Slot bonuses offer a myriad of features, some are much more straightforward and simple to understand than others. Though as with all online slot games, the outcome of the game is ultimately driven by luck. Whilst there are almost endless features when it comes to slot bonuses, here are some of the most common ones that you are likely to encounter at some point when playing slots online.
Wilds
The wild symbol has been described as being the ‘joker’ of the world of slots. Broadly speaking, the wild symbol can either substitute or replace other symbols on a reel, thus giving players more chances to create combinations that will mean they win. Depending on which machine a player is playing on, wilds do not typically substitute either scatter or bonus symbols. Generally speaking, wild symbols can be extremely profitable to the online slots player. There are several different types of wild symbols, including expanded wilds, which the wild covers the whole of the reel, random wilds, in which a random wild is placed somewhere on the screen, and a ‘more than 1 symbol wild’, whereby players are able to turn their other symbols into additional wilds.
Scatter symbols
When it comes to scatter symbols there are several ways players can profit out of them. For example, the ‘traditional scatter’ provides players with a pay-out, regardless of where this type of symbol is on the slots reel. What is known as a ‘multiplier scatter’, having two scatter symbols on the reel will mean players can enjoy double a win on a specific spin. Three scatters will multiple the win by four times and four scatter symbols will pay out nine times more than the original value of the win.
Bonus features
If a player has three scatters or more, it is more than likely a bonus feature will be triggered, such as a bonus game or free spins.