On a Mission to Find Excitement in NetEnt’s Fruit Shop

NetEnt has some really great games. They continuously surprise me with new slot game releases. The most recent that I‘ve come across is Fruit Shop. I must admit that I was disappointed to say the least. After Mama Mia and Ned and His Friends they come out with Fruit Shop?

Fruit Shop is a slot game with symbols of fruit and letters. There is a wild Fruit Shop symbol. The unique thing is that you receive free spins whenever a fruit symbol is on an active pay line. Each win during free spins awards an additional spin.

When I first played it I couldn’t be more disinterested. There’s no fancy bonus game and the graphics are rather old school. As a NetEnt fan I was on a mission to find something exciting about Fruit Shop.

I went to one of the top online casinos, Mr. Green, to give this slot one more chance. Gambling £75 was all I needed to do to see if this slot game could redeem itself. Hopefully I could double it at a minimum. My hubby and I could use a date night anyway. Come to think of it, it has been a while.

The free spins are fairly frequent. The reels themselves really don’t pay much. If anything, the wins come from the free spins. I was down by nearly half my bankroll within the first 5 minutes spinning at £1.50. The reels were spinning very slowly. I was beginning to get impatient.

Suddenly, I hit 4 oranges with a wild symbol for £100. It also triggered 5 free spins. His kicked off a series of mini wins. I was winning and planning to be sensible. All I wanted was to double my bankroll and find something positive about this slot game. I doubled my bankroll in no time and cashed it out.

My hubby was in for a night out thanks to Fruit Shop. I put his clothes out on the bed and waited for him to get home.

Enchanted Woods

Pick a Toad Bonus

Virgin Casino is one of my favorite online casinos. When it comes to gambling, slots are my game. Virgin Casino always releases new slot games and I might be one of the first to try them all.

I played Enchanted Woods and I find it unique. It has five reels but only one line.  Players have the option to hold symbols and re-spin for winning combinations. I loved the theme and couldn’t get enough. Unfortunately, my bankroll called it a day before I did.

Here are the rules for Enchanted Woods from Virgin.

The following Pick a Toad bonus game rules apply:

You can win up to 180 coins in the Pick a Toad bonus game.

Three or more Bonus Toad symbols scattered anywhere on the reels activate the Pick a Toad bonus game.

The Pink Fairy symbol does not substitute for the Bonus Toad symbol to activate the Pick a Toad bonus game.

When the Pick a Toad bonus game is activated, choose toads to reveal random bonus amounts. You win the total of all the random bonus win amounts revealed.

The number of Bonus Toad symbols scattered on the reels to activate the Pick a Toad bonus game indicates how many toads you can choose.

All the bets played in the bonus game are the same as the spin that activated the Pick a Toad bonus game.

The random bonus win amounts displayed in the Pick a Toad bonus game are multiplied by your total bet.

The Bonus Toad symbol is also a special symbol. Winnings are calculated by multiplying the Bonus Toad symbol combination payout, as shown in the Special Symbol Payout Schedule, by the total bet.

Bonus wins are added to regular wins.

The following Hold rules apply:

The Hold feature is optional and holds the position of one or more reels for the next spin.

You can hold up to five reels after your first spin.

If a winning combination is possible after the first spin, the winning combination is automatically held.

Winnings are paid out after the second spin.

The following wild symbol rules apply:

The Pink Fairy symbol is a wild symbol.

The Pink Fairy symbol substitutes for other symbols to complete winning combinations.

The Pink Fairy symbol only displays on reel 2 and reel 4.

The Pink Fairy symbol does not substitute for the Bonus Toad symbol to complete winning special symbol combinations.

The Pink Fairy symbol does not substitute for the Bonus Toad symbol to activate the Pick a Toad bonus game.

There are no payouts for the Pink Fairy symbol.

The following special symbol rules apply:

The Bonus Toad symbol is a special symbol.

The Bonus Toad symbols do not need to appear in a line to win.

The Bonus Toad symbols can be scattered anywhere on the payline, provided that two or more Bonus Toad symbols appear.

The Pink Fairy symbol does not substitute for the Bonus Toad symbol to complete a special symbol combination or activate the Pick a Toad bonus game.

Three or more Bonus Toad symbols scattered anywhere on the five reels activate the Pick a Toad bonus game.

Special symbol wins are calculated by multiplying the Bonus Toad symbol combination payout, according to the Special Symbol Payout Schedule, by the total bet.

If you have a special symbol win and a regular win, you are paid out for both wins, as the regular symbol does not need to appear in a line to win.

Special symbol wins and bonus wins are added to regular wins.

Give it a try and I’d love to know what you think.

