It’s also possible the pays for this feature are not linked to the overall payout of the reels. Interestingly the payouts are shown, and if those payouts correlate to the machine’s overall math it may be a tell of the machine’s payback setting. The player gets to choose from six options, so there’s a bit of diversity here even within a single bonus. You can then choose from a series of volatility options, from a 3 out of 4 chance of winning on the easiest option all the way to 1/16 on the hardest option. With the newer Flintstones game, you can buy the At the Races bonus (one of the bonus game types it offers) for $20, $40 or $100. But if you do get into the bonus, you get to spin a wheel for progressives or more spins before entering the actual free spin bonus. So unlike the Bally’s game, you’re not guaranteed a bonus. The bets are $10, $20 and $50, which relates to line pay multipliers of 1x, 2x and 5x. Two newer games from Scientific Games based on WMS themes, Raging Rhino Rampage and Fortune Ruler Da Shen Do, offers the ability to buy three bonus spins for the chance to win a free spins bonus. The Mega Play Screencap of Brian Christopher video used with permission. Both bonuses are pretty engaging and offer a solid opportunity to win. The larger bonus buys offer more spins, and with more wilds going into each spin, the pays begin to creep up as the bonuses proceed.

Acorn Pixie adds sticky wilds to the reels each spin Butterfly Fairy adds more wilds to the reels. They offer three buy levels, from $20-$100. Bally Buy a Bonus GamesĪ number of years ago, Bally released two games, Acorn Pixie and Butterfly Fairy, which offered a buy a bonus feature. As it happens, all of the below relate to games made by the various divisions of Scientific Games, although they’re not the only company who offers them.īut first, a quick thanks to Brian Christopher for permission to screencap videos to illustrate this article. While this is not meant to be an exhaustive list, you’ll get a number of examples of games that offer the feature. This is different from a More/Better bet, which is using the standard reels to hopefully land a bonus.

The chances for wins increase, they tend to break out of the reels into something more interesting, and so on.īut what happens if you just want to play the bonuses? A growing number of slot machines include the ability to buy a bonus and just dive right in, or drastically improve your chances of getting one within a few spins. Many times, among the more exciting moments on a slot machine is when you get into a bonus round.

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