Black Rhino (3VXFC5344, New Zealand)

Video Slot Machine published 29 years ago:

Black Rhino (c) 1995 Aristocrat.

A 5-reel video slot machine with an African theme.

- TECHNICAL -

Aristocrat MK2.5 hardware (initial release). Also released on MK4 and MK5 hardware.

The original game has 9 lines, however a later MK5 version released in 2000 has 20 lines.

540/MVP cabinet (14 button) layout :

Top row buttons :
Collect
Bet 1 Credit
Bet 2 Credits
Bet 3 Credits
Bet 5 Credits
Bet 10 Credits

Bottom row buttons :
Reserve
Play 1 Line / Red
Play 3 Lines
Play 5 Lines
Play 7 Lines
Play 9 Lines / Black
Gamble
Take Win

The later 20 line version has a max bet of 500 credits (bet multipliers 1,2,5,10,25) and also a suit gamble option.

- TRIVIA -

This game is also known as "Wild Africa".

- SCORING -

All pays are left to right except scattered Trees which pay any. Rhino substitutes for all symbols.

Paytable (standard version):

Rhino: 2 = 5, 3 = 100, 4 = 1000, 5 = 5000
Lion: 3 = 50, 4 = 250, 5 = 2500
Zebra: 3 = 20, 4 = 50, 5 = 250
Giraffe: 3 = 20, 4 = 50, 5 = 250
King: 3 = 10, 4 = 20, 5 = 200
Queen: 3 = 10, 4 = 20, 5 = 200
Jack: 3 = 10, 4 = 20, 5 = 100
Ten: 3 = 5, 4 = 20, 5 = 100
Nine: 2 = 2, 3 = 5, 4 = 20, 5 = 100
Tree: 3 = 2, 4 = 20, 5 = 50

Paytable (New Zealand version):

Rhino: 2 = 5, 3 = 100, 4 = 800, 5 = 1400
Lion: 3 = 50, 4 = 250, 5 = 1000
Zebra: 3 = 20, 4 = 50, 5 = 250
Giraffe: 3 = 20, 4 = 50, 5 = 250
King: 3 = 10, 4 = 20, 5 = 200
Queen: 3 = 10, 4 = 20, 5 = 200
Jack: 3 = 10, 4 = 20, 5 = 100
Ten: 3 = 5, 4 = 20, 5 = 100
Nine: 2 = 2, 3 = 5, 4 = 20, 5 = 100
Tree: 3 = 2, 4 = 20, 5 = 50

- SERIES -

1) Black Rhino (1994)
2) K.G. Bird (1994)
3) Lucky Strike (1994)
4) Wild Cougar (1996)
5) Thor (1996)
6) Panther Magic (1998)
7) Wild Africa (2001)
8) African Dusk [Mr. Cashman] (2001)
9) Jailbird [Mr. Cashman] (2001)
10) Black Rhino [Power Pay] (2006)
11) Wild Africa [Power Pay] (2006)
12) Wild Cougar [Power Pay] (2006)
13) African Dusk [Cashman Tonight] (2007)