Arcader Slot - NZ Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Classic-Retro Blend Makes Arcader a Great Fun Slot

If the 1970s video game Space Invaders and the original fruit machine fell in love and produced offspring, the result would likely be something like Arcader. Designed by Thunderkick and one of the best free slots of this genre around, it’s original, innovative and best of all, a lot of fun. Against an atmospheric background of stars, planets and meteors, five majestic reels rise from the ground. Looking like misplaced tower blocks, these things are seriously huge and they depict an unusual approach to slot game design that you are unlikely to have come across before.

The Symbols

Arcader features images from traditional fruit machine games, including 7s, bells, oranges, cherries and bars, though you may not recognise them immediately as they are made up of hundreds of tiny pixels.

Get Started

Like everything else in this game, the controls are not quite like most slots. It’s easy to work things out, but don’t expect to see everything as clearly labeled as you might expect from more traditional games.

Lots of Chances to Win

This 5-reel slot has 15 paylines, and regular payouts come from matching 3+ symbols starting from the reel furthest left. As is standard, the best payouts come from matching 5 images - here bars are the most generous, multiplying your stake by 20, followed by the red number seven which boosts your line win by 9x. There are plenty of extra chances to win throughout the game, with several fun special features. Regular slot players will be familiar with most of these. The wild, depicted by the letter W on a tile with blue edging, substitutes for all other symbols except the bonus, mystery and expander. The B [for bonus] symbol acts as scatter, and activates the generous free spin bonus. 3-5 bonus symbols reward players with 9 free spins, with a 1x multiplier for three icons, 3x for four, and a very attractive 9x if you manage to spin five anywhere across the reels. But the fun doesn’t end there, as following each of these spins one symbol on reels 2-4 becomes a sticky wild [a W against a green background], making your chances of winning even higher!

Unusual Extras

There are two further bonus options which are quite unusual. The expander turquoise edging and a symbol of up and down arrows identifies the most lucrative symbol you have, and turns all others on that reel into the same thing to create the ultimate payline! While spinning, 3 of the M [pink edging] icons qualifies you for the mystery bonus game where you choose random squares aiming to collect prizes (various figures which multiply your line bet), rather than an X which means game over.

Play on All Screens

In the past you had to go to an arcade or a pub to play slots or video games, these days you can play online via your laptop, tablet or even your mobile phone. Both the web and mobile versions of Arcader have been specially designed to deliver the same top quality experience.

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