Free slot: The One Armed Bandit

How The One Armed Bandit works

The One Armed Bandit is a slot machine present in online casinos. It has been published since July 2019 by the online gaming provider Yggdrasil. This slot revisits the universe of the American Far West and features highwaymen.

It features a classic reel operation with 5 reels of 3 rows and 20 paylines. The reels are triggered and show different symbols. The One Armed Bandit's payout rate to players is 96.3% and it can be described as a highly volatile machine with a payout of up to 8,000 times its original bet.

The different symbols of The One Armed Bandit

There are 11 different symbols that can appear on the grid :

• the Sheriff's Star as a WILD: it appears anywhere on the reels, replaces any other symbol except the Scatter and has a x5 multiplier when part of a winning combination.

• the masked bandit as a Scatter: he appears anywhere on the reels, turns into a sticky WILD, makes a grey sheriff's star appear at the top of the reel he lands on and triggers a respin during the basic game. It also triggers the free spins bonus feature.

• the moustached bandit as a Bonus: he appears anywhere on the reels, only during free spins, and raises the overall multiplier.

• the gun (pays x80 for 5 identical symbols).

• the vial (pays x60 for 5 identical symbols).

• the hat (pays x35 for 5 identical symbols).

• the spur (pays x20 for 5 identical symbols).

• the classic symbols heart, spade, club and diamond (pay x3.5 to 6.5 for 5 identical symbols).

The different connections in The One Armed Bandit

Many connections are possible on The One Armed Bandit. Indeed, there are 20 payment lines that you can find on the image below. Whether they are lines, diagonals or simple hits, there are many ways to win. You need to line up between 3 and 5 symbols from left to right to win.

How The One Armed Bandit bonus works

Each time a Scatter symbol lands on a reel, a grey sheriff's star appears at the top of the corresponding reel. A respin takes place and a Scatter may appear on another reel and so on until 5 grey sheriff's stars appear at the top of the reels. The free spins bonus function is then triggered and 10 free spins are awarded.

The function starts with an overall x5 multiplier applied to winnings which can increase when bonus symbols land on the reels. Collecting 2 Bonus symbols raises the multiplier to x10, collecting 4 raises it to x20. Finally, 1 additional free spin is offered each time a bonus symbol lands on the reels.

Our opinion about The One Armed Bandit

This is a popular theme among slot machine designers, which is once again reflected in this project from provider Yggdrasil. Very similar to NetEnt's famous Dead or Alive machine, The One Armed Bandit stands out for the quality of its graphics and the originality of the way in which the free spins bonus is triggered. Apart from the free spins and respins in the basic game, one can nevertheless regret the few functionalities present in this slot with a strong potential.