The New Free Spins Features Available Moving Into 2015

December 11, 2014

For several years, the most popular type of bonus feature available in modern video slots has been the free spins bonus round. They were made particularly popular several years ago, and they have stayed that way since because they are an excellent way to give players extra value in the games in a way that keeps them excited. Each year there have been newer ways of handling free spins, and as we move into 2015, this is the case once again. Here we're going to show you what you can expect with new versions of this popular feature and twists on the original idea.

The most common way that it plays out today is that scatters give you access to the feature, and the number of scatters you earn determine how many free spins you earn at a certain multiplier level. One new way of handling this is to turn the concept on its head and allow the scatters to determine your multiplier level instead. So now you might always get exactly 15 free spins for getting at least three of the scatters, as an example. However, three scatters could give you a 3x multiplier, four could give you a 5x multiplier, and five could give you something like a 10x multiplier.

The basic idea here is the same: Hitting more scatters means that you get more value than you normally would with fewer. The only difference is that your value comes from the multiplier levels instead of the number of free spins. One thing you'll notice with this is that the value is weighted more towards the upper end of the spectrum than when the scatters determine the number of free spins, but that's okay because players will love having a chance at a massive 10x multiplier because that means that even a low 5x win would become 50x.

Another cool free spins feature that we could see more of is a guaranteed feature. The idea here is that over a set number of spins, you'll be guaranteed to hit the free spins. For example, you could have a counter that counts the spins at a certain level of stakes until you hit the feature, and if you go 100 spins without triggering it, then you get a set automatically. The counter resets when you hit your feature, but it adds a lot of value to the game.

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