Rugby Themed New Microgaming Online Slot

August 31, 2015

The 2015 Rugby World Cup will begin on September 19. The championship that is held every four years will be hosted by England this year. Canada is participating in this event. Though Canada is not among the favorites to win the cup, Canadian rugby fans will be watching the sporting event with keen interest. The leading software provider to Canadian online casinos is bringing more excitement to the Rugby World Cup with the timely launch of Rugby Star online slot early next month.

The press release states, “In anticipation of the sport’s biggest tournament, Rugby Star is the latest game from Microgaming.” In keeping with the stature of the event, Rugby Star is a 243 ways to win slot game. Otherwise it has the standard 5 x 3 reels structure. There will be plenty of in-game action for rugby loving online slots players. You will find the usual scatter symbols and stacked wilds, but there will be much more. There is a new wild pass feature that will trigger at random in the base game and turn up to two of the three middle reels wild. The popular Rolling Reels feature from Microgaming will be available in both the base game and free spins mode. The free spins feature will be triggered by three or more scatter symbols appearing anywhere on the reels. You can win up to 25 free spins with a multiplier trail of up to 10x. Rugby Star will go live at Canadian online casinos on September 9 on the Download, Flash and Mobile platforms.

Microgaming will release another game at the same time. Lucky Zodiac has an oriental theme and adds an exciting twist by switching the Zodiac symbol every Chinese New Year. It also has a 5 x3 reels structure but with 20 paylines. The online slot game features sparkling wilds and firecracker scatters. 12 free spins are available with multipliers of up to 7x on each spin. Lucky Zodiac also features the Microgaming gamble game. This new online slot will only be available on the Download and Flash platforms.

Mike Hebden, Head of Casino Games at Microgaming, said, “Two very different games launching in September but both will appeal to a wide variety of players.” Hebden expected that Rugby Star would be as popular as the other online slots in this series. Jackpot City, Spin Palace and Platinum Play are some of the online casinos where you will be able to play these new slot machines.

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