Playtech Multi-Player Online Slots

July 9, 2015

Multi-player online slots have not gained as much popularity as multi-player table games. The problem is not with the quality of the games. The multi-player slots are excellent in all respects. Perhaps the reason is that in real casino settings slot machines are solo games, whereas blackjack and roulette have many players at the same table. This behaviour is reflected in online casinos as well. Microgaming and Playtech are leading online casino software providers that offer multi-player slots in their portfolio. This article reviews two such games from Playtech, which are live at online casinos such as Omni Casino and Mansion Casino.

The first multi-player online slot that Playtech released is titled Fishing with Buddies. It can be played with up to five players at a time. As is the practice in multi-player slots, each player starts playing the main game independently. But he can view the screen of the other players. The multi-player element comes into play through a randomly triggered two-stage bonus round. This game is triggered simultaneously for all players. In the first stage each player selects a bear who will go fishing for him. The more a player has wagered in the main game, the more fish his bear will catch and the larger his bonus will be. In the second stage, the three players with the largest catch from the first stage release the fish and win further bonus credits.

The second Playtech multi-player slot game is Everybody’s Jackpot. It has a more complex structure and also offers a progressive jackpot. The video slot has a game show theme and the unique Playtech structure of a 3 x 3 reel set with 8 paylines running horizontally, vertically and diagonally. The multi-player feature is the Mystery Progressive Jackpot. In order to be eligible for this you must have wagered at least 50 credits on this game in the last 24 hours. There is a qualifying meter on the screen that indicates your shortfall. The progressive jackpot is triggered randomly on any one player’s screen. That player wins 70% of the ticker amount at that time. 15% of the jackpot amount is shared equally among all other qualified players and 15% is distributed amongst qualified players in proportion to their bets during the last 24 hours. Even those players who have qualified and are not actually playing this game at the time the progressive jackpot is hit will get their due share.

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