Open any of the three games on Joy Play World and you will meet old friends: golden bells, glowing coins, a cheerful golden piggy. These symbols are not chosen at random — most of them have been part of slot-style games for more than a hundred years.
The bell
The bell is the oldest symbol of all. One of the first famous three-reel machines, built in San Francisco in the 1890s, was called the Liberty Bell, and its bell symbol became so well known that designers still use it today. In Flaming Bells the classic bell gets a modern twist with flames and fast animation.
Fruits
Cherries, lemons, plums and oranges arrived in the early twentieth century, when some machines were built to dispense chewing gum and showed the flavours on their reels. The bright colours were easy to read at a glance, which is why fruit symbols survived long after the gum disappeared.
Coins and fire
Glowing coins are a visual shorthand for excitement in games, much like stars in a cartoon. Fire Coins adds flames and a dark stage to make each symbol pop. In our free versions the coins are just pictures — they change the on-screen score and nothing else.
The golden piggy
The golden piggy is a newer favourite. It is friendly, instantly recognisable and fun to animate — it can wobble, sparkle or burst into gems. Piggy Power builds its whole theme around one smiling golden piggy.
Why old symbols still work
Good game design is about clarity. A player should understand a symbol in a fraction of a second, even on a small phone screen. Bells, fruits, coins and golden piggies pass that test, so studios keep them and change everything else: colours, lighting, music and animation.