Phantom Cash

In the case of this slot machine game from Microgaming, “Phantom Cash” doesn't mean cash that has ghosted out of your life. Instead, it means big wins that comes from the phantoms themselves – or, at least, hunting phantoms who then have to “give up the ghost” and reward you handsomely.

The game has five reels and three rows, and there are 25 pay lines. To check the pay lines you'll have to see the paytable, which shows you all the lines at a glance. They also light up the screen when you hit on a win, so you can see which combination has paid out.

The full collection of Microgaming royal card symbols are here – nine, ten, jack, queen, king, and ace – designed in their style that you'll see in various titles, regardless of the theme. There are only four themed icons here; they are four different phantoms, cloaked in red, yellow, green or blue mist.

Two wild cards feature in this game, and they are the steampunk ghost hunter team, and their names – although irrelevant to the gameplay – are Thurmingham and Carstairs, in case you were wondering. They will substitute for any icon you need to make a win, and that win is doubled. Thurmingham appears on reel one only, and Carstairs appears on reel five.

The haunted house is the scatter, and you'll need at least three to unlock the Ghost Zap mini-game. The point of this game is to line up the ghosts next to the ghost hunters and zap them into oblivion. So if they appear on the same row with a phantom, you'll win a capture bonus of double your bet. If they both appear on the same row, it quadruples your bet.