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Surely when Charles Fey built his first slot machine in 1896 he never
could have envisioned where the contraption would travel and how it would
transmogrify. In fact, for a hundred years his innovation hardly changed
at all, except cosmetically. The external design, consisting of an ornate
metal box was wrapped around the mechanism and became fancier or plainer,
larger or smaller, in attempt to attract the eye. But as always, when
a player primed the machine with coins and pulled the handle, the reels
spun randomly and, governed by stoppers eventually came to a halt. Each
reel was decorated with a variety of symbols that, when matched according
to a pay schedule (printed somewhere on the face of the machine), the
player won; when no matching symbols appeared, the player lost.
Though Fey is given credit as the Father of the Slot Machine, prototypes
existed years before he came up with the idea of converting them into
gambling device--which he believed would enhance the profits on his sales
routes. These early "amusement devices" could be found in saloons where
polite society would not be exposed to them and where proprietors stood
on the edge of breaking the law.
These first apparatuses had a major drawback. They were designed in
such a way that after a certain number of coins were inserted the weight
of these coins would tip the scales and some of the stored coins from
previous play would spill out, thus providing a winner. It didn't take
long for street-smart players and wise guys to figure out that the coins
would come out automatically with a little pushing and shoving and slamming
the machine around. So it was back to the drawing board where clever
builders devised first a metal bar to help prevent "tilting," and then
came up with smaller devices that could be bolted to a counter top or
wall.
Meanwhile, in dignified establishments such as grocery stores and mercantiles,
a similar piece of equipment began popping up and being played by even
the snootiest of patrons. Called the trade simulator, this machine operated
much like other contemporary devices except that the winners produced
could be exchanged or traded for goods within the establishment--thus
the name "trade," perhaps a forerunner to the modern cents-off coupon.
Playing slots was (and is) both a tactile and sensory experience involving
the feel of the coins and the touch and pull of the handle. It involved
the sense of vision, the sense of hearing, and the innate sensation of
anticipation.
Winning and losing depended on a simple mechanism that included symbols
(usually fruit of some kind, perhaps bars and/or sevens, and of course
hearts, diamonds, clubs and spades, Fey's original choice) affixed to
the three reels and a shaft. With ten symbols per reel, the machine was
capable of a thousand possible combinations.
Astronomical is a three reel, one payline, and three
coin slot machine. It has a wild, multiplier symbol
and the maximum payout is 8,000 coins. Totally out
of this world ;o)
The Astronomical symbol is wild and substitutes for
any other symbol to complete winning combinations.
A single Astronomical symbol doubles the payout of
any combination it completes.
Two Astronomical symbols quadruple the payout of
any combination they complete.
SunQuest is a five-reel, nine payline, and nine coin
slot machine. The multiple paylines increase your
chances of winning. SunQuest has a wild symbol, and
a scatter symbol.
The Wild symbol substitutes for all other symbols
except the Scatter symbol to complete winning combinations.
The Scatter symbol means you are paid out if it appears
in any position on all five reels.
For every coin that you bet, you enable another
payline. You are paid out for winning combinations
on enabled paylines only.
The Wild symbol substitutes for all other symbols
except the Scatter symbol to complete winning combinations.
The Wild symbol, only appears in reels 2, 3 and
4.
Only one winning combination is paid out per enabled
payline. If there is more than one possible winning
combination on a payline, you are paid out the value
of the highest combination only.
The Scatter symbol is a scatter symbol. This means
that it does not need to appear in a line on an enabled
payline to win.
It can be scattered anywhere on the five reels provided
that three or more Scatter symbols appear.
Winnings are calculated by multiplying the number
of Scatter symbols by the total number of credits
bet.
Example:
1. One Scatter symbol and two Wild symbols scattered
anywhere on the five reels, does not complete a winning
combination. A minimum of three Scatter symbols completes
a winning combination.
2. Two Scatter symbols, scattered anywhere on the
five reels, does not complete a winning combination.
A minimum of three Scatter symbols completes a winning
combination.
3. Three Scatter symbols, scattered anywhere on
the five reels, completes a winning combination. Three
Scatter symbols pay out the total amount of coins
bet multiplied by 5. If you have selected a 0.25 coin
and 9 paylines, your total bet amount is 0.25 x 9
= 2.25 coins. Therefore your total pay out is 2.25
coins x 5 = 11.25 coins.
4. Three Scatter symbols, scattered anywhere on
the five reels and three Watermelon symbols on an
enabled payline completes two winning combinations.
Three Scatter symbols pay out 11.25 coins and three
Watermelon symbols pays out 10 x 2.25 = 22.50 coins.
Therefore the total pay out is 22.50 + 11.25 = 33.75
coins.
Malfunctions void all plays and pays.
Winnings are paid out on the highest combination on
each enabled payline only.
You are paid out for winning combinations on enabled
paylines only.
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