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 freezing-cold Slot of the Week pick from Stakelogic, samurai spins from Push Gaming and Armadillo Studios’ prospector party.
Slot of the Week
Snowflake Sorcery – Stakelogic
With wild winter witches appearing randomly throughout the base game, Snowflake Sorcery uses a 5×5 grid with 20-paylines and a maximum win worth x6,000 the player’s wager. The slot has medium volatility with an RTP of 96%.
James Jelliffe, Head of Game Design at Stakelogic, commented: “Snowflake Sorcery is more than just a slot game with brilliant bonuses and big wins. It’s an immersive experience that transports players into a captivating and unique world.
“At Stakelogic, we pride ourselves on creating slots that draw our audiences in with their premise and then convince them to stick around with their exciting gameplay.
“Snowflake Sorcery combines exciting gameplay with breathtaking design, promising an unforgettable gaming experience. We are eagerly anticipating players’ reaction upon its release.”
Throughout the base game, each reel can be enhanced by a winter witch that can randomly appear. This witch will cause between one and five wilds to appear on its reel, increasing the win potential significantly. Witches can cast wilds either directly onto their own reel or in diagonal patterns that cover parts of different reels.
Bonus B scatters can drop into play on all reels, awarding 10, 15 or 30 free spins when three, four or five scatters land on the same spin. In the free spins feature, each bonus B scatter that appears on the reels will apply itself to a meter that sits above its reel.
Depending on the number of scatters that have been applied to each reel’s meter, these activated meters will gain a winter witch that casts between one to five wilds onto its reel for the duration of the game mode.
Featured Slots
Big Bam-book – Push Gaming
Push Gaming’s latest slot saw the studio’s prolific panda return to the reels in a 5×3 reel slot with 10-paylines and a maximum win of x10,000 the player’s wager. This slot has high volatility with an RTP range of 94.42-96.31%.
Mystery bamboo symbols can land on the reels, which display random paytable symbols or wilds across the board. If three or more bamboo symbols appear, the mystery bamboo expansion will occur.
This causes each bamboo symbol to expand across their reels, revealing either identical paytable symbols or golden bamboo symbols that become either scatters or instant prizes varying from x1 to x100 the player’s bet.
In the free spins feature, landing book scatters on the reels will upgrade the feature as follows:
- Four book scatters award five extra spins with a x2 multiplier for all golden bamboo wins
- Eight book scatters award five extra spins with a x3 multiplier for all golden bamboo wins
- 12 book scatters award five extra spins with a x5 multiplier for all golden bamboo wins
- 15 book scatters award a final five extra spins with a x10 multiplier for all golden bamboo wins
Jack Marshall, Junior Game Producer at Push Gaming, said: “Big Bam-book has a cool range of features and there’s heaps of action for players to sink their teeth into. The mystery symbols in the base game and free spins feature give the game great winning potential.
“My favourite aspect of the game is in the free spins round when the golden mystery reveal occurs – watching the instant prizes spin through is a thrilling experience. Everyone who worked on this game should be super proud, they’ve all done an outstanding job which is clear in the final game. We hope players love it.”
1849 Gold Bonanza – Armadillo Studios
Armadillo Studios transported players to the nineteenth-century Gold Rush in its latest title, presenting a 5×3 reel slot with 20-paylines and a maximum win of up to x20,599 the player’s wager. This game has medium-high volatility with an RTP range of 94-96%.
Golden nugget prize symbols can appear, displaying prize amounts that range from x2 to x500 the player’s wager. These symbols can also provide wins for payline combinations, offering between x0.5 and x2 the player’s stake.
Additionally, wild prospectors can drop into play, substituting for all symbols other than mine carts and golden nuggets. However, each wild symbol that appears will collect all prize values displayed on any present golden nuggets.
David Stoveld, COO of Armadillo Studios, stated: “With 1849 Gold Bonanza, we wanted to capture the excitement of the Gold Rush era, giving players the chance to experience the thrill of striking it rich in a beautifully designed game filled with rewarding features.”
Free spins minecart symbols can appear on all reels, triggering 10, 15 or 20 free spins when three, four or five land on the same turn, respectively.
In the free spins game mode, landing a certain number of wild symbols will cause the feature to upgrade as follows:
- Three wilds award five additional spins with a x3 multiplier for all golden nugget collections
- Seven wilds award another five spins with a x5 multiplier
- 11 wilds award the final upgrade with five additional spins and a x20 multiplier
On random base game spins, a saloon door can open above the reels to reveal a random paytable symbol. Each version of this symbol that appears across the reels will then transform into a wild symbol to increase the win potential.
5 Power Hot – Amusnet
Fruit features were presented in Amusnet’s latest slot release, showcasing a 5×3 reel slot with five-paylines and a maximum win of up to x20,000 the player’s wager. This slot uses low volatility with an RTP of 96.44%.
Low value symbols come in the form of cherries, oranges and lemons. These symbols can offer between x0.2 and x20 the player’s bet, depending on the number of matching combinations that appear on a single spin.
Next up, plums, watermelons and grapes depict the high value symbols, offering between x0.4 and x80 the player’s preferred wager.
Scatter stars can also appear, paying out in any combination on the board. Landing three, four or five scatters on the same spin will award x5, x20 or x500 the player’s stake, respectively.
Finally, lucky seven wilds are available, substituting for all symbols other than the scatter star. Landing three, four or five wilds on a winning payline will respectively provide x8, x80 or x200 the player’s bet.