Before you sit down to play any online slot machine it’s good to know a few things about scatter symbols. Like, what are they? And, more importantly, can they win me money?

A scatter symbol is one that doesn’t have to appear on a specific payline to pay off. Regular symbols pay if you get two or three or five of them all on the same payline. But with scatters, you win no matter where they appear. Just like with regular symbols, the prizes awarded depend on how many of them you hit. So getting four scatters will win you more than two.

Just like with regular symbols though, the details of how many you need to hit, and what you win when you do, are specific to every game. When you’re playing an online slot, just hit the “Help” button to bring up a screen that will show you those specifics. It will also show you what the scatter symbol looks like for that particular game. And sorry to say, some slot machines don’t have scatters.

Hitting the required number of scatter symbols could unlock a bonus game.

Oh, and a lot of the time scatter symbols unlock more than just money. Depending on the particular slot you’re playing, hitting the required number of scatter symbols could unlock a bonus game. And what are bonus games? Well, check back here in a day or two and I’ll do a post about that. In the meantime, check out our online slots right here!

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