Multiplier Symbols
The winning combinations offering the highest payouts are certainly the most desirable on the reels, but they do not occur very often. That certainly makes sense if we consider the way online slot machines work, but feels disappointing for many players who get bored quickly with spins resulting in small payouts or no winning combinations at all. Multipliers are the symbols that make it more exciting to play a slot game, as you know that a regular small payout doubled or tripled by those may turn into a considerable amount of credits.
Multipliers are usually wild symbols that are easy to distinguish from others. Besides substituting for other symbols and completing a winning combination, they can multiply your payouts during regular and free spins or re-trigger the free spins. Some games offer even more excitement, as you can see stacked wild symbols, expanding wilds that cover an entire reel or expanding wilds. The bonus rounds often also include Multiplier Symbols, which can increase your wins a fixed number of times or give you a choice of “click me” objects, each concealing a different number. Scatter symbols may function as multipliers in free spins as well as the base game, also triggering the bonus features.