Turn Near-Wins Into Bonus Upgrades
In Jackpot Friends’ Thunderous Riches, players land specific symbols during base and free spins to upgrade prizes for a wheel and trigger a respin bonus. In respins, the number of symbols players land determines how many prizes they earn from a subsequent wheel spin. This structure creates a unified progression across the machine’s stages.
Thunderous Riches also uses an extremely uncommon near-win mechanic that upgrades the prize wheel when players fall one or two symbols short of triggering respins. By turning close misses into progress toward more valuable payoffs, the machine softens players’ disappointment while giving them a reason to keep spinning.
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