The circus is a dying form of entertainment. It will soon be as obsolete as the rotary dial telephone. But the circus has been preserved for posterity in online pokies. And there are quite a few circus themed pokies at Microgaming online casinos like Royal Vegas and Casino Mate.
Big Top is as simple as you can get in an online pokie. It has 9 paylines with a fixed bet of 1 coin per payline. The symbols on the reels are thematic and include ringmaster, clown, elephant and seal. The game logo awards the highest line payout of 5,000 coins, which brings volatility into the online pokie. The clown is the wild symbol. The monkey symbol awards scatter payouts. The Big Top online pokie does not offer free spins or second screen bonus games.
Flying Circus also has circus themed symbols like girl, lion, elephant and big top. The most iconic circus images are the special symbols. Ringmaster is the wild symbol and also awards the highest line payouts. The clown is the scatter symbol. Flying Circus is a 20 paylines video pokie. The bonus feature awards 25 free spins with all payouts doubled.
The Grand Circus is also a 20 payline video pokie. It uses only thematic symbols and makes you feel that you are in a circus. The symbols include ringmaster, clown in cannon, elephant, bear on bike, lion, donkey, juggler, clown in car, cage and refreshments. There is no wild symbol but there are three scatter symbols instead. 20 free spins are awarded in which a randomly determined multiplier is applied to the payouts from each spin. In the bonus game on the second screen you have to select three from the six bears walking on a tightrope for random bonus prizes.
The Twisted Circus, as its name suggests, is a different kind of circus. The symbols on the reels include dark snake charmer, fire breather, bearded lady, tattooed Hercules, musical monkey, ringmaster and other sinister performers. But there is a bright look to the gaming features. The Twisted Circus is a 243 ways to win online pokie. There are two bonus features. One of them awards 13 free spins in which all payouts are tripled. The second feature is a single level bonus game on the second screen, which is activated by the ring master symbol. A circus tent opens and you have to make selections to reveal the performers. When you get three matching performers you will win bonus credits.