Crown Gems Slot Machines

Although both the offline and online game interfaces are very simple they do use different layouts.

The game in the land based casinos displays the game name across the top of the screen, centered above the playing reels area. Controls are positioned around the reels on the other three sides.The controls are virtualized through a touch-sensitive screen although buttons may be found on a cabinet dashboard below the screen.

The Stake Per Line Widget

Is in the upper left hand corner of the screen and players use the green Plus or red Minus button to adjust this value up or down.

The Lines Window

Sits near the lower left hand corner of the screen and merely displays the number of active pay lines.

The Stake Window

Is positioned below the Lines window and it shows the product of Stake Per Line times Lines. Maximum stake is £500 per spin. The minimum stake per spin is 10p.

The Balance Window

Is displayed just below the left hand side of the playing reels. This is the total amount of money the player has available.

The Total Win Window

Is display just below the right hand side of the playing reels. This is the total of all prizes paid on the last spin.

There are four buttons on the right hand side of the screen.

The Help Button

Activates the pay table screen.

The Hi Roller Button

Is positioned below the Help button. Players use the Hi Roller button to remove or adjust upward the slot game’s betting limits.

The Auto Button

Is positioned below the Hi Roller button. Clicking on the Auto button activates a small accordion menu with options of 10, 15, 20, or 25 spins. Clicking on any of the choices initiates theautomatic spinning mode. The Auto button becomes a Stop button and remains so until the last automatic spin has been played. The automatic spins continue until the player interrupts thespins, the last spin plays, or the player’s available balance drops below the amount of the current total stake. The Stop button contains a counter that shows how many automatic spins remain.

The Green Spin Button

Is positioned in the lower right hand corner of the screen. Clicking on the Spin button initiates one paid spin of the reels.

The online screen layout, while radically different from that of the land based cabinet game, offers all of the same options as the land based game.

The Help button is placed above the left hand side of the playing reels area.

The pay lines are all represented by numbered badges. These are provided for decoration and most likely indicate that the same base software was used to program this game as many others.

The remaining controls are positioned below the playing reels, with the exception of the player’s balance window, which is located elsewhere.

There are a few stylistic differences between the offline version of the game and the land based game. The animations of the spinning reels look different and the incidental sounds are alsodistinctive between the two versions.

In the online game each prize amount is highlighted in a small window at the top of the most prominent symbol in the pay line.

In both games the symbols forming a winning combination “light up” and pulse at the player.

This is just a gambling game. There is no real entertainment value to it. The game tells no story, doesn’t have a cute avatar, and doesn’t engage the user in any sort of bonus activity. Still,the payoffs can be substantial and one of the things lacking in both versions of the game is a “Big Win” animation. If you win several thousand pounds on a spin the game just cycles through thewinning combinations and you may only notice later you have a substantially larger balance than you thought you had.

For people who like excitement and interactivity in their slot games this is a “must pass” option. You’ll become bored very quickly.

For people who like to take big risks this game keeps it simple so you know what you are paying for. But be sure you can sustain repeated losses before you hit that Hi Roller button. Let the gamepay you before you pay it.