Every casino players knows that there are umpteen number of sports themed online slots. But what if you are a bookworm and not the athletic type? You may be strapped for quantity but definitely not for quality. Around the World is a Microgaming slot based on the extremely popular novel by Jules Verne. It is available only on the instant play platform of online casinos like All Slots, Lucky Nugget and 32Red.

If you are aware of the narrative then you will appreciate the slot game better. The hero Phileas Fogg has a bet that he will travel around the world in 80 days. The background to the reels displays well-known monuments from countries. There are two wild symbols that also award line payouts. Fogg also has a 2x multiplier property and pays 10,000 times the line bet for a combination of five symbols. The game logo wild symbol has a top line payout of 5,000 coins. With these huge payouts, the other symbols will pay considerably less and the slot machine will have high volatility. The other symbols are designed like lithograph prints. Most of them depict various modes of communication that Fogg used in his journey around the world such as biplane, hot air balloon, ocean liner, train, Chinese junk, elephant and camel. The maximum payout in these is 300 times the line bet.

There are two special symbols in Around the World online slot. The compass is the scatter symbol that awards payouts multiplied by the total bet. The base payout for three, four and five scatter symbols is 2, 10 and 25 times the total bet. However, a multiplier can come into play. If the compass points to the north then the payout is doubled. Five compass symbols pointing north will pay 800 times the total bet. Three or more globe bonus symbols in an active payline trigger the Globe Bonus. You are first awarded the regular line payouts. You have the option to collect the entire payout. But you also have the option of wagering the entire payout, or half of it, in a gamble game called the Travel Game. You become Phileas Fogg and have to choose one of four routes around the world. If your liner sinks on the way then you lose the staked payout. If you successfully complete the journey you win the staked amount randomly multiplied up to four times.