Lucky Strike leans into the old prospecting idea: gold nuggets, diamonds, a cartoon miner and a Wanted poster all crowd the glass. Barcrest gives the machine a rough-edged, Wild West look, with chunky lettering and wooden-sign-style panels. The upper board has a square outer trail surrounding four tall columns. Nuggets, cash values, diamonds and red positions form separate tracks towards the Jackpot heading. That collection of vertical displays is the detail that sets Lucky Strike apart from a straightforward cash-ladder machine. A number window sits beside the prospector on the left. Around the outside are more nuggets, cash amounts and named positions, so the theme is carried through the game layout rather than confined to one character picture. The three reels below use fruit, bars and sevens. A numbered trail runs above them, and a nudge ladder appears down the right. The Wanted poster beside the reels is marked with a £10 reward. There is an important inconsistency in this particular photograph: the lower poster says £10, while an upper strip still reads Eight Pounds. That is not enough evidence to state the machine's active payout configuration. The old title treated £10 as settled; this article records what the cabinet actually shows. Whatever its final configuration, Lucky Strike has a very clear identity. The prospector, treasure columns and hand-drawn signs make it feel like a small gold-rush story played out across the glass.

Crown Gems gives Red Gaming's familiar cash-and-nudge layout a jewel-box appearance. Purple and blue glass surrounds a large circular feature display, with another smaller wheel beside the reels. Crown symbols and coloured gems keep the theme consistent across both halves of the cabinet. The main circle is divided into named feature segments. Labels such as Pot Rocks, Rich Win, Stop 'n' Step and Nudge Shuffle sit around its inner ring, while coloured jewel shapes decorate the outside. It is the most striking part of the top glass. A cash ladder runs down the left and a nudge ladder down the right. Below the large wheel are the Hi Lo number display, bonus symbols and a short numbered trail. There is a lot of information on the board, but each group has its own clearly defined area. The smaller wheel to the right of the three reels adds another visual focus. A Spin marking sits beneath it, while a separate feature panel occupies the left-hand side of the reel area. The game is therefore much more than three reels beneath a decorative crown. The upper glass includes a Jewel in the Crown panel and several prize markings. These should be read as parts of this cabinet's feature artwork, rather than combined into an invented universal specification for Crown Gems. What stands out is the use of circles and colour. The two wheels, jewel-shaped panels and tall side ladders make the machine recognisable even before you read the large Gems lettering beneath the reels.

Cliffhanger builds its theme around heights and climbing. Vivid gives the top glass a large set of concentric feature rings, with cartoon climbing artwork below and a tall nudge ladder on the right. The yellow cabinet and orange title make a strong contrast with the darker mountain background. The cash ladder on the left reaches a £25 jackpot. At the top of the nudge side is a Non-Stop Nudging panel. Between those two ladders, the circular feature display takes up most of the upper glass. The climbing idea carries through into the feature names. Along the bottom of the reel area are Nudge Drift, Big Fruit, Cash Line, Dizzy Heights, Hi Lo Cash and Super Scale. Those names are much more informative about the machine's character than a generic description of its reels. Three reels sit beneath the main board, with a short numbered trail on the left and a separate group of numbers on the right. The lower controls include Hold, Hi, Lo, Collect/Exchange and Start/Gamble. The photograph supports a climbing theme, but it does not establish a licensed connection to the Sylvester Stallone film. The earlier article made that leap without evidence, so this description keeps the focus on Vivid's actual cabinet and game artwork. Cliffhanger's distinctive detail is the large circular display. Combined with the climbing names and the two side ladders, it gives the machine a busy but recognisable shape.

Cashbuster makes its intentions clear with three large £15 markings across the top of the glass. Beneath them, JPM arranges the board as three interlocking columns of cash amounts, numbers, nudges and named features. Gold coins scattered through the red artwork tie the whole design together. The centre column carries the cash values. The neighbouring columns mix numbers with other positions, including nudges and named features. Towards the bottom of the board are two separate number windows, with Move Left and Move Right markings beside them. That is the detail that makes Cashbuster's board interesting to read. It is not simply a single ladder running upwards: the layout and movement labels draw attention to the relationship between the columns. The two number windows reinforce that sense of a game taking place across the board. Feature labels visible on the glass include Stop 'n' Step and Note Climb. A separate panel on the far right lists more cash amounts, with a Bonus section below. There is plenty happening, but the three columns keep the main board organised. The lower half has three reels, a small nudge ladder on the left and the Cashbuster logo on the right. Round buttons sit across the front, giving the cabinet a different feel from machines with a row of square controls. This £15 version is worth a closer look for its layout alone. The columns, paired number displays and directional labels give it a specific identity that was missing from the previous copy.

