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Travel Bug is one of those quirky cartoony slots that you don't really think will interest you much, and then
you find you can't stop playing it all of a sudden. A new release from Rival Gaming, it's all about globetrotting
insects that take you round the world on flights of fancy as well as hopefully fortune.
Travel Bug Slot is played on 5 reels with 20 pay lines, to win on. Normal game play features a Wild symbol,
which does the usual and replaces all others to help you complete combinations that pay you out extra. Normal reel
play is solid and satisfying, with the reel mechanics just right to give you a realistic feel. The buttons
are nice and responsive as well. There's a really good bet spread, allowing you to bet as little as 1c a line, up
to $1 a line, for a maximum total bet of $50. That will get you a pretty decent 50,000 coin max payout potential.
The excitement kicks up a notch when you get enough Suitcase symbols on a payline, because this triggers the
Bonus feature game. In this game you play the global traveller,with a travel budget which you use to book various
airline flights. You need to book as many flights as you can, and depending on how many you manage to book, and
what flights they are, you win a varying sum as a prize. This can increase your total winnings to a very
respectable 70,000 coins. Then there's the Free Spins game, triggered by the scatter. The big attraction with
this game is that you automatically get a wild symbol on the first reel for each and every spin. Talk about
loading the odds in your favor!
With these little extra touches, this game rises above the mediocrity which is so easy for a video slot to fall
into. This one avoids that pitfall and delivers a playing experience that is fun as well as potentially very
rewarding.
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