Cops n' Bandits

5-Reel 30-line Slots

The objective of Cops n' Bandits is to obtain winning symbol combinations by spinning the reels.

To play the game:

Line bets are chosen by clicking + and – below Line Bet to increase or decrease the amount.
The Cops n’ Bandits game is always played with 30 active paylines. The number of active paylines is fixed and cannot be changed by the player.
Total bet per game round = line bet X active paylines.
Clicking Spin spins the reels with the current selection of lines and line bets. During the reel spins the Spin button changes into Stop. Clicking Stop ends the spin animation and immediately displays the spin result.
Reels can also be spun using the Auto Play function. Note that you must first set the Autoplay limitations. Click here for more information.
Mouse over the Auto Play button to display the list of options. Select the number of spins to be played automatically. Clicking on an option starts the Auto Play function. The Auto Play button changes into Stop during the Auto Play mode. The Auto Play mode ends when the reels have been spun the number of times determined by the player, or when you click Stop.
Wins are calculated according to the paytable. Line win = line bet X corresponding multiplier according to the paytable. Scatter win = total bet X corresponding multiplier according to the paytable. The paytable can be accessed via the Info page.
On a given payline, only the highest payline winning combination pays while simultaneous winnings on different paylines are accumulated.
In the case of a winning spin, the Win field displays the accumulating winnings. The Win ticker can be stopped by clicking anywhere on the screen to display the total win amount immediately.
Payline wins and the total win are also displayed on the strip located at the bottom of the reels or the game window.

Info page:

Clicking Info opens the reference screen describing different game components. Clicking the arrow buttons at the lower right-hand corner of the screen enables navigating between the different info screens.

The Paytable screen shows all winning combinations. When opened after a winning spin, the winning symbol combinations (number of symbols and bet multiplier) are highlighted and blink.
The Free Games screen describes the symbol combinations necessary to trigger the Free Games feature and describes the Free Games feature rules.
The Locked Wild Feature screen describes the rules of the Locked Wild feature.
The Line-Up Bonus screen describes the necessary combination of symbols to enter the bonus round and describes the bonus round rules.
The Paylines screen illustrates all possible paylines and explains the rules for calculating their wins.

Clicking Back exits the Info screen and returns to the game.

Paylines:

Active paylines are represented by lines that appear over the reels as illustrated in the Paylines screen of the Info page.
All 30 active paylines can register wins.
There is a difference between the line bet and the total bet. The line bet shows how much is being bet on a single payline. The total bet shows how much is being bet in total on the game round. Payouts shown in the paytable are multiplied by the line bet.

The Scatter symbol is an exception to these rules. More information about the Scatter symbol can be found below.

About payouts:

Payouts are listed on the Paytable screen. To find the possible win amount, the line bet must be multiplied by the payout.
If two payline winning combinations occur on the same line, the higher of them is paid out. If more than one active payline has a winning combination, the winnings are accumulated.
Winning combinations must start from the left most reel, and the symbols have to be consecutive.

The Scatter symbol is an exception to these rules. More information about the Scatter symbol can be found below.

Maximum Win Limit

The maximum win in the game has an upper limit. For more information, see the Terms and Conditions section.

Wild symbol

The Wild symbol can stand for any other symbol, except Scatter and Bonus, to make the best possible winning combination.

There is also a separate payout for 2 or more Wild symbols on an active payline, as seen in the Paytable. This is paid out instead of the regular symbol win if the win amount from Wilds is larger than the win from the regular symbols (by Wild standing in).

Scatter symbol

The Scatter symbols do not have to occur on any particular payline. If there are 3 or more Scatters in any position in the spin results, the payout earned is multiplied by the total bet and added to payline winnings.

If 3 or more Scatter symbols appear in any position on the reels simultaneously during main game, you win Free Games. More information about Free Games can be found here.

