Online Pachinko

2006-05-23

Pachinko is a pinball-like game that is extremely popular in Japan and can be found in many Las Vegas casinos. You can also play Pachinko online with some casinos such as Kiwi Casino now offering variations of Pachinko for real money play.

Pachinko has similarities to a pinball machine in that a number of balls are launched onto the playing surface where they bounce around through a series of pegs. The object of Pachinko is to have the balls directed into winning pockets for a bonus payout.

To begin Pachinko you must first choose the number and price of the balls you would like to purchase to play with. The balls will then be dropped into the loading

area. Some software will allow you to manually click and launch each ball individually and some will use a virtual machine to continuously shoot balls into the playing area. In each case you have the ability to control the velocity of the launch of the balls.

Once the balls are launched they will bounce around on the playing surface where there are many pegs to change their path and several winning pockets, indicated by the text "Start". If a ball falls through to the bottom of the machine then you do not win anything. However if it falls into one of the pockets then you will win a bonus number of balls and may also receive a free bonus spin on a slot reel to potentially win a large number of bonus balls.

At Kiwi Casino you are awarded four bonus balls and a free spin for every winning pocket that you land a ball in. The free spin feature has around five dolphin themed mini-games to determine the outcome, and if you are lucky enough to line up three identical numbers (vertically or diagonally) then you can potentially win up to 1,500 bonus balls!

Once you've had enough ball bouncing action, you can stop play and cash out your remaining balls for their equivalent cash value at any time. On the right hand side of the screen you will see information about your current play including the value of each ball, your balance, the number of bonus reel spins you have had and the number of balls you have won on bonus reel spins. You'll also see your ball pool which will include the balls that you have won during game play.

So if you want to re-live your days of playing on the old pinball machine and you're looking for a new online game to try out then check out Online Pachinko for some ball-bouncing excitement!

Ed note: You can play Online Pachinko at Kiwi Casino with a $100 bonus when you make your first deposit!