Matt G., Chrissy, The Don, and Ivan the pirhanna are some of the characters in this Soap Opera that plays out on the "As the Reels Turn" slot machine.

The story and the slot are intertwined in a unique way. As players play the slot, more "cut scenes" are revealed, and more parts of the story are told. In between, there are bonus games and free spins sessions.

The game itself is a video slot that has 15 different paylines. I reviewed the machine at Slot O'Cash where the coin sizes range between one cent and ten cents. Players can wager up to 5 coins on each of the paylines.

The key to playing the bonus games and advancing through the storyline lies in scatter symbols, and there are plenty of them.

The Bonus Scatter symbol unlocks the "Counterfeit Chip" bonus game. It's an elimination pick'em style game where there are a handful of casino chips scattered on the table. Your task is to choose the real chips, which all reveal hidden credits, and avoid the counterfeit chip which ends the game. You can keep choosing casino chips until you accidentally choose the counterfeit one.

The Tommy W. Scatter symbol activates the "Tommy Wong Feature Act" bonus round. In this bonus game you select one of several possible acts that can perform at the El Paradise Casino. Each act has a credit value, and you will win whatever hides behind the act you choose.

Ivan the Pirhanna is the third scatter symbol. Landing 3 or more Ivan symbols unlocks a Free Spin Cycle of 10 Free Spins.

The final scatter symbol - the one that advances us through the storyline of "As the Reels Turn" is the "Advance to the Next Scene" symbol. You'll need to land three or more of thse symbols to start the next scene in the Soap Opera.

As you can see from the map of the storyline, there are seven different scenes that make up the saga of As the Reels Turn. as you make your way through the different scenes, you'll encounter several different bonus round games.

Overview: - Talk about a lot of things going on. There are more bonus games in this interactive slot than in almost any other slot (except maybe the fruit machines).

Between the Bonus Games that you can unlock at any time by landing the scatter symbols, and the bonus games that are part of the storyline, this is almost half slot machine, half arcade game machine. And I Like It!

Of course it's silly to keep playing a slot machine just to see how the comic book drama of "As the Reels Turn" unfolds. And of course I did just that. So that must make this slot game one of the most fun, "I want to keep playing" slots I've come across!

In short - two thumbs up!! And now I can't wait to try some of the other interactive slots from Rival Gaming!