Online slots games are by and large not interactive. You decide the betting parameters and the slot machine does the rest. In order to make slot machines more challenging, software providers do introduce innovative features from time to time. One such feature is the Respin feature incorporated by Microgaming in a few of its slots games like Reel Gems and Retro Reels.

If you are an avid slots player, you must have faced this situation a number of times. You have like symbols on an active payline in four of the five reels. You would have liked a cheat code for somehow spinning the fifth reel only and trying for a jackpot payout. The Microgaming Respin feature allows you to spin only one reel keeping the others fixed, but for an additional stake. You have to decide if the additional bet is worth the risk.

In the Microgaming online slots with the Respin feature, a Respin button is displayed below each reel. The first spin is made in the usual manner. At the end of the spin each Respin button displays a value. This is the additional stake to be paid if you want to spin only that reel, keeping the other four fixed. The cost of the respin is not the same for all reels. If the possibility of getting payouts is larger for a particular reel, then the cost of respin will be more for that reel. If you want to respin any of the reels you just have to click the Respin button below that reel. The value shown will automatically be debited from your account. The original total bet will not be deducted again. Any new wins as a result of the respin will be paid out. Earlier wins not involving the reel spun will not be paid again. The Respin buttons will display fresh values based on the new configuration of symbols on the reels. The Respin process can be carried out any number of times but will cost each time.

Activating the Respin feature is not compulsory. You can click the Spin button and spin all the reels together again. An important facet of the Microgaming Respin feature is that the Respin values are for the given betting options. If you try to change the number of paylines or the number of coins or the coin size, the Respin values will be eliminated and you will start from scratch.