NEW GAME REVIEW by Frank Legato
Cashnado
Everi Holdings
This game series is on Flex Fusion , Everi ’ s banked product that features communitystyle bonuses across multiple machines .
Cashnado base games Flash Fire and Super Strike are both 243-ways-to-win video slots . During the primary game , landing “ Key Pays ” symbols on reels one or five awards the player the value of all Key Pays scatter symbols on the screen , which can include 1,000 credits times the bet multiplier , bonus credits and any of five jackpots , which include three static prizes and two progressives , resetting at $ 1,000 and $ 10,000 .
There also are two separate free-spin features , Flash Fire and Super Strike . Both award six free games , with Super Strike expanding the reels to a 3-5-5-5-3 array for 1,125 ways to win on each spin .
But what makes the game special is a mystery bonus that occurs across the entire bank . The system will flash a “ Cashnado Alert ” across all machines to heighten anticipation for the coming bonus , called “ Cash Grab .” A timer appears counting down the seconds to the community bonus .
The bonus is just what the name says . A tornado of swirling cash flies across the monitors of all machines in the bank , and players touch bills for a credit award or a progressive symbol , which reveals one of the five jackpots .
Manufacturer : Everi Holdings Platform : Flex Fusion Format : Five-reel , 243-ways-towin video slot Denomination : . 01 , . 02 , . 05 , . 10 ( multi-denom available ) Max Bet : 360 Top Award : Progressive ; $ 10,000 reset Hit Frequency : 32 % Theoretical Hold : 2 % -14 %
Lightning Link , Class II
Aristocrat Gaming
Aristocrat has made Lightning Link , the groundbreaking game that first introduced the popular “ Hold & Spin ” mechanic that is now ubiquitous among video slots , available for the first time in a Class II version .
The Class II version of Lightning Link , featured on the MarsX Upright cabinet , was created by the same Aristocrat studio that developed the original Lightning Link . The new Class II edition launches with Aristocrat ’ s player-favorite titles Heart Throb , High Stakes , Magic Pearl and Tiki Fire .
As with the original game , the heart is a quick-hitting four-level progressive feature , triggered every 100 spins on average . It can be triggered from the base game or a free spin . The goal of the feature is to fill the screen with as many cashon-reels coin symbols as possible . After an initial six-spin sequence , the free-spin meter returns to three with each subsequent coin . Filling the screen with the coins returns the
Manufacturer : Aristocrat Gaming Platform : MarsX Upright Format : Five-reel , 25-line or 243-ways-to-win video slot Denomination : . 01 through 2.00 Max Bet : Various Top Award : Progressive ; $ 10,000 reset Hit Frequency : Approximately 30 % Theoretical Hold : 4 % -12 %
Grand jackpot , a progressive resetting at $ 10,000 .
While the game functionality is the same , this new Class II version adds $ 1 and $ 2 denominations , and there is an increased max bet of $ 50 — options that are not available in the Class III version .
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