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The Video Slot Machine's Help Menu
Twenty years ago, the slot machine was just a very simple device. Just put a coin in the slot and pull the lever to spin the three reels. If you line up the three winning combination you win and the pay table was just right in front of the machine.
The new video slot machine is very different to the old slot machines. Technology has made the biggest change to the slot machine. The new slot machines are more than the old machine could ever dream of.
New machines run by computer micro processors randomly generate numbers that just show them on the screen. Compared to the old machines that are mechanical this is light years ahead.
Old slot machines have only one payline while the new video slot machines have more like five, seven, nine or even more playlines. Sometimes more coins are needed for each line that you choose. The winning combinations can be diagonal, horizontal, vertical, or even zigzag. On the reels, there can be bonus pay or scatter pay. New video slot machines are very complicated compared to the old slot machines. They can be quite confusing and most times new players are trying to figure out how to use them. To figure out the game, sometimes you need a manual to understand how it works.
The new video slot machines have a Help Screen instead of the manual to explain how the game is played. New players who have never played before will have something to look at, this help screen, so they will understand how the game is to be played.
This Help Screen is the next best thing to a manual. Usually the first thing that comes up on the help menu is the pay lines for the game. It will show you how the symbols must line up for the winning spin. The winning symbols must start from the left reel going to the right reel, many of the new video slots requires this. You may get three or four symbols in a row but they should start in the first reel on the left otherwise it will not count as a win. Even though you have multiple symbols in a row you will not win, you should understand this so that you will not be confused. The amount of coins needed for each payline is also found on the screen.
The pay table is shown on the next screen and will let you know how much each symbol pays. Before you start it is always best to check the pay table. The help menu will explain if there is a bonus round. The will tell you what symbols are needed.
Just a few minutes to read the help screen on a video slot machine so you can clearly understand how the game works will help you figure out the game as you play. It will be more enjoyable for you as well.