New slots to play

It's like Christmas, except it comes around more often. Though sometimes it does cost me as much money. But Playtech has just released four new slot games for us to play, all with great themes. Well, mostly.

The Archer is a Robin Hood themed slot and I really think that the a slot game based on a someone who steals from the rich and gives to the poor is a great theme. Mostly because I often feel like the poor. So I might just win some money off this game if Robin keeps to his promises. This also promises to play differently than other slots since it features no play lines and allows for 243 winning combinations of symbols.

The Rocky slot game is of course based on the popular Rocky moves. This is a 25 payline slot where the bonus game will allow you to choose Rocky's opponent in the games. A plus for boxing fans.

The Punisher War Zone is a video slot with a futuristic theme and based on the Marvel film. So if you love the action and energy that Marvel brings, check out this slot game.

The last slot is The Discovery, which is the one I'm not sure about. It's a 20 pay line slot featuring Christopher Columbus and Pocahontas as part of a 25^th century explorer them. The problem is that fortune didn't really treat either of those two very well. It's a luck thing. I'm not sure I want to play a slot where the highest winning symbols didn't do well in life. Give me Robin Hood instead.

WagerWorks "Slot Provider of the Year"

Wager Works, which provides games for the popular Virgin Casino site, has been named Slot Provider of the Year at the first EGR b2b Supplier Awards in London. With more than a decade of experience in the online gaming market, WagerWorks is a top name in creating cool and innovative games. Though a lot of their success seems to come from creating games based on already known titles.

One of my favorites is Cluedo, which is based on the game Clue. You've played it. The mystery game where everyone tries to figure out if it was Professor Plum in the Library with a Candlestick. But Wager Works has also created a trio of Monopoly titles, where you can pass Go and collect 200 dollars. Or maybe a lot more if you're lucky. There are also two Wheel of Fortune Games, and even a Jeopardy based game.

There newest game, Noah's Ark, adds a new twist to the slot game world. The game features a slit symbols option. So a position on the reels can show two icons instead of one. This means you can line up a potential ten symbols instead of five.

If you want to check out the Wager Work titles, you'll want to head over to Virgin Games. The casino features a great selection of games with just one draw back. It isn't open to players from the United States. But this is a bit of a problem with the Wager Works games as a whole. They seem to be restricted to U.K. based sites and the U.S. players can't get to them.

Virgin teams up with Microgaming

Virgin Casino is a great place to play and they offers some of the more unusual slots games that you'll find on the web. There's even a Tetris based slots game, which is just a strange sort of game. You watch Tetris shaped blocks fall in what looks like a traditional tetris game, except that you don't get to control the fall of the blocks. But if they line up and form a row, like in Tetris, you win. And we all like winning.

But now Virgin is increasing their offering of games by adding Microgaming games to the site. But Virgin is trying to be unique in how they do this. Other casinos have added games by changing their software providers. A bummer for players at the casino because they can lose the ability to play their favorite games that used to be on the site and have to chase down another casino with those games.

But Virgin Casino has decided it doesn't want to be dependent on just one software provider. So, they aren't dropping their existing games. So I'll still be able to play Tetris over there, but I'll also be able to play some new slots games from Microgaming.

Hey, I recommend joining more than one online casino so you can play the games you want to play. They shouldn't be able to hold you hostage to just one company's games. But I like this new Virgin take on the business where they offer me more than one company's games on one site. That way I can add up my bonus points and other offers faster and have fewer accounts to worry about.

I love iSlots!

Have you played iSlots yet? They're the newest entry into the slots market and one of the big reasons for me to play slots online. Because I love the play of iSlots. They're far less predictable and static than regular slots.

So, what's an iSlot? Basically it's an interactive slot game that combines slots action with video game action familiar to the computer generation. Slots games based on casino action are fairly simple. Oh, sure they may have fancy graphics and spinning wheels. But you can play them by simply clicking a button over and over again. You don't have to even pay attention to win.

But with iSlots, there's another dimension to the game. Oh, there's the traditional slots play, so you'll get your share of that. But if you hit the right combination of symbols you'll trigger a bonus game where you have to interact with the computer. You may shot down aliens or battle it out with the cops in a great bank heist. But you have to play against the computer to win. And it's fun.

Really, that's what it comes down to. The games have different levels and various games and they really are fun to play. You'll have to find an online casino running Rival software to play them, so try Ruby Royal or Box 24 or similar casinos. They'll even let you sign up and play for a free - no money needed. So give iSlots a chance. Try them and you'll never look at slots the same way again.

How to play free slots

Have you ever wanted to just sit down and play with a slots machine without paying? Yeah, just try that at any casino in Las Vegas. They'll probably laugh at you. If you want to play, you have to pay. Unless you play online. That's a big secret of the online gaming community. Most online gaming sites offer free play options. Just keep in mind that if you play for free, you can't win real money. You still have to pay to do that.

So, why would you want to play for free? Well, studies are showing that playing casino games can actually help reduce stress levels. If you play with fun money, you won't gain back any stress when you look at your bank statement after a round of play. But even the players who like to play for money will often play a game or two for free when checking out a new slots game.

Here's the thing, the new online slot games can be complex and fun to play. But if you're going to play for money, you might want to actually practice playing the game before you start risking real coins. Yes, I said practice playing a slot game. Okay, it's hard to accidentally miss a win since the machines are set up to award them automatically. But some games have bonuses that you can only win of you play for the maximum amount and others have bonuses that you'll discover you want to trigger when playing for a bit more money.

But these days, you don't have to hesitate about playing a slots game. There are plenty of online casinos out there willing to let you play with them for free. Just register with them and start the reels spinning.