An Afternoon of Guilty Pleasures

A brand new site called Fabulous Bingo has recently launched. I like bingo but it’s gambling on the slots that really draw me in. This site features Gamesys software and they have amazing slot games.

Fabulous Bingo has an exclusive slot game called Guilty Pleasures.  I had the day to myself so why not indulge right?

This slot seems to be closely modeled after Double Bubble. If you’ve ever played it you are already familiar with the Bubble Line.  I actually have a difficult time determining how the darn thing works. I took a look at the Pay Table and this is what it said: The “Bubble Line” wins are awarded from the base pay table and multiplied by the “Bubble Line” multiplier. I hope that’s clear enough for some but for me I am utterly confused.

The symbols are all things that give me pleasure whether naughty or nice. They include cats, nail polish, red high heels, lipstick, cupcakes, shopping bags and letters. The Bubble Bonus is a “pick me” feature. A bottle of bubbly explodes with bubbles and you choose between three of them to reveal prize.

I wasn’t in the mood to waste time so I began spinning at 2 quid. I only allowed myself £30 to play with but I was hoping for a solid win. Right away I got the bonus. I chose a bubble that revealed 400 credits for £40. I was up but I kept going for a while. My husband was calling but I couldn’t be bothered. I was in the middle of a guilty pleasure.

A few more spins and I hit £10 and £11.50. I carefully selected the right moment to throw in the towel. After all, I didn’t want to press my luck. I was extremely happy with what I had won so I took it. I called my hubby and told him we were going on a date thanks to Fabulous Bingo.

What online casinos or slot games would you consider your guilty pleasure?

Most Hated Woman at Bingo

The siren call of bingo was in my ear this week. I had to go and take a chiance. It’s always nice to get the opportunity to go gambling outside of the online casino word. I jumped at the chance.

I bought my tickets on an electronic machine. I think I paid £18.50 which gave me three and a half books. The houses were £100 each which was good compared to the rest of the weekdays. There are days when the full house is only worth £25. I’ve made the mistake of going on those days without realizing the prizes were hardly worth it.

I was with my mother-in-law and she has schooled me on the ins and outs of bingo quite a bit. We walked around aimlessly because she tries to “feel” the luck. The table we sit at is key in her opinion. If she wins while sitting there it becomes her lucky table until the next visit when she loses.

The caller was someone she doesn’t like. I believe I’ve mentioned this before but it’s so crazy. It’s worth mentioning again. She hates most of the callers because they don’t call her numbers and she doesn’t win when they call. The calling system is completely automated and random. I don’t understand how she can believe that they are doing this to her on purpose.

Anyway, the game began and it was one of those days where they went on and on. It took forever for someone to call. That worked in my favor because I won a £100 full house on the last game of the first half of the session. WE had a break then continued on with the second half. Somewhere in there I won another £100 house. I’ve never won like that before.

I could hear the sound of all the jealous women making comments. “Oh she won again” and “I was waiting on one number for ages”. I was the most hated at bingo that afternoon but I went home a happy woman.

Sitting on the Throne of Egypt

There are several new slot games that have just been released by Microgaming. Among the new games are Throne of Egypt, Crocodopolis and Doctor Love. There are a couple of existing games that have just become available on Microgaming’s Flash Platform such as Alaskan Fishing and Kings of Cash.

I got a few emails from some Microgaming online casinos where I am registered in regards to these new games. Right away Throne of Egypt caught my eye. I absolutely love Egyptian history and themes. I had to play it and I received an email from King Neptunes Casino. They had it and my name was all over it.

I found it right away and I love the big symbols that Microgaming tends to have on their slot games.  The symbols are beautifully designed. With 25 pay lines I began gambling £2 per spin. Throne of Egypt features stacked wilds, which I love, and 2 bonus features including free spins and the bonus chamber.

I landed the free spins right away. This slot was on fire! I won £226 during that round. I couldn’t wait to see what the bonus chamber was all about. What a dream it would be to see the wilds fill my entire screen.

It had given a nice win early on but things started to go downhill.  Each spin was nothing very significant. I kept going though. Maybe I was hypnotized by the beauty of this game and a strong desire to hit the bonus chamber. I planned to play through £100 of my winnings. If nothing happened in that time, I was done.  I finally entered the bonus chamber. You choose scarabs until you find the key or the bonus ends. I found the key and moved into the next chamber where the bonuses revealed are higher.  Again, you must find the key to move on. Here I was only given three chances to find the key. It didn’t happen but I did manage to win 2700 credits. I took it and called it a day.

I was thinking about some of the other games like Crocodopolis and Doctor Love. Those games have been previously released by other software companies. Does anyone know why games are released by multiple software?