Alibaba Slot Machine

Alibaba Slot Machines Overview

The background features a mix of purple curtains, Arabian style towers, and a genie lamp.

The best quality of this background is the towers because they feature solid detail.

But the problem with this scene as a whole is that it could represent any Arabian slot machine. We wish that 777igt would've instead used the thieves' cave as the background.

Alibaba's music sounds like an Arabian dance tune.

While this fits the region, we don't think it matches the danger presented in the story. Furthermore, this is the exact same tune used in 777igt's Aladdin's Treasure slot.

Sound effects include: coins piling up during wins, a dreamy sound after payouts, magical sound after payouts, and movie projector sound when the reels are spinning.

Given the theme of this game, the music and sound effects aren't terrible. But they won't make you think of a guy who's trying to survive with murderous thieves on his trail.

Animations include: coins bouncing off the screen and into your account, a gold treasure chest shining, winning symbols moving towards and away from the reels, winning symbols spinning around in circles, Big Win celebration where balloons float upwards, and another Big Win celebration where gold coins shoot off the reels.

The good thing about these animations is that they make you feel special after wins. But the bad thing is that the animations are generic and don't enhance the story's characters.

Alibaba Pay Table and Graphics

Below are the payouts and symbols offered in Alibaba:

The symbol graphics are the worst part of this slot for two reasons:

• 1They look bad.
• 2They don't match the story.

In contrast to the quality background, the symbols are blurry and reminiscent of slot machines from the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Alibaba is the worst looking symbol of all, which is bad since he's the main character.

As for the lack of cohesion with the story, we don't get the genie, sultan, tiger, and lamp symbols.

We under that genies and magic lamps are a common part of Arabian folk tales. But it would make more sense to include thieves and Cassim, rather than several references to genies.

The magic used to open the thieves' cave came from words - not the power of a genie.

Alibaba Slot Bonus Features

Moving from the worst aspect to the best, Alibaba offers several bonuses and jackpots that keep this game interesting. Here's a closer look at the bonuses and jackpots.

The oil lamp awards 15 free spins for 5 symbols, 10 for 4, and 5 for 3.

These free spins don't come with special multipliers, new music, or a different background, which takes some of the excitement out of triggering them.

When you land 3 or more lamps, you're taken to a second screen where two genie lamps await. The goal is to rub the lamp that contains a genie so you earn a bonus prize.

The round ends if you rub a lamp with no genie, at which point the lamp will dim and you'll be taken back to the main game.

Alibaba features three progressive jackpots in the Major, Minor, and Mini Jackpots. And unlike other multi jackpot slot machines, all three of this game's progressive payouts are huge.

At the time of this writing, the Mega Jackpot is worth $1,121,631, the Minor Jackpot is worth $565,585, and the Mini Jackpot is worth $373,877.

We're impressed by the level of consistency with these three prizes, considering that some games will have a 7 figure Major Jackpot coupled with a 4 figure Mini Jackpot.

Betting Options

You can change pay lines from 10 to 100 using the plus/minus buttons underneath the reels. You can only adjust pay lines in increments of 10, but this isn't much of a problem since you have such a wide range of lines to choose from.

Coin size can be changed from $0.01 to $1.00, making the minimum bet worth $0.10 when you use the smallest coin and pay line amount.

One thing we don't like about adjusting the betting options is that the minus button is touchy. You need to hit the button in exactly the right spot to make changes, which is annoying.

You can auto spin the reels for 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, or infinity spins. The infinity choice is helpful for when you want to keep the reels spinning without having to worry about when auto spin ends.

To halt this feature, click Stop where the spin button is.

One more option includes using the speaker button in the upper right hand corner to control volume. This is nice because you use a sliding bar that allows you to get the volume exactly where you want it.

Win Frequency

We played Alibaba slot for around 300 spins and found the win frequency to be above average for a 100 pay line slot.

Playing all 100 lines at one cent a piece, we won something on the majority of our spins. Granted, most prizes were worth between $0.40 and $0.90, but at least we earned enough to sustain our bankroll during the session.

In the end, we lost $5 from our original starting amount, which isn't bad when you're betting $1 total for 300 spins.

One aspect we really like is the frequency in which free spins are triggered. We got free games several times while playing, which gives you lots of opportunities to earn bonus credits.

We only triggered the second screen bonus once, which is below average when compared to other online slot machines.

Game Rules

Alibaba features standard rules for a 5 reel slot, which you can see below:

• All normal payouts must form left to right, beginning with the leftmost reel.
• Bonus, free spin, and jackpot symbols can trigger rewards from anywhere on the reels, regardless of if they appear in a pay line.
• Payouts are multiplied by your triggering line stake i.e. if you bet $0.10 per line, you'll earn $10 on a 100 coin payout.
• The Mega, Minor, and Mini Jackpots can only be won when you get 5 of the respective symbols in a pay line.

Comparison to Similar Slot Machines

777igt's game isn't the only slot machine based on Alibaba. Leander Games has also made one, which is why we've compared the two slots below.

Another game that we chose for comparison is 777igt's Aladdin's Wishes because it uses the same music as Alibaba and has a Middle Eastern theme.

Conclusion

Alibaba is one of the most famous tales from the One Thousand and One Nights book. Unfortunately, 777igt doesn't do a good job of portraying the story through its Alibaba slot machine.

You'll immediately think this is a dated slot when you open it and see the blurry symbol graphics.

And if you don't know anything about the story beforehand, you'll think that Alibaba is an Aladdin like story about a man and his genie.

The animations and music don't help this slot either since they're generic and could appear in any slot.

The only saving grace for this game comes from its multiple bonuses and three large progressive jackpots. But as we showed with Aladdin's Wishes, you can find these same elements in many other 777igt slot machines.

Given that 777igt offers both Aladdin and Aladdin's Wishes, we see no reason to play their Alibaba slot. Furthermore, you can find a better game based on the same story in Leander's Alibaba.