Cash Frenzy’s Bonny Buccaneer includes a social bonus in which players pick characters that compete to earn multipliers and cannonballs. Each character then shoots their cannonballs at ships to earn additional multipliers.
Slotomania’s Time of the Gargoyle is the first machine we’ve seen that changes based on the actual time of day. Every 12 hours, the machine alternates between day and night modes. The day mode’s mechanics focus on sticky wilds, while the night mode focuses on roaming wilds.
In Scatter Slots’ Chess Mistress, chess piece symbols move across the reels like they would in a chess match. As the pieces move, the symbols they touch become wild.
In Cash Frenzy’s Red Queen, players move on a map to earn free spins. Each time players earn free spins, they also choose one of three boosts that apply to all free spins until they complete the map.
In Jackpot World’s Academy of Wizardry machine, players design wizards that resemble parts of the Harry Potter franchise. During a bonus, players earn multipliers based on how closely their wizards match a series of randomly generated wizards.
Lotsa Slots’ Gem King Super Social includes a Coin Master-inspired mini-game directly within the machine. This is part of an early trend of machines using mechanics that have historically appeared as features.