Hot Shot puts a large circular display in the middle of the action. JPM surrounds its central number window with coloured positions and cash markings, then frames the circle with two tall ladders. The red-and-gold title fits the machine's bright, warm-looking glass. The left ladder rises through the cash values to a £15 jackpot. On the right, the nudge ladder starts beside the reels and continues up the main board. Both are visible at the same time as the circle, giving the player several distinct areas to follow. Above the circular display is a group of named features. Lower down, round bonus-style panels sit near the bottom of the board. The design is dense, but the circle remains the obvious focal point rather than being lost among the other lamps. Three physical reels occupy the lower glass. A row of numbered blue circles runs beneath them, tying the bottom game visually to the round shapes on the main board. The cash and nudge ladders extend alongside this area instead of stopping at the top glass. The photographed cabinet is the £15 version. Its controls include three Hold buttons and the main Start control, with the familiar Hi and Lo markings on the lower panel. Hot Shot's character comes from that compact central circle and the ladders wrapped around it. It is a much more useful way to remember the machine than calling it a generic example of mechanical-reel technology.

Holy Moley has a rather different look from the burrowing-animal game its name might suggest. Red Gaming uses arches, a robed cartoon figure and a stained-glass-style wheel to frame the action. The £25 jackpot sits at the point of a triangular display at the top. The cash ladder runs down the left side of the glass, while a nudge ladder occupies the right. Between them is a large circular feature display, with a Hi Lo number window lower down. A short numbered trail runs across the bottom of the main board. That arrangement gives the machine several clear landmarks. The triangle is at the top, the circular display is in the centre, and the two ladders frame everything. Even with all the lights and labels, you can pick out the main areas quickly. The lower glass has another striking feature: a segmented wheel to the right of the three reels, ringed by Spin markings. On the opposite side is a Nudge Multiplier panel. The same gold-edged, arched decoration surrounds the reel windows. The photographed machine is a £25 example. Its artwork does much more to explain its identity than a generic list of reel hardware ever could: it is the combination of the triangular display, central circle and smaller wheel that makes Holy Moley recognisable. There is a lot to take in on this cabinet, but the visual theme holds it together. The arches and rich colours give it a playful, theatrical feel, with the cartoon figure making clear that the title is meant as a joke.

Kung Fu brings bright red artwork, a coiling dragon and cartoon martial-arts action to ACE's fruit-machine format. The yellow cabinet sets off the red glass, while the large Kung Fu lettering appears both above the board and below the reels. The two ladders are the easiest place to start. Cash values rise along the left towards £15, and nudge amounts run up the right towards an Unlimited Nudges panel. Those tall columns give the upper glass a strong, symmetrical shape. Between them, the dragon curls around the central number display and a set of round feature panels. A large bank display sits above this area. The right-hand side of the upper glass also carries the printed reel-combination guide. Down by the three reels, the design becomes more playful. A cartoon fight fills the right side, beside a short arrow trail that includes a Bonus position. Some reel symbols carry extra numbers, adding another visible element beyond the fruit and bars themselves. This particular machine is marked with a £15 jackpot. Its identity comes from the combination of cash and nudge ladders with the dragon-centred board, rather than from any supposed special reel mechanism. Kung Fu is a colourful cabinet with a clear division between the main reels and the activity above them. The theme runs through the character drawings, lettering and dragon without obscuring the two ladders that dominate the game.

Money Talks is direct about its theme. JPM surrounds the title with cash amounts and feature positions, then puts a large Hi Lo number display in the middle. Purple artwork and oversized orange lettering give the machine a bold, uncluttered identity behind a fairly busy game board. The rectangular trail includes Nudge Pot, Cash Pot, Skill Cash and Win Series positions. Cash values are mixed in between them, with Start at the lower-right corner. Unlike a winding adventure layout, the route forms a clear frame around the centre of the glass. A Cash Pot display sits on the left, while a vertical strip of numbers runs down the right. The central Hi Lo window is large enough to be a focal point in its own right. These separate areas give the feature game more structure than the title alone might suggest. The instruction above the reels says that three pound signs on the win line award Feature 3. That is a useful machine-specific detail: the reel symbols are not only a way of matching the combinations on the payout table, but also part of entering the feature game. The cabinet in the photograph has three reels and an £8 top payout on the paytable. Its Hold buttons also carry Hi and Lo labels, connecting the familiar lower controls with the number game above. Money Talks does not need a film licence or an elaborate character to stand out. The cash-themed trail, prominent number display and straightforward feature names do the job. It is a good example of a machine whose layout supplies its personality.

