November 2017: Slots Design Report

Social casino continues to establish itself as one, if not the most, innovative platforms for slots design

This month, Old Vegas Slots released a Lock & Respin mechanic to consider for your next jackpot machine. DoubleU Casino Halloween Heroes delivered to players a multi-step bonus worth analyzing. Finally, House of Fun evolved their Premium Mode bet-up mechanic

WHEELS SEPTEMBER 2017

Wheels that spin to select another feature, like free spins or a bonus game, spiked in August. This mechanic was utilized by a wide range of apps [pigeon_protect] [envira-gallery slug=”wheels-september-2017″] [envira-gallery slug=”wheels-september-2017-2″] [/pigeon_protect]

BONUSES SEPTEMBER 2017

Mini-stepper bonus games are growing in popularity. This continues to be a well-used mechanic for apps by Scientific Games and Playtika [pigeon_protect] [envira-gallery slug=”bonuses-graph-september-2017″] [envira-gallery slug=”bonuses-september-2017″] [/pigeon_protect]

THEMES SEPTEMBER 2017

IP-themed machines rebounded in August. IP released: Jackpot Party’s Kooza Cirque Du Soleil, Quick Hit Slots’ Monopoly Corners, Hit it Rich’s Sinatra Ol’Blue Eyes, and Goldfish Casino’s Beat It and Betty Boop’s Fortune Teller [pigeon_protect] [envira-gallery slug=”themes-graph”] [envira-gallery slug=”themes-september-2017″] [/pigeon_protect]

BREAK-THE-CHAINS

Trigger bonus games when all the tiles on the reel set are broken. This mechanic is similar to Scatter Slots’ break-the-chain mechanic; players must break all the chains to level up. This mechanic does not work in RMG because it encourages ‘hawking’ (when a player or group lurk around a machine to jump onto the […]

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