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Lisa Michaels
Friends online slot by WMS is a 5x4 reel, 40 payline medium-high volatility title themed after the 1990’s hit show of the same name. The sitcom cemented its place in pop culture after 10 seasons and it still has a dedicated fanbase almost 3 decades later. Ross, Chandler, Phoebe, Rachel, Joey, and Monica appear as symbols as well as selected clips from the show that play when you trigger certain features. The bonus features include free spins, multipliers, expanding wilds, and a bonus wheel. This title is playable across all devices.
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A full stack of jackpot wild symbols on reels 2, 3, and 4 will award you a jackpot prize of 2000x your stake.
Bonus wheel
If you land full stacks of bonus wheel symbols on reels 2, 3, and 5, you will trigger the Bonus Wheel that contains a range of cash prizes and four bonus features.
The Thanksgiving Bonus gives you 10 free spins with a 3x multiplier.
The Wedding Bonus gives you 10 free spins and sticky wilds that stay in place for the duration of the feature.
The Party Bonus gives you 11 free spins with walking wilds that move across the reels that expand and cover one to two reels with each spin.
Finally, the Bamboozled Bonus activates a picking bonus game based on a fictional, chaotic game show created for the TV series. 20 available tiles hide Hungry Money, Golden Mud Hut, Paradise Pond, Angel Pass, or Gimmie Award icons and you will have 3 chances to turn a tile over. If you uncover the Gimmie award icon, you will immediately win 2000x your stake
The other jackpot prizes come from specific icon combinations and will award you prizes of 25x, 100x, or 1,000x your stake
Friends slot has a lot of elements that may please fans of the show, but the gameplay falls short of the nostalgia value. Aside from the chance of triggering bonus features, the base game is standard, and you will have to hope to land a few wild symbols to squeeze any decent potential out. Luckily, the jackpot and bonus wheel features contain much more excitement. Either the Jackpot Wild or Bamboozled bonus give you the chance at the game’s maximum potential of $200 000 and having 2 ways to get to this top prize is a big plus.
The theme is not as imaginatively applied as some other titles based on popular entertainment franchises, which is a shame, as aside from the show’s theme playing on a loop and a few video clips, there isn’t much of an immersive experience on offer. Super-fans of the show may find enough entertainment value to spend some time with this slot, but most players are unlikely to give it more than a first go.
Lisa started off as a croupier at her local casino. However she found her niche in writing and has subsequently used her real-world gambling experiences to help produce and review the many online slots that are released monthly. Lisa also contributes to keeping you up to date with Canadian newsworthy stories.
