The Microgaming Respin Feature Makes Online Slots Interactive

• Published: May 1, 2014
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Online slot games have many advantages. They are visually appealing, they offer high payouts and there is a large variety on offer. But they suffer from one major disadvantage. There is usually no decision involved in the game play once you set the betting parameters. Therefore many online casino players who like challenge, stay away from online slots and take up games like blackjack and video poker. It is to attract these players that the leading software provider Microgaming introduced the Respin feature in a few of its slots games.

Sometimes you will have like symbols on an active payline in four of the five reels. You feel like paying a price to spin the erring reel only, keeping the other reels fixed. With the Microgaming Respin feature this wish comes true. The slot game indicates the price and you have to decide whether or not to buy. The process works as follows. Below each reel there is a Respin button. After the first spin when the reels come to rest each Respin button displays a value. Any payouts resulting from the spin will be paid out. If you think it is worthwhile to pay the price and spin a reel in the hope of greater payouts you should click on that Respin button. The online casino will take that amount from your balance and that reel will spin again. If you do not want to respin any of the reels, you can click the Spin button and proceed in the normal manner.

You will notice that the cost of respin is not the same for all reels. If a reel is likely to result in larger payouts, then the cost of respin will be more for that reel. Only new wins as a result of the respin will be paid out. Earlier wins from the other reels will not be paid again. Whether the respin results in payouts or not, the Respin buttons will display new values based on the new arrangement of symbols on the reels after every spin or respin. You can execute respins any number of times by paying the amount each time. If you change any of the betting parameters, like the number of paylines or the number of coins or the coin size, the Respin values will disappear and you will start from scratch. Some of the popular Microgaming online slots with the Respin feature are Reel Gems and Retro Reels.