The goal is to achieve a winning combination of icons on any of the 25 selectable lines. Payouts depend on the number of coins played and the winning combination of icons achieved. A minimum of 1 and a maximum of 5 coins can be bet on each line. All combinations must start on the first reel on the left. Awards occur only on the selected lines. Only one award (the highest) is paid per line. Awards are always shown in coins.

The WILD icon can substitute the icons below to help complete a winning line:

Rules


All line pay symbols must appear on a played line and on consecutive reels, beginning with the far left reel.

All payline wins occur on bet lines only.

Only highest winner paid on each payline.

Only one award paid per payline.

Line win awards are multiplied by the total number of credits bet on the winning line.

Coinciding win awards on different paylines are added.

Awards are shown in credits.

The maximum award on any transaction is capped at 250,000 currency units (pounds, for example). A transaction includes the results of free spins in bonus plus the outcome which launched the bonus.

You win entry into the Pick Your Battle™ bonus round by getting three Bonus symbols on any payline on reels 1, 2 and 3.

Once you receive entry into the bonus round you have a choice of selecting the Winning Encounter™ Bonus or the Sink the Fleet™ Bonus. Both bonus rounds have the same average payback.

Winning Encounter™ Bonus
The player can spin free until they sink the enemy ship, or the enemy ship sinks them, or they have spun 100 times.

The free spins reels are similar to the reels in the main game with stacks of three Wild symbols on every reel. Just like the main game, these Stacked Wilds can lead to a huge number of simultaneous wins and some amazingly big payouts -- up to 125,000 credits at max bet.

Regardless of the number of paylines played in the main game, all 25 paylines in this bonus are always active. The bet per line for the free spins is the same as the bet that triggered the bonus. For example, a 2-credit bet on the payline that triggered the bonus would activate all 25 paylines with a 2-credit bet in the Winning Encounter Bonus.

Two ships are displayed on the bottom middle of the screen. The top ship with multipliers is the enemy ship and the bottom ship is the player's. The ship-to-ship battle progresses when blue and red torpedo sub-symbols appear on the fourth and fifth reels. If a blue torpedo sub-symbol appears anywhere on the fourth reel, then the enemy ship is damaged! If a red torpedo sub-symbol appears anywhere on the fifth reel, then the player's ship is damaged! Each ship can be damaged five times before it is sunk.

As the enemy ship receives damage, the free spins multiplier increases by one. The multiplier at the start of the free spins bonus is 1x. The player can earn up to a 5x multiplier by progressively damaging the enemy ship. A multiplier takes immediate effect after it is earned from a spin.

The free spins bonus is over once one of the ships is sunk.

Earning no credits in the Winning Encounter Bonus awards the player a consolation of 100 credits.

Sink the Fleet™ Bonus
The bonus is played on an 8x8 grid. Five enemy ships are randomly located somewhere on the grid.

Enemy Ships

• Carrier (5-length ship)
• Battleship (4-length ship)
• Cruiser (3-length ship)
• Submarine (3-length ship)
• Destroyer (2-length ship)

Enemy Ship Placement
Enemy ships could be oriented horizontally or vertically, but not diagonally.
Enemy ships may be located adjacent to each other, but ships do not overlap.

Objective
Sink the entire enemy fleet with eight or fewer misses. Click a spot on the grid to fire a shot. Each shot is either a 'Hit' or a 'Miss'. A corresponding icon will appear on the grid notifying the shot result. Every part of a ship must be hit in order to sink it. If a hit results in sinking a ship, the ship is revealed on the grid. The console display on the left side of the screen highlights to display which ships have been sank. Clicking the 'Click for Pays' monitor on the left side of the screen reveals the bonus paytable. The total number of misses remaining are shown on the bottom right of the console in blue lights. With each miss, a blue light turns on. The bonus is over when all eight blue lights are turned on.

Earnings
Credits are earned by either hitting or sinking ships.
All pays are multiplied by the line bet that triggered the bonus. (See paytable for details on the pays).
Top award earned by sinking the entire enemy fleet, up to 16,100 credits at max bet.
Consolation award given if no ships are hit during the bonus.

Turbo Mode
Turbo mode allows players to speed through portions of the Sink the Fleet Bonus. Clicking the TURBO button bypasses a majority of dialogue and animation sequences. This allows players to see quickly if the shot fired was a 'Hit' or a 'Miss'. Click the TURBO button again to resume normal play. The TURBO button has no impact on the player's outcome or winnings.

When you start the game you will have to indicate the amount of money that you wish to take in the game. Select the amount using the arrow buttons and click on BUY IN.

The buttons and the display fields
The lines you want to bet on can be selected singularly by clicking on the buttons corresponding to each line next to the reels or using the + and – arrows on the Lines slider. It is not necessary to bet on all lines but the maximum payouts require a Max Bet.

The following buttons are also available within the game:

1 Per Line: to bet 1 coin on all lines.

2 Per Line: to bet 2 coins on all lines.

3 Per Line: to bet 3 coins on all lines.

4 Per Line: to bet 4 coins on all lines.

Max Bet: to bet the maximum (5 coins) on each line.
If you have fewer than 100 coins, Max Bet will bet the rest of your coins.

Play: to spin the reels.

OPTIONS: customise the graphics quality of the game and switch the audio on and off.

All your game details will show in the following display fields:

Balance: shows your balance - expressed in the currency of your account - and will depend on the amount you chose to take into the game.

Stake: shows the value of your coins. When trying the game for fun with virtual money, the word Free will be displayed instead of the coin value.
If you wish to change the value of your coins, you may click on STAKE, in the top navigation bar, and choose a different value.

Paid: shows the amount won in the spin.

Bet: shows the coins bet in the current spin.

The navigation bar

Within the STAKE drop-down menu you will be able to see all the winning combinations of symbols (PAYTABLE) and change the value of your coins (CHANGE STAKE).

Should you run out of funds, from the top navigation bar, within the CASHIER drop-down menu you will be able to take more money into the game (ADD MONEY) or transfer funds from the other gaming platforms (TRANSFER MONEY).

From the HISTORY drop-down menu you will be able to access the list of all your previous bets and transactions.

Please note: The CASHIER and HISTORY menus will only be available if you are logged in.

Malfunction voids all pays and plays.

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