Microgaming’s 3 reel classic slot machine; the Grand 7s slot, is also sometimes known as Grand 777. Grand 7s is about as stereotypical a classic slot as you like, and it offers all of the standard symbols, the standard gameplay and at moderately cheap costs. You could criticise the slot for being somewhat bland, but it has been designed to represent a bygone age in slot gameplay, and it does that relatively well, I have to say.
Grand 777 offers players the usual set up for a classic slot, with 3 reels holding just payline, spread across them. That being said, up to 3 coins per line can be staked in this classic slot, and that toys with the min and max wagers a little bit. Coin denominations range from $0.25 up to $5 a pop, and this gives the online game a floor bet of $0.25 and a ceiling stake of $15 a spin.
Being a truly classical slot in every sense of the term, you won’t be too surprised to learn that the icons in this slot are cherries, various bars and different coloured sevens. That might not sound like many icons, but there shouldn’t be too many in a classic slot, otherwise it would be too hard to win with just a single payline holding all your hopes and dreams of a big jackpot win.
Have we not mentioned that this is a classic slot? That term applies to the entirety of this slot, in all its common icons and features. Basically in short, there are no special features or bonus featured in this slot, and the player is left to rely on the icons they have a splash of luck to get themselves to the $12,500 jackpot.
Because you can wager 3 coins per spin, the pay table has also been divided up into 3 sections, which each column representing a single, double or triple coin wager. As a general rule of thumb, with the same winning combinations, you can win double or triple the amount of a 1 coin wager, with 2 or 3 coins staked.
The winning combinations used in Grand 7s are any single cherry, any 2 cherries, and 3 cherries, along with any 3 bars and 3 single bars. They at least make up the smaller payouts. Mid-level payouts include 3 double bars and 3 triple bars, whilst the best standard payouts are reserved for winning combinations that feature any three 7s and three blue 7s.
In the Grand 777 classic slot, the top payout is afforded to those players who line up three red 7s on the single payline the game has to offer you. If you do this with a single coin staked, you’ll walk away with a jackpot of 500 coins. If you do it on a 2 coin wager, you’ll win 1,000 coins. Should you manage to line up three red 7s with a 3 coin wager, you’ll win a total of 2,500 coins, the best payout in the slot game.
The maximum wager as well as a 3 coin stake will be required if you are to stand any chance of picking up the $12,500 in real money jackpot. There are a number of things to comment on with Grand 777, but not all of them are relevant. The biggest thing is that there are a lot of Microgaming titles out there that offer you bigger jackpots, with wilds, multipliers and more paylines, for the same stake you are wagering here.
The only reason a gamer might choose this title over any of the others in Microgaming’s extensive range is because they prefer a real retro gameplay session. That is arguably the strongest feature of Grand 7s; that it is a blast from the past and as close a game to the original 777 and bars classic slot as you are going to find.
Whether that is enough or you, depends greatly on what kind of slot games you like, and whether you prefer authentic original slots gameplay, or the new modern video slot style, with bonuses and special features a plenty?