
$1,000,000 Pyramids Slots
The $1,000,000 Pyramid slot machine continues a long line of
television-themed machines from IGT. The classic television show hosted
by Dick Clark ran throughout the seventies and eighties.
International
Game Technologies hit on a winning formula licensing products people
remember from their childhood, which has been a big windfall for owners
of trademarks like "Pyramid".
I watched this show as a kid. Some of the celebrities came across as
real sharp, while others couldn't guess "cat" if you spotted them the
"c" and the "t".
It was impossible to answer enough questions to claim the million
dollar prize. But I guess teaming up with the likes of Loretta Swit to
win a few thousand dollars was supposed to be enough for the players.
The Slot Game
This nickel game comes in the familiar 5-reel, 15-payline format. The
minimum qualifying bet is $0.75, a standard amount for IGT games. This
qualifies you for the progressive jackpot. Five $1,000,000 Pyramid
symbols on the 15th payline activate the progressive.
You'll find One Million Dollar Pyramid slots as part of the Famous
Games progressive network. As the name might imply, Famous Games
links all kinds of famous franchises in one mega-jackpot network. The
Wheel of Fortune penny slots often are placed in this network.
Famous Games doesn't limit itself to only television shows. Games
like Magic Eightball and Uno are also represented in the slots network.
So every time someone plays one of these various games throughout the
network, the collective jackpot value increases.
There are several bonus features on the Pyramid slots. The Winner's
Circle bonus takes its name from the final round on the show. You pick
five tiles, collecting whatever bonus money is underneath those tiles.
Besides activating the progressive jackpot, the $1,000,000 symbol is
also the wildcard. It substitutes for all the symbols on the machine,
except for the bonus round activator. These multiple wild symbols change
your odds on several dozen winning combinations.
The $1,000,000 Pyramid slot machine isn't my favorite classic
television product from IGT, but I found it entertaining enough to play
every once in a while. It's a nostalgia trip, which was International
Gaming Technology's aim. If you love progressive slots, there are worse
experiences than playing one of the Famous Games slots. |