The Best Online Slot Games for Beginners
Online slots have been around since the 1990s. It was during that decade that the very first casinos popped up on the internet and slot games were part of the offer from the start.
Since then they have kept growing in popularity. When it comes to the top casinos of today, the online slot games are the ones that attract the highest numbers of players.
However the games themselves have progressed a lot. Contemporary slot games often come with video graphics, 3D and exciting themes to appeal to different tastes.
All of those features are combined with the simple, fast play that fans love about slots to make for an unbeatable formula that keeps winning new fans. So what games should those first-time slot players spin?
Starburst
This is a good slot for a beginner player to pick. For one thing, it is extremely popular so almost every casino site has it, therefore it will not be necessary to spend a long time searching for it.
Another reason why Starburst is a great game to play if you are new to the world of online slots is that it has simple rules. Of course, no slot game is ever really that complicated, but Starburst is like a distillation of the essential slot elements.
It has the five reels that most of them deploy and a jackpot that players can win if they bet on all of the pay lines. It also has an engaging theme featuring colored gemstones and it is produced by a top company in NetEnt. That is important for new players because it is a guarantee of fair gaming.
Banana Odyssey
If simplicity is important for new slot players, then Banana Odyssey is the best one for them to pick. Nobody could fail to grasp the rules of this five-reel game, which is purely a matter of matching up a single icon across the reels.
It is also a great way to introduce new slot players to the sheer fun of these games, because the banana-based theme is genuinely hilarious. Created by Slingshot Studios, this theme sees monkey astronauts Chip and Buck travelling to the planet Banana.
The return-to-player (RTP) for the game is set at 96.31%, which is fine and means that first-time players have a good chance at some wins. That is supported by the free spins feature and wins are important if new players are to keep coming back to play in the future.
Gates of Olympus
Not every person who is new to online slots will want the simplest possible first experience of course. Some will get more pleasure out of a game that is a bit more complex and Gates of Olympus will deliver for those players.
A creation of Pragmatic Play – another of the leading slot game developers – it has a theme centered on ancient gods. It also has unusual rules whereby players do not actually have to get a matching line of icons to land a win. Payouts can be achieved through scatter wins where five of the same icons appear anywhere on the six reels at the same time.
Gates of Olympus also has a solid 96.50 RTP and an attractive maximum jackpot of 5000x the bet, which further help to make it a top game choice.
Gonzo’s Quest
One thing that any first-time slot spinner will want is a game that delivers plenty of fun play and Gonzo’s Quest certainly fits that bill. It has been big at casino sites for a number of years thanks to its impressive video graphics and well developed theme.
That theme sees players transported to the Lost City of Gold in the Aztec jungles. There they must search for the character known as El Dorado and win a prize for themselves.
Gonzo’s Quest has other features to recommend it to new players too. For one, there is the 2,500x maximum jackpot and, for another, there are free spins multipliers that can go up to 15x.
Book of Dead
This is another game of longstanding popularity that will guarantee beginners a great slot experience. Play ‘n’ Go created Book of Dead and its ancient Egyptian theme is a lot of spooky fun.
It is a game that can be played with bets of just $0.10 per pay line too. That is important because new players may not wish to risk too much money when first starting their slot journey.
The top amount that can be won is 5000x the betting amount though, so the more a player wagers the better any win will be. Book of Dead is the kind of game that has helped online casinos to surpass land-based ones.
Picking any of these five slots will guarantee a good time for beginners.
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