Casino Player November 2022

PLAYING THE MACHINES

7. Blazing 7s 2X3X5X Light &Wonder

9. Jackpot Carnival Aristocrat Gaming

I’ve always loved the classic mechanical reel-spinners,and none is more classic than the legendary Blazing 7s. L&W used its new Landmark 7000 reel-spinning cabinet to roll out a new version of one of the most well-known mechanical reel-spinners of all time, from legacy brand Bally. Blazing 7s 2X3X5X is a supercharged version of the well-known original that adds an array of multiplying wild symbols to the multiple “7”combinations that made the original game famous. IGT’s latest take on the classic TV game show Let’s Make A Deal is a new high-denomination ($1, $2, $5, $10) premium slot on the giant Peak65 cabinet.The game takes cues from the famous game show for all its bonus features. For instance, bonus features typically end when the player lands a “Zonk,”which is the word that has always signified a“bad deal”on the game show.The free spins go until the player lands his last Zonk symbol on the reels. Initially, three Zonks and you’re out. However, a special pyramid-shaped symbol landing on the reels can award additional Zonk chances.The main bonus is the“Big Deal of the Day,”a simple picking bonus—the player picks Door No.1,Door No.2 or Door No.3.The prizes can be credits,multipliers or one of four jack pot“deals.”The Grand Deal returns a progressive resetting at $500,000. 8. Let’s Make A Deal IGT

Jackpot Carnival,onAristocrat’s new Neptune Single large-format cab inet, is a family of five-reel, 1,024-ways-to-win base games featuring funny hurdy-gurdy carnival music behind the reel-spinning and fun car nival-themed bonuses. In the Clown Feature, the screen displays a car nival-style game board.The player spins for four Bonus Balls that can award multipliers up to 25X.The player presses the Play button to drop a ball down the screen and into one of five prize buckets.The Hammer Feature is a take on the test-your-strength hammer-and-bell games.Play ers strike a hammer on the bottom of several rows to generate credit awards and multipliers rising to a maximum of nine rows. Aruze, known for stretching the limits of what a slot machine is, un veiled Wacky Gator, an electronic simulation of the classic whack-a mole game using an alligator instead of a mole.Three gators take turns lunging toward the player,who must decide when to send a hammer down on the gator by pressing a button. If he hits the gator, it stuns the character, and the player can then rack up credits by repeatedly hit ting the hammer button until the gator is“finished.”(Yikes!) 10. Wacky Gator Aruze Gaming

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