This week sees the release of a new online slot from the NetEnt team and Universal Studios.
This looks like 1 great movie themed release and you can always rely on NetEnt to produce highly interactive and visually appealing games.
I have included a look at Scarface Slot which has a 5 reel and 20 line video basic game-play but also includes mini games and chances to earn free spins.
Obviously NetEnt have included original audio since they have an agreement with Universal Studios and the one sound byte that always stands out from Scarface is the “Say Hello to My Little Friend” which you cannot help but shouting during playing this online slot.
Below is a short promo video from Unibet in which random members of the public are asked to give their impression of a particular famous line from the cult classic.
Spin and Win Online Casino offers some unusually large deals for new online slot players as well as few freebie scratch cards for each day of the week.
I am new to this site and have also not had that much experience with the Sheriff Gaming platform, these guys mean business and produce some of the best graphics and animation I have ever seen in gaming. The stories are detailed and engrossing and usually have a very well scripted introduction which you could pass off as a cartoon or animated series.
I decided to display one of the online slots that are available on Spin and Win Casino that perfectly details the amazing 3D graphics and interactive game-play associated with the games that come from Sheriff Gaming.
Fortunes of the Pharaoh Slot Game
Fortune of the Pharaoh’s is a 20 line, 3 row and 5 reel online video game. It has an Ancient Egypt theme and comes with visually stimulating graphics and animations.
This online slots includes crazy Wild symbols, Scatters, Bonus rounds, Free Spins, Click Me Game and a Progressive Jackpot.
As for the Expanding Wild feature; when one sees a Wild symbol anywhere on the 3rd reel, it will expand over the whole reel giving gamblers a Wild middle reel.
This means one will have all 3 WILD symbols on the middle reel, giving a better odds for getting winning combinations and prizes.
As for the Scatter, when one sees 3 or more Scatter symbols anywhere on the reels during one of their spins, they will win a prize.
For Bonus rounds, when players get 3 or more Bonus symbols scattered anywhere on the screen, they will win a Bonus round.
17th March is St Patrick’s Day and in honour of this cultural and religious holiday I thought I would showcase a couple great Irish themed scratch cards and slots games.
All of these games have their own unique individual look and feel but they share many common symbols, characters and other features that are associated with the Irish. Another notable design element that runs across the scratch and slot games is the wonderful use of colour that each platform has used, this concept enhances the enjoyment level and also fits in line with the rainbows that are found in each of the games mentioned below.
Irish Eyes Slot Game
Irish Eyes is an older online slot title from Microgaming that has stood the test of time. The game can be found on Wintingo and all other sites using the same platform.
5 reel online slot
20 pay lines
huge jackpot potential
hit 3 or more pretty Irish ladies to to get 12 free spins
Lucky Charms ScratchCards
Neogames present Lucky Charms which is a perfect example of why they are the leading online scratch cards game providers.
up to 8 chances to win in each round
Auto scratch game feature
$100,000 jackpot potential
Cool graphics and audio
Lucky Shamrock Scratch Cards
Pariplay Technologies are another platform that have taken online scratchcards more into the mainstream and I reckon that they will continue to grow. On Megamoneygames and other sites running their software you can find this Irish themed game.
Classic scratch style game play
Interactive card choice with each game
$100,000 max jackpot
Highly entertaining
Lucky Leprechaun Slot
I found this Irish themed slot machine game on unibet and must admit that this title did satisfy all my personal requirements when it comes to design, fun aspect and versatility.
As Winter Draws to a close I thought it fitting to highlight a wonderfully wicked winter scratch cards from the National Lottery.
This game has a standard price of £2 per ticket but also the ability to win a maximum of £80,000 which would be a great way to usher in the spring and summer months. This game already closed on the 02/03/2012 and any outstanding prizes need to be claimed by the 29/08/2012. I love the design on this scratchcards and have included some other major game details below:
Snow Me The Money Scratch Cards
The Odds and Amounts listed below are calculated on the basis of games that are in circulation at any given time and includes 5 different max jackpots winners of £80,000 and a long list of smaller wins in the region of £1000-£2000 and below. The other interesting thing about this particular scratch card is that players could win up to 7 times on a single card which is abnormally high for hit format of gambling
I have been visiting Unibet.com lately and only this morning managed to locate their scratch cards section within an enormous selection of other online games.
I found 2 similar titles that I thought I would showcase in this post. 1 thing that must be made clear is that NetEnt have not really cornered the online scratch cards market and are more focused on progressive and video slot games. Their online slot games are extremely well made and include some of the best graphics around, they also manage to come up with highly entertaining themes which are either very original or are taken from popular comics, movies and other main stream concepts like reality TV shows or even sitcoms.
Triple Wins Platinum Scratch Cards
Easy and simple scratch game-play
Good level of interactivity
Jackpot of up to £50,000
Match 3 to win
Triple Wins Star Ticket ScratchCards
Choice of Scratch Tools to use
3 of a kind to win
£1 per card
Up to 50x multipliers
Look these are not the most visually stunning or even the most enjoyable versions of scratchcards that I have used online but they do certainly provide a vivid simulation of scratching off a card as one would do int he real world. The jackpots are high for the simple and basic objective of matching 3 identical symbols or values
Yesterday I posted about a Monopoly Board Game that has been updated with video game characters.
I love the way that that these gaming software platforms have incorporated traditional board games into their slot games and online scratch cards. I managed to locate another awesome slots game that has been taken directly from my personal favourite game as a kid Cluedo.
I recall many lazy afternoons playing the board game with friends and family so vividly, so naturally when I saw the online version I was super excited. Unlike Monopoly there have not been too many variations that I have seen in fact the only example I did find was a Simpsons version which also looks like amazing fun.