Bonus symbol

The Bonus symbol appears only on reels #1, #3 and #5. If the Bonus symbol appears anywhere on these reels simultaneously after a main game spin, the Line-Up Bonus is triggered. More information about the Line-Up Bonus can be found here.

Line-Up Bonus

To start the Bonus round, click on Click to Start.

A police line-up of 6 criminals is shown. You have to try and guess the felon, who has committed a crime, by clicking on the desired character (1 at a time). If you have chosen a wrong criminal, your cash prize bonus, shown in the Current Reward field on top of the screen, will be decreased with the cash the chosen criminal has stood for.

The start-up amount in Current Reward is always equal to the current total bet x 60. However, every wrongly picked criminal decreases your bonus reward as follows:

	Bonus reward in case of a successful next pick
1^st successful pick	Total bet x60
2^nd successful pick	Total bet x48
3^rd successful pick	Total bet x38
4^th successful pick	Total bet x29
5^th successful pick	Total bet x24
6^th successful pick	Total bet x20

The minimum bonus cash prize you can win will be the total bet x20. The sooner your guess of the real criminal, the higher your cash prize bonus will be.

The Line-Up bonus is available in main game only and cannot be retriggered.

At the end of the Bonus game, a win screen displays your winnings. Game win shows the winnings that were received from the main game that won the Bonus. Feature win shows the winnings that were received during the Bonus. Total Win shows the accumulated winnings (Game Win and Feature Win added up). If no winnings were received during the spin that won the Bonus, then only the Total Win field will be shown.

Click Continue to return to the main game.

Free Games

If 3 Scatter symbols appear in any position on the reels simultaneously during main game, pick 1 of them by clicking on it to find out the number of Free Games awarded.

If 4 or 5 Scatter symbols appear in any position on the reels simultaneously during main game, pick 2 of them to find out the number of Free Games awarded. In this case the total number of Free Games won will represent the sum of Free Games, awarded by the 2 Scatters you have picked.

Number of Scatters on the reels	Number of Free Games each Scatter may stand for
3	15, 20, 25, 30, or 35
4	10, 15, 20, 25, or 30
5	15, 20, 25, 30, or 35

If the symbols of the thieves ( or ) appear on reels #2, #3 or #4 after a Free Games reel-spin, and the symbol of the cop appears immediately right or left to either of them, the Locked Wild feature is triggered and activated with the next reel-spin. The symbols of the thieves then remain “locked” in their respective places, thus becoming Extra Wilds, until the Free Games round has ended. Extra Wilds can substitute for any other symbol, except Scatter and Bonus, to make the best possible winning combination.

To start the Free Games, click on Click to Start.

During the Free Games, the reels are spun automatically using the same number of lines and bets per line as on the spin that won the Free Games. After each spin, the win is displayed in the Win field. The Free Games Win field shows the accumulated winnings from the current Free Games.

After all Free Games have been completed, a result board summarizes the winnings. Game win shows the winnings that were received from the spin that won the free games. Feature win shows the winnings that were received during the Free Games. Total win shows the aggregate winnings (Game Win and Feature Win added up).

If Free Games are triggered during the Auto Play mode, the feature begins after the player clicks on Click to Start. When all Free Games have been played and the player clicks Continue on the screen summarizing the Free Games win, the Auto Play mode resumes. When returning to the main game, clicking anywhere on the screen stops the win ticker and displays the full prize.

Clicking Continue will return you to the main game. When returning to the main game, clicking anywhere on the screen stops the win ticker and displays the full prize. Free Game wins are added to the payline and Scatter wins.

Free Games cannot be retriggered.

Return to Player

The theoretical percentage return to player (RTP) is 95.35%.

Buttons:

Info	Open the reference screen that describes the different game components.
Line Bet + and – buttons	Increase or decrease the bet per line.
Auto Play / Stop	Spin the reels a number of times in succession. / End the active Auto Play reelspin mode.
Spin / Stop	Spin the reels. / Stop the reelspin animation and immediately display the spin result. In the active Auto Play mode stop the reelspin animation and immediately display the result. Clicking Stop in the active Auto Play mode does not end the Auto Play reelspin mode.

