We’ve edged one week closer to the holidays so buckle up for our latest round-up of the industry’s latest slots. This week’s selection includes festive features from AvatarUX, Betsoft’s billionaire bonanza and Mexican mayhem with Wizard Games.
JinglePop – AvatarUX
AvatarUX has brought the season’s greetings with its latest PopWins slot title, showcasing a 5×3 reel slot with 65,536 ways to win and a maximum win of x20,000 the player’s bet. The slot has high volatility with an RTP range of 94-96 per cent.
Nicola Longmuir, CEO at AvatarUX, commented: “It’s the season for giving, and we’re giving players the chance to win big in our latest release JinglePop.
“With innovative reels rewards, supersized symbols and a max win that will become a real treat, it’s a wonderful way for us to herald in the festive season.”
As a PopWins title, each winning symbol in the game will pop and disappear, allowing it to be replaced by two symbols to increase the number of ways to win for that spin.
This feature is repeated as long as there are more wins as a result of the new symbols appearing on the extended reels, but will reset in between base game spins.
When activating the free spins game mode, landing three, four or five scatters will trigger the feature with 2048, 6250 or 15,552 starting ways to win, respectively.
After being triggered and before the bonus game mode begins, players are taken to a reels rewards feature.
This presents players with a grid that is the same size as the base game board when the free spins feature was triggered.
One spin is awarded while each cell in the grid can reveal either a blocker symbol, or one of several free spins bonuses to enhance the bonus gameplay.
Throughout the free spins game mode, a multiplier will increase by a value of one with each PopWin that occurs, which will be applied to every subsequent win in the game mode.
Tycoons Billionaire Bucks – Betsoft
Money talks in Betsoft’s latest slot title, releasing a 5×3 reel title with 25-paylines and a grand jackpot prize of x1,000 the player’s wager. The slot is highly volatile with an RTP of 96.26 per cent.
Fernando Van Velzen, Head of Account Management at Betsoft Gaming, stated: “2023 has seen our releases encompass innovation and variety in theme, mechanics and variance. Hold and win especially has been embraced by our players, so ending the year with Tycoons Billionaire Bucks is fitting.
“The mix of features, frequent wins and great characterisation in an immersive sequel is the perfect finale to a successful year. We know our players are going to enjoy spinning the reels with the Tycoons.”
Scatter briefcases can also drop into play, paying out independently from paylines to offer x5, x10 or x20 the player’s bet when three, four or five drop in on the same spin respectively.
Additionally, gold bars can appear displaying monetary values that range from x2 to x45 the player’s stake, or jackpot values of mini (x50), minor (x100), major (x500) or grand (x1,000).
Landing six or more gold bar symbols on the same spin will activate the hold and win game mode, where the gold bar prizes can be won.
Wild text symbols are also available, substituting for all symbols other than the gold bar prizes and briefcase scatters.
In the hold and win game mode, players are given three spins to land as many gold bars on the reels as possible. Each gold bar that appears will remain sticky on the board for the duration of the game mode, while resetting the number of spins to three.
Once all spins have been completed, players will receive the accumulated value of all gold bars that have dropped into play.
Grand Pepper Party – Wizard Games
Wizard Games has turned up the heat with its latest slot release, presenting a 5×5 reel slot with 50-paylines and a maximum win of up to x5,000 the player’s stake. Players can expect medium volatility with this game, as well as an RTP of 96.01.
Benedict McDonagh, Managing Director at Wizard Games, explained: “Grand Pepper Party adds some real spice to our games portfolio, with our latest hit focused on a raucous fiesta with a tasty max win of x5,000.
“With the potential to land a supersized wild on any spin, it further adds to the excitement as we incorporate new mechanics and themes into our titles.”
Green chilli pepper scatters are available, triggering five free spins when three land on the same spin.
Red chilli pepper wilds can also appear, substituting for all symbols other than the green chilli scatters. Landing three, four or five wilds in a winning combination will payout x1, x5 or x20 the player’s bet, respectively.
Additionally, these wilds can appear in various sizes, with 1×1, 2×2, 3×3 and 4×4-sized red chilli wilds available.
In the free spins game mode, a 1×1 wild will appear on the first spin and roam into new positions on every subsequent spin.
Each scatter that appears in the free spins game mode will be collected in a meter beside the reels, with every three scatters that are collected awarding an additional three spins while transforming the roaming wild into its next highest size, going from 1×1 to 2×2 and then 3×3 and 4×4.
Once the wild becomes 4×4-size after nine scatters have been collected, this feature cannot be repeated. This allows for a maximum number of free spins of 14.
Galactic Racers Dream Drop – Relax Gaming
Aliens and robots get ready to race in Relax Gaming’s latest slot, showcasing a 5×4 reel slot with 1,024 ways to win and five progressive jackpot prizes on offer. This slot has an RTP of 94 per cent.
Shelley Hannah, CPO at Relax Gaming, said: “We are ending 2023 on a high with Galactic Racers Dream Drop, which has all the elements required to be a sure-fire hit.
“With beautiful graphics and fast-paced action that will keep players entertained from start to finish, and hopefully culminating in a big jackpot win, Galactic Racers promises to be a notable addition to our content portfolio.”
Throughout the game, a random multiplier frames feature can occur in individual cells on the board. This will cause any wins that occur using symbols in said frames to be enhanced by whatever multiplier has been presented.
If wins occur through several multiplier frames, the multiplier values will be added together before being applied to the winning payouts.
During the free spins game mode, these multiplier frames will stay sticky on the reels for the duration of the game mode. Landing trophy scatters during the game mode will award one extra free spin each.
Furthermore, jackpot spins can occur with Dream Drop symbols able to drop into play on an empty reel set. Landing five DD symbols on this spin will activate the jackpot game mode.
As the jackpot feature is triggered, players must spin a special jackpot reel set with the number of reels that get filled with DD symbols offering specific jackpot prizes.
If players manage to land one, two, three or four full reels of DD symbols, they will respectively receive the rapid, midi, maxi or major jackpot prize.
The mega jackpot prize will be awarded if all five reels on the board are filled with DD symbols.
81 Joker X – Tom Horn Gaming
Tom Horn Gaming presented a playful joker theme with its most recent slot title, publishing a 4×4 reel slot with 81 ways to win and a maximum win of up to x1,000 the player’s wager. This title has an RTP of 95.12 per cent with medium volatility.
A representative from Tom Horn Gaming added: “Combining a popular Joker theme with a strong performing wild multiplier mechanic, we believe 81 Joker X will appeal not only to traditional slot lovers, but also to the younger demographic which enjoys fast gameplay with good win potential.”
Low value symbols come in the form of blue, green, purple and red sparkling crests. If the right number of winning combinations land on a single spin, these symbols can offer between x1 and x4 the player’s wager.
Meanwhile, gemstones in the form of blue diamonds, green circles, purple octagons and red love hearts depict the high value symbols, offering between x1 and x160 the player’s wager.
Additionally, wild jokers can also appear, substituting for all symbols in the game.
If one, two or three joker wilds contribute to the same payline win, the payout will be enhanced by multipliers of x2, x4 or x8 respectively.
A gamble option will be available after any successful spin, allowing players to try and double their winnings by guessing the colour of a random playing card’s suit.
Also, players can aim to quadruple their winnings by guessing the exact suit of the card.
