News Slots Introduced by Microgaming’s Quickfire

In February 2012, NextGen Gaming announced the launch of 5 new online slot games which will be added to the Quickfire platform from Microgaming. The new games such as Hot Hot Volcano, the Snake Charmer, California Gold, Gold Ahoy and Enchanted Mermaid come with innovative graphics and advanced features. With the addition of the new products, the total number of NextGen games on the Quickfire platform became 25.

Hot Hot Volcano

Hot Hot Volcano that comes with top-notch graphics and advanced technology is a 5 reel online slot game with an eruption feature that boosts the winnings of players. A player’s goal in the game should be to achieve a winning combination on any of the enabled paylines. The payouts offered depend on the number of coins wagered. To win big, players should ideally wager the maximum number of coins.

The Snake Charmer

The second NextGen Gaming game released on the Quickfire platform is an online video slot called the Snake Charmer. Consisting of 25 paylines, the slot game comes with features such as scatter payouts, expanding wilds, free spins and a jackpot of 5000 coins. Players can wager a coin denomination between 0.01 and 4.00 per payline on the Snake Charmer.

Only a single coin can be wagered per line. The wild symbol in the game is represented by a snake which replaces other symbols on reels to make a winning combination. The wild can act as a substitute for all other symbols except the Snake Charmer, which stands for the scatter.

A jackpot payout of 5000 coins is offered with 5 scatter symbols appearing on reels. The second highest payout of 1500 coins is offered by a girl symbol, with 5 of it appearing on an active payline. Players can get 10 free games when at least 3 snake charmer symbols appear on reels in a scattered form. The gamble feature in the Snake Charmer allows players to double their wins except on the jackpot.

California Gold

California Gold is the third new game launched on Microgaming Quickfire. The game is based on a unique theme of gold mining. The miner is the wild symbol, while a gold nugget represents the scatter. The rest of the symbols such as the Mine, Bandit and Ass are appropriate for the theme.

The wild symbol offers doubled payouts when appearing on the 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th reeks. The wild symbol, which is capable of replacing other symbols to form a winning combination, also initiates the bonus game on the second screen. In the bonus game, players have to choose one among 4 mines displayed on the screen. Scattered payouts are offered by the scatter symbol when at least two of them appear anywhere on reels.

An interesting auto play feature which allows players to wager up to 500 coins is found in the California Gold. A jackpot feature is not present in the video slot. The highest payout of 500 coins is made with 5 bandit symbols appearing on reels.

Enchanted Mermaid

Themed on an ocean featuring sea animals and mermaids, Enchanted Mermaid is a 5 reeled, 25 payline video slot. Three scatter symbols appearing on reels activate 10-20 free spins offering 10 multipliers. Players can activate all 25 lines in the game which gives them the opportunity to receive the maximum payout.

Gold Ahoy

The final game released on the Quickfire platform is a treasure hunting themed online slot called Gold Ahoy. The game comes with a wide range of features such as free spins, a bonus round, wild and scatter symbols, a gamble and an auto-play feature.