Bars and Stripes

Bars and Stripes is part of the 25 line video slot machine range available at all Microgaming powered casinos. As the name indicates it has an American theme. The game has a top non progressive jackpot of 5,000 coins and a pick a box style bonus where you can win up to 47500 coins.

All of the symbols on this game are American icons. You have eagles, the statue of Liberty, American flags, roast turkey, burgers and fries, apple pie, beer, hot dogs and footballs to name a few. As usual with Microgaming slots the graphics are top quality.

The game has a 250 coin max bet (25 lines x 10 coins per line = 250 coins). The good news is that it comes in enough coin sizes to be suitable for any gambling budget. These start at 1 for the low rollers and go up to $1 for the high rollers. This means you can be betting max for as little as $2.50 or as much as $250. Of course there are lots of choices in between.

The wild symbol offers the biggest jackpot on the reels. It pays 5,000 coins multiplied by your line bet or up to 10 coins giving you a possible 50,000 coin jackpot. Even better is the fact that there are two ways to hit 50,000 coins in a single spin as five scatters also awards this amount.

There is a bit of a drop off for the next highest pays which are 6000, 4000, 3000, 2000 and 1000 coins at max bet. The wild symbol substitutes for all symbols except the scatter so this does make it a bit easier to hit the all important five of a king combinations.

There is one additional way to win - the hat bonus. Hit three, four or five hats anywhere on the reels and you activate the bonus stage. It is a simple game of of picking one of the hats to reveal your prize. This bonus can pay up to 47500 coins so it can be quite profitable if you get lucky.

In the end, Bars and Stripes is a top quality online slot from Microgaming with three big jackpots available. Being a 25 line game it has a high hit frequency and the bonus game adds to the fun. If you are feeling patriotic then it is hard to go passed Bars and Stripes.