Thunder Cash X : Candelas de Los Muertos
Novomatic Americas
This is a unique and lively game series on Novomatic ’ s Diamond X and and other cabinets . The series centers around the Day of the Dead ( Dia de Los Muertos ) holiday celebrated in Mexico and several other Spanish-speaking countries .
The celebration ’ s theme is masterfully depicted with great art and animation in the three base games , “ Señor Muerte , “ Señorita Suerte ,” and “ Candelas de Los Muertos .”
The base games are five-reel , 25-line video slots , with reel symbols depicting one of the two creepy , costumed title characters . Particularly on the largerformat cabinets and the cushy V . I . P . Lounge setup , the animation and sound create an immersive effect during the reel-spinning .
At the heart of the two games is a hold-and-re-spin bonus event , triggered by six or more candle symbols scattered on the reels . The event also can be triggered as a mystery event revealed by any one candle symbol . The candle symbols remain locked in place , each revealing a cash-on-reels credit award , or one of the three lower Thunder Cash X jackpots — static awards of $ 10 ( Mini ) and $ 50 ( Minor ), and the Major
Manufacturer : Novomatic Americas Platform : Diamond X 1.55J , Panthera Curve 1.43 , V . I . P . Lounge Curve 1.43 , Novostar V . I . P . Royal 2.65 Format : Five-reel , 25-line video slot Max Bet : 500 Denomination : . 01 through 2.00 Top Award : Progressive ; resets ranging from $ 2,000 to $ 20,000 Hit Frequency : Approximately 40 % Theoretical Hold : 5.01 % -14.99 %
progressive resetting at $ 500 . They remain in place for three re-spins , with the re-spins resetting to three when each additional candle symbol lands .
The bonus feature continues until there are three spins without a candle , or until all 15 reel symbols are filled with candles , which triggers the Grand Jackpot , a progressive with resets avaiable from $ 2,000 to $ 20,000 .
Vegas Gold
AGS
This new game on the AGS Orion Curve cabinet displays all the glitter of Las Vegas in a unique setup . Above the five-reel , 50-line base-game reel set is a three-reel display including nothing but multipliers ranging from 2X to 10X .
Manufacturer : AGS Platform : Orion Curve Format : Five-reel , 50-line video slot Max Bet : 400 Denomination : . 01 , . 02 , . 05 , . 10 Top Award : Progressive ; $ 10,000 reset Hit Frequency : 29.9 % Theoretical Hold : 4.74 % -15.03 %
During the primary game , cash-on-reels symbols can land on several reels and pay off immediately as a mystery bonus feature . There also are frequent stacked wild symbols in the base game and the bonus feature .
There are seven jackpot levels , ranging from $ 10 to the top jackpot , a progressive resetting at $ 10,000 . The lower-level jackpots are won by landing gaming chip symbols on the reels , accumulating 10 for the bottom $ 10 prize up to 35 for the $ 800 jackpot . The top progressive is won by a “ blackout ” in the main bonus event , with all 15 reel spots occupied by cash-onreels symbols .
Six or more of the flaming cash-on-reels symbols scattered on the reels trigger a hold-and-re-spin bonus . The cash symbols lock in place for three free spins , with the free-spin meter returning to three as each additional flaming symbol lands .
With each of the cash-on-reels free spins , the reels above the main screen can spin , and the multipliers on the three reels are added up to multiply all cash-on-reels amounts .
46 Global Gaming Business APRIL 2023