11/18/09 - The Isle of Man-based online gambling software provider Microgaming released another tranche of six new Bingo side games this week, launching to its network of operators. The latest releases include a combination of video slots, pub-style slots and table games, all designed to provide players with gripping outer-screen action, while they wait for the bingo balls.
The company's wide range of new games is designed to cater to the diverse player community that Bingo now attracts; providing players with an enhanced gaming experience and increased chances to win. Side games are a valuable retention tool and facilitator of brand loyalty for operators in an increasingly competitive market, a spokesman said, noting that the performance and graphical sophistication of every game is paramount.
A band of cartoonish jazzy rodents will be sure to get players swinging and grooving in the musical extravaganza that is THE RAT PACK video slot. The Rat Pack is a 30 payline slot with 2 Wild symbols, one of which doubles players winnings. Free Spins are triggered with 3, 4 or 5 scatters. Fantastic ‘Nudge’ and ‘Gamble’ features have been incorporated into the game. Players have the chance of jamming their way to a jackpot of up to 100 000 coins.
Fast food meets medieval mayhem in CHAIN MAIL, Microgaming’s 5 reel, 20 payline video slot. The game contains rewarding Wild and Scatter symbols. and an exponentially tiered pick X of Y Bonus Feature with a Princess “WinAll” symbol. Players must be careful however, to avoid the angry Uncle booby trap which can stop the bonus feature dead in its tracks. Opening the Drawbridge on reels 1, 3 or 5 activates the special Castle Bonus opportunities. The Chain Mail bag that signals Scatters will multiply wins by the total bet.
CITY OF GOLD is a 3 Reel Slot game, with an Aztec pyramids theme, and a Wild Basket Symbol offering either a 2x or 4x multiplier to please the pockets by completing winning combinations.
Players have the opportunity to up their ‘bling’ factor with DIAMOND SEVENS; a Vegas-style slot where players can select up to nine reels to spin at once, to increase their chances of hitting the 2 500 coin maximum jackpot.
The thrills and spills of the ski slopes are available through SKI BUNNY; a 3 reel Pub-style slot, complete with nudge and hold functionality with rewards through win spins on a feature screen. The game has 3 seperate pay tables on the base reels, Blue Run, Red Run and Black Run.
To complete the November line up, the game show themed WHEEL OF RICHES promises Roulette style game play with a difference. In addition to standard Roulette style bets, players can also win free spins of the wheel using their current chip layout, or enter the bonus feature where a win multiplies all the chips on the board! With up to 52 bet options available, players can feel the tension build as the clacker slows the wheel to the final result.
