Candy Land Slot Machine
What if I told you that one of the most popular board games ever created involved no strategy at all, and in fact, didn’t allow the players to make any decisions whatsoever? That’s absolutely the case, however, as Candy Land remains one of the best-selling games of all time. Created in 1948, the title was an immediate hit for Milton Bradley, and has remained one of their flagship products (now under their parent company, Hasbro) to this day with only minimal changes to modernize the gameplay in the decades since then.
With such a strong pedigree and as it remains one of the top selling board games annually, it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that someone would make a slot machine out of this franchise. Candy Land by Aristocrat was debuted at the 2016 G2E trade show, and features the bright, vibrant world of the board game. With familiar characters and a sickeningly sweet theme, this promises to be one of the more interesting new machines in casinos.
The Gumdrop Mountains
The Candy Land video slot is a five reel game that uses a 5x5 layout. The entire game takes place in a world of sweets: not only are the reels themselves set in a frame made out of candy canes, but you’ll also see a gingerbread man walking through the game’s world.
The object of the game is to match identical symbols from left to right across the machine’s paylines. Many of the symbols are based on various different candies, like candy hearts, chocolates, cupcakes, and lollipops. High-paying symbols are based on various characters that can be found in the original board game, like Princess Lolly, the Duke of Swirl, and King Kandy.
Enter the Licorice Castle
As in any good machine, the Candy Land video slot includes a variety of special icons. For instance, there are wild symbols represented by Gloopy, the friendly chocolate monster. These can substitute for any of the regular icons in order to complete winning lines. In addition, players will want to look for the bonus symbol that can appear in the center square of the screen. This is the ticket into the special bonus features, which take place on a miniature recreation of the classic board so many gamblers will be familiar with from their childhoods.
While in this round, there is the potential to land in one of three special features. These include Princess Lolly’s Lollipop Forest Bonus, King Kandy’s Wheel Bonus, and the Queen Frostine’s Palace free games feature. The bonus round allows players to take three spins on a color wheel that is placed above the cabinet.
As in the game, each spin will take players to the next spot on the board of that color. Each play will result in players collecting instant coin prizes along the way, with the additional possibility of triggering one of the bonuses if they land on the right squares. Make it all the way to the end of the path, and you’ll have a chance to win a progressive jackpot. These include the smaller “Totally Tasty” award (similar to a miniature progressive on most other machines), or the largest Super Sweet jackpot.
A Trip Down Memory Lane
The Candy Land video slot has a chance to be one of the biggest nostalgic slots to hit casinos in a long time. Just about everyone remembers playing this game as a kid, so a slot based on it should bring back a lot of warm, fuzzy feelings. The machine is so colorful and vibrant that it will attract a lot of attention on resort floors, and the inclusion of characters and themes from the game’s history will make this a very welcoming attraction for casual players.
