Bar X 5 Slot

You cannot call yourself a slot player if you don't recognise Bar X 5. Also known as the OXO slot, or the Noughts and Crosses slot, this machine has been (and probably still will be) a casino an arcade staple for some time. If all great design has simplicity at its core, then Bar X 5 is one of the greatest slots out there, and its duration and lastability are a testament to this fact. Now, this game has even stood the test of time by transcending reality onto the virtual stage, as Bar X 5 is available as an online slot.

So looking at the game; Bar X 5 is available as a three reel slot game with a central pay-line running through the reels. There are only two wins possible on this machine and both are combinations of three symbols; the first is a line of three 'x's, which pays ten times your original stake. The second is a line of three bars, which pays the jackpot of a whopping fifty time your original stake.

Bar X 5 also has some fancy features that are auto-played for you. The first is the hold function. As you'd expect most combinations you spin in are one nought away from a winner, so when you get holds, the machine auto-holds the symbols on the pay-line that could possibly lead to a win, and then spins the reels again for you. At first this might seem contrary to good slot practice, but you soon realise that the game is simply playing towards the only winning combination for you.

The second feature this slot game possesses is the auto-nudge feature. Bar X 5 will from time to time decide to award up to three nudges to aid you in your quest for those three symbols. When you get the nudges the game will automatically select the nearest win for you and slide down the reels to achieve that winning combination. At first this takes a little getting used to, as most experienced slot players love to press the buttons themselves, but when you realise there is no way you can make a mistake then it's quite relaxing to let the game do all the work.

So, if you love slot games you'll want to give Bar X 5 a tickle, as it's one of the defining slot games of our time and every time you play a slot that features noughts and crosses you'll be reminded of this casino classic. Novice players will love the simplicity and the experienced slot jockey will see this genre defining staple as a real trip down memory lane. We're not saying this online slot is the best of breed in today's standards, but you've got to respect any slot that's lasted this long with a quick punt and a spin on those reels.