Introduction
Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of The Worlds is a
5-reel 100-line slot machine, with each reel being 4 symbols tall.
In addition to a bonus round (where winnings are awarded for
damaging and killing the Fighting Machines), the game features
special Wild symbols which react together to fill a reel with
wilds.
Step 1: Getting Started
When you load the game you will be given the option to load the
Full high quality version of the game (which has all the animations
and sounds) or the Reduced quality version which has fewer sounds
and animations and lower quality graphics so the overall file size
is smaller and quicker to download. The game functionality and
payouts are exactly the same for both versions. After the version
you have selected has all been loaded you will see the main
screen:
Press the 'STAKE UP' and 'STAKE DOWN' buttons to choose a stake
per line.
Your selected stake per line will be multiplied by 100 lines. You
cannot change the number of lines in this game.
The total amount you have staked will be shown in the TOTAL STAKE
box at the bottom right of the screen.
Click on the 'Paytable' button to view the paytable, which shows
the potential winnings for each reel combination, scatters, bonuses
etc.
Step 2: How To Play
Press 'PLAY' to start the game (Alternatively you can press the
Spacebar on your keyboard to spin).
The reels will spin and eventually stop at random.
If the combination of symbols appearing on the reels form a line
(starting from the left reel) of 3, 4 or 5 matching symbols on one
of the 100 win lines then you win.
Any symbols that were part of a win will be highlighted and your
winnings will be credited to your account balance.
The total winnings are shown in the top right and the total number
of lines that had a win are shown in the bottom left of the
screen.
Fighting Machine Bonus
The Fighting Machine bonus game is a special bonus win,
triggered by getting 3 BONUS symbols anywhere on the reels (this is
a scatter win, so the BONUS symbols do not have to be on the same
winline).
There is no line win attached to the BONUS scatter win - only
entry to the bonus game, which itself guarantees a win.
When the game enters the bonus round, you will see the
introduction screen showing details of the bonus game. The idea of
this bonus is to shoot as many of the Fighting Machines as you can
before they shoot all 3 of your cannons.
You have 3 cannons and there are 3 Fighting Machines to shoot,
each of your cannons can only shoot forwards at the machine in
front of it (you cannot aim left or right, you can only adjust the
power by pressing the Fire button at a different time).
When the power meter is on the amount you want then press the Fire
button to fire that cannon. The cannon will then be disabled for a
moment while it reloads.
If you kill all 3 of the machines then you will get onto the next
stage. There are 3 stages in total and you get a bonus of 500 times
your total stake if you complete them all by killing all 9 Fighting
Machines.
The game ends when you have no more cannons left or when you have
killed all 9 machines. You will then be awarded your winnings and
taken back to the main game.
Wild Symbols
The WILD symbol substitutes all other symbols except for the
BONUS symbol to enhance your chances of getting a winning
line.
If 2 WILD symbols are revealed on the same reel - one at the top
and one at the bottom - then they will expand to change the two
symbols in-between them to WILD symbols as well, and so increasing
your chance of getting several wins. This expanding wild event
occurs even if there are no wins created.
A row of WILD symbols on an active win line does not have any
associated payout - the WILD pays only when used as a substitute
for another symbol.
Auto Play
By selecting 'AUTO PLAY' you can choose to place up to 25 bets
automatically, one after the other. Click 'AUTO PLAY' and select
the number of automatic bets you want before clicking the 'PLAY'
button to start those bets.
You can stop Auto Play from continuing onto the next spin by
clicking 'STOP AUTO' (which replaces the 'AUTO PLAY' button when
you are in Auto Play.
Auto Play will turn off if you get into the bonus round.
GENERAL NOTES
This game has a Return to Player of 94.7%. - System malfunction
voids all pays and play.