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Understanding Playtech Mystery Scatter Slots

 

Online casino software providers keep introducing innovative features in their slot games. If the feature clicks then it is introduced in some of the subsequent online slots as well. One such innovative slots feature is the mystery scatter symbol from Playtech.

Regular online slots players know what a scatter symbol is all about. For the sake of those new to online casinos, the scatter symbol is briefly explained below. It differs from the symbols awarding line payouts in two material ways. Scatter symbols do not appear from left to right in active paylines in order to award payouts. Usually they can appear anywhere on the reels. The coin payouts are multiplied by the total bet per spin, instead of the line bet, to convert to credits. In a 20 paylines slot game the scatter payout multiplier will be 20 times more than the line payout multiplier. Therefore scatter payouts in credits are generally greater than line payouts for the same number of symbols in a winning combination. This is despite the fact that the coin payouts are lower.

In the Playtech online slots with the mystery scatter symbol one of the symbols is designated as a scatter symbol for the base game. Its payouts are defined in the payout table. In the Playtech mystery scatter online slots this symbol also functions as the wild symbol. The mystery aspect comes into play when the free spins feature is triggered. First one of the other symbols from the payout table is randomly selected to become the mystery scatter symbol, which is an additional scatter symbol. When the free spins are triggered again, a different symbol may be chosen as the mystery scatter. This means that the mystery scatter symbol will pay out when it appears anywhere on the reels and the total bet will be applied to the original payout of that symbol.

One of the Playtech slot games with the mystery scatter is Sultan’s Gold with 20 paylines. Let us assume that the magic lamp becomes the mystery scatter symbol. Three lamps pay out 30 coins in the payout table. If the slot machine is played with a line bet of $1 and 20 paylines are enabled, the total bet becomes $20. During the base game three lamp symbols aligned from left to right will pay $30. During the free spins three lamp symbols anywhere on the reels will pay $600. This is the might of the mystery scatter symbol. Other Playtech slot games with the mystery scatter symbol are Rome & Glory and Thai Paradise.

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