Totally Puzzled Slots

For years Las Vegas casinos featured slot machines with decidedly simple themes, jewels, bar symbols, fruit, and bells. This has changed quite a bit in recent times, as more and more games go toward complex media, which includes film footage, and Pixar quality 3D models. Totally Puzzled by International Game Technology brings us back a bit to more simple games, as it introduces various pieces of children’s puzzles, which aren’t nearly as complex as some of the games we have been seeing recently.

There is a reason for why the game’s symbols do look a bit simplistic though: Totally Puzzled was released in 2004 by IGT, and has become one of the company’s more popular land casino slots, and continues to be in operation to this day as it is ported to newer cabinets that keep up with the many newer games on the market.

Totally Puzzled is a 5 reel, 20 payline video slot that is part of IGT’s “Perfect for Pennies” slot series, and includes a ton of bonus features that will keep you playing for long periods of time. Punters can play up to 50 credits per line, and is available in multiple denominations to allow for varied gameplay on the casino floors.

Feature wise, the game includes a “Pick and Slide Bonus”, which allows punters to pick up to three tiles by sliding individual pieces. Wins are multiplied in this mode based on the number of lines initiated in the round.

The second feature is the Free Spin bonus, which is awarded when the Free Spins symbol is unveiled on reels 3, 4, or 5 on the game’s reels. Players then get their Free Spins, which then can be re-triggered or have wins multiplied when a Mystery Mark symbol is uncovered on the third reel.

Players looking to find IGT’s Totally Puzzled slot will likely not have to search very far: the game has been out a long time and can be found at many of the top casinos across North America.

Personally speaking, I am not a huge fan of penny slots, but Totally Puzzled does add an interesting dynamic to their game by making it multi-denominational, meaning that I can ramp up and find this game with nickel and even dime wagers. With these bet levels though, I have to keep it at level one or two in order to keep my bankroll somewhat steady, as I am not what you would call a “high roller”.

Still, Totally Puzzled is quite a bit of fun, with the game’s bonus features coming up fairly often and not really having too many dry spells in terms of going about and not winning for long stretches. I myself really enjoyed the Pick and Slide Bonus, which has netted some very impressive wins. On the flip side, the Free Spins are well executed, but lack the interactive features that really go out there and make the Pick and Slide bonus so captivating.

If you are looking to get your hands on an IGT classic on your next trip to a land casino, Totally Puzzled should be a game to keep an eye out for. Although the game’s visuals aren’t up to par with many of the new games that you will see from newer slots, the game is still very functional more than ten years after its initial release.