Sidewinder Slot Machine

Sidewinder is a type of slot car or motorized model car in which the motor shaft is parallel to the driven axle (usually the rear), and power is transmitted through spur gears or, sometimes, a belt, friction or even by direct drive. The word also refers to the transversely mounted motor of such a car.

Sidewinder is a great setup as it has the most direct gear contact of any. All types have their pros and cons but if it comes to a choice a sidewinder car has the motor torque transferred directly onto the gear pushing the gear forward. Sidewinder and Rainbrew are basically identical games under the hood, only the theme and graphics being changed from one to the other. Featuring classic icons for the most part, this is nonetheless a modern title, which delivers 243, 576 or 1,125 ways to win in a game area which has 5 reels (3-5-5-5-3 symbols).

A similar type of slot car that has the motor shaft mounted at an angle to the driven axle is the anglewinder. In general, the sidewinder and anglewinder are less common arrangements than the inline motor, in which the shaft is perpendicular to the driven axle and drives it with bevel gears or a pinion and crown gear. Historically, they are also less common than the pancake motor, in which the shaft is vertical, and power is carried to the axle by a chain of gears to a pinion and crown arrangement. Because they require more space between the drive wheels, the sidewinder and anglewinder arrangements are more common in 1:32, and especially 1:24, than in the smaller scales.

The Sidewinder slot machine contains a simple 5 × 3 format with a total of 1.125 ways to win. The player can start spinning the drums with a minimum of 0.01 to a maximum of 100 demo points in each round. Sidewinder Slot also comes with a Free Spins Feature. It is initiated by landing 3 or 4 Sidewinder scatters on reels 2, 4 and the horizontal reels. Here, you will get to enjoy 6 or 10 free spins. During this feature, if a wild halts on the same position on both horizontal reels, they create an expanding wild.

The sidewinder and to an extent the anglewinder configurations are often seen as superior for slot racing cars. This is because when accelerating, the reverse torque of the motor transfers weight to the front of the vehicle, and therefore the guide that keeps it on the track. This allows the slot racer to accelerate through corners. There is also a further advantage as, if dynamic braking is used, the reverse torque of the motor then transfers weight to the rear wheels, which invariably are the dominant grip wheels on a slot car. Conversely the reverse torque effect on inline motor configurations transfers weight from side to side and destabilises the car.

Schematic diagrams of common chassis layouts:

Common slot-car motor arrangements
Not so common slot-car motor arrangements

The flat, vertical-shaft pancake motor is seen end-on, with the shaft pointing toward the reader.

These 1914 Lionel slot cars used a direct-drive sidewinder motor[1]

Use of the sidewinder drive goes back to the first commercially available slot cars. Some of Lionel's original slot car models of 1911–1914 used a type of sidewinder drive. Victory Industries used a sidewinder motor in their 1957 VIP line of 1:32 cars. This brand debuted at the same time as the famous Scalextric line and shares with Scalextric the honor of being the first modern manufactured slot-car system.[2]

See also[edit]

  • Anglewinder - Angle-motored slot car
  • Inline - Longitudinally-motored slot car
  • Pancake - Vertical-motored slot car
  • Slot car - Technical information and history of the hobby
  • Slot car racing - The competitive hobby, organizations, etc.

References[edit]

  1. ^Hertz, L. H. 'The Complete Book of Model Raceways and Roadways', 2nd Ed. 1967, p. 24.
  2. ^VIP Roadways.

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Look and Feel

This game has retro classic fruit machine design. The graphics might seem a bit on the simple side, but they are razor sharp and the quality is excellent. It reminds us a bit of the Heartburst Jackpot slot- I suppose that’s the purple but it’s certainly slick looking. Sometimes less is more Wombat fans!

Game Play

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Played out over 4 reels with 3 rows and coming with 243 ways to win like the Wild Scarabs slot from Microgaming, the Sidewinder slot is made up of horizontal reels which is quite unusual.

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During the base game, the 5×3 reels contain 2 different types of wilds each with the ability to trigger off either the top or the bottom extra reels. If a wild with a down arrow lands it will make the bottom extra reel spin (this will then be filled with regular wilds and wilds with up arrows). If a wild with the up arrow lands then it’s the top extra reel that gets the Sidewinder treatment.

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Your symbols on the reels include the standard old-fashioned fruity fare including classic playing card icons; diamonds, hearts, spades and clubs, plus bars, horseshoes, 4-leaf clovers, golden bells and red 7s. The red 7s are the most lucrative icons and will scoop you 8x your original bet for 5x of the critters in a row.

Free Spins and Bonus Features

But that’s not all! As the gifts just keep on coming Wombat fans! Land 3x of the Side Winder icons on the reels in the base game and you’ll scoop 6 free spins (and if you land 4x of them it will be 10 free spins for you).

During the bonus round the Sidewinder feature is enabled with 1,125 ways active on every spin. EEK! You can also earn extra free spins by landing more of the bonus symbols on the horizontal reels.

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Plus, if the Wilds land on the same positions on both horizontal slot reels, they instantly transform into expanding wilds. And if 3x or more expanding wilds connect to each other, this could create unbelievable winning potential in the space of just one bonus spin, with a whole screen of Wilds.

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Conclusion

The Sidewinder slot is a classic medium variance fruity with a modern twist – and we like it. The jackpot prize is 2,270x your bet which is no mean number and it’s in the bonus where you’ll really get the opportunity to win big thanks to linking up those wilds from the top and bottom sidewinders to create expanded wild reels. Trigger the extra reels to sidle up to those winnings!

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