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Slot Review: Moonshine

The period of Prohibition in the epoch of American history proved definitively that necessity truly is the mother of invention. During this period in the 1920s, the ownership and consumption of alcoholic beverages was verboten. Naturally, this legislation was not particularly popular, especially amongst folks who like to have a good time. It was during these years that “moonshining” became a part of the national vernacular, the practice of distilling homemade whisky by the light of the moon, when the authorities presumably could not see the smoke from such an operation rising towards the sky. The Moonshine online slot machine title is an ode to bootleg hooch, set in a comical bayou background.

Moonshine is a five-reel, twenty-five payline online slot machine title from Microgaming, the best slot game designer in the business as far as we are concerned. Coin values start at one cent and range upwards to one dollar. The max coins limit of one hundred twenty-five is good news for players of all bankroll sizes, because it is very flexible and accommodating of all budgets. The jackpot of eight thousand coins is small, but pays out very often.

An opening animation introduces the player to the family of hicks that are producing the illegal alcohol. A police officer knocks on the door, and that’s where the fun begins. On the reels you will see such ingredients as are essential to the creation of moonshine: fruitand sugar, along with such hillbilly staples as canned sardines and fried green tomatoes. Comical graphics, fun gameplay, and wild/scatter symbols make this a very entertaining online slot to experience, even if you are a teetotaler!

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