Casino Player November 2022

4. Fortune X Poker IGT

Anyone who knows me knows I love a good video poker game. IGT, the king of video poker, features a series of multi-hand video poker games on which a bonus is added,paid for by an extra per-hand wager so as not to affect the best pay schedules of the games.This year, it’s Fortune X Poker, with a randommultiplier bonus occurring an average of once every nine games.When the“X”mode is triggered,wins on the subsequent five hands can get a multiplier rising from 2X to 12X.You only get to use the multi plier once, so there’s some extra strategy involved,where you weigh the potential value of your hand against the probability you’ll get another hand that pays more with a higher multiplier.This is a great game for any video poker enthusiast—or any gambler. The second of the three L&W games that made my list (they knocked it out of the park this year) is featured on the new Cosmic cabinet,which features a 49-inch portrait screen. Frankenstein uses that substantial real estate with great animation of the famous monster, complete with in stantly recognizable sound effects.When“It’s alive!”covers the first reel and the wild monster symbol covers the fifth, credit awards zap in lightning bolts to the monster’s“terminals.”(His reaction to the zaps is priceless.) 5. Frankenstein Light &Wonder

6. Ocean Phoenix Gaming Arts

Gaming Arts displayed a radical new multi-player game called Ocean Phoenix. It is a flat table covered by a giant monitor displaying various sized fish swimming under the water. Players sit around the table with joysticks and buttons to shoot at the fish for prizes, in an excellent ac complishment of perceived skill.This game is great fun, and a fantastic communal experience during which the excitement simulates a crowded craps table.

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