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by Borris Bienn
You don’t have to be a fantasy game fanatic to be amazed at WMS Gaming’s new ground-breaking video slot, The Lord of the RingsTM. e Lord of the RingsTM video slot showcases WMS Gaming’s impressive slot toolkit
including Adaptive Gaming® and Sensory Immersion Gaming technology that brings stunningly unique features to the casino playing experience. High de nition lm clips and amazing surround sound deliver the epic action. With eight thrilling bonus games, plus mystery features and a slot rst— ve Power SpinTM awards you can collect and play when you want— e Lord of the RingsTM video slot delivers astonishing play.
e Lord of the RingsTM video slot is an epic gaming experience based on the epic lm fantasy
e Lord of the Rings. e story follows hobbit Frodo Baggins, who is called to leave his quiet beginnings in the Shire and set out on a quest to destroy a magic ring that he inherited from his uncle, Bilbo Baggins.
Director Peter Jackson famously
took on what remains one of
the most ambitious lm projects
to date with the live-action lm
version of e Lord of the Rings. e project took more than eight years to complete as Jackson lmed all three movies simultaneously. e lms generated $3 billion worldwide, and won 17 Academy
Awards, including Best Picture.
And now players can experience this epic adventure in an entirely new way at their favorite casino.
WMS Gaming’s new The Lord of the RingsTM Adaptive Gaming® slot puts players in the middle of Frodo’s quest to destroy the One Ring. Players travel across Middle-earth, unlocking new bonus rounds and defeating even more dangerous opponents, while experiencing state-of-the-art gaming technology.
Astonishing Game Play eLordoftheRingsTMvideoslotmakesfulluseofWMS’SensoryImmersionGamingtechnology, which has to be experienced to be appreciated. Visually, the next-generation graphics are absolutely
stunning. But what fans of the epic lms will appreciate most is the Bose® 3Space® sound system built into the chair that brings the original 5.1 surround sound music and sound e ects from the movie soundtracks to life. It’s like you’re playing the game in a movie theater, except you get to be at the center of the action.
e game itself is a 5-reel, 25-line video slot. It’s available in multiple denominations, but the most popular will be 1¢, 2¢ and 5¢. e minimum bet is 40 credits, which covers all 25 lines plus all of the extra bonus features, and the maximum bet is 1,000 credits. Five e Lord of the RingsTM logos on a single line pays 1,000 x the line bet (25,000 credits at maximum bet). anks to the exciting and innovative bonus features, however, it’s possible to win this top award on up to 25 lines at once!
e base game reels feature all of your favorite characters from e Lord of the Rings. And any time a player hits a ve-of-a-kind of one of the characters, they’re rewarded with a movie clip shown on the top screen. To make the base game even more exciting, it features two random wild features, GollumTM Wilds and Legolas’ Wild Arrows. When the GollumTM Wilds feature is
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