Reel Wordsa dictionary of screen words
Contents

A drawn example

Where the words appear

An invented screen, drawn for this dictionary; no real game is laid out exactly like it. Each number marks a word that has an entry.

An invented pokie screen. Left: a five-by-three reel window with a W and star symbols and a drawn line. Right: a rules panel with five lines of invented rules. Below: meters for credit 2,450, denomination 1 cent, line bet 4, total bet 80, a spin button, and collect and lines 20 buttons. Numbered circles one to ten mark the terms listed below the drawing.WRulesW substitutes for all symbols except ★.★ ★ ★ anywhere starts 8 free games.Wins pay left to right on 20 lines.Line wins are multiplied by the line bet.Return to player: 90% (invented).CREDIT2 450DENOM1¢LINE BET4TOTAL BET80SPINCOLLECTLINES 2012345678910
Invented layout and numbers. The meters read 2,450 credits at 1 cent, 4 credits per line on 20 lines, so the total bet is 80 credits (80 cents).
  1. Credit meter the balance
  2. Denomination what one credit is worth
  3. Line bet credits per line
  4. Total bet the cost of one spin
  5. Paylines the drawn paths
  6. Scatter counted anywhere
  7. Wild stands in for others
  8. Feature trigger what starts the round
  9. Return to player the long-run figure
  10. Collect takes the balance

The rules panel in the drawing reads

  • W substitutes for all symbols except ★.
  • ★ ★ ★ anywhere starts 8 free games.
  • Wins pay left to right on 20 lines.
  • Line wins are multiplied by the line bet.
  • Return to player: 90% (invented).

Words that live on the rules pages

Apart from a short rules panel like the one drawn here, these words are mostly found on the help or rules pages that a game opens from its menu, usually alongside the paytable.