Cashino Slot
Simple, bright, bold and with big-win potential could sum up a lot of different slots from Barcrest. This one is themed around a casino. It includes bonus rounds based on roulette (a big wheel with big win potential) and cards in addition to the ever-present free spins round. Best of all, you can win up to 10,000 coins in a single spin by lining up 5 of the joker (wild) symbols. This is another slot which feels like it was designed first for the world of live casino slots – and then moved online later. The simple looks and easy game-play will appeal to a lot of players that like to recreate that live experience.
The background of this slot is a simple shaded purple colour, with the background to the symbols themselves white. The playing card symbols are bright and bold, with shading to make them seem even bolder.
There are many casino-related design elements including dice, cards and the roulette table. The look of this game almost feels retro, though when you get to the roulette bonus game in particular, you will realize that some 3D animations are included in the slot. Sounds are computer generated; some of them quite jarring (when you win) and others more in the background. One thing I like about Barcrest slots is that they stay silent between spins.
There are 3 bonus games in total on this slot. The playing card one is very simple and keeps you on the reels, though both the free spins and roulette games have a break-out element. These trigger often enough to prevent the standard gaming from getting boring.
Setup and Play for Cashino
This is a standard 5x3 video slot with 20 win lines, which you can choose the number of. You can also choose from a wide range of stakes. The smallest is 5c per line or $1 per spin, with the biggest being $50 per line – great for those of you able to part with $1000 per spin! You can set the auto-play for up to 25 spins at a time.
Jokers are wild on the reels of Cashino. Not only does the joker substitute for the other regular symbols, this is the biggest prize symbol too. You’ll get a cool 10000x your coin amount for 5 of these on a line – with 250x for 4. The Cashino logo comes next on the prize list, this is worth 500x. After this there are 5 playing card types, ace down to 10, which are worth from 100 coins to 200 coins for 5.
In addition to the regular symbols, there are 3 different kinds of bonus symbols. These are dice (which trigger the free spins game with 3 or more), roulette wheels (trigger the break out roulette game) and face-down playing cards which trigger the pick-em game.
Cashino Slot Bonus Games
The free spins round starts with a choice of the 3 dice symbols on the reels. Each will have a number of spins hidden behind it. In the interest of transparency, you will see the results of the ones you did not choose before your spins start. Next the reels are all covered in a ‘free spins’ logo, and when this clears your spins begin. There are no special behaviours or features during this bonus, you simply spin away, accumulating wins as you go. When the game is over you’ll see a small message in the middle of the reels which tells you how much you won in total.
Roulette wheels take you to a great looking bonus, though one which you will not have any active involvement in. First you see a 3D spinning chip, then you go to a 3D wheel which starts to spin. Just as you wonder whether you are supposed to click something (you are not), this will slow down and eventually come to a stop based on the red pointer at the bottom of your screen. There are wheel slots which take you to a second wheel with bigger prizes. Other than that the segments range from 5x to 100x your total bet – you’ll be paid depending on where the pointer stops.
The final game is with the playing cards. This is super-simple. If you hit 3 of these, you get to choose one by clicking. This reveals a multiplier of your total stake, for example 3x. You are credited with this amount – and continue spinning.
Cashino Slot – Conclusion
A simple slot, with enough interest to keep you enjoying the game while you are waiting for those 10000 coin wins to come in. This game is nothing special in the graphics department; instead it is bold and simple. The games are all nicely produced, and trigger frequently enough to stop you from getting tired of the regular game play. Not a slot to set the world alight, though a solid game and worthy of taking for the occasional spin.
