Don Deal Pokie Machine
While the whole concept of basing a pokie on the theme of organised crime may be a questionable one, there’s no doubt that it’s popular, with numerous games based on cops, robbers, bank jobs and of course, the Mafia, with Don Deal being yet another example.
The Don is the boss of a crime family and he makes an appearance on this 3-reel, single win line pokie from Microgaming, while piles of cash from his dodgy antics act to reward players with extra payouts, giving them an offer they can’t refuse when it lands on the line.
It’s a fairly old-school game that mainly features the classic symbols like cherries, bars and 7’s, so there’s nothing new here, and that’s exactly the intention. It simply looks good, plays well, and delivers on its promises of regular winning spins and nice prizes, while it’s fully certified for reliability and fair play.
Don Deal
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Step into His Office
Sharp graphics and bold colours give Don Deal a smart appearance, helped by the immaculately-dressed head of The Family himself who takes up position below the reels, looking very pleased with himself as he waves wads of banknotes and coins around.
The 3 reels spin with smooth actions, and the right hand side of the game is taken up by a payout table that lists what will be won each time the winline is filled with a particular set of symbols.
Below this are the control buttons, and it’s here that players have to make the only real decisions about the game, choosing how much they wish to stake on a spin. By deciding how much each coin is valued at, and then how many coins to play, the size of the bet can be changed from 0.25 to 100.00, which is a decent spread for a 3-reel pokie, that everyone from the lowest foot-soldier to the boss of the biggest organisation should be happy with.
There is also the option to play in Expert mode which basically lets the player choose a number of spins that will run automatically.
The payout table features 2 columns of numbers, which is because either 1 or 2 coins can be in play, but as prizes are simply doubled with 2 coins, there’s no difference to the ratio of bet to payout when symbols align favourably.
Anyone who has played a classic pokie before will know which symbols tend to take up which positions, with cherries being at the bottom and a single one coming to a stop on the line being worth a prize of 2x the bet.
Then, if any of the bar symbols fill the line, the prize will be 3x, with 2 cherries equalling a 5x the stake reward. Back to the bars again, and the single-bar icon landing on the line across all 3 reels will result in a win of 10x, with cherries making their final appearance and paying out 20x for a full line. Then there’s double and triple bars that are worth 25x and 50x respectively for the same combination.
As usual with these games, the red 7 symbol is the highest value regular one, treating players to 100x the bet for a full line.
The game is all about the cash however, with an image of a pile of notes and coins having their own special features. Firstly, they are a wild symbol, substituting for any other and with luck, creating a winning combination where there would normally not be one. So 2 of the single-bar symbols on the line for example, wouldn’t normally be worth anything, but if the wild is the third symbol, then not only does it make up a winning line, but the value of the prize will be doubled to 20x.
If it had been 2 wilds and the single bar, the resulting win would be quadrupled in value to 40x the bet per spin, while if that’s not enough, a full line of wilds will pay out the game jackpot of 800x the amount wagered.
Welcome to the Family, Or Send it a Horse’s Head?
This is a fairly straightforward online pokie that basically has the same features as many others, so whether you like it or not is largely dependent on what you think of the way it looks. Having the wild symbol as a pile of cash is a nice touch, as this is where the real money is and the Don looks friendly enough, so there’s lots to like about it.