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world—shoes, watches, handbags—but in this game you can experience the unique features of MultiWay® wagering.
Here’s a note about MultiWay® slots. By now, you’ve probably played other MultiWay® games, but in case you haven’t, here’s how they work. Instead of basing payouts on the number of paylines, MultiWay® games pay out based on reel positions. The possible number of ways to win is determined by multiplying the number of reel positions in each column, which adds up to 243 ways to win on a 5-reel game with three lines of reels visible. In other words, when you look at a typical 5-reel machine, you’ll see three horizontal rows and five vertical rows of symbols. If you multiply the number of reel positions in each column—
3x3x3x3x3—it adds up to 243. To win, matching symbols need to appear on three adjacent reels from left to right. It may sound a little complicated, but the most important thing to remember about MultiWay® slots is simple: more ways to win!
Both the Fashion and Collectibles games o er players a wagering option that’s di erent from how you’re probably used to wagering on other games. It’s called Easy BetTM, and it really lives up to its “Easy” name. is simpli ed form of wagering allows players to make a one-touch, one bet decision. Instead of wagering
based on how many lines are played and how many coins per line are bet, players can select how many credits they want to play. It’s that easy!
The Community Play Free Spin Bonus
The huge reels display mounted above the eBayTM Video Slot machines serves an important purpose— it’s there that the Community Play Free Spins Bonus
is played out.
The new eBayTM Video Slots offer players the
chance to compete against each other in a thrilling Community bonus round.
You have probably played in a similar group bonus in two other games that have debuted in casinos over the past two years: the Wheel of Fortune® Super SpinTM game and Indiana JonesTM Multi-Level Progressives. You may recall that in the Wheel of Fortune® Super SpinTM game, a giant wheel is surrounded by individual machines, and the players have the chance to participate in a communal bonus round. When the “Super Spin” bonus starts, players have 10 seconds
to decide w h e t h e r
to participate in the community bonus. At that point, several players can enter the bonus at the same time. In the Indiana JonesTM Multi-Level Progressives Video Slots, ten free spins are awarded to each player chosen for the bonus round and the bonus also features “stacking” wild symbols which really boost total credit wins. e free- spins bonus plays automatically, and at the end of the round, players are prompted to pick an on-screen icon that reveals whether they won the bonus round or the credit amount won. at’s why it’s called a “group bonus,” since all eligible players are competing for the progressive. e result is shown only after the bonus round is complete. Only one player can win the progressive bonus, but all other players are awarded credits at the end of the round.
e Community bonus round in eBayTM Video Slots has similarities to each of the games mentioned above, but with a few di erences. Here’s how the eBayTM Community bonus works. With each wager, players earn eight seconds of bonus eligibility time. To be eligible
for the Community bonus, each player must bet the maximum number of lines or ways available, plus make a side bet of 25 credits times the line bet or multiplier.
Players are alerted on the overhead signs and giant Video Slot reels that the bonus is about to begin. Once it starts,
ten free spins are played out on the giant
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