JPM's Indiana Jones puts the adventurer himself at the centre of the machine. He stands in the middle of the top glass with his hat and whip, surrounded by a looping feature trail. The warm yellow artwork gives the cabinet the feel of an old adventure poster. The trail carries cash values, Nudge Pot positions and other named features around the character. A separate number display sits beside him, while the left side of the glass contains another group of positions and a honeycomb-shaped collection area. The pictured version is marked 20p play and shows an £8 top payout. Its three reels sit beneath the adventure board, with the paytable on the right and a short nudge ladder on the left. That makes this a specific £8 example, rather than evidence that every Indiana Jones cabinet used the same settings. Small details carry the theme beyond the large character picture. Footprints run along a panel below the main board, while the winding route and treasure-style symbols make the upper glass feel like a journey rather than a plain prize ladder. The button panel includes three Hold controls, with Hi and Lo secondary labels on two of them. Collect and Start sit alongside. The cabinet keeps the familiar fruit-machine controls even though the feature board is dressed as an expedition. This is the attraction of the design: a recognisable film character gives the feature trail a setting, but the game still looks and feels like a British pub-and-arcade fruit machine. The board, the physical reels and the large printed paytable all remain in full view.

Double Cash keeps things simple. The arched top box shows three main winning combinations: three jackpot symbols for £10, three bars for £5 and three crosses for £1. You can understand the basic payout table before looking down at the reels. The pictured Astra cabinet is marked 20p play. Its three reels use crosses, rings, bars and jackpot symbols, with a clearly marked win line through the middle. The bank display sits above them, and a small Plays display is positioned to the lower right. Under the reels is a short nudge display marked 1, 2 and 3. There is no sprawling feature trail, no collection of cartoon characters and no maze of numbered rooms. The focus stays on the reel symbols and the combinations shown above. The purple glass, red Double Cash lettering and row of lights around the top box give it a traditional arcade look. It is a tall cabinet, but the information a player needs is grouped into a few obvious places. For anyone comparing old machines, Double Cash is a useful contrast to the busy feature-board games. Its appeal is the clear presentation and short list of visible reel wins. The £10, £5 and £1 values here describe the cabinet in the photograph, rather than every possible version carrying the Double Cash name.

Stampede is easy to recognise from its silhouette. Above the reels is a tall, arched top box filled with blue horseshoes. Below them, the gold Stampede lettering stretches across the front of the cabinet, with Astra's name at the base. The top display is arranged as a three-by-three group of horseshoes. Prize markings run beneath it, with a £10 marking at the right-hand end. That gives this photographed version a very different appearance from a machine built around a winding adventure board. The reel section is comparatively compact. There are three reels, a message display above them and a separate Nudge Down indicator on the right. The two-part cabinet makes the division clear: the reels are at eye level when seated, while the horseshoe display sits above the main game. The theme stays consistent without needing lots of cartoon characters. Horseshoes, gold lettering and the Stampede name do most of the work. Against the black cabinet, the blue top-box lighting is the detail that catches the eye first. This photograph is useful for identifying the machine and its layout, but it does not show a complete readable explanation of the horseshoe feature. We have therefore left out the previous article's unsupported claims about hardware, stake settings and how particular combinations pay.

Sidewinder looks as though a box of fireworks has gone off behind the glass. Rockets, bursts of colour and bright arrows fill the top half of this JPM machine. Its name sits in the top-right corner, with the feature layout stretching across almost the entire board. The most distinctive part is the series of horizontal rows. Cash values and named positions sit along them, while arrows at the ends make the layout wind back across the glass. It gives the machine a very different appearance from a simple circular trail. Among the clearly visible labels are Skill, Stop and Boost. A number display sits to the left, and a separate column of cash amounts runs down the right. The result is a board with several distinct areas to follow, rather than one large jackpot display above the reels. The three reels underneath use familiar fruit and bar symbols. A small numbered trail sits beside them, leaving the fireworks board as the main attraction. The grey cabinet is quite restrained compared with everything going on inside it. Sidewinder's theme works because it is carried by the layout as well as the decoration. The rows, arrows and colourful bursts all suggest movement across the glass. That is the detail that makes this machine worth describing in its own right, rather than treating it as another interchangeable three-reel cabinet.