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7. Blazing 7s 2X3X5X Light &Wonder

I’ve always loved the classic mechanical reel-spinners,and none is more clas sic 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 cab inet.The game takes cues from the famous game show for all its bonus fea tures. 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 8. Let’s Make A Deal IGT

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 accomplishment of perceived skill.This game is great fun, and a fantastic communal experi ence during which the excitement simulates a crowded craps table.

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 jackpot “deals.”The Grand Deal returns a progressive resetting at $500,000. Jackpot Carnival, on Aristocrat’s new Neptune Single large-format cabinet, 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 carnival-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. Players strike a hammer on the bottom of sev eral rows to generate credit awards and multi pliers rising to a maximum of nine rows. 9. Jackpot Carnival Aristocrat Gaming

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