Slot Features

Wilds are the jokers of the reels: they stand in for other symbols to complete a winning line. Modern slots stretch, move and multiply them. This entry sorts out the main types and what each one does.

A sticky wild holds its place on the reels for more than one spin. Here are the common versions, how long they stay and why they change the feel of a game without changing its price.

In a hold and win round, prize symbols freeze on the grid and every new arrival resets the respins. Here is how the feature starts, how it ends and what the fixed prizes really mean.

A bonus buy lets you skip the waiting and pay to enter a slot's feature round at once. Here is how that price is set, why sessions swing harder and what to check before pressing the button.

Online slots suit a busy week best in small, planned doses. Here is how to keep sessions short, the budget fixed and the fun front and centre.

Some games ask for an evening. Chess wants concentration, poker wants reading people, a strategy game wants an hour before anything interesting happens. Slots ask for almost nothing: choose a stake, press…