Lord Of The Rings Slot Machine Online

WMS are a slot machine manufacturer who secured a franchise to create and launch a slot machines based on Lord Of The Rings, the films created by New Line Productions Inc.

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The slot became available in land-based casinos in Las vegas and elsewhere from Q4, 2010 and below is some information on this version of the game. I ve seen it and played it in several Vegas casinos and it seems pretty popular. Although WMS have their own online casino Jackpot Party which carries a lot of teir branded games, the Lord Of The Rings games are not among them and nor are they likely to be because of licensing restrictions.

WMS categorise this type of slot machine as Adaptive Gaming . It follows the concept of their excellent Star Trek game which I played at Encore in Vegas myself in late 2009. It has it s own special padded chair with surround-sound speakers in the headrest much like WMS s Star Trek (which is also an awesome game offline). It totally immerses you in the features and while you might need some aspirin handy, I ve yet to come across an experience that quite matches it.

The WMS version of Lord Of The Rings is pretty feature-rich, muc like Microgaming s latest version of the online game which also has lots of game features. Check out the promo video below for a run-through of what it involves, but in essence it has stacked wilds and no less than 8 unlockable bonus rounds.

The release coincides with Microgaming s online release of the first in a trilogy of Lord of the Rings slot machines and although the two versions clearly have similarities, they are totally different games so don t expect to find this version is the same as the Lord Of The Rings online version.

True, they both have stacked wilds, free spin bonus rounds and borrow graphics and footage from the New Line films, but in terms of gameplay there are some major differences.

While Microgaming s version is centred entirely on the Fellowship of the Ring film with two follow-up slots due later, the WMS version of lotr amalgamates all three films into one game. It has the Power Spins feature to add a twist to the gameplay too along with randomly awarded Legolas and Gollum features that bring extra wilds into play.

WMS Lord Of The Rings Promo Video To see the actual slot in action it s worth hanging in there on the video promo above as towards the end you get to see one or two quick shots of theThe Lord Of The Rings Slots [.com] website is in no way endorsed by or affiliated with New Line Cinema, New Line Productions Inc. Or Warner Bros Digital Distribution and is a totally independent fan site dedicated to bringing you the latest unofficial news regarding the Lord Of The RingsTM slots games. Upd Nov 21, 2012: The lotr slot was decommissioned in June and at the time, no-one quite knew why. However, it now transpires that the JRR Tolkein Estate is suing Warner Bros New Line Cinema division over what it considers to be a breach of it s brand licensing agreement dating back to 1969, directly referencing electronic or digital rights . However, Microgaming have since released two similar slot games: Avalon II (reviewed here) which has a similar theme and multi-featured bonus round plus the more recent Game Of Thrones slot based on the popular TV series, a more suitable replacement for the lotr slots in my opinion.

There have been two Lord Of The Rings slot machine franchises granted to date, one for online play that went to Microgaming and one for land-based machines which was the first to be granted and was picked up by WMS Gaming. However, on June 27th 2012, Microgaming released the which is an exact clone of the lotr game (but obviously with a Batman theme!) ahead of decomissioning the Lord Of The Rings game the following day. As far as I can remember, this is the first time I ve ever come across an online slot developer discontinuing a slot game and having it removed permanently. But The Dark Knight is the same game as Lord Of The Rings so hopefully it s not too much of an upheaval.

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For the record, below is the historical information for the game you can no longer play! Check out my Dark Knight slots website for information on the new game. Lord Of The Rings Slots Online (Decommissioned) One Lord Of The Rings slot franchise was issued to the online casino software provider Microgaming who brought the lotr slots online, the first of which was released in 2010, then pulled and re-releasd with a progressive jackpot in 2011! The second version was decommissioned in June 2012. In January 2010, Microgaming announced the licence to release a trilogy of Lord Of The Rings slots (based on the movies which seems to becoming a more common theme what with Playtech s King Kong Slot and the amazing Gladiator) through a deal with Warner Bros Digital Distribution who are responsible for licensing deals for New Line Cinema as I understand it.

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September 2010 saw the release the the first of these games, The Lord Of The Rings - The Fellowship Of The Ring but the trilogy never reached fruition.

The online version of the Lord Of The Rings slot wasn t just exclusive to Microgaming casinos as it turns out.