The second Monday of October each year is the day the United States celebrates the discoveries made by Christopher Columbus in 1492. Today, two online casino software developers have created a slot game as a tribute to the discovery era of history. Although it is not specifically themed toward Columbus, the game has various aspects of exploration.
Released a few months ago, Playtech introduced The Discovery to the gaming world. The logo showcases a Captain with his boat accompanied by a native girl from the newly discovered land. These two characters can also be found as symbols on the slot reels. Other symbols include:
- A compass
- An island
- A flower
- A telescope
The compass represents a wild symbol that can be used in conjunction with others. The girl symbol offers a fixed jackpot of 5,000 coins and the Captain represents 10 free spins equaling triple payouts. Despite the vivid graphics and sharp audio, the game does not fully capture a discovery theme.
Another release by industry-leader Microgaming is aptly named Age of Discovery and is a similar game. For instance, the symbols on the reels are a compass, gold coin, sextant, schooner and dragon sketch. During this time it was a common belief that dragons lived at the edge of the world.
The main advantage of this game over The Discovery is exotic fruit symbols are used as opposed to high value card symbols. Another benefit is the bonus game features a screen with thirty treasure sites appearing on a map. Players select the various sites with winning credits until they receive a skull and bones.
click here to see most Popular PagesAnother game from discovery-based game from Microgaming is Eggsplorer in which the reels imitate a ship with the ocean in the background. The symbols on the reels include a map, the wheel and a schooner. The characters are different types of birds and there is a native hula dancer and a witch doctor. Although more of a pirate theme than explorer, there are still aspects of this time period.
These three games add an interesting and innovative twist to slot gaming. Since Microgaming and Playtech are an online casino software developer, these games are distributed to many different casinos, so they should be fairly easy to find. The excitement and intrigue of a new game is sure to bring in new customers and give regulars a fun new way to play slots.
