How Does The Cascading Reels Feature Work?
Imagine playing an online slot and winning several times from just one spin of the reels. Many slots give you the chance to spin once and win more than once and it’s all thanks to the cascading reels feature. A growing number of slots have this feature, which is also referred to as tumbling reels, falling reels, avalanche reels or exploding symbols. Keep on reading to find out exactly how it works and what slots with this feature we have here at the new & revamped AUSlots Casino.
Cascading Reels Explained
Whenever you play a standard online slot, once you’ve formed a winning combination, you receive a payout and can spin the reels again. However, with cascading reels slots once you’ve won, your turn isn’t over. You receive your payout as normal, but then all of the symbols that have contributed to your win vanish from the grid, leaving a number of empty spaces in their place.
This is when you get the chance to win again. All of the empty spaces are filled by symbols dropping down from above. Once all spaces are filled, if any new winning combinations have been formed, you’ll be paid accordingly. After this, the same thing happens: all winning symbols disappear and the spaces they leave behind are filled, giving you yet another chance to score a win.
What makes the cascading reels feature even better is that there’s no upper limit on how many consecutive wins you can get from one spin. If you’re lucky enough, you could win quite a few times - maybe even a dozen or more - all for the cost of just one spin of the reels.
Some cascading reels slots even have multipliers that increase in value the more you win from one spin. Form a winning combination and the multiplier will be 1x. Should you win again from the same spin, the multiplier will increase. Sometimes, the multiplier can only reach a certain value; for some slots, though, the multiplier value doesn’t have an upper limit. Once no new winning combinations are formed, the multiplier is reset to 1x.
Slots With Cascading Reels At AUSlots
If you like the sound of this feature, you’ll be pleased to know that there are quite a few cascading reels slots you can play right here. Have a spin of Rook’s Revenge, a superbly animated high variance slot from BetSoft with an Aztec theme and plenty of special features. Land four consecutive spins from one win for a 5x multiplier in the base game and a huge 15x multiplier in the free spins round.
Another slot by BetSoft with this feature is the mighty Legend of the Nile, which has cluster pays instead of traditional paylines and several free spins features to look out for. Have a spin of Quickspin’s Big Bad Wolf, which is themed after the popular fable The Three Little Pigs - land moon symbols to help the wolf blow down the houses and earn some free spins! Other slots to try out include BetSoft’s sickly sweet SugarPop! and Quickspin’s wickedly thrilling Crystal Queen.