By Martin Hall,
Hockey is far from being a game of luck. It's not fate, but skill and perseverance that can lead a team to a well-deserved victory. While chance always has a word to say, its role in hockey is minimal. Not in the case of Break Away slot machine, a casual game where luck has all the cards, so to say. A simple and casual game, Break Away is an homage paid to hockey and an opportunity for all hockey fans to try their luck.
Break Away is a video slot machine released at the Euro Palace Casino a few years ago. It was not the first sports-inspired video slot machine at the Euro Palace but it was one of the first that took its job a bit more seriously - while still being true to its nature. The sports-inspired slot machines the Euro Palace released beforehand were always on the fun side, combining sports with often humorous looks to keep their players as entertained as possible. Break Away was, in turn, one of their first slot machines aimed specifically at sports fans - one of many, as it later turned out.
The look and feel of the Break Away slot machine will make its players feel like actually being rinkside. Its reels are filled with hockey-related symbols - skates, helmets, even an ice resurfacer, even a less-than-perfect replica of the Stanley cup. The puck has an important role in the game - it triggers the game's Free Spins, one of its most profitable features.
Break Away has an attractive mechanic, making it the slot machine of choice for many players. It has five reels, three rows, and 243 ways to win but quite a few symbols to make it a bit more challenging. One of its most attractive features is "Rolling Reels", borrowed by its developers from today' popular "match 3" games. As soon as three or more symbols land on the screen in a winning combination, they will disappear from the screen, allowing others to fall into their place, and possibly form further winning combinations. This can sometimes trigger a cascade of wins.
Smashing Wilds is another attractive feature in Break Away. A randomly triggered bonus, Smashing Wilds will see a player smash into the play area and turn one or two reels completely Wild. To make things even better, the spin that triggers the Smashing Wilds feature is guaranteed to win.
There are many hockey-inspired video games, from complex and elaborate simulators to sports manager games and such. While Break Away is far from their complexity, its atmosphere and dedication to hockey make it one of the best.
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