Bullseye Slot Machine

If you were watching telly in the 80s and 90s and you lived in the United Kingdom, then Bullseye is a television series you will most likely be familiar with. Re-runs of the show can be found on Challenge seemingly every day, but there is another way in which players can reminisce and revisit the darts-based gameshow. After all, you can’t beat a bit of Bully.

In 2015, Microgaming launched an online slot which incorporated not only the look and feel of the game show but the essence of it, too. The software provider’s 243-line gaming structure and wealth of features clearly mark Bullseye out as a Microgaming slot. The latter includes Bully’s Prize Board, as Microgaming aims to faithfully bring Bullseye back to life. Even the late Jim Bowen and Tony Green provide voiceovers for the game, in what is easily one of the most authentic slots to ever pay homage to a gameshow. A non-progressive jackpot worth five-hundred times a bet is the top prize. If you fail to win that, there are plenty of top-notch consolation prizes up for grabs. With the Bullseye slot, it never a case of having a look at what you could’ve won. With that in mind, it is time to dive into the Bullseye slot.

Betting

As touched upon, Microgaming has included the full might of their 243 ways to win payline structure for this release. As is always the case with 243-line games, you haven’t a hope of altering the number of paylines on a spin. Nor, though, are you going to be forced to bet on a stake per line basis. Instead, wagering ranges stretch from 30p a game up to £15 a pop. It is hardly bank-busting stuff from the slot provider. Players can tinker with the coin values and the number of coins wagered per spin to see their stake fall somewhere between the minimum and maximum limits.

Prizes

As is usual with Microgaming slots, there are top-paying prizes and more conservative ones up for grabs. Standard fare in Microgaming slots is for medium-value rewards to be represented by high-playing cards. That isn’t the case in Bullseye, though. Instead, those cash prizes are dished out by symbols which include Jim’s trademarks spectacles and quiz cards, Bendy Bully and tankard rewards, banknotes, darts and dart heads. Awards via these symbols typically range from 3x up to 100x a bet.

More profitable wins can be acquired with the traditional Bullseye prizes. The battered old car, speedboat and stereotypical (and infamous) caravan prizes can deliver cash wins which range from 15x up to 350x a bet. The Bullseye logo itself shows up as the best-paying symbol in the slot, as well as a wild. Prizes stretch from 60x a bet up to 500x a stake with these symbols. Bullseye logos can appear stacked on the reels of the game. Microgaming, therefore, claims that as much as 1,215,000 coins could be won if such symbols cover the entire screen.

Special Features

Wild symbols: As touched upon, Bullseye logos appear as both the best-paying symbols and wild icons. As the latter, they can substitute for any and all icons bar the bonus trigger and free spin symbols. Wild symbols can also show up stacked on the reels, which makes them considerably more useful than conventional wilds in other slots.

Scatter symbols: These aren’t hard to spot. The symbols appear as tri-colour rosettes with “free spins” splashed across them. When three (or more) rosette icons appear anywhere on the screen in the base game, the Bullseye free spin feature is triggered.

Bonus symbols: By contrast, these symbols are represented by Bully’s Prize Board. The symbols can only spring up on the first and fifth reels in the game. You’ll need them to pop up on both at once if you hope to trigger the second bonus feature in this slot. These symbols only pop up during the free spin feature, so let’s look at that next.

Free Spin bonus: After acquiring three or more scatters, Bullseye’s free spin bonus begins. This starts off by offering 15 free games to players. Anything which is won during the free game feature will be doubled. Landing further free spin rosette scatters on the reels will retrigger the round, giving you another 15 spins to add to your tally. During the feature, Bully’s Prize Board bonus icons can pop up on the reels, potentially leading you to the second bonus feature.

Bully’s Prize Board bonus: As mentioned, this slot bonus round can only be triggered from the free spin feature. It is loosely based on the final round in the game show, where players could throw darts into the board to win what are now considered to be rather naff prizes. The slot feature is very much in the same vein. Bully’s Prize Board flashes on the screen and players will get to “throw” five darts to land multipliers which range from 2x up to 15x a bet. Some might just say that these prizes are considerably more valuable than the original Bullseye prizes were, depending on how much you wager, of course. Unfortunately, the “gamble” feature found in the gameshow doesn’t make it into the online slot.

Final thoughts

Any slot player eager to try their hand at one of the best game show turned slot games will find Bullseye right up their alley. Unlike the television show – which admittedly wasn’t everybody’s cup of tea – there is something for everyone in the Microgaming release. For those who do remember the quiz show; the saloon music, legendary voiceovers and insanely naff prizes (represented as symbols) will trigger a host of memories to come flooding back.

