter? Scatter itself has the meaning of scatter, distribution, scatter icon often does not need to be connected to a piece, as long as the number of it on the board reaches the standard can be triggered to play.
free game: if you get 3 scatter icons in a single spin, you get 8 free games, in which your balance is not consumed, and the experience of these 8 games is generally the same as the base play, and the basis bet for calculating the rewards for these 8 times is determined by the spin that triggered the fg.
Bonus icon: Used to trigger the bonus game, this type is much more common respin, wheel and so on, all kinds of strange design can be used as a bonus.
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