Pixi Js Slot Machine
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There are dozens social slot games out there. Most of them have fantastic UI. Great symbols, animations and sound effects.
But when you review store ratings and read the comments, you notice that most of the slot machines have severe %RTP (Return to Player) and Hit Frequency issues and unplanned Volatility ratio.
The reason is that most of the games you play out there can't make scientific calculations of Slot machine RTP, Hit Frequency and other important parameters.
To build your own 'Slotomania' like game, to provide great experience and to be able to control your game economy, the following components should be configured properly and if needed you should be able to make quick adjustments.
Pay Line- The line on the slot window.
PixiJS - The HTML5 Creation Engine. Create beautiful digital content with the fastest, most flexible 2D WebGL renderer. The game is only available as a penny slot – and thus has a relatively high house edge. It is still a perfect machine for those who are new to playing slots, or those who prefer games with simple, straightforward rules. There are a few bonuses that can lead you to more robust winnings, and they too are quite easy to comprehend.
Number of Pay Lines - Slot machines may have several pay lines. Can be 3 lines, 5 lines or even 100 or more on video slots games.
Pay Table - Area in the Slot Machine that shows the payouts for each winning scenario.
The pay table will also tell you if there are other types of payouts.
Bonus Symbol - Combination of bonus symbols (as defined in Pay table) triggers a 'mini-game' in a slot machine game that allows the player to win additional goods.
Scatter Symbol - Combination of X Scatter symbols initiates 'Free Spins'. Spins that generate additional profit to the player without paying for those spins.
Wild Symbol - Acts as a joker symbol to make up a winning combination on the pay line. Can be also used for other purposes, based on the 'game play' of specific machine.
Reels- Rotating barrels (or any other graphical elements) on which the symbols appear.
In modern slot machines, you can find different number of reels - two, three, four, five.
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Reels can have different number of rows. Usually it's from one to 5. Most popular is three.
The most common are three and five. Statistically, more reels, it's harder to get jackpot.
Besides the visible symbols, you should be able to configure total amount of symbols for each reel.
For example, in reel 1 you can have 30 symbols in total, while only 3 are visible. and in reel 2 and 3, you will have 50 symbols
Based on the terms described above, you should be able to calculate your -
RTP - Return to Player (RTP) is the term casinos / social casino games use to describe the percentage of what slot machine will pay back to players over time. For example, if you make a hundred $1 bets on a machine on which the RTP is 90%, statistically, you might expect to get back about $90 in wins.
Hit Frequency - How often a machine will stop on a winning combination. For example, if a machine has a hit frequency of 10%, it means that statistically, the machine will stop on a winning combination about 10% of the time. It’s worth noting that many slots allow players to bet on multiple lines on each spin. The result is that, on a single spin, a player could get one or more winning combinations, along with numerous losing combinations. To the player, it may feel as though he is winning more often, but as always, over time the losing combinations will far outnumber the winning ones.
Volatility - The ratio of size versus frequency of major wins in a slot game.
So, what's your options as a social slots game developer -
1. Client side Slots logic development - You can plan and code all mentioned above in your app as client-side development.
Cons -
1. Client side development requires to 're-publish' the app every time you make changes. On some stores it's a matter of several days until your change is public
2. Client side development is dangerous - you are always in risk that your dev guys will harm existing functionality during change process
3. Not having these values as server side parameters - makes that process super inefficient. sometimes, you need to make frequent changes (same day or week) and it's just impossible.
4. Security / Security / Security - having all your logic as 'client-side', makes your app vulnerable to hackers, 'copycats'. For example - any app that resides on Android store, can be easily downloaded as APK.
Pro's -
I can't really think of any, besides some tactical advantage of making something quicker (and very inefficient) and having 'fun' of managing crazy excel files with formulas and machine details.
OR...
2. Server side Slots logic development - having your slot related logic securely managed on server side
I can't really think about Con's in this scenario. Client (mobile / web / Facebook or any other platform) do not control the outcome of the spin. it comes as a value for each spin based on all the parameters mentioned above (paytable , RTP, .....)
Security aspects are fully covered because the app is useless without having connection with company's backend. And there are various methods to make sure that only 'legit' app will make the connection - SSL tunnel, SSL Pinning, handshake mechanisms and more..
What Blazesoft has to offer -
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Blazesoft developed A-Z slot backend. You can easily manage all parameters mentioned above from your admin screen and with 1 click calculation expected %RTP.
And it takes one more click to publish your changes to your players.
Blazesoft develops API that allows new or existing gaming companies to create new machines via provided SDK and to receive the output values to your Slot Machine based on predefined configuration.
All the day to day management is done via advanced CRM system.
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Everi is the company responsible for creating the colorful and electric Pixie Power video slot. The game is only available as a penny slot – and thus has a relatively high house edge. It is still a perfect machine for those who are new to playing slots, or those who prefer games with simple, straightforward rules.
There are a few bonuses that can lead you to more robust winnings, and they too are quite easy to comprehend. As the title suggests, the game’s theme is primarily based on and heavily features pixies; a supernatural being borne out of folklore.
Pixie Power is a 5-reel slot game, with each reel consisting of four symbols. As far as the symbols are concerned, they are made up of poker card rankings (9-A) and blue, orange, pink, and green pixies. There are also special symbols that will be discussed in further detail below.
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Pixie Power Video Slot Bonus
There are a total of three different bonuses available, all of which can help to augment the otherwise less than favorable, massive house edge.
The Wild Pixies Bonus
The Wild Pixies Bonus is triggered when the Wild Pixies symbol appears in any position on the 5th reel. When this happens, all showing Wild Pixies symbols as well as any of the colored pixie symbols become wild. At this point, winning paylines are evaluated and paid.
Magic Forest Bonus
The Magic Forest Bonus is triggered when Bonus symbols appear in any position on reels one, three, and five. In this bonus, you are awarded five picks from a forest full of pixie houses. Each of the houses will award between 30 and 100 credits, with the prize being multiplied by the bet made per line prior to the bonus being triggered.
Other possible awards include three additional pixie house picks and a +1 multiplier increase. The maximum number of additional picks is 17, and the maximum multiplier allowed is 5x.
Free Bonus Spin (with Stick Stacks)
The Free Spin Bonus is triggered by showing Free Spin symbols in any position on reels three, four, and five. Immediately, you are awarded 2x the total bet as well as six free spins. You are able to then pick one of four pixie symbols to create a Wild Sticky Stack, and the bonus spins are initiated. Once the pixie symbol appears on any of the reels during the bonus spins, it is held in that same position throughout the remainder of the spins and acts as a wild.
The Free Spin Bonus cannot be retriggered and none of the other two bonuses can be triggered when utilizing free spins.
Length of Bonus Rounds
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In terms of duration, the bonus rounds are not very time-consuming at all. The Wild Pixies Bonus takes, quite literally, no time at all. The Free Bonus Spin can take up a few seconds with you having to choose a pixie and endure six free spins, but even then it will take up no more than a minute or two. The Magic Forest Bonus will take a few minutes of your time to complete, especially if additional picks are won. All in all, you are not going to find yourself spending more than 5 minutes with any of the bonuses.
Play Pixie Power Slot Online
The Pixie Power slot game that you will find at many brick and mortar casinos is not available for online play at this time. There are other online games that have clearly tried to mimic the game and its title, but do not be fooled because they are not going to be the same as the slot game you will find on a casino floor.