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Online Slots Without Bonus Features

Added: March 21, 2018

Today we are used to video slots having bonus features like free spins and pick object second screen games. And the features get more complex with each new release. Many new players perhaps are unaware that there was a time when video slots did not have these features. They were thematic in nature but structured in a simple manner. Such video slots have a dedicated following for two reasons. They have higher volatility because of the fewer paylines. Some players do not like the game play to be interrupted by bonus features. Some such video slots from Microgaming are reviewed here. You can play them at online casinos like Royal Vegas and Spin Palace.

Microgaming offers some video slots with five paylines in the 5x3 structure. To increase the frequency of payouts the winning combinations can occur from both left to right and right to left. There are no wild and scatter symbols. The top line payouts are quite high. The thematic symbols are big and bold. Even the low paying playing card icons are designed to fit with the theme. Genie's Gems has an Arabian Nights theme with symbols like minaret, magic lamp, magic carpet and scimitar. The genie awards the highest line payout of 10,000 coins and the diamond awards the next highest payout of 5000 coins. Winning Wizards takes players to the world of magic with symbols like spell book, magic potion and ring. The wizard awards the highest line payout of 10,000 coins and his staff pays 5000 coins.

Then you have some online video slots with the same payline and reel structure but with a wild symbol. Totem Treasure has an American Indian theme. The symbols depict that culture. The squaw is the wild symbol. The highest line payouts are 12,000 coins for eagle and 5000 coins for tepee. Crazy Chameleons is an unusual name. Apart from the highest paying chameleon symbol, the others fit into the beach theme. You have sun, shorts and surfboards, with the surf as the wild symbol.

With Carnaval the slot games took a small step forward. This slot game has 9 paylines in the 5x3 structure with winning combinations only from left to right. The Wild Logo is the wild symbol and the Scatter Logo is the scatter symbol. The scatter symbols can appear anywhere on the reels and the scatter payouts are multiplied by the total bet. Carnaval is based on the Rio Carnival and the symbols are Samba girl, clown festoon and trumpet. The top line payout is awarded by the Carnaval logo. It comes down to 5000 times the line bet to compensate for the scatter payouts and other changes.