Microgaming 3 Reel Slots - Fruit Machine

Fruit Machines are the UK's equivalent to the Slot Machines. Fruit machines are aptly named in the sense that many of their reel symbols were originally fruits and stemmed cherries. The fruit machine have the basic principles of the slot machine, but with online slots it is entirely random and subject to chance whether you will get a winning combination or not. With fruit machines players can influence the outcome by using certain features.

Hold Feature: With fruit machines it is possible to hold certain reels in order for you to make winning combinations.
Nudge Feature: This basically means that if you have two matching symbols and there is one just above the third reel, then you be able to just move the reel down, creating that winning combination.

On an online fruit machine there is a separate game where the real money lies. It is the bonus game that separates online fruit machines from slot machines. Bonus games are initiated after hitting a particular symbol combination, just like a bonus round or game feature at video slots.

Hopefully, the above information helps to clarify the differences between fruit machines and slots.