All We Need Are F.R.I.E.N.D.S

Love them or hate them the cast of FRIENDS changed the face of sitcoms forever. The television show that followed the lives of a group of twenty-somethings bumbling their way through life, love and pet ownership was the breakout hit of the 90s, ultimately airing for a decade beginning September 1994 and ending May 2004.

When the final episode aired more than 52 million viewers bid the close-knit family group farewell making it the fifth-highest viewed finale in television history. Thanks to Williams Interactive & Scientific Games you can get your fix of FRIENDS right now on their own branded video slot.

 It’s Good To See The FRIENDS Again

The joy of the FRIENDS video slot is that is an officially licenced title. This allows the reels to be filled with scenes and characters spanning the shows 10-year run, and for the theme song “I’ll be there for you” to be used in the game – even if it is an instrumental remake of the classic track.

The backdrop of the slot is the iconic Manhattan skyline shot so synonymous with the show itself. Center screen just above the reels is an early cast photo showing a youthful Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer all bundled together on the couch under the FRIENDS logo.

The reels of themselves are filled to overflowing with nostalgia-inducing scenes and characters from your favourite episodes of the sitcom. The high-value symbols include seeing Joey with a Turkey on his head, the girls drinking wine decked out in wedding dresses, Monica and Chandler eavesdropping as usual and no FRIENDS game would be complete without a romantic scene between Ross and Rachel.

The lower value symbols, which also have a symbol substitution role in the slot, include Joey and Chandlers pet duck and chicken, the Central Perk logo, the guitar that Phoebe uses to play Smelly Cat and finally a piping hot cup of coffee – maybe not all that hot if Rachel was the one serving it.

 Close To Perfect Features

FRIENDS is a medium to high variance slot played across 5-reels and 4-rows with 40 fixed paylines delivering an average RTP of 96%. Stakes per game range from very affordable €0.50 up to more challenging €100. This widespread bet setting ensures that every fan of FRIENDS gets to relive the magic of the classic show on the reels.

The slot machine also offers some incredible big-win potential with a stack of 12 Jackpot Wild symbols paying out 2000x your bet. If you’re spinning at max bet the win would be €200,000!

✓Mystery Stacks

The Mystery Stacks feature is triggered randomly during any spin and sees up to 3 matching base game symbols replacing Mystery Symbol positions that each reel contains. There is also the chance for Jackpot Wild and Wheel Bonus symbols to appear during this feature but only on reels 2, 3 and 4.

✓Wheel Bonus

Wheel of Fortune style mini-games is always a treat on a slot machine. The FRIENDS Wheel Bonus is triggered by landing 3 stacks of Wheel Bonus symbols on the reels during a single game. Spinning the wheel will award you either a cash prize or unlock the Thanksgiving Bonus, Wedding Bonus, Party Bonus or the Bamboozled Bonus feature.

✓Thanksgiving Bonus

Being awarded the Thanksgiving Bonus feature during the Wheel Bonus will start a Free Spins feature. You begin the round with 10 Free Spins and all paylines have an x3 Win Multiplier applied to all winning combinations.

✓Wedding Bonus

Triggering the Wedding Bonus will also see you awarded 10 Free Spins, however during this feature bonus you play with randomly placed Persistent Wilds. When these Wilds appear on the reels, they become sticky and remain in their assigned position until the end of the Wedding Bonus feature.

✓Party Bonus

The Party Bonus shakes things up by awarding you 11 Free Spins at the beginning of the feature as well as Walking Wilds. The Walking Wilds expand to cover up to 2 reels then traverse the screen as follows:

• 1st & 11th Spin: WILD symbols are locked on reel 1.
• 2nd & 10th Spin: WILD symbols are locked on reel 1 and 2.
• 3rd & 9th Spin: WILD symbols are locked on reel 2 and 3.
• 4th & 8th Spin: WILD symbols are locked on reel 3 and 4.
• 5th & 7th Spin: WILD symbols are locked on reel 4 and 5.
• 6th &: Spin: WILD symbols are locked on reel 5.

✓Bamboozled Bonus

Who can forget the crazy boardgame Bamboozled? We may not have understood it on the show buy here is your chance to try and win it. Triggering the game sees you picking one of twenty available cards each which contain either Hungry Monkey, Golden Mud Hut, Paradise Pond, Angel Pass or Gimmie Award.

Keep collecting cards until you select the Gimmie Award card, or you complete a jackpot set as listed below:

• 2x Paradise Pond and 1x ANGEL PASS awards the Paradise Pond Jackpot and ends the feature
• 3x Golden Mud Hut awards the Golden Mud Hut Jackpot and ends the feature
• 3x Hungry Monkey awards the Hungry Monkey Jackpot and ends the feature

The Angel Pass symbol also counts as 1 out of 3 symbols need to trigger all Jackpots. If you collect 3 Angel Pass symbols all matching Jackpots are awarded and the feature ends.

 Pure Nostalgia

The FRIENDS slot experience is 100% a nostalgia-driven experience. From the soundtrack to the symbols to the names of the Bonus Features everything is designed to pull you back into the world you know and love. Add to that the chance to win up to 2000x your bet on any spin and the slot could easily be as popular as the sitcom in no time.