One change to the standard bonus is if a hat lands where a brick border already exists, it will now send that hat to another space to upgrade another space instead. The Buzzsaw feature, where each triggering symbol adds or upgrades the borders on its starting space and every space it rolls over as it leaves the reels, before the free spins begin.

The Mansions feature, which places brick borders where the bonus symbols landed as well as where any hats land during the free spins.

A Mega Hat feature, which kicks things off before the traditional six free spins with more hats for a trigger.

Instead of collecting six hats in the base game to trigger a bonus, three or more buzzsaws instead trigger a wheel spin. The biggest change is around the bonuses. The bet panel looked to be the same bet levels, which was nice to see for a sequel. Huff n’ Puff has probably got among the most attention of any game I can think of in recent years in terms of fervent demand to play it, so this sequel will probably draw a lot of attention.

The Lock it Link series has been a popular one on the casino floor, so it’s not surprising that the games are seeing sequels this year. Here’s a look at some of the games I saw at G2E in Las Vegas for 2021, along with some videos from channels who filmed at the booth. Combine that with brand extensions of popular properties like Monopoly and Reel ‘Em In, and sequels to popular series like Ultimate Fire Link, and you’ve got a line-up full of familiarity. That’s been an issue that has been remedied in recent years, with both remakes and reinventions a big part of what’s been driving Scientific Games forward. Others, like WMS, didn’t see their games being updated for new cabinets, and so as casinos removed the old machines from the floors, the games were disappearing. Some of their subbrands, like Shuffle Master, succeeded in keeping their popular brands out there and doing brand extensions (think 88 Fortunes). Scientific Games has been a company that’s been in some ways a bit uneven until recent years.

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