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A Private Detective Online Slot From Microgaming

A Private Detective Online Slot From Microgaming

Added: July 26, 2017

A good murder mystery story is difficult to put down. You can day the same about a murder mystery themed video slot. One of the best in this genre is Private Eye from Microgaming. You can play it at online casinos like All Slots, Spin Palace and Golden Riviera. It has all the required elements of a whodunit, both visually and in the gaming features.

All the symbols on the reels are related to the detective theme. They include gangster's moll, policeman, cash and whisky, sedan car, location of the murder, revolver, Polaroid camera, rotary dial telephone and handcuffs. The Private Eye logo the wild symbol and it also awards the highest line payouts. The detective is the scatter symbol and awards payouts multiplied by the total bet. The win animations make the murder mystery story come alive.

The bonus features take you to the heart of the detective story. The free spins feature is triggered when three or more newspaper boy symbols appear anywhere on the reels. You to first pick a newspaper from each of the three racks to determine the free spins parameters. The first newspaper awards a number of free spins up to 20. The second newspaper awards a payout multiplier up to 4 times. The third newspaper awards a bonus.

The other feature is a multi-level bonus game on the second screen. It is triggered when the magnifying glass symbol appears in each of the first three reels. You are taken to a police station where a number of clues are hidden on a table. You have to keep picking clues and winning bonus credits. You will need to be quick because you only have time till the telephone rings. If any of the clues is a fingerprint then you will automatically win the bonuses for all the clues and also advance to the second level, which is the mug shot round. In this round you pick one of the mug shots displayed in the police station for another bonus prize.

Private Eye is a 243 ways to win online slot game. This makes the top line payout of 1000 coins very attractive. You can bet up to 10 coins per payline, with a coin size ranging from $0.01 to $0.25. The total bet is automatically 25 times the line bet. The maximum total bet works out to $62.50. This should attract most players, except the very high rollers.