Casino toolbar

The lower and upper edges of the game window hold the casino toolbars. These toolbars contain a number of menus and buttons that allow you to change client settings or take advantage of the various features available in the casino client.

The bottom toolbar contains the following:

	Your game window balance. This is the total money which you can use to play the current casino game, consisting of your Real Money balance as well as all the bonuses available for this game. Read more about the display of game-specific bonuses here.
	Clicking this button opens the Cashier window, where you can make deposits and withdrawals, see your transaction history, etc.
	This icon is displayed only in games in which you have bonus Free Spins available. Clicking this icon opens the Free Spins Bonus Panel. Read more about the display of game-specific bonuses here.
	This icon is displayed only in games in which you have the Golden Chip bonus available. Clicking this icon opens the Golden Chip menu. Read more about the display of game-specific bonuses here.

The top toolbar contains the following:

	Next to this icon is the quick launch menu. Mouse over any category to see the available games in that category. Click on any game to launch that game.
	Game Master is a feature that enables you to find your next game adventure! It contains various game categories from which you can choose games to play. To open the Game Master window, click on the . If the Game Master promotion banner is displayed, click on the banner to open the Game Master window. If a category contains more games than can be displayed at once, arrow buttons will appear when you hover over the category. Click on the arrow buttons to navigate through the games. When you have found your desired game, click on the appropriate game icon to start the game. Click the ‘X’ icon to exit the Game Master window.
	Mouse over this icon to open the Favorites menu. The menu contains the following: Download - Opens the URL where you can access the downloadable version of the casino client. Gadget - Opens the URL where you can download the casino widget for your Windows Vista or Windows 7. Click here to learn more about the gadget. Mobile App - Opens the URL where you can download the game to your mobile phone. This option is available only if the mobile version of the game exists.
	Clicking this button will disable/enable sound effects. Mouse over the sound icon to slide open the sound volume slider, where you can adjust the volume.
	Mouse over this icon to open the Tools menu. The menu contains the following: History - Opens the game history window, where you can see the details of recent game rounds. Note that the history is unavailable in Fun and Anonymous modes. Options - Opens the options dialog, where you can change various gameplay settings. Click here to learn more about the options. Help - Opens the help article that you are reading right now.
	Clicking this button changes the game to full screen.
	Clicking this button closes the game window and takes you back to the Menu.

If multigame view is enabled for this game the top toolbar also contains the following buttons:

	Clicking this button opens the 2-game view.
	Clicking this button opens the 4-game view.
	Clicking this button closes the multigame view and takes you back to the regular view.

Please note that it is not possible to open more than one copy of the same game in multigame view.

Gadget bar

The Gadget opening bar is displayed on the right side of the game window when at least one gadget is enabled. Clicking on the opening bar opens the Gadget bar menu. The Gadget bar can contain mini games and various special offers. Only one gadget can be opened at a time. Clicking on another Gadget closes the previous one.

Note on disconnections: If you are disconnected from the Internet in the middle of the main game, the spin will be automatically completed. You can click the History button to see the outcome of your previous round after you log back into the casino.

If you are disconnected from the Internet during the Free Games, you will be automatically directed back to the game after you log back into the casino so you can continue the game.
If you are disconnected from the Internet during a bonus round or the triggering spin, you will be automatically directed to the bonus game after you log back into the casino.
If you are disconnected from the Internet during a spin using the Auto Play function, you will be automatically directed back to the game after you log back into the casino and the spin will be replayed, but further spins will not automatically commence. You can click the History button to see the outcome of your previous round after you log back into the casino.

Note on malfunctions: A malfunction voids all pays and plays.

Note on unresolved bets: Unresolved bets placed become void after 90 days.

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