Fife Flyers Ice Hockey Club can confirm the return of former Captain Jonas Emmerdahl for the remainder of the 2024/2025 season following the placement of Noah Delmas on Injured Reserve.
No stranger to the Flyers faithful, Jonas first pulled on the Blue, White and Gold during the 2019/2020 season which was cut short due to the pandemic. Following a season in his native Sweden, during the postponed 2020/2021 season, Jonas made a return to Fife in September 2021 first donning the ‘A’ before being named Captain for the two seasons that followed. During his four seasons with the club Jonas made 229 appearances and tallied 63 points. Jonas returns having most recently iced with EV Lindau in Germany 3.
Wilds and scatters are the two special symbols that appear in almost every modern slot, and they work in completely different ways. One stands in for other symbols to complete a combination, the other pays or triggers regardless of where it lands. Confusing the two leads to a lot of misread paytables.
Wild And Scatter Symbols Explained
A standard wild substitutes for any regular symbol, but developers have layered variations on top of that, including expanding wilds that fill a whole reel and sticky wilds that stay in place across several spins. Players comparing features often Winplace to see which mechanics each title uses. Scatters sit outside the line system, paying on any position and typically triggering the free spin round when three or more appear.
| Symbol | Function | Line Dependent |
|---|---|---|
| Standard wild | Substitutes | Yes |
| Expanding wild | Fills a reel | Yes |
| Scatter | Pays or triggers | No |
- Wilds complete combinations, scatters usually do not
- Expanding and sticky wilds behave differently from standard ones
- Three or more scatters commonly trigger a feature
Special symbols shape how a slot feels far more than they change its return percentage, which is set by the game as a whole. A title packed with sticky wilds is not inherently more generous than a plain one. Reading the paytable before playing is worth a minute, and setting a session budget is worth rather more.