Amidst the Valentine’s Day preparations, an abundance of slot releases have hit the iGaming Expert inbox. Sit back and relax as we guide you through what the industry has to offer, including a slot demolished by giants, dazzling diamonds and a sugary slot sensation.
Slot of the Week
Giants and Sheep – Relax Gaming
Relax Gaming clinched our Slot of the Week award with its latest slot release, Giants and Sheep, a 5×3 reel slot with 40-paylines and a maximum win worth x10,000 the player’s wager.
Shelley Hannah, CPO at Relax Gaming, commented: “We’re delighted to showcase Giants and Sheep! This unique character combo makes for a hugely entertaining match-up and one hell of a great game.”
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.
“With great artwork, strong features, impressive win potential and medium volatility there’s a lot to enjoy here. We hope players enjoy it as much as we do here at Relax,” Hannah added.
Featured slots
Crystal Hall – Play’n GO
Play’n GO brought the boogie with this disco-dancing slot release, offering several bonus features on the dancefloor in Crystal Hall.
Magnus Wallentin, Games Ambassador at Play’n GO, stated: “Crystal Hall represents the perfect fusion of classic slot gameplay and modern design. By combining popular slot mechanics with glittering jewel-themed aesthetics, we’ve created a game that has a broad appeal.
“We’re confident that players will love exploring the mysteries of Crystal Hall and chasing its glittering rewards.”
Low value symbols are represented by the high end of a deck of cards, from 10 through to Ace. If the right number of paying combinations land on one turn, these symbols can provide wins between x0.1 and x1.6 the player’s bet.
Medium value symbols come in the form of dice, horse shoes, bells and gold bars. These symbols can offer between x0.6 and x4 the player’s wager, depending on the number of matching combinations.
Meanwhile, lucky sevens depict the high value symbols, offering between x0.4 and x8 the player’s preferred wager.
Poker chip bonus symbols can appear on the third reel, triggering a special spotlight glow feature that adds between three and 20 neon frames to the reels before causing these frames to reveal identical symbols – increasing the win potential.
Disco ball scatters can also drop into play, awarding the disco shuffle feature when three or more land on the same spin.
Additionally, wild diamonds can appear on the reels, substituting for all symbols other than poker chips and disco balls.
When the disco shuffle feature is triggered, two bonus game modes become presented to the player.
Firstly, the bonus fortune roll awards a prize spinner that awards a random instant win between x5 and x200 the player’s stake.
Then, players are awarded eight crystal free spins where each lucky seven symbol awards double their usual payout.
Furthermore, poker chips that appear in this feature will cause frames to become highlighted on the reels, but rather than triggering the spotlight glow feature instantly, these frames will remain on the board until the final spin where all highlighted frames throughout the spins will become activated.
Book of Candy – Pragmatic Play
Pragmatic Play has placed the power in players’ hands with its latest page-turning sugary slot release, Book of Candy, a 5×3 reel slot with 10-paylines and a maximum win worth x5,000 the player’s wager. The slot has high volatility with an RTP of 96.5%.
Low value symbols are represented by blue, green, light blue, yellow and red sweets. These symbols can offer between x0.5 and x15 the player’s wager, depending on the number of matching combinations that fall on one turn.
Meanwhile, blue and red lollipops depict the high value symbols, alongside star sweets and multicoloured candies, offering between x0.5 and x500 the player’s preferred bet.
Book scatters can also land on the reels, working as wilds that substitute for all symbols in the game while awarding 10 free spins when three or more land on the same spin.
In the free spins feature, one random paytable symbol can be chosen by the player to become enhanced throughout the game mode.
This symbol will expand to cover full reels and award payouts regardless of payline combinations as long as it covers a minimum of three reels.
The higher the symbol appears on the paytable, the higher the volatility for this expanding symbol feature.
Players can buy access to the free spins feature for the price of x100 their stake.
