L&L Europe - February 2020 roadmap

[L&L-Jan]

Hi guys,

Same as last month, unless no interest, in that case I'll abort this activity

but hereby the releases for February:

Release date	Game name	Provider	RTP	Specifics	Main Feature	Volatility
04/02/2020​	Pharaoh's Dream	SG/Bally	95.91%​	5 reels - 4 rows - 40 lines	Egyptian themed game with sticky stacked wilds in FS	Medium
04/02/2020​	Rise of Maya	Net Ent	96.12 / 96.42%	5 reels - 3 rows - 10 lines	Bonus bet, scatter nudge, expanding wilds + free spins	Medium
11/02/2020​	Wheel of Wishes	MGS/Alchemy	92.24 / 93.34%	5 reels - 3 rows - 10 lines	Power mode, power spin to enter the jackpot game	Low
13/02/2020​	Maya Gold	IGT	94.21%​	5 reels, 3 rows, 25 lines	Mini slot bonus, memory bonus, free spins	Medium
13/02/2020​	Diamond Mine Gold All Action	Blueprint	96.70%​	Up to 117649 megaways	Same slot as Diamond Mine but no base game	High
18/02/2020​	Seven 7s	MGS/Crazy Tooth	96.60%​	1 symbol up to 7 symbols	7x7 is jackpot of 25000x bet	High
20/02/2020​	Secret of the Stones - Max	Net Ent	96.72 / 96.81%	5 reels - 3 rows - 25 lines	Free spins with special features behind stones	High
20/02/2020​	Wonder Woods	MGS/JFTW	96.03%​	5 reels - 3 rows - 20 lines	Mystery Symbols, free spins with sticky mystery symbols	Medium
20/02/2020​	Book of the Sphinx	IGT	94.22%​	5 reels - 3 rows - 20 lines	Free spins with special expanding symbol	High
20/02/2020​	Thundering Buffalo - Jackpot Dash	High5Games	n/a	3x4x5x4x3 slot - 720 ways	Same as current game with sticky jackpots	Medium
20/02/2020​	Beat the Beast: Kraken's Lair	Thunderkick	96.12%​	5 reels - 3 rows - 9 lines	Expanding wilds, Kraken emblem, free spins	Very High
24/02/2020​	Ocean's Treasure	Net Ent	95.99%​	5 reels - 3 rows - 15 lines	Stacked wilds, wilds, free spins with up to 12x multiplier	High
24/02/2020​	Bars and 7s	Inspired	95.00%​	5 reels - 3 rows - 30 lines	low variance bar-x oxo slot	Low
25/02/2020​	Micro Knights	Elk Studio	n/a	tbd	tbd	tbd
25/02/2020​	G.R.O.W.	SG/Red7	96.47%​	5 reels - 10 rows - 50 lines	Beanstalk treasure with treasure chest jackpot, free spins	low
25/02/2020​	Atlantean Treasures Mega Moolah	MGS/Neon Valley	92.08%​	5 reels - 3 rows - 10 lines	Expanding wilds, respins, progressive jackpots	Low
26/07/2020​	Royal Mint	Big Time Gaming	96.48%​	Up to 117649 megaways	Heartstopper, triple reaction, reaction, free spins, enhanced multiplier	High
27/02/2020​	Rick and Morty Megaways	Blueprint	96.54%​	Up to 117649 megaways	Megaways branded with Rick and Morty	High

The new ELK has little info as they will announce the game at ICE.

Personally I'm really looking forward to Rick and Morty Megaways - really creative and good BP came up with that and managed to sort out a contract.

Seven 7s is also worth a mention. A one symbol game with after a 7 hits, a new reel appears. Until you hit 7x7, as thats the jackpot of 25000x bet.

And what we will be working on the next week:

Category other games will be removed, these old flash games are simply EOL. We will replace the category with Slingo games, pretty cool games, a combination of slots, bingo and table games. Have a look at slingoorginals.com for more info. I hope I can finish this release before ICE, otherwise after.

We will improve, massively improve our lottery offering. This will be ready soon. Lottery will become more present and how to play lottery will be more intuitive with a better and friendlier user interface.

Questions?

Shoot!

Kr. Jan

Edit: removed an announcement, will keep that for later.