Darts-themed games are not as common as you might like to think in the online casino world, and there are a few duff ones out there amongst those which do exist. If you’re going to sit down and spin the reels of a darts slot, what better way is there than to play one based on the arguably the most iconic darts show of all time? As touched on at the start of the review, you can’t beat a bit of Bully.

About Bulls Eye Fruit Machine

Bulls Eye is a three reel, one payline, and three coin slot machine, with:

• A wild, multiplier symbol.
• A Bulls Eye bonus game.

Game Payouts

Winnings paid out on the slot machine are dependent on the symbols displayed on the payline, once the reels have come to a stop.

• Regular Payouts

All figures in the game payout table show the number of coins that are won for each combination.

The number of credits won is dependent on the total number of coins won multiplied by the coin size you select.

For a combination of regular symbols to produce a winning regular combination, the following criteria must be met:

• The symbols must be next to each other on an enabled payline.
• Regular winning combinations pay out from left-to-right. At least one of the symbols must be displayed on the first slot reel. A symbol combination startingfrom the second or third slot reel does not pay out.

• Bulls Eye Bonus Game Payouts

You can win up to 1 000 credits in the bonus game.

The value of the bonus game wins are displayed in credits, not coins.

Game Rules

• General Rules

1. You can bet three coins per spin.
2. Malfunctions void all plays and pays.

• Wild, Multiplier Symbol Rules

1. The Dart Man symbol is a wild, multiplier symbol.
2. Doubles the payout of any combination one symbol completes as a wild symbol.
3. Quadruples the payout of any combination two symbols complete as wild symbols.
4. Creates its own winning combination when multiple symbols appear in a line on an enabled payline. These payouts are not multiplied.
5. Does not substitute for the Spin symbol.
6. If 1 Dart Man symbol is displayed on the enabled payline and it does not complete a winning combination, it pays out the value of a single Cherry symbol multiplied by 2.
7. If 2 Dart Man symbols are displayed on the enabled payline and they do not complete a winning combination, it pays out the value of two Cherry symbols multiplied by 4.
8. Only one winning combination is paid out per payline. If there is more than one possible winning combination on a payline, you are paid out the value of the highest combination only.

• Bulls Eye Bonus Game Rules

1. A Spin symbol displayed on reel 3 of the payline with three coins bet, activate the Bulls Eye bonus game.
2. You can win up to 1 000 credits in the bonus game.
3. You spin a wheel to win bonus win amounts. A Dart Board made up of twenty segments is displayed. Each segment is labelled with a credit amount.
4. The value of the bonus game wins are displayed in credits, not coins.
5. Winnings are automatically collected during the bonus game.

• Betting and Payout Rules

1. The only coin size available is a 1 credit coin.
2. Winnings are paid out on the highest combination only.
3. The symbols must be next to each other on an enabled payline.
4. Regular winning combinations pay out from left-to-right. At least one of the symbols must be displayed on the first slot reel. A symbol combination starting from the second or third slot reel does not pay out.
5. All figures in the game payout table show the number of coins that are won for each combination.
6. All regular payouts are in coins.
7. Bonus game payouts are in credits.
8. Bonus game wins are added to regular wins.
9. The number of credits won is dependent on the total number of coins won multiplied by the coin size you select.
10. The formula to calculate the conversion of your coins to credits is: number of coins x coin size played = amount in credits.
11. Malfunctions void all plays and pays.

Wild, Multiplier Symbol

The Dart Man symbol is a wild, multiplier symbol. This symbol:

1. Doubles the payout of any combination one symbol completes as a wild symbol.
2. Quadruples the payout of any combination two symbols complete as wild symbols.
3. Creates its own winning combination when multiple symbols appear in a line on an enabled payline. These payouts are not multiplied.
4. Does not substitute for the Spin symbol.

Note:

• If 1 Dart Man symbol is displayed on the enabled payline and it does not complete a winning combination, it pays out the value of a single Cherry symbol multiplied by 2.
• If 2 Dart Man symbols are displayed on the enabled payline and they do not complete a winning combination, it pays out the value of two Cherry symbols multiplied by 4.

Bulls Eye Bonus Game

A Spin symbol displayed on reel 3 of the payline with three coins bet, activate the Bulls Eye bonus game.

