Software: WagerWorks · Score: 9.15/10
Cluedo exhibits excellent music, especially during winning combinations. All symbols exhibit animations. The murder suspects display animation suited to their characters. For example Colonel Mustard twirls his mustache while Professor Plum fidgets with his spectacles and Miss Scarlett straightens her hair. During the animation of the murder weapons the symbol goes dark and the murder weapon is shown being used in silhouette. The Wild symbol, which is in the form of a newspaper, starts rotating when engaged in a winning combination. Full Review - Cluedo (9.15)
In the Cluedo slot game the coin size is fixed at 1.00. Players can choose up to 15 paylines by clicking the button next to the payline. The players have completed control over which paylines to choose. Not only that, players can choose how many coins to wager on each payline. The number of coins can vary between 0 and 5. Players who want to follow the more common practice of enabling all paylines with equal number of coins on each payline can use the buttons provided below the reels. One of the few customization options provided in this slot game is turning the audio on or off. However players are advised to keep the audio on. Players can play Cluedo for free or with real money.
Five Wild symbols in a payline with maximum bet of 75 credits result in a total payout of 25,000 credits. The next highest jackpot is provided by the Cluedo Logo. Five Cluedo Logo symbols in an enabled payline offered a payout of 2500 coins. The Cluedo Logo symbol is much sought after because even a single symbol appearing on the first reel doubles the line bet. This symbol can be substituted by the Wild symbol, which is another advantage. The best feature of Cluedo is the "Who Won It?" bonus game. The six murder suspects, the nine murder locations and the six murder weapons are displayed with their values. A magnifying glass moves over each set in turn and selects one item from each set. The values of the murder suspect and location are then added up and multiplied by the value of the murder weapon to give the player’s final score. The player can either accept this score or try again for a better score. A player can reject the given score twice but then he has to accept whatever he gets the third time around. Players are advised to wager with larger total bets because that leads to higher scores in the bonus game.
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The Wagerworks software has certain unique features. Players can select which ever paylines they want and can also wager unequal number of coins on paylines. However, certain basic customization options have not been provided. For example the game speed cannot be adjusted. Though the sound can be switched on or off, the sound volume cannot be adjusted. There is no Auto Play facility.
The rules and procedures of Cluedo are easy to understand. These are clearly explained within the game and also in a separate game rules section. Text messages regularly appear during the game making it easier for the player to follow what is happening.
Cluedo has excellent graphics and sound. The symbols on the reels denoting the murder suspects and the murder weapons have been carefully crafted keeping the original board game in mind. All the symbols are animated and the animations are excellent. The music throughout adds to the tempo of the game and is really good in the bonus game.
The theme of this slot game is based on Cluedo, one of the most popular board games ever. The transformation of the board game to the reels has been executed perfectly. Every component of the slot game adds to this thematic value. This is best seen in the bonus game that brings into play the murder suspects, the murder weapons and the murder locations.
Some of the basic features expected in the best quality of online slot games are missing from Cluedo. There is no free spins bonus round. Also there are no scatter payouts. The wild symbol is present but it does not multiply payouts as it does in many slot games. However most of these drawbacks are covered by an excellent bonus game on the second screen. The best part about the bonus game is that it is interactive and allows players to reject the initial offers in the hope of doing better.
Cluedo allows players to manipulate only two of the betting options, which are number of coins per payline and number of paylines. The coin size is fixed at 1.00. The betting range varies from 1.00 to 75.00 credits. Because the minimum bet is 1.00 many low rollers are likely to give this game a skip.
Though the fixed jackpots in Cluedo are of reasonable amounts they do not compensate for the absence of a progressive jackpot. (Megajackpots Cluedo with the progressive jackpot is a different game.)
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