3, 5 or 7 reels?

When you first start looking around at the various slots games that are available online, you will notice a couple of things. One of the most obvious ones is that they all have varying numbers of reels.

Most of them have three, five or seven reels in play, although the bulk is probably in the five reel department. So which ones should you play and what should you think about when you try each one?

Three reel games - the traditional one armed bandit look

The three reel slots games are often known as the one armed bandit games. This is because they are most closely related to the original slots machines that were first invented.

If you like a nice simple and straightforward game - often without any bonus levels - you can opt for this three reel game.

Themes
Regional, American
Type
classic, progressive, 3-reel
Paylines
1
Max Bet
$7.5
Themes
Nature
Type
3-reel, video, classic
Paylines
3
Max Bet
$45
Themes
Classic Slot Symbols, Mining
Type
3-reel, video, bonus
Paylines
5
Bonus round
Free Spins Feature, Mega Money Mine Bonus Game
Max Bet
$25
Themes
Fruits, Classic Slot Symbols
Type
3-reel, video, bonus
Paylines
5
Bonus round
Free Games Feature
Max Bet
$10
Themes
Classic Slot Symbols
Type
3-reel, classic
Paylines
1
Max Bet
$10
Themes
Classic Slot Symbols
Type
3-reel, video, classic
Paylines
3
Max Bet
$90
Themes
Adventure
Type
3-reel, progressive, classic
Paylines
1
Max Bet
$6
Themes
Classic Slot Symbols
Type
3-reel, video, progressive
Paylines
1
Max Bet
$15
Themes
Underwater, Fish, Sea
Type
3-reel, bonus, video
Paylines
27
Bonus round
Respin Feature
Themes
Riches
Type
classic, 3-reel
Paylines
1
Max Bet
$30
Themes
Classic Slot Symbols
Type
3-reel, classic
Paylines
1
Max Bet
$15
Themes
Winter, Christmas, Holidays
Type
3-reel, video, progressive, bonus
Paylines
5
Bonus round
Festive Feast Feature, Extra Jackpot Chance Feature
Max Bet
$5

More reels means more combinations

Many online casinos such as the Liberty Slots Casino have plenty of five reel games to choose from. These often have more paylines activated as well, and this in turn means more combinations for you to bet money on.

You should consider this if you want to make sure you bet on all the possible combinations given in a game. It could affect your budget. For instance if you have twenty paylines in a five reel game and you want to cover all the paylines, you'll need to watch what you bet on each individual one.

Themes
China, East, Regional
Type
5-reel, bonus, video
Paylines
243
Bonus round
Stacked Mystery Symbols Feature, Nudging Multiplier Wild Reel Feature, Hold & Win Bonus
Max Bet
$20
Themes
Greek Mythology, Ancient Greece
Type
5-reel, video, bonus
Paylines
All pay
Bonus round
Wrath Bonus Round, Stone Soldiers Pick ’em Game
Max Bet
$75
Themes
Treasure, East, China, Regional
Type
bonus, progressive, video, 5-reel
Paylines
243
Bonus round
Free Games Feature, Gold Coin Feature
Themes
Pirates, Horror
Type
5-reel, video, bonus
Paylines
25
Bonus round
Free Spins Feature, Stacked Wilds Feature
Themes
Ancient Egypt, Historical, Cleopatra
Type
5-reel, bonus, video
Paylines
20
Bonus round
Pyramid Bonus, Free Spins Feature
Max Bet
$200
Themes
Money, Crime
Type
5-reel, bonus, progressive, video
Paylines
25
Bonus round
Vault Feature
Max Bet
$6.25
Themes
Ancient Egypt
Type
5-reel, bonus, video
Paylines
10
Bonus round
Free Spins Feature
Max Bet
$50
Themes
Classic Slot Symbols
Type
5-reel, bonus, video
Paylines
30
Bonus round
Progressive Jackpot Feature, Stacked Mystery Symbols Feature, Free Spins Feature
Max Bet
$120
Themes
Food, Sweets
Type
5-reel, video, bonus
Paylines
All pay
Bonus round
Free Spins Feature
Themes
Classic Slot Symbols
Type
5-reel, bonus, video
Paylines
10
Bonus round
Expanding Wilds Feature, Free Freespins Feature
Max Bet
$10
Themes
Cats, Casino, Animals
Type
bonus, 5-reel, video
Paylines
50
Bonus round
Free Spins Feature, 9 Lives Super Round
Themes
Nature, Animals
Type
bonus, video, 5-reel
Paylines
720
Bonus round
Free Spins Feature
Max Bet
$62.5

Are seven reel slots games a bit too complicated?

Not really, although they do tend to be rarer than the three or five reel versions. There are some around though, such as Farming Futures Slots or Lucky 7s Slots .

The one thing you have to remember with these is to watch all the reels from left to right as they stop spinning. It can be trickier to watch for the winning combos with these games as there are more reels to keep an eye on. But you will still win any prize that comes up, thanks to the automatic nature of the game.

Make your choice

In the end you might like to try your luck with any number of different slots games online. Similarly you might enjoy swapping from three reel games to ones that have many more reels in play.

In fact, variety really can be the spice of life when it comes to online slots, so why not try some now?