Online Slots Based On Popular Classics

April 23, 2015

On April 23 UNESCO celebrates World Book Day in order to foster the habit of reading. Online casino slots developers also contribute to this effort by releasing slot machines based on popular classics.

The software provider Playtech has a slot game based on Charles Dickens’ novel A Christmas Carol. The animated introductory clip narrates the story of the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge. One Christmas Eve he was visited by the ghost of Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmases Past, Present and Yet to Come. They left him full of the Christmas spirit. The symbols are characters from the novel and include Scrooge, the Ghosts of Christmas, Tiny Tim and the ghost of Marley. The win animations are very appropriate to the nature of the characters. The slot game has a free spins round in which all payouts are tripled. There is also a pick an object type of bonus game on the second screen conducted by one of the three Ghosts of Christmas. This slot game is live at Playtech online casinos like Mansion Casino and Omni Casino.

Microgaming offers a slot machine based on Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. In keeping with the nature of the narrative, the environment and background music have an eerie touch. In one of the animations you will see Dr. Jekyll transform into the monstrous Mr. Hyde symbol. The bonus feature awards 10 free spins, which can be retriggered. Jekyll and Hyde has the popular Microgaming 243 ways to win structure. Symbols on any spots on adjacent reels from left to right result in payouts, and the payouts occur very frequently. Jekyll and Hyde is live at Microgaming online casinos like All Slots and Gaming Club.

Books are not only for adults. One of the objectives of World Book Day is to get children to read. The software provider Realtime Gaming offers an online slot titled Wooden Boy based on the children’s classic Pinocchio. The reels are set in Geppetto's workshop. The symbols on the reels are from the Pinocchio story and include the blue fairy, Honest John the fox and the whale. The high value card symbols are appropriately made from wood. Pinocchio is the wild symbol and it expands across all reels dancing a jig. The blue fairy recites the famous line "Now, remember, Pinocchio be a good boy" and awards up to 15 free spins. During the free spins Pinocchio acts as a 3x multiplier. Wooden Boy is live at online casinos like Club World and Winner Casino.

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