Fruit Machines Are Special Classic Slots

• Published: October 1, 2015
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If you are not excited by the ordinary classic online slot, then you could try a special sub category of this genre called fruit machines. These online slots are derived from nuts and bolts slot machines that were at one time common in British pubs. Because gambling in pubs was then illegal, these slot machines paid out fruit flavored chewing gum to the winners. This gave them the name fruit machines or pub fruities. All leading software providers to online casinos offer a few fruit machines in their portfolio. Microgaming offers one appropriately named Pub Fruity.

The features in online fruit machines begin with Nudge and Hold. These can be randomly awarded after any spin and are displayed below the corresponding reels. The Nudge feature can be awarded below one reel or more than one reel at the same time. When you activate this feature, the reel will be pushed down by one position. This gives to an additional chance of getting a winning combination with no addition to the stake. In the Hold feature the marked reel will be held fixed while the remaining reels will be spun again. Again you get another chance to win at no additional cost. Both Nudge and Hold are optional features. In some online fruit machines if you do not utilize these features they may get carried forward to the next spin.

The Cash Ladder provides a greater degree of action. A win in the normal spin activates the first rung of the Cash Ladder. You then play a hi-lo type of game. Correct guesses enable you to climb the Cash Ladder towards bigger prizes. You can collect the prize at any stage or try to climb higher. But an incorrect guess will end the feature without your winning anything. Prizes include bonus credits, free spins and multipliers. The highest prize is usually a jackpot payout called Cash Pot.

The most exciting feature in the fruit machine is the Feature Board. The board has a number of squares along its perimeter. This feature gets triggered when you hit a specified combination of symbols in a regular spin. You move along the squares on the Feature Board as per the numbers rolled by a die. When you land on a square you get the benefit provided. Some of the benefits include moving up the Cash Ladder, enhancing the amount of the Cash Pot and playing special games. The Feature Board has booby squares that abort the feature.