Multipliers are a common feature in contemporary video slots that has proven to be popular with players.
What Are Multipliers?
As the name suggests, multipliers can multiply your payout by a certain figure. For example, a £20 win with a 2x multiplier applied will transform into a £40 win while a £20 win with a 10x multiplier turns into £200. In the majority of slots you can receive multipliers of between 2x and 25x but in some games you could be lucky enough to have a 100x or even a 1,000x multiplier applied to your winnings. The way in which multipliers at least double payouts explains why players are so attracted to them.
Free Spins And Bonus Rounds
While multipliers are often found in slots, the way in which they are used can vary wildly between different games. You may come across some slots with multipliers in the base game but these tend to be the exception rather than the rule. Most slots reserve multipliers for free spins rounds and bonus games. This gives bonuses an added element of excitement through increased payouts. In bonus rounds you may be asked to choose a multiplier from a selection of blind boxes or it may be automatically applied. Either way a multiplier will boost your balance, especially in a free spins round where you are not staking any of your own money. Other games will add the multiplier to wild or scatter symbols so that wins made using that particular symbol are subject to the displayed multiplier. You can even find slots where the game revolves around multipliers, such is the attraction. The prospect of having wins doubled, tripled or even more means that multipliers are a hit with players. Developers know this and so most now incorporate some form of multiplier into new games.