In this game:

• You can win up to 1 000 credits in the bonus game.
• You spin a wheel to win bonus win amounts.
• A Dart Board made up of twenty segments is displayed. Each segment is labelled with a credit amount.
• The value of the bonus game wins are displayed in credits, not coins.

To play the bonus game:

1. Click Spin Wheel, or click the Dart Board to spin the Dart Board.
2. When the wheel stops, the arrow points to a segment on the wheel. The credit amount displayed on the segment is the number of credits you win.
3. Click Back to Game. You are automatically returned to the regular slot game.

Playing the game

The objective of the game is to spin the reels so the symbols form a winning combination on the payline. The payout is dependent on the winning combination formed.

To play:

1. Place a bet. How?
   • Click Increase (+) or Decrease (-) to select the coin size you want to bet.
   • Click the payout table to select the number of coins you want to bet.
   • To increase the number of coins you want to bet, click Bet One.
   • To bet the maximum number of coins permitted, click Bet Max. The number of coins bet increases to the maximum and the game automatically starts playing.
2. Click Spin. The reels start spinning.
   • If you have a winning combination lined up on the payline, the win is highlighted on the reels. You are paid out the win amount as displayed in the Win box.
   • If you do not have a winning combination, the game is over and you can play again.
   • In some slot games the Spin button becomes a Stop button. Click Stop to display your spin results quicker. This does not influence the results of the spin.

AutoPlay, Options and Statistics

You can change options and view statistics for games using the Options or Statistics buttons.

You can also spin a set number of times in succession without interacting with the game, using AutoPlay or AutoSpin. In some games AutoPlay is available in Expert mode only.

How do I turn on Expert mode?

1. Click Expert. The Expert mode features are activated, such as AutoPlay.

How do I use AutoPlay?

1. 1. Select a bet amount. You must select a bet amount before you start the AutoPlay session, as AutoPlay plays with the last bet value.
   2. If the game has Expert mode, click Expert.
   3. Click AutoPlay.
      • In some games you cannot set the number of spins to play in the AutoPlay session, so clicking this button starts AutoPlay that continues until you click Stop. The Stop button does not influence the results of the spin.
      • In other games this button enables you to choose the number of spins you want to play and your stop options. Once you have configured these options, click Start to begin your AutoPlay session.

What options do I have in Autoplay?

AutoPlay options differ between games. Your game may not have all of these options.

AutoPlay Options
Number of spins	Set the number of times the slot reels spins during your AutoPlay session.
Number of seconds between spins	Set the delay between AutoPlay spins.
Until stop	Continue Autoplay until you click the Stop button. This does not influence the results of the spin.
Stop if a win exceeds or equals	Stop spins if the number of credits won on any spin exceeds or equals the amount selected.
Stop once all spins are complete	Stop after playing the number of reel spins selected.
Stop when jackpot is won	Stop spins if the Jackpot is won.
Stop on any win	Stop the session if you win on a spin
Stop if credits increase by	Stop the session if the number of credits increases by the amount selected.
Stop if credits decrease by	Stop the session if the number of credits decreases by the amount selected.
Stop on a feature	Stops if Free Spins or another bonus feature is triggered.
Start AutoPlay without showing this dialog	Start future sessions without viewing the AutoPlay settings, using your saved settings or the default settings.

How do I change game options?

1. Click Options.
2. Choose the required settings.
3. Click OK.

What are the options settings?

Game options differ between games. Your game may not have all of these options.

Quick Spin	Increases the speed of the Slot reel spin so your results are displayed quicker. This does not influence the results of the spin.
Quick Spin in Free Spins	Increases the speed of the Slot reel spin so your results are displayed quicker. This does not influence the results of the spin.
Switch off Gamble feature	Disables the Gamble feature during the Slot game
Allow Gamble	Enables the Gamble feature during the Slot game.
Sound Settings	Displays the sound options.
Switch off Cinematic Spins	Plays a selection of video clips in the background during reel spins.
Graphics	Displays the game graphics with basic or enhanced effects.
High quality effects	Plays the game with or without high quality effects.
Hide Respin Cost	Shows or hides the respin cost when you position your mouse pointer over a Respin button.
Reel Stopping Order	Displays the reel stopping order options.
Balance, Bet and Win Values	Displays these values for the game you are playing, in coins or credits.
Enable 3D Stereo	Enables you to toggle between 3D mode and Standard mode
Edit Avatar	You can add an Avatar image, or edit an existing Avatar image

Last modification date: 5/15/2018

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