There are many different types of slot machines. The two most common types of machines are reel slots and video slots. Let me introduce a short explanation of how do reel slots work.

For first, reel slots, or mechanical slot machines, have wheels, often referred to as reels, that have symbols and usually blank spaces on them. What is very important, the most common ones have three or five reels and they have symbols based on the theme of the slot machine. For example, I am sure that you know from your childhood a reel slot machine that has cherries, oranges, bananas and mixed fruit.

However, reel slots also will have a mixture of other symbols like single bars, double bars and triple bars. Let’s say there are ten symbols on each reel and ten blank spaces. Whenever three of the same symbol lines up on the payline, which is a line across the center of the screen, you win a prize, based on the pay table. Simple? Of course there are reel slot machines which are much more complicated than our example, but they are all based on the same concept. Also worth to be added is the fact that some reel slots have three paylines instead of one, or even more. What is it for? Generally  you have to play more coins per spin in order to activate the additional paylines. Even more, some of the 5 reel slot machines have as many as 9 paylines, so you must wager at least nine coins to activate them all. But be careful, don’t make the mistake of thinking that just because a game appears to have reels it is a reel slot machine. What is dangerous here, many of the video slot machines look like they have reels, but they don’t.

Really, they just have pictures, or video, of reels. Better for you then, if you want to see an example of a reel slots game is to check out a free fruit slots game. Firstly, you don’t have to download anything. Secondly  you can play it right on Slots Hero and get more experienced and skilled in slots. If you want to play reel slots for real money, any of the casinos listed on Slots Hero have them. Find the one which looks nice and have a real fun!