October is one of our favorite times of the year at Accel Entertainment because we get to embrace our spooookier slot games! And one of our absolute favorite spooky slots is Bally’s Better Off Ed. So, let’s dive right into this zombie apocalypse nightmare – don’t worry it’s fun!
Better Off Ed is a fun and relatively simple slot game – perfect for those players who want a Halloween treat! With 5 slot reels and 20 possible paylines, the base game for Better Off Ed is easy to understand. In the base game, the highest paying symbol is the icon of Ed’s head, followed by images of a graveyard, a spooky cemetery, and a caution sign.
As with many Bally slot games, all pays (except scatter pays) must be adjacent on an active payline and are read from left to right. Better Off Ed also has a Random Wild Bonus Feature that can be triggered on any regular base game spin. During this random spin, Ed the zombie may come and swipe at your spinning reels, replacing three to six tiles on reels two through five with Wild tiles.
If you spin three scattered Hot Spin tiles on reels 1, 2, or 3, you will enter the Better Off Ed Hot Spins Feature. In the Hot Spins Feature, the player is awarded ten Hot Spins and double the total credits bet. If you are lucky enough to spin three more Hot Spin tiles during your Hot Spins Feature, you will be awarded with five additional Hot Spins and another doubling of the total credits bet. During the Hot Spins Feature, any Locked Wild symbol that appears will hold in the same position until the Hot Spin Feature is over.
Better Off Ed also has a Pick Bonus Feature that is unlocked when you spin three scattered Ed zombie head tiles on reels 1, 3, or 5. Once the Pick Bonus Feature has begun, a graveyard with ten gravestones will appear in front of the player and you will be prompted to make three selections from the graveyard. You can be awarded more credits, additional picks, or entry to the Better Off Ed Wheel Bonus Feature. The Pick Bonus Feature will end once all picks have been made and you will either return to the base game or move onto the Wheel Bonus Feature.
In the Better Off Ed Wheel Bonus Feature, players will have one chance to spin the prize wheel. On the wheel, players can win various credit multipliers or one of three special awards. The Braiinz!! Award pays out $350, the Heartz Award pays out $150, and the Bonez Award pays out $50. Good luck to anyone lucky enough to make it to the Wheel Bonus Feature on Better Off Ed!
Better Off Ed is AE Player’s favorite game this month thanks to its spooky design and fun graphics – it’s the perfect game to get you in the Halloween mood! Next time you’re at an Accel location, be sure to check for Better Off Ed – and you can always access the game’s instructions by clicking the i (information) button on the slot machine.
