Another week has passed and a flurry of slot releases have hit the iGaming Expert inbox. Put your feet up as we guide you through a selection of what the industry has to offer, including a trip to Hawaii, a meeting with giants and a Valentine’s Day celebration.
Slot of the Week
Hawaiitopia – Red Rake Gaming
Red Rake Gaming has secured our latest Slot of the Week title by taking players on a fruit-fuelled expedition to Hawaii in Hawaiitopia.
With cluster-pays and giant symbols enhancing the reels, Hawaiitopia is a 6×7 reel slot with cluster-wins and a progressive free spins feature. The slot has an RTP of 95.3%.
Low value symbols in this title are represented by several beach-themed symbols, including cocktails, ice creams, sunglasses and pink flamingo rubber rings. When five or more symbols land in adjacent clusters, these low value symbols can offer between x0.1 and x3 the player’s bet.
Moving up the paytable, the game’s high value symbols arrive in the form of fruits, with blueberries, watermelon slices, pineapples and strawberries paying out prizes between x0.3 and x100 the player’s wager.
Wild W symbols can also drop onto the reels, increasing the win potential by substituting for all symbols other than a special bonus scatter – which awards the free spins feature when three or more land on the same turn.
When cluster wins are formed by vertical or adjacent clusters of five or more identical symbols, each winning symbol will disappear from the reel set. This creates space for new symbols to drop in from above the reels.
Each cluster win that is formed without the use of wild symbols will cause one wild to be created in its place as they disappear from the reels.
To further increase the potential following each win, a multiplier that applies to all wins will be increased by a value of one with each consecutive win, starting at x1 and resetting in between spins.
Giant symbols can also appear on the reels, with paytable symbols able to appear in size of 2×2 or 3×3 to significantly increase the chances of winning combinations being formed.
During the free spins game mode, the win multiplier will not reset in between spins, while players can also increase the number of awarded spins by landing bonus scatters throughout the feature.
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Giants and Sheep – Relax Gaming
Colossal symbols, wild expansions and the chance to access three free spins game modes feature in the latest slot from Relax Gaming, Giants and Sheep, a 5×3 reel slot with 40-paylines and a maximum win worth x10,000 the player’s wager.
Low value symbols come in the form of the high end of a deck of cards, from 10 through to Ace. These symbols can offer between x0.5 and x1 the player’s wager, depending on the number of winning combinations that appear on one spin.
Moving up the paytable, five giant characters and a giant-slayer depict the high value symbols, offering between x1 and x10 the player’s preferred bet.
Bonus coin purse symbols can also drop into play, triggering one of three free spins game modes when three or more drop in on the same turn. Landing three, four or five coin purses will award six, eight or 10 free spins.
Wild sheep symbols can also appear, substituting for all symbols other than bonus coin purses. Landing five-of-a-kind wild combinations will award x10 the player’s bet.
Throughout the game, three random wild features can occur, with wilds able to expand across full reels when a giant hits the board, expand into all adjacent spaces on the reels when a giant pokes the board or gain multipliers of up to x10.
Additionally, the high value symbols can appear enhanced on random spins, appearing in 2×2, 3×3 or 4×4 sizes.
When the free spins are activated, players are presented with one of three features, one with extra coin purses appearing on the reels, one with extra wilds and one with extra 2×2, 3×3 or 4×4 giant symbols added to the reels.
It’s Shark Time! 2 – ELA Games
ELA Games has taken players underwater to face the jaws of a great white shark in its latest swimming slot release, It’s Shark Time! 2, a 5×3 reel slot with 20-paylines and a maximum win worth x3,000 the player’s stake. The slot has high volatility with an RTP worth 94.7%.
David Fall, ELA Games’ Business Development Manager, commented: “The It’s Shark Time! series is a fan favorite, and this sequel is an exciting development with all-new features and improvements.
“The studio is keen to introduce this new game to the world, and we’re confident it will become a cornerstone of our portfolio of innovative and captivating games.”
Low value symbols come in the form of blue, purple, green and orange fish. If the right number of winning combinations land on a single spin, these symbols can offer between x0.2 and x25 the player’s wager.
Meanwhile, blue, yellow and red lucky sevens depict the high value symbols, offering between x2.5 and x50 the player’s wager for identical combination wins.
However, landing mixed combinations of lucky seven symbols can award prizes between x0.5 and x5 the player’s stake.
Cash prize shark symbols can drop into play, awarding instant prizes when three or more land on the same spin. Landing between three and 15 sharks can award between x1 and x3,000 the player’s stake.
Anchor scatters can take players to the bonus game mode if three or more land on one turn. These symbols can only appear on reels three, four and five.
Wild steering wheel symbols are also available, substituting for all symbols other than cash prize shark and anchor scatters.
In the bonus game mode, players are given seven spins to land as many cash prize sharks on the reels as possible.
Each shark that appears will stay sticky in its position until the game mode draws to a close.
20 Coins – Wazdan
Wazdan has expanded its flagship slot series as the studio implemented an upgraded jackpot into its latest title, 20 Coins Grand Gold Edition, a 5×4 reel slot with no-paylines as all wins are provided in the bonus game mode, offering a maximum win of up to x2,000 the player’s stake. The slot has a 96.15% RTP.
Andrzej Hyla, Chief Commercial Officer at Wazdan, stated: “20 Coins Grand Gold Edition is a bold evolution of one of our most beloved titles. By integrating powerful features like the boosted Grand Jackpot, Sticky to Infinity, and the upgraded Chance Level, we have created even more reasons for players to engage with the Coins series.
“Our mission is to create games that resonate with audiences while delivering tangible value to our partners, and 20 Coins Grand Gold Edition is a perfect example of that.”
There are no standard symbols in this game, as prizes can only be won during the hold the jackpot bonus game mode.
This bonus feature is activated by landing any four gold or bonus coins in a highlighted section that sits on the third reel.
Bonus coins appear throughout both the base and bonus game modes, presenting prize values between x1 and x10 the player’s stake.
Special cash infinity symbols can also drop on the reels, displaying monetary values between x5 and x15 the player’s bet. These symbols stay sticky on the reels to increase the chances of triggering the hold the jackpot mode.
Wazdan has introduced a new ‘moving cash out’ feature in this title. On random base game spins, a ‘moving cash out’ label will cover one random reel, staying on this position for between five and 15 spins before it becomes active.
Sticky to infinity symbols that can drop in during the base game include mystery symbols, which can transform into any symbol other than the infinity symbols, while a jackpot mystery symbol will reveal either a mini (x10), minor (x20) or major (x50) prize.
These symbols will only perform their features in the hold the jackpot feature, which they can help to activate if they land in the highlighted central reel.
With the bonus game mode, three spins are initially awarded to the player, with each new bonus symbol landing on the reels, resetting the number of spins to three.
All symbols that drop onto the reels during this game mode stay sticky for the entirety of the hold the jackpot spins.
Furthermore, three different jackpot symbols can land on the reels to award players with their corresponding jackpot prizes. Jackpot prizes come in the form of mini, minor and major values, offering x10, x20 and x50, respectively.
Treasure chest symbols are also available, collecting all values from other prizes on the reels and attributing them to their own value. It will then apply a random multiplier between x1 and x20 to its value.
Once all spins have been completed, players will receive the accumulated prize value of all symbols that have appeared throughout the feature. If players manage to fill the board with 20 symbols, they will win the game’s grand jackpot prize of x2,000 their bet.
