The New Bar Nar Black Sheep Video Slot

April 4, 2016

One of the new slot games going live this week at Microgaming powered Canadian online casinos is Bar Bar Black Sheep. It is a makeover of a classic slot game. Certain classic slots have been very popular in the past but traffic is dropping because few online casino players are now interested in three reels slot machines. Creating a video slot with the same name and theme is a way of preserving the brand equity.

Bar Bar Black Sheep is obviously based on the nursery rhyme Baa Baa Black Sheep. The video slot has a 5x3 reels structure with 15 fixed paylines. Having selectable paylines does not add value because almost all players wager on online video slots with all paylines enabled. The background looks as if it is taken from a nursery rhyme book with a flock of sheep in green fields. The background audio plays the tune of the nursery rhyme.

The black sheep is the wild symbol and it multiplies payouts three times when substituting to make winning combinations. The high paying symbols are thematic and include the Bar Bar Black Sheep logo, the white sheep and the barn. The low paying symbols are the various fruits taken from classic slots, perhaps to remind players of the origin of the video slot. When three or more bag of wool symbols appear scattered on the reels, you will awarded free spins in which all payouts are multiplied three times. The number of free spins is determined by the number of scatter symbols in the trigger. Three scatters award 10 free spins, four scatters award 15 free spins and five scatters award 20 free spins. The free spins feature can retrigger once. The bar is a special symbol. When two bars and a black sheep (the title is Bar Bar Black Sheep) land consecutively anywhere on the reels, a unique bonus feature is activated. These three reel positions then become a counter and spin to indicate a three digits number. This number multiplies the line bet and awards payouts.

Bar Bar Black Sheep will launch at Microgaming powered Canada online casinos like Jackpot City and Platinum Play on April 6. High roller players will especially love this video slot because the top bet per spin is AU$150. The standard Microgaming functionalities like Auto Play and in-game achievements are available. The online slot game will be released simultaneously on desktop, mobile and tablet platforms.