3D STARS & STRIPES To begin playing 3D Stars & Stripes just hit the spin button using your mouse or space bar. Stars & Stripes is a multi-feature 3D slot machine game, true to life animation and classic sounds give the game brilliant realism. Feel the tension as you gamble your winnings for more and more, feel the frustration as you lose. HOLDS 'Holds' appear randomly throughout '3D Stars & Stripes'. 'Holds' allow you the opportunity to keep 1,2 or 3 reels still during your next spin to increase your chances of winning. When the 'hold' buttons are flashing, you must decide which, if any, of the reels you wish to hold. To hold a reel move the mouse pointer to the hold button beneath the reel you want to hold and click your left mouse button. To undo a hold simply left click on the 'Cancel' button. Once the holds are set left click on the spin button to continue. THE DICE When you get a win you will be given the opportunity to double that win. The dice will display a number, all you have to do is decide if the next throw of the dice will be higher or lower than the current number displayed. Select the higher or lower button, the dice will spin of your prediction was correct you will win if not you lose the lot. You may also collect your winnings at any stage if you lose your nerve with the Hi-Lo dice. FEATURES On the reels are numbers along side the various images, these numbers will light up the STARS & STRIPES logo at the bottom of your screen. Light up all the letters and you move on to the feature. If a '?' symbol comes in on the winline you will get the chance to try and light the whole logo in one shot. Use the dice to climb the feature ladder, if you land on the big bell at the top of the ladder you can win the jackpot. NUDGES The nudge feature permits you to move any reel into a winning position. To nudge a reel, left click on the hold/nudge button beneath the reel you wish to nudge. When the reels are in a winning position you will have the opportunity to use the dice and gamble for a bigger win, or collect if you lose your nerve. WHEEL OF FORTUNE When you get the wheel of fortune you can use your space bar or the start button to spin the wheel, pressing and holding will cause the green power lights to light up around the wheel, the more lights come on the greater force you spin the wheel with. Win anything from $100 to the $10,000 jackpot. FIND THE ACE We all know the chase the ace game, when you get this feature take a note of the position of the ace. The cards turn over so you cannot see which card is the ace, follow the card that you think is the ace as the cards shuffle over & over. When the cards stop select which card you think the ace is. If you get it right your winnings go up and the cards go again, this time though the cards get faster. The feature repeats itself until you get it wrong. Then you are paid the winnings that you have accumilated. SMASH OR GRAB Look out if you have a win and the Smash or Grab feature starts up, it will be nice and slow at first. Select grab and get the win, if you miss and select smash you lose the win. Keep your wits about you, the smash and grab feature gets faster and faster. ON A ROLL If you get the On a Roll feature you will get a whole bunch of wins one after the other, or you might just get one win. It depends how lucky you are. KEYBOARD CONTROLS Start reels Spacebar Dice Higher H Dice Lower L Collect Enter Cancel C Hold/Nudge reel 1 1 Hold/Nudge reel 2 2 Hold/Nudge reel 3 3 Options menu Escape