Cluedo Slot
Smooth quick game-play
Multi line win game
“Who won it” Bonus and mini game objectives
Theme carried over well with characters and overall game design
All the original characters make their way into the modern slot machine version and have been designed in a way that retains old familiar aspects and adds new updated character traits. I also love the film adaption simply called Clue and have included the original trailer below for a nostalgic reminder of just how good the film, board game and online slot version are.
Please excuse the quality of the trailer copy but it was 1985 and the only suitable 1 I could find on the web:
I have posted a few older entries about Monopoly themed scratch cards games and instant win games on the internet.
I managed to find another online version of the immensely popular board game. Just a couple of hours ago I also read an interesting article about a cool combination of their board game but this time it is with The Street Fighter characters. I t looks as if there will be a license that will allow players to build an empire within both games which is a new angle, also there will be a host of new characters to use as pieces to move in the game. This agreement is set to be signed soon and we may see the new adapted Monopoly version as early as mid 2012.
Below is the first visuals I have located on this developing story. Note this is a prototype and not the real thing.
Monopoly Online Slot Game
Online slots are becoming more attractive to me every day and mostly it is because of the cool themes and interactive game-play that these offer. Neogames ‘ released a fantastic scratch cards version which in all honestly is slightly better fun in my opinion but nonetheless lets look at the best elements of this online slot machine game.
Colorful and lively 9 line slot
Board game elements have been incorporated with each spin
Wild and scatter symbols
High pay out ratio
Choice of betting amounts either small/high/medium
Following my recently weekly posts about existing and even previous examples of scratch cards from the National Lottery.
I have seen this one around plenty and have even tried my hand a few times given that the price is only £1. Connect 02/03/12 and has a last date for collection of 29/08/2012. As the name clearly suggests the largest amount that can be won with any individual scratchcards is £4,444 and also there are 4 symbols and play captions that need to be matched for there to be a win.
Connect4 Scratch Game Play Symbols
Scratch Lottery Prize & Caption Icons
Play and Caption Images
Prize amount and Odds
The game is not difficult and all that is required to scratch off the panels and reveal what combination and number of icons are underneath. If a corresponding match of amounts, symbols and icons (in this case 4 in any direction) will result in a win. These games are still surprisingly fun and every time I scratch I still get as excited as the 1st time I ever experienced scratch cards.
The other thing I would like to comment on is just how far the online versions of these games have come. We have 3D animation with digital sound and even combination games where the developers mix and match elements of different games together. Yet still the simple classic scratch card still proves to be as popular as ever and games like connect4 even have added bonus rounds which is impressive.
I have been enjoying online slot machines more and more. There are thousands of new releases every year and I intend on trying as many as time will allow.
Since I am relatively new to these games I have had to begin working my way through a backlog of online slots games offered on some of the platforms I prefer.I have started to add some more platforms to my list and you will start to see these online scratch cards and instant win games reviews pop up in future posts for 2012.
Today I want to review 3 different releases from 3 totally different platforms.
I have chosen Neogames, Microgaming and ScratchMania’s Proprietary Software.
Great Carnival Theme that translates well into the online arena
NeoGames Slots are not necessarily the most popular or even the best visually appealing but they have made their way into the hearts of millions of happy online customers. There is most certainly a unique experience with many of their slot and instant win games, they have clearly different approach with most of the releases and this often means combination and utterly unique web games.
Their online casino software is not heavy on resources and loads super fast which is always cool. It is nice to know that you can rely on their system even in cases when there is low internet connectivity or signal strength.
Pirate Slot
Run on ScratchMania’s Proprietary Software
Simple yet highly entertaining one line slot strategy
Colourful and visually appealing with great audio and sounds
Animated sequences when win occurs
ScratchMania have been on my list of scratch cards and slots sites since I started but I up until recently I preferred the other platforms. The main reason for my changing of opinion is that like other online gamblers I am on the look out for the best way to stretch my online cash.
This site has the best in weekly promotions and every week they take the time to theme their special deals and promotions. Admittedly they have some way to go in terms of technological improvements but they have a decent selection of games currently that keep me going.
Microgaming are one of the grandaddies of the online casino world, this can be seen in the multitude of slot titles and other casino games on offer within any of their networked web sites. Although their system may take a little longer to load in my experience it is generally well worth the wait. The mad thing with these guys is that I have often found that I prefer older titles rather than the modern online slot variations that they have.
That been said I simply love waiting to see the new releases from these guys and they have time and time again exceeded my expectations. They have a huge team of employees that are hard at work trying to understand the types of things that slot lovers like.
Lucky Dip is a term that is used when a person chooses to have their lottery numbers randomly chosen instead of choosing them for themselves.
There some that speculate that using predetermined numbers is a better strategy. Others then claim that due to the randomness of the lottery draw system that you would better fair with taking the Lucky Dip or Quick Pick as they are also known.
I find that it is actually often more convenient to use Lucky Dip and Quick Pick options mainly because it takes less time to ask for these than to fill out a particular set of numbers. Either way I believe that both methods hold equal chances for the lotto ticket holder.
I found video footage that I wanted to share from the National Lottery Winner’s section of their web-site. In the video we witness the personal account from Sheila Davidson of Aberdeen, as she retells the events leading up to her winning a massive £4,5 million using Lucky Dip.
I am a regular scratch cards player through and through, the main reason for my love of that format is that you immediately know if you have won or not. Also in many cases each individual scratch game has an allocated maximum set amount of money that can be won.
This regulated amount of cash with each game can fluctuate depending on how many people are playing at the same time but in general this is not an issue as the odds are still better. They usually have a large run of print of individual scratchcards, routinely in the millions, so even though the lottery may have larger prizes, smaller amounts more often is the name of this game.
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