Paper Wins Slots
Read all about it – this particular slot is all about recreating the madcap, mayhem-filled, chaotic world of working in the Fleet Street press. Well, maybe not Fleet Street, considering most papers are long gone, but nevertheless you get the point.
Paper Wins comes with all the subtlety of the Red Tops – this is an aesthetically loud machine that immediately prepares you for the fast-paced game to come. Players are presented with five reels, and will immediately notice there’s some familiar iconography on show. Sports, Free Hols, TV Fun – these pictures reflect the average sections of a daily tabloid, setting the mood perfectly. Even the reels are paper presses.
A Picture Speaks 1,000 Words
Within seconds of loading up Paper Wins you’ll realise just how much is inspired by the news business. The look is one thing, but the feel is also very much on point- or at least it is in terms of most people’s perspective of what life in the media would be like.
Coin sizes vary from 1p all the way up to £10, and there are 15 paylines in total. This means there are more opportunities to win than less varied machines offer, and also adds to the longevity as it means there are various possible routes to securing the big scoop. Give it a spin and this becomes evident. The visually arresting symbols combined with a multitude of lines and matches makes or a barrage of excitement.
All of which nod to journalism –ever-changing, with one spin never, or rarely the same as the last. That might alienate some purists who prefer things to be more minimal, and want to cut through the hype and propaganda to get some real news. Or rather game time. But it seems the designers have taken that into consideration too, with the inclusion of some classic favourites from the traditional world of slot machines. Bars, Double Bars, cherries and bananas are all present and correct. Along with Lucky Number 7, of course.
The Perfect Scoop
OK, so it looks good and plays good, but how do you get it to pay good? It sounds like something an angry editor would say on deadline day, but the most important thing in this competitive competition is getting the spins to work in your favour.
You’re not spoilt for choice on Paper Wins in terms of ways to win. There are ten symbols in total, offering a decent choice in terms of what you might want to go for. But it’s when the special icons come into play that things get hotter than this week’s copy of that gossip magazine everyone has been talking about.
Scatter symbols can appear anywhere, and payouts are multiplied by the total number of coins bet. So that can mean pretty big money – 50 times your coin size at times, in fact. Wild symbols, on the other hand, substitute for anything and offers some huge prizes, but they cannot replace Scatter or Bonus symbols. Bringing us to the Bonus symbol itself.
This is where it starts to get even juicier. Collect three Bonus symbols, which look like front page headlines, on a paid line and you’ll trigger the Pick Bonus. These symbols only appear on limited lines, and by clicking on the stars in the reels once your in this mode you can then retrieve rewards like Free Spins and Win Multipliers, adding yet more possibilities to the equation.
In short, then, he who tires of this game could well be tired of life, there really is that much happening, or potentially happening. Providing you can sniff out a good story that is. Or, more accurately, game plan.
Stop the Presses
And it’s important to have a game plan for this one. Whenever there are high numbers of symbols there’s always a chance you can go through win-droughts when playing. Paper Wins definitely follows suit, although thanks to the multipliers and ability to combine symbols, when the windfall finally arrives it has the potential to taste incredibly sweet. Even if it’s delivered in a rather basic fashion.
Editor’s Note
So, while Paper Wins doesn’t look as nice as many new online slot machines- there’s no fancy animated techniques at play here- it’s not really aiming for that market. This is one for the experienced player. In order to succeed you need to be as smart, or smarter, than the next guy or girl looking for the big money exclusive, and hedge your bets wisely when it comes to deciding which spin is worthy of that big headline splash.
