Goal
The goal of the
slot machine game is to win
money by scoring one of the many
combinations that are available within the
slot machine. Different slot machines have
different combinations available, but all
slot machines allow you to win in this way.
Outcomes
The number of outcomes is defined by the
number of reels there are on the slot
machine and by the number of different
choices exist on each reel. However, each of
the results can be separated into groups
corresponding to three basic outcomes that
can happen.
The first outcome is the win outcome,
which occurs whenever you happen to hit a
particular combination on the slot machine
reels that win you money. The second outcome
is the lose outcome, which occurs whenever
you happen to hit a particular combination
that is not a win combination (this happens
quite a bit more often than the first
outcome). And finally, some slot machines
have an additional single reel combination
(usually something like three 7s or the
equivalent for the slot machine you are
playing) that will win you the jackpot if
you manage to hit it.
Set Up
There is no set up required for a slot
machine, since everything is already set up
for you. A slot machine is not like a table
game in the sense that you need to take note
of the layout of everything, but rather what
you should do instead is take note of the
combinations that will win you money and the
amount of money they will win you.
The combinations will usually be listed
right there on the actual slot machine for
conventional and progressive slot machines,
although with video slot machines that can
have five, seven or even nine reels combined
with multiple pay lines the number of
winning combinations might be too much to
list on the front of the machine.
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For video slot machines, you need to
either consult the casino director or
alternatively if you are playing at an
online casino you need to consult the casino
instructions for that particular game to
figure out exactly how the game works.
The term pay line refers to a line along
which a combination is valid. For example,
in a conventional slot machine, the only
line that you are looking across is the
horizontal line from left to right. If a
combination along this line is a winning
combination, then you win. If not, you lose.
This game has one pay line. However, many
video slot machines will allow you to win
along verticals, along diagonals and along a
number of other multi-segment patterns and
therefore each of these methods of winning
is referred to as a pay line. Any
combination that you can use to win along
the horizontal, you can also use to win
along alternate pay lines.
Game Play
The game play for a slot machine is pretty
simple. You just insert the number of coins
that you want to use for that particular
spin and then press the spin button (or pull
the arm depending on how old the slot
machine is) in order to see what the outcome
for that particular spin happens to be.
In some of the more modern slot machines,
you can actually insert all of your money at
once and have the machine play automatically
for you until you either signal the machine
to stop or alternatively until the machine
runs out of money. Either way, the outcome
of each spin will not be affected so if you
would rather let the machine do all the work
just find one that will play itself
automatically.
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