The Million Pound Goal
In the month of writing this article, June 2016, the games software developer Realistic Games in conjunction with BetVictor Casino launched their exclusive video slot The Million Pound Goal. The title is actually a link with BetVictor’s ‘The Million Pound Goal’ competition, through which £1 million will go to the customer who correctly predicts, or is closest to correctly predicting, the minute and scorer of the opening goal in the final of Euro 2016.
The Million Pound Goal slot by Realistic Games is a 5-reel and 10 fixed pay line game with a Goal Bonus feature and winning combinations that are made up of consecutive symbols anywhere on the pay lines. This can be from the left, right, central or diagonal. This football and gem themed game comes with a top prize in any one spin of 5,000 coins.
How to play The Million Pound Goal Video Slot
When the game screen loads you will find the 5 reels set on a background of a football match and an open goal as if you were waiting to take a penalty kick. The symbols are made up of 4 different gems rather than the standard card symbols you find in the majority of online slots. You also have various football related symbols such as football boots, a whistle, a football and of course a tournament trophy.
Before you kick off with playing on the Million Pound Goal online slot you should set your cost per spin. Make sure this is at a level you are comfortable to play at. You can do this using the up and down arrows that you will find towards the bottom left of the game screen. Adjusting these changes the cost per pay line. The minimum is 2p and the maximum is £40 which means the cost per spin can be as little as 20p up to a maximum of £400.
To start playing the Million Pound Goal video slot you just need to select the star button which is in the bottom right of the game screen. You will also see an ‘Auto Play’ button. Clicking the AutoPlay feature allows you to have the game spin the reels automatically. You can set the number of spins from 10 up to 100 spins.
Once you start to play the game you will be trying to hopefully score a goal. Strangely enough, you do not need to get all the footballs in a row to achieve this. You need to have each reel land with all symbols within its own column being the same. They do not need to match each reel but they need to match their own column. All 5 reels must be like this for you to start the ‘goal’ feature.
Once you have the goal feature activated, the reels will flash randomly and you will use the football button at the bottom of the game to stop on one of the reels. Then whichever symbol is displayed on that reel will be your chosen symbol. All reels that have 3 of these symbols already will remain fixed. The remaining reels will spin again and stop with either 1, 2 or 3 of the matching symbols, therefore generating a fairly big win as you will have matching symbols right across the 5 reels. Apart from this goal feature, you will just be playing to match 3 or more symbols anywhere on the game screen. There are no free spins available in this game.
The Million Pound Goal Video Slot Tips
Towards the bottom left of the game screen, you will see a button labeled ‘info’. Selecting this will allow you to view a series of screens that give information about the game including the main features as discussed above. You can also view the coin payout levels for the number of matching symbols on a pay line along with a grid view of how the wins are generated. These screens are useful and help familiarise you with the game and what you need to do to get the best wins possible.
Across the very top of the 5 reels, you will see your current game balance along with an option to mute the sound. There is a series of three horizontal lines as well that when clicked give you the option to adjust the sound effects and music down. There is also an ‘about button’ which produces a popup for the game developer Realistic Games.
If you are new to playing the Million Pound Goal video slot, then it would be worth your while to try out the game for free. This facility allows you to learn how the game plays and see the main feature in action before parting with your hard earned cash. You can switch to real cash play at any time. If you would like to play The Million Pound Goal slot for free then you can at BetVictor Casino.
Is The Million Pound Goal the right video slot for you?
The Million Pound Goal video slot has a theoretical RTP (return to player) of 95.15% giving a house edge of 4.85%. This is quite a high house edge compared to many other online slots from various providers. We tested the game over 100 spins at a cost per spin of £1.00 and we found that the game was not as exciting as we hoped especially in the frequency of wins. We had quite a few dry spells ranging from 10 spins up to 17 spins without a win. The wins that did come in were not too bad to enable the game to tick over but they just did not arrive frequently enough.
It also felt like it was quite an achievement and hard work to be able to get all 5 reels displaying a set of 3 matching symbols, however, we did manage to activate the Goal feature once. The result of this was a £31 win. Overall the game is not too much of a football game as a game styled around football. From our gameplay, we would not recommend the game for meeting wagering requirements of a free casino bonus due to its feeling of having a medium to high variance. If though you just enjoy online slots with a football theme then you should give it a try and let us know what you think.
