If you are looking for a slot game with an off-beat theme then you can try Around the World. It is based on the popular classic by Jules Verne in which Phileas Fogg has to complete a journey around the world in 80 days to win a bet. The slot game has been developed by Microgaming and is available on the instant play platforms of online casinos like Royal Vegas, Platinum Play and 7 Sultans.

The background to the reels displays popular monuments from countries round the world. The symbols are in sketch form and depict the various modes of transport that Fogg used in his around the world. They include biplane, hot air balloon, ocean liner, train, Chinese junk, elephant and camel. The line payouts awarded by these symbols are on the lower side. The payouts for five like symbols range from 50 times to 300 times the line bet. However there are big payout opportunities as well. Fogg is a wild symbol with a 2x multiplier property. Five of these symbols in an active payline also award 10,000 times the line bet. The game logo is a second wild symbol. It does not multiply payouts and awards a top payout of 5,000 times the line bet. Around the World online slot has a high variance and is perfect for risk taking players just like its hero Fogg.

The compass is the scatter symbol. Three, four and five scatter symbols appearing anywhere on the reels award payouts of 2, 10 and 25 times the total bet. The compass will point in one of the cardinal directions. Each compass that points to the north doubles the payouts. So five compass symbols all pointing north will pay 800 times the total bet.

The globe is the bonus symbol. Three or more globe symbols in an active payline trigger the Globe Bonus. You will first be awarded payouts multiplied by the line bet depending on the number of bonus symbols in the trigger. You have the option of either collecting the awarded payout or of testing your luck in a gamble game called Travel Game. Here you can stake the entire payout won or half of it. The second screen will display four routes around the world and you have to select one of them. If you successfully complete the journey you win the staked amount randomly multiplied up to four times. However, if your mode of transport fails you then you lose the staked amount.