New Microgaming Pokie – Argyle Open
Jul 30, 2010
Microgaming has come up with a championship golf-based pokie that’s sure to please both the poker machine lover and fairway enthusiast. The game begins with a sentimental theme song but then gets down to business immediately.
The Basics
The Argyle Open is a five-reel, 40-payline slot. If you play all paylines, the minimum bet would be $00.40 units and the maximum would be $20.00. The bright, summery graphics a rendered in enhanced greens, yellows and reds. There are a lot of golfing images and some fun bonus features. While you play this pokie, you get to compete with some of the best golfers from Australia helping you win money and prizes. Participating golfers include Ryan Smith, Mark Winston and Wayne Philips.
Symbols
Along with symbols representing various golf pros, there are golf holes, clubs, golf bags, pins, cleats, and a ball scrubber. These are all framed in some sort of action related to the game itself. When you see from three to five holes come up, the bonus is triggered. Various combos of symbols payoff in different degrees, with three on a line offering 12 to 25 coins and five paying 150 to 500 coins. The Argyle Open logo pays big. Hit five of them and you win 1,000 times the amount you’ve wagered, which would be $20,000 on the maximum bet.
The Argyle Open logo is the wild and the Ball Cup serves as the scatter symbol. The scatter does two things—three or more provide you with various payouts and those same symbols also activate The Tournament Bonus. The bonus round is the best part of this game.
Special Features
The bonus round is where you want to be as you get a chance to play a match and win a whole lot of cash. There are three stages to the bonus round. First, you get to choose your golfer. Picking from one of five offered, you then get to play golf in the arcade part of this game.
In the first stage, you tee-off down the fairway. The further it goes the larger your cash payoff. You then get a second shot down the fairway. Once again, the further you hit the ball, the larger your coin tally. Now you get to chip the ball onto the green. In this third stage, you win free spins depending upon how close you get the ball to the cup. Up to 20 free spins can be earned during the tournament, and there’s a multiplier that offers up to five-times the bonus spins. By the way, if you see five wilds on one payline come up during those free spins, you win 5,000 coins.
Final Word
This pokie is a lot of fun to play. Unlike many pokie bonus rounds, this one involves some skill. The Argyle Open bonus round makes this game a real winner. Tee up, holler “fore,” and you’ll be in the game.
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