 

[shc]

Thanks for the list. Can we get in touch?

 

[SlotsMan542]

Ricky & Morty, wow. Well, maybe Rick can save us from Megaways doom

Now are you saying the "Other Games" category as a whole is being removed and each of Slingo Games, Slots, Bingo and Table Games are going to have separate categories? Or there's going to be some vertical with all of those combined? Because the latter is a headache for navigation's sake, personally.

 

[L&L-Jan]

@SlotsMan542 Slingo will be a dedicated category and all available games of slingo will be there. Given that their slots or tables games, can't be really classified as an actual slot or table game - its better to keep all the slingo's together imo.

@shc - Since 2014 the whole CM community has been in touch with me, why not you?

 

[SlotsMan542]

@SlotsMan542 Slingo will be a dedicated category and all available games of slingo will be there. Given that their slots or tables games, can't be really classified as an actual slot or table game - its better to keep all the slingo's together imo.

@shc - Since 2014 the whole CM community has been in touch with me, why not you?

Ah, I gotcha - I thought the comma was separating the items, not clarifying the stuff within Slingo. Yeah, very familiar with their stuff, it's pretty nifty. Cool, thanks!

 

[danofthewibble]

Rick & Morty sounds good. Blueprint always have fun with their licenced games - far more creative than BTG.

 

[sufferinsilence]

I like your style, you won't add the new BTG until July. Good for you!

 

[bamberfishcake]

unless no interest

Of course there is interest! Thanks!

 

[sufferinsilence]

What does the "no base game" for Diamond Mine Gold All Action mean?

I like the idea behind Seven 7s too.

 

[TamingTheBeast]

Just a friendly reminder to bring btg/blueprint to canadians so I can try your casinos @L&L-Jan

 

[helafast]

Definitely interest. I have no idea who Rick and Morty are though

 

[BillyGoldblum]

Yeah dont really understand why we can play blueprint in most casinos and other providers but they all banned in Canada with this group.

Checked earlier and i can play blueprint in at least 30 other casinos even thunderkick i can play in dozens of others all licensed by UKGC. Malta etc

wat da problem is with l&l?

 

[Harry_BKK]

What does the "no base game" for Diamond Mine Gold All Action mean?

I like the idea behind Seven 7s too.

Basically nonstop Feature-Buys. Min bet is $10 for a feature at 0.10 stake level, up to $1,000 for the $10 stake level.

It is Blueprint's answer and work-around to the UKGC blocking them. Now players don't buy features, they simply place larger bets and go straight to the bonus round, no base game whatsoever.

It will be a mini-series coming out over the next few weeks/months. Also planned is Buffalo Rising Megaways All Action and a few more.

Will be interesting to see how the UKGC will react. Well, at least the streamers can now outdo themselves and play features for hours at a time, that will be mightily entertaining.

EDIT: Seven 7s is boring as hell after a few spins, not my cup of tea. Comes from Crazy Tooth Studios, the same people who did The Incredible Balloon Machine. Demo versions are already available if you want to try it.

You start with one reel and it adds then a reel every time the 7 lands on a spin, up to seven.

 

[Nicola]

Lots of new games this month, looking forward to the new ELK slot. Lets hope they remove the 2500x cap this time around - that was a crappy move on the last slot!

@L&L-Jan Date on Royal Mint might be wrong

 

[nikantw]

Basically nonstop Feature-Buys. Min bet is $10 for a feature at 0.10 stake level, up to $1,000 for the $10 stake level.

It is Blueprint's answer and work-around to the UKGC blocking them. Now players don't buy features, they simply place larger bets and go straight to the bonus round, no base game whatsoever.

It will be a mini-series coming out over the next few weeks/months. Also planned is Buffalo Rising Megaways All Action and a few more.

Will be interesting to see how the UKGC will react. .....

They should react the way I suggested: Min bet at 0.20 (or lower)
They will of course simply ban the games

 

[Kroffe]

What does the "no base game" for Diamond Mine Gold All Action mean?

I like the idea behind Seven 7s too.

When you open the slot, an algorithm checks what your average bet is and instantly buys a feature for that price. Feature buys in this slot is 99999999x bet (or whatever your balance is at the moment)
Its pretty neat.

