What is Soccer Mania?

Soccer Mania is a 5-reel slot game with a soccer theme. You can either play a friendly game or you can play a competitive match with a side game and a match bonus.

Soccer Mania has only one payline but has two evaluations per spin so you have two chances to win each go!

Friendly game or match?
If you just press the SPIN button Soccer Mania plays like a typical slot machine. You win when the symbols match one of the winning lines shown in the payout table.

You can also choose to play a match and get the chance to win a match bonus. To begin a match simply press the START MATCH button. There is a match fee which is paid at the start of the game.

In a match every goal scored in the right-hand goal counts towards your score and every goal scored in the left-hand goal is a goal against you. The match ends when the match clock moves full circle.

If you win the match you will collect the match bonus, according to the payout table. The bonus depends on the number of goals you win by and the total number of goals scored in the match.

Double evaluation

Whether you are playing a friendly game or a match the payline is evaluated twice when the reels stop spinning.

After the first evaluation the ball moves. The payline is then re-evaluated for the second payout.
The winnings from the first and second evaluations are shown at the right end of the payline.

If the ball is on the pitch only the four symbols that are visible on the payline are evaluated. If the ball moves into a goal, the second evaluation is based on all five symbols visible on the payline.

Accessing the game

PREFERENCES

• Sound – turn game sound on or off
• Move camera automatically – decide whether or not the camera should automatically move to winning machines in the arcade window
• Character – choose your game character

To apply changed preferences, click Save.

Game room options
Click on the Soccer Mania tab. Before joining a game room, consider the options shown for each room:

• Type: type of money to play with: real or play
• Players: number of current players and maximum players
• Denomination: the value of each coin used to bet

Selecting a game room
The simplest method of selecting a game room is by double clicking on a game room name in the arcade hall list.

Selecting a machine
Click on a machine number.

Bringing money to the game
Enter an amount of money to bring to the game then click OK.

PLAYING

You can either play a match with a chance to win the match bonus, or play a friendly game with no bonus.

Playing a friendly game
Note: Goals do not count when you are playing a friendly game, and there is no match bonus!

5. Click SPIN.
6. Click STOP to stop the reels, or wait for them to stop themselves.
7. The four symbols that are visible on the payline will be evaluated. (The fifth symbol which is hidden by the ball is not evaluated.) Winning symbols flash.
8. The ball may now move according to the smaller symbols on the payline. For example a <2 moves the ball two places to the left.
9. The payline is now evaluated a second time. The four visible symbols are evaluated or, if a goal has been scored, all five symbols are evaluated.
10. Payouts from the first and second evaluations are shown at the right end of the payline.
11. To spin again, click SPIN.

Playing a match

1. If you want to play a match push the START MATCH button. The match fee will be deducted from your credits. The match will now be played over a number of spins until either the match timer runs out, or you push the FORFEIT MATCH button.
2. Click SPIN.
3. Click STOP to stop the reels, or wait for them to stop themselves.
4. The four symbols that are visible on the payline will be evaluated. (The fifth symbol which is hidden by the ball is not evaluated.) Winning symbols flash.
5. The ball may now move according to the smaller symbols on the payline. For example a <2 moves the ball two places to the left.
6. The payline is now evaluated a second time. The four visible symbols are evaluated or, if a goal has been scored, all five symbols are evaluated.
7. Payouts from the first and second evaluations are shown at the right end of the payline.
8. If a goal has been scored, the score in the CURRENT MATCH PAYOUT table will change, showing the current match bonus that will be paid if this score remains at the end of the game.
9. To spin again, click SPIN.
10. The match will end when the match time completes one full revolution. The timer will move every time a stopwatch symbol appears on the payline.

Match bonus
The match bonus will be paid at full time when the match timer has completed one full revolution. The payout is shown in the CURRENT MATCH PAYOUT table for the final score at the end of the match.

There is no match bonus payout for friendly games.

Status bar
The status bar on the machine shows:

• CREDIT – the amount of money in the machine
• BET – the bet made
• PAID – the total amount won on the bet