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COVER STORY
WMS slots continue
to delight
IGE sees more wonderful new WMS
product enter the international
market… Check it out on stand 3060
M
odern slot machines have a lot to live any position on the
up to; the younger generation of third reel awards
slots players have been raised on the additional time on
Super Nintendo, the Sega the player’s Big
MegaDrive, the PlayStation and Event eligibility
more; they've been raised on games that succeed meter, resulting in a
using excellent gameplay, and they ask a lot from temporary increase
their entertainment. of their Big Event
Over the last few years, WMS's slot product has multiplier. The
reflected this need perfectly. Their slots have evolved additional time
into the perfect marriage of form and function, of awarded is
gameplay and entertainment coupled with the right proportional to the
mathematics to keep players happy. On top of this, size of the player’s bet, so larger bets result in larger
the licenses they have adopted make the games even increases in the multiplier. Players will love this
more attractive – Monopoly, Top Gun, Bruce Lee, feature!
Dirty Harry to name just a few; it's an addition to one Time Machine can also be found on the WMS
of their licenses that they bring to IGE which will stand during IGE, and this is a real 'experience' of a
amuse and delight visitors, in the shape of two game; with beautifully-designed sound enhanced by
additions to their Wizard of Oz Transmissive Reel Bose speakers positioned to immerse the player in
machines. the game, it must be played to be believed. It also has
First up is Wicked Riches, where the Wicked Witch the innovation of past, present and future bonus
of the West flies into Oz complete with her army of rounds, which are all
flying monkeys. As with all Transmissive Reels different and make for a
product, it's a mechanical slot machine (five reels, in memorable gaming
this case) with a transparent video screen overlaid on experience.
the reels, where the game's graphical brilliance is That's not all – Orion
displayed. It features a free spin bonus, four-level LAP games are also on display,
awards and Flying Monkeys, which change random including Game Pack,
symbols into wilds. Orion's new multi-game
Glinda The Good Witch is the second addition to series, offering five new
WMS's Wizard of Oz canon. Glinda watches over games in a single
Dorothy during her journey through Oz, a journey Twinstar II or slant-top
brought to life by superb graphics in this cabinet. Players just press
Transmissive Reels category title. the 'Change Game'
Glinda features a free spin bonus, with emerald button for access to the
picks and multipliers, four-level LAP awards, and game menu, it's as simple
Glinda herself can randomly change 1-5 reels into as that!
wild reels. Players will also enjoy
An addition to their brilliant Monopoly selection of Group Wins – Treasures
slots, next up is WMS's Monopoly Grand Hotel Big of the World, the first in
Event, with the base themes 'Go Wild' and 'Triple their Group Wins line,
Monopoly'. These base games combine traditional where players group
mechanical reel play with a video overlay for together and jointly win
enhanced graphics and more winning combinations. prizes. Play with friends
A Big Event Multiplier can be acquired during game or strangers, Group Wins is played on a large display
play, and an extra bet is not even required to be over a bank of machines. Treasures of the World takes
eligible for the Big Event bonuses. On the third reel the player to destinations around the globe and
of each of the Grand Hotel Big Event games is a presents chances to enter the bonus game where
symbol called the “Multiplier Boost”. This symbol in prizes can be won.
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