Edit: I see Netent sneaking under 96% rtp with the Oceans treasure slot.
Is it the first non-jackpot thats under 96?

 

[lotusch]

Unreal how IGT keeps chucking out these horrible slots with one of the lowest base RTP's in the industry..
Anyone even play their slots?

And Blueprint, WTG guys!!!!!!! /sarcasm off...
Rip your players another a-hole bypassing the feature buy option...Sad crowd!

Some other releases I look forward to though!

Thanks Jan!

 

[lotusch]

Actually I want to explain this a bit further.
Feature buys were banned by the UKGC to PROTECT the players to try and avoid massive losses within minutes for players.
And this is a part of the industry I do not like, it stinks and it is rotten!!!

Blueprint and most likely other providers to follow should maybe try to use their brains for once and realize this was a measure to protect players, instead of respecting this they used their sick and twisted minds to come up with a mechanic to bypass this.

We all like slotting and a bit of gambling, that is what brings us here together but this industry surely has it's dark and rotten side, one I really dislike...

Already a Facepalm 2020 contestant for me!

 

[Harry_BKK]

When you open the slot, an algorithm checks what your average bet is and instantly buys a feature for that price. Feature buys in this slot is 99999999x bet (or whatever your balance is at the moment)
Its pretty neat.

Edit: I see Netent sneaking under 96% rtp with the Oceans treasure slot.
Is it the first non-jackpot thats under 96?

AFAIK, yes. There are a few very close to the 96% threshold though - Vikings, Starburst, Double Stacks to name a few.

 

[sufferinsilence]

Buffalo Rising All Action was already released today..

 

[Harry_BKK]

Buffalo Rising All Action was already released today..

Could you please post where you saw it?

 

[interlog]

Actually I want to explain this a bit further.
Feature buys were banned by the UKGC to PROTECT the players to try and avoid massive losses within minutes for players.
And this is a part of the industry I do not like, it stinks and it is rotten!!!

Blueprint and most likely other providers to follow should maybe try to use their brains for once and realize this was a measure to protect players, instead of respecting this they used their sick and twisted minds to come up with a mechanic to bypass this.

We all like slotting and a bit of gambling, that is what brings us here together but this industry surely has it's dark and rotten side, one I really dislike...

Already a Facepalm 2020 contestant for me!

Taking away the ethics of the way Blueprint is getting round the bonus buy ban in the UK (I don't agree with it because all it will do is bring it to the attention of the UKGC imo) what is the difference between doing a £100 spin on Secret of the Stones and buying a £100 feature? With the former the money is potentially lost in less than a second whilst with the latter it will last at least a minute whilst the bonus round plays out?

 

[Kroffe]

Taking away the ethics of the way Blueprint is getting round the bonus buy ban in the UK (I don't agree with it because all it will do is bring it to the attention of the UKGC imo) what is the difference between doing a £100 spin on Secret of the Stones and buying a £100 feature? With the former the money is potentially lost in less than a second whilst with the latter it will last at least a minute whilst the bonus round plays out?

I dont think the two are comparable.
I sometimes buy a white rabbit bonus or a money-train bonus for €10-20
How often do you think i do €10-20 spins?

 

[interlog]

I dont think the two are comparable.
I sometimes buy a white rabbit bonus or a money-train bonus for €10-20
How often do you think i do €10-20 spins?

But either are a 10-20 bet with hopefully a positive return at the end of it.

The point Lotusch made was that those high bets should be banned to protect the player. Well if that is the case, then why is a 100 spin on a slot OK but not a 100 bonus buy.

 

[Kroffe]

But either are a 10-20 bet with hopefully a positive return at the end of it.

The point Lotusch made was that those high bets should be banned to protect the player. Well if that is the case, then why is a 100 spin on a slot OK but not a 100 bonus buy.

Not sure how they think when they make the rules regarding gambling if im being honest.
Some decisions they make really makes you question if they have ever seen a slot apart from the one armed bandit they saw in a cowboy movie when they were 12 (wich was 200 years ago).

Maybe its just because its easy/easier getting sucked in to chasing losses when buying bonuses or something.
Even i, that rarely go over 20p in my normal play have no problem spending €20 on a bonus once in a while.
But it sure is tempting to keep buying them, isnt it? Atleast i think so.
Thats why i dont do it very often.