The Traffic Camera Game is a 5-reel, 15-payline online casino slot machine designed by Microgaming, one of the most well-established and reputable gaming developers in the industry. This game has been part of various casinos’ portfolios since its release, often featured on mobile devices as it provides seamless gameplay across different platforms.
Theme
The theme revolves around traffic surveillance cameras monitoring road traffic to ensure speed limits are adhered to. The slot’s layout depicts urban streets and highways with multiple lanes, reflective signs displaying warnings about fines for speeding violations. Symbols on the reels range CCTV Traffic Game for free from pedestrians attempting to cross the street within designated crossing zones, vehicles exceeding speed limits caught by cameras, tickets handed out for speeding offenders, roadside advertising billboards promoting responsible driving practices, emergency services helping those in need.
Design
Microgaming’s design team took an approach that mimics real-world surveillance systems seen on major highways. Players are transported into the busy scene where traffic enforcers diligently monitor speed limits to maintain public safety and orderliness within urban settings. High-resolution graphics of day-night lighting schemes complement realistic sound effects to evoke a sense of presence – the illusion of witnessing traffic monitoring firsthand while playing. Each symbol meticulously crafted incorporates relevant elements directly related to this concept: speeding cars being pulled over by authorities, drivers caught speeding warning signs.
Symbols
Traffic Camera Game’s 30 paytable symbols include:
- Low-paying icons: A-D numbered tiles used in standard games.
- High-paying symbols associated with the slot’s theme:
- Pedestrian crossing traffic signal symbol
- Speed camera icon capturing speeding vehicles
- Ticket written out by police for speed infringement
Payouts
The highest paying combination is achieved when a player lands 5 of any high-paying symbol, specifically:
- Pedestrian crossing symbols: Pays x80 bet amount.
- Traffic camera icons: Awards x60 bet value.
In terms of payouts in standard play mode:
- All low-value tiles contribute to combinations with other identical types of either low or medium value.
- High-value characters do the same but multiplied by tenfold.
Wilds
Traffic Camera’s wild symbol is marked as "speeding ticket" – visible when any speeder gets issued a notice from traffic cameras in-game visuals, triggering extra bonus gameplay mechanics that benefit experienced gamblers. They have no monetary value per se and serve purely to boost other values encountered elsewhere on reels where these special tickets appear.
Scatters
In contrast with its use as "speeding ticket," this term isn’t directly employed but serves an equivalent function: "Speed Camera Symbol".
The three scatter symbols initiate rounds in bonus round, rewarding player at once for placing any bet: 3 scatters gives free spin award, so they are worth triple what standard paytables claim.
Bonus Features
- Free Spins Bonus: Awarded with a single retrigger upon achieving first bonus. Gameplay Mode: Initial starting number determines available picks within the limited session length (a time period for completing bonus), which depends on their current spin results or bets set, resulting from either winning combinations formed before going to this part of gameplay. The result: wins may multiply up 8 times during entire round process.
- Reels Wild feature appears when player matches exactly two high-paying icons.