Another week has passed and a flurry of slot releases have hit the CasinoBeats inbox. Put your feet up as we guide you through a selection of what the industry has to offer, including a satanic slot sensation from Hacksaw Gaming, fiery wild wins with SYNOT Games and the latest Rick and Morty title from Blueprint Gaming.
Slot of the Week
SixSixSix – Hacksaw Gaming
This week’s Slot of the Week award was handed to Hacksaw Gaming for its satanic showcase of wheel-spinning wins in SixSixSix, a 4 reel slot with 14-paylines and a maximum win of up to x16,666 the player’s wager. The slot has high volatility with an RTP of 96.15 per cent.
Low value symbols come in the form of crossbones, axes, cigarettes, alcohol and bibles. These symbols can offer between x0.2 and x3 the player’s bet when the right number of matching combinations fall on one turn.
Meanwhile, high value symbols are represented by potion bottles, ghouls, wolves, dogs and devil fists. If the right number of winning combinations land on a single spin, these symbols can offer between x1 and x50 the player’s wager.
Special blue six symbols can also drop into play, but only on reels one, three and five. Each time a blue six symbol lands on the reels, it will present a wicked wheel that can be spun for enhanced payout prizes.
When blue six symbols appear in the bonus game mode, wicked wheels will appear in their place, with up to three wicked wheels available on the same spin.
Spinning the blue six wheels can reveal several different prizes, and spinning two or three wheels on the same spin will combine them together.
These blue wicked wheel prizes include:
- The game’s maximum win of x16,666
- Adding multipliers from x5 to x100
- Multiplying multipliers from x2 to x10
- Six symbols that activate a free spins feature
If adding multipliers are revealed, each additive multiplier presented across one or several wicked wheels will be added together and applied to the player’s stake. However, if a multiplying multiplier appears, it will be applied to any other additive multipliers that were revealed across the wicked wheels.
For example, if a player places a €1 stake and three wicked wheels reveal one x2 multiplier and two adding multipliers of x5 and x10, the player will see their €1 stake multiplied by x30, as x5 + x10 = x15 and x15 multiplied by two is x30.
If one six symbol is revealed by the wicked wheel, players will be taken to the ‘speak of the devil game mode’ with 10 free spins. In this game mode, special red six symbols can also appear, revealing enhanced red wicked wheels when they drop into play.
Red wicked wheel prizes include:
- The game’s maximum win of x16,666
- Adding multipliers from x10 to x500
- Multiplying multipliers from x3 to x20
If two six symbols appear across two wicked wheels on the same spin, the ‘let hell break loose’ feature will be activated with 10 free spins. Only red six symbols can appear in this feature, and the chances of landing one are increased.
Finally, if three six symbols land across three wicked wheels on the same spin, the ‘what the hell’ feature is activated, awarding 10 free spins with at least one guaranteed red wheel on every spin. Blue wheels will not appear in this game mode.
Featured Slots
Firebird 81 – SYNOT Games
SYNOT Games brought the heat with its latest fiery slot sequel, Firebird 81, a 4×3 reel slot with 81-paylines and a maximum win of up to x200 the player’s wager. The slot has medium-low volatility with an RTP of 96.12 per cent.
Lukáš Hrabinský, Lead Game Producer at SYNOT Games, said: “This release is a visually stunning continuation of our Firebird brand, a perfectly balanced mixture of its predecessor and our popular Fruit Awards title.
“The firebird wild symbol is a simple but effective enhancement to the experience and winning potential of each spin.“
Low value symbols are represented by cherries, lemons, oranges, plums and grapes. These symbols can provide wins between x1 and x4 the player’s wager, depending on the number of paying combinations that fall on one turn.
Meanwhile, watermelons, bells and lucky sevens depict the high value symbols, offering between x4 and x160 the player’s bet.
Fiery firebird wilds can also drop into play, substituting for all symbols in the game. When one, two or three wilds apply to the same winning combination, the payout will be multiplied by x2, x4 or x8, respectively.
Rick and Morty Strike Back – Blueprint Gaming
Wub-a-lub-a-dub-dub! Rick and Morty return to the reels in Blueprint Gaming’s latest slot, Rick and Morty Strike Back, a 6×4 reel slot with 4,096 ways to win and a maximum win of up to x10,000 the player’s wager. This slot has medium-high volatility with an RTP of 95 per cent.
Jo Purvis, Director of Marketing, PR and Events at Blueprint Gaming, stated: “The Rick and Morty series has been among our most successful titles in recent years and so we are delighted to welcome the latest addition to the player-favourite game family.
