Buried by Night · How the game unfolds
The base game connects payline combinations with a possible horizontal Wild row. Follow the symbol position, the expansion and then the duel result to understand the feature.
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Locate the VS symbol
VS symbols land on reels two, three and four. Their starting reel determines the span of the expanded row; a central VS can reach farther than the other eligible positions.
- 02
Resolve the DuelRow
An expanded row becomes a DuelRow when it participates in a winning combination. Each duelist receives a multiplier, and the survivor supplies the value for that Wild row.
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Apply the result
The surviving multiplier applies to connected wins. If several DuelRows belong to the same winning combination, add their multipliers before applying the result.
Buried by Night · Game features
A 5 × 4 payline field
The rules specify five reels and four rows. Results use paylines rather than clusters of touching symbols. Wild symbols substitute for symbols listed in the paytable. The four-row field gives horizontal DuelRows their place in the game: they connect with eligible combinations across reels.
Three possible horizontal spans
A VS on reel two expands across reels one to three. On reel three it spans reels one to five; on reel four it spans reels three to five. These are fixed spans tied to the originating reel. DuelRows cannot overlap one another, and the expansion must contribute to a winning combination to activate the duel.
Multipliers that add within a combination
The possible DuelRow multipliers are 2×, 3×, 4×, 5×, 10×, 25×, 50× and 100×. Each duelist is assigned a value; the survivor's value remains. If two rows with 3× and 5× both belong to the same winning combination, the rules combine them as 8×. The addition concerns that shared combination, rather than automatically every result on the screen.
The four-tier DuelSpin Bar
In Shoot to Kill, each FS symbol fills one step of the bar and three steps advance it by one tier. Tiers one through four award a DuelSpin with at least one, two, three or four VS symbols respectively. Their accompanying Nudge allocations are three, four, five and six. Every tier also awards two additional free spins.
A closer look
Nudges and the order of events
A Nudge moves every reel downward by one row at the same time. Any wins are resolved after that movement and before the next Nudge. A DuelSpin follows the free spin that unlocked it and does not use up a free spin from the counter. Multiple DuelSpins unlocked together run in sequence before the next ordinary free spin.
Two separate scatter families
FS symbols lead to the two free-spin bonuses, while Hot 100 symbols lead to Six Feet Under. The two symbol families cannot occupy the grid at the same time. Hot 100 symbols appear only in base-game modes. FS symbols do not land during DuelSpins or Six Feet Under, keeping those feature sequences distinct from the FS collection process.
Buried by Night · Bonuses & rewards
The three named bonuses share the base game's mechanics but organise the action around different resources: a free-spin allocation, a progressive bar or a running count of wins.
| Bonus mode | Activation | How the feature develops |
|---|---|---|
| Trigger Warning | 3 FS symbols together in the base game → 10 free spins. | This bonus increases the chance of landing VS symbols while retaining the base mechanics. Further FS symbols landing together can award additional free spins. Its defining emphasis is therefore the repeated opportunity for DuelRows within a conventional free-spin sequence. |
| Shoot to Kill | 4 FS symbols together in the base game → 8 free spins. | The DuelSpin Bar adds progression outside the grid. Collecting FS symbols advances its four tiers, each supplying a DuelSpin, Nudges and two extra free spins. The special DuelSpins resolve separately from the remaining free-spin count, which explains why the sequence can contain more events than the starting eight spins. |
| Six Feet Under | 3 Hot 100 symbols together in the base game → 1 free spin. | During that free spin, Nudges continue until the Hot 100 Meter reaches 100 paying results. Once the counter reaches 100, no new Nudges begin. This measures the number of wins in the feature; it is not a 100× payout, a fixed monetary amount or a promise about the overall return. |
DuelRows, multipliers & three bonus routes
A VS symbol begins the signature Buried by Night sequence. Its reel determines whether the DuelRow can span three reels or all five. Once the eligible row expands, the duel sets its multiplier. When several DuelRows contribute to the same winning combination, their multipliers are added for that combination.
The three bonuses develop this action in different directions. Trigger Warning increases VS opportunities. Shoot to Kill adds the four-tier DuelSpin Bar, while Six Feet Under follows paying results through its Hot 100 Meter and repeated Nudges. Watching the relevant counter makes the progression of each mode easier to follow.
- DuelRows
- DuelSpin Bar
- Hot 100 Meter
Useful terms
- DuelRow
- An eligible horizontally expanded VS row that acts as Wild and carries the surviving duelist's multiplier.
- VS
- The symbol that can appear on reels two, three or four and initiate a horizontal DuelRow.
- Nudge
- A simultaneous one-row downward movement of every reel, followed by an evaluation of wins.
- DuelSpin Bar
- The four-tier meter in Shoot to Kill, advanced by collected FS symbols in groups of three steps.
- Hot 100 Meter
- The counter of paying results in Six Feet Under; reaching 100 stops new Nudges from starting.