Meister Slots - Looking for bitchin' ideas

[Rusty]

KK
Some excellent ideas already posted above! (except maybe Hobo who needs to come to the REAL world...)

I thought he was explaining how slots currently worked

Simmo
What do you make them in and what for and how do they look etc. More detail

Long long ago I was able to program in C++ but I hated it because I wanted to work on games but never made it, so naturally I flushed my NVQ down the bog and moved on.

I used to make full games for the Amiga using a really good Basic called AMOS so because basic is easy and I don't have the skills to program in C anymore I checked out a few basic's for the PC.
I found Basic 4GL to be about the best free one although it has many limitations, so I use that.
They look pretty good (the reels spin and all that) and I steal all my artwork for the sybols (shhh) they have proper sound effects etc.
Obviously they need plenty of polishing because once I have the basic mechanics and playability in place I've had enough and want to try something new.
Also because I am talentless the animations and backgrounds are pretty guff.
I make them for fun although I had a fantastic idea for a web site where they could be played and prizes won but I don't have the finances or the resourses to get it done and some of the ideas are already being overtaken (slot tourneys for eg )
I make them so they play completely random and give around 96% payout.
They have adjustable lines and stakes etc because I wanted to compare how they play against say MG or RTG.(that's another debate )
I guess I could just make an MG clone and test that but that would bore me.

Slotster
You get a BIG F*ck off glowing button, you have to press to activate "THE SPIN!!!"

Now that's a slot
I want to press it, can I, can I, can I press it, can I?

[Hihohiho0]

Originally Posted by Simmo!

How about one symbol on each reel that is a number in the range 1 - 5. If you get two or more in view, or maybe lined up, it adds them together for that amount of free spins. The multiplier is the number of those "numbers" in view. So if you get say a 2, a 1 and a 3 on three of the reels you get 6 spins at 3x. or if you get a 2, a 4, a 3 and another 4 in view, you get 13 spins at 4x. Etc. Obviously it must be able to retrigger. If you only get one number in view, it acts as a multiplier if it fits in a winning line.

I'd suggest making it a 9-line slot, with scatters and a wild on every reel, though the wild is superfluous if you use the above idea as the number becomes a wild.

I really like this idea Simmo... and maybe pick you own theme - like fireMAN, policeMAN, ArmyMAN, NavyMEN, SpiderMAN... etc... or maybe just puppies and kitties (on those nights I have a headache)

[Simmo!]

Thx Rusty

Sorry Meister - slight derail there...back on topic

[aka23]

Originally Posted by Casinomeister

I'm looking for ideas.

If I want to create the most bitchin' slots on the planet, what features should it incorporate?

I'm thinking that a good base game is a Thunderstruck/Springbreak etc. with a free spin feature that can be re-triggered. That could act as a template - but I'm looking for something innovative - something tweaky, something funky.

What sort of features could you image? Something that hasn't been done yet, or something that is tried and tested? Post your creativity here. Thanks!

It's not exactly a feature, but I'd like to see more slots that list the expected payout of the machine and have a higher payout than typical for slots.

[silkprint]

Have a 5x symbol shaped like a beer can that can show up randomly on a winning combination.

[Rusty]

Originally Posted by silkprint

Have a 5x symbol shaped like a beer can that can show up randomly on a winning combination.

How about a 6x shaped like a six pack?

Mmmmmmm Beer

Oh sorry wrong character.

[silkprint]

LOL Rusty ..even better

[cheekymonkey]

I want, I want, I want...

Ladies Nite, but 3 scatters pays x 3 x 15, 4 scatters x 4 x 20 and 5 scatters x 5 x 100.

Also, Loaded exactly as it is but with a retrigger.

I would be eternally happy.

[w8n4win]

One Americans can play.

Sorry, that was my first thought!

[hobobiker]

i know .....how about 150 lines on a 10 reel slot ..now here's the good bit ...
all the reels are blank except one which has a picture or icon of a storm drain or grid...( there is loads and loads of different types of grid ...so could mix the grids about abit to make it more interstin )

so when you spin every reel except one shows a nice grid picture......

the grid picture triggers the bonus round....this is the good bit, when the bonus is triggered and its guarenteed to trigger on every spin... ....the screen shows a big grid ..your pile of chips or credits are shown as notes which you have to click on and this picks them up ....you move your mouse to the grid carfully an put it over a hole or gap in the grid and click again to put the virtual pound or doller note down the storm drain......this has to be done in a certain time limit which counts down .....the object is to put as many down in a certain time .......you make the time limit ...and it retriggers another extra say 15 -30 seconds to put all or as many of your credits down the grid to reach a 0 total .......if you fail to do this then back to the blank spinning reels to get the bonus grid.....

could call it "goin down the dustpipe" or

could be called " down the drain" or postcards from the gutter" .....yes

bonus every time too....... guarentees a sharp short crisp game..