“Slot enthusiasts and Rick and Morty fans are sure to love the trip down memory lane and enjoy the stimulating gameplay and thrilling array of bonus games maximising the chance of grand wins. The portal of payouts awaits.”
Cash symbols can drop into play on any of the reels, depicting either monetary values or jackpot prizes of minor (x20), major (x200) or mega (x2,500). These prize symbols can be collected by Rick and Morty collect symbols that only appear on reels one and six.
When three or more bonus spaceship scatters land on the reels for the first time, players will have the choice of two game modes – Rick C-137 spins or Morty spins.
Once players have accessed both of these game modes in separate bonus triggers, the third and fourth features – Rick Prime spins and Evil Morty spins – will be available the next time three scatters drop into play.
Landing three or more scatters offers eight Rick C-137 spins, one Morty spin, eight Rick Prime spins or one Evil Morty spin. However, landing four, five or six scatters will also provide instant wins worth x20, x100 or x500 the player’s stake, respectively.
In the Rick C-137 spins, all prize and collect symbols are removed from play while collecting three wild symbols across different spins will upgrade the payouts provided by high value Rick C-137 symbols.
For every three wilds that are collected, two additional spins will be provided, while landing two, three, four, five or six bonus scatters will provide four, eight, 12, 20 or 30 extra spins.
With the Morty spins game mode, only prize, collect and special Morty multiplier symbols can appear on the reels. Collect symbols are guaranteed to appear, along with at least one prize symbol.
Any Morty multipliers that appear will enhance the collected prize and increase the win potential.
Once the one Morty spin has been completed, players will be presented with two portals to choose from. One portal awards an additional Morty spin, while the other will return the player to the base game with their collected winnings.
In the Rick Prime spins, all prize and collect symbols are removed from play while collecting three wild symbols across different spins will cause the lowest-paying high value symbol to be removed from play, as well as awarding two extra spins.
Landing two, three, four, five or six bonus scatters will provide four, eight, 12, 20 or 30 extra Rick Prime spins.
For the Evil Morty spins game mode, only prize, collect and Evil Morty character symbols can drop into play. Collect symbols are guaranteed to appear, along with at least one prize symbol.
Evil Morty symbols can trigger one of three random features when they drop into play, including a boost feature that enhances all prize symbols on the reels. The max feature will increase all monetary prize symbols to the maximum cash value while the collector feature accumulates all cash prizes that are in view, without removing them, and adds them to its own value.
Similarly to the Morty spins feature, players will be presented with two portals to choose from. One portal awards an additional Evil Morty spin, while the other will return the player to the base game with their collected winnings.
Blueprint Gaming has also implemented its Rapid Fire Jackpots function into this new release. Landing five Rapid Fire symbols anywhere on the reels triggers the Rapid Fire Wheel, offering stake multiplier wins ranging from x5 to x1,000 or one of five progressive jackpots.
A Big Catch – Betsoft
Betsoft has turned to a popular fishing theme for its latest slot A Big Catch, presenting players with a 5×3 reel slot with 243 ways to win and a maximum win of up to x3,300 the player’s wager. This title is highly volatile with a 96.5 per cent RTP.
Fernando Van Velzen, Head of Account Management at Betsoft, explained: “We are incredibly excited to introduce A Big Catch – Hold & Win to our players and partners. This game embodies the innovation and entertainment that Betsoft is known for, and we believe it will be a huge hit.
“The new reset symbol adds a unique twist to the Hold & Win feature, providing players with more opportunities to win big. We can’t wait for everyone to experience the thrill of A Big Catch – Hold & Win.”
Bonus spheres can drop into play, displaying either monetary values from x0.6 to x12 the player’s stake or jackpot prizes of mini (x15), minor (x30) and major (x200). Landing six or more spheres on the same spin will activate the Hold & Win game mode.
Additionally, gold sharks can land on the reels. These special sharks can only impact the Hold & Win game mode, but do contribute to the six or more symbols needed to trigger the feature when appearing in the base game.
In the Hold & Win game mode, players are given three spins to land as many bonus spheres on an empty reel set as possible. Each symbol that appears in the game mode will reset the number of spins to three.
Every gold shark that appears in the game mode will perform a reset feature, collecting all values from other spheres – including jackpots – and adding them to its own value. The collected spheres will then disappear, creating more potential for further spheres to land in play.
Once all three spins have been completed, players will receive the sum of all spheres and gold sharks that are present on the grid. If the grid becomes filled with 15 spheres or sharks, the grand jackpot prize of x2,000 will be won.
Finally, tool box wilds can appear on reels two, three and four, substituting for all symbols other than the bonus spheres and gold sharks.
