In a typical slot machine, reels are the components that hold the symbols. When a player activates the machine, the reels spin and come to a stop, revealing a combination of symbols. The arrangement of these symbols determines whether the player has won a payout. Each reel can have a different number of symbols, and modern video slots may feature multiple reels, often ranging from three to five. Reels can be traditional, where physical symbols are displayed, or digital, where graphics are shown on a screen. The combinations of symbols that align on paylines—imaginary lines running across the reels—decide the game’s outcome.
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For example, in a three-reel slot machine, if the player spins and the reels stop showing three identical symbols in a row on the payline, they win a payout based on the game’s paytable.