Microgaming launches a "Community Slot Game: Multi-Player Wheel of Wealth"

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Created on Friday, 27 November 2009 09:15

Microgaming launches "Multi-Player Wheel of Wealth", a "Community Slot Game"- the web´s first. Winner or a gimmick? We translate and find out.

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Microgaming which is the software company behind many of the world´s biggest online casino brands (Ladbrokes, Spin Palace and Betway Casino to name a few) has launched a new type of slot with a nod to the ever growing trend for online communities. We have all heard about the phenomenal growth of Facebook and Twitter (and the phenomenal crash of Friends Reuinited). This is basically a slot that tries to build on this trend. It´s called Multi-Player Wheel of Wealth, Special Edition, and the boffins from Microgaming are calling it the world’s first "true multi-player slot game, successfully integrating blah blah blah (we edited the last bit of corporate mumbo jumbo out for you. Time is money as they say in Swaziland).

We´re calling it the Internet´s first Web 2.0 slot, just because no-one has thought to use that particular bit of jargon yet.

When you play the slot you are assigned a playing room and given a "seat" at one of 6 stand alone 5 reel, 25 line slot machines, within that room. If you want to swap machines or rooms you can with the clicking of a simple Boo Tonn. You can chat with other players and obviously you can play the slot, which is a traditional 5 reeler with Wilds, Scatters, and Multipliers.

OK, so far it sounds a bit gimmicky. You can chat with other players. Woo hoo, pass me the smelling salts. But hang on soldier, here´s the good bit: the shared Wheel of Wealth feature. Once you have built up sufficient "bonus multipliers" on your machine, you´ll get an invitation to pick one of 20, big payout, stops on the Wheel of Wealth. The wheel spins and each player scoops the prize according to where they land on the wheel. This starts to sound a bit more exciting, as you can congratulate/take the mickey/give the bird to/berate/jealously watch your fellow slots players in the room.

Our guess is that this is their first stab at this kind of community play slot machine. Slots tournaments have been very popular - the recent Tomb Raider Grand Slam of Slots was a huge hit. Over 8,000 punters battled it out for a million euro top prize. This kind of stuff is only going to become more and more prevalent.

So we say.......good effort! But keep the new games coming. Talking of which, how about this for an idea Microgaming? When we play slots in Vegas, we are normally offered free drinks from Vegas bunnies in the case of the chaps and Vegas studs in the case of the chapesses. This could be a great idea for your new online slot game!

As soon as player bets enough to cover the cost of a cold beer (all the players are of legal age anyway- no problems there), the clever Microgaming casino software free drinks vending machine algorithm (patented) kicks into action. It sends a discrete message to your nearest drinks delivery service and within 5 minutes or so you´ll here a knock on the door, with a glass of your favorite tipple on a tray.