Hot Chilli

If you’ve ever tried Chinese cuisine you’ll know how delicious it is. Add a few peppers to the mix and it creates a combination that could quite possibly blow your mind, figuratively and literally. Take both these elements and combine them to form the theme of an online slots title and you have a delectable prospect. This is exactly what Pragmatic Play has done with the its brand new title Hot Chilli Slot. With this spicy extravaganza you can experience a simple layout but various tasty winning opportunities.

When opening up the game it does indeed appear a little overly simple for an online slot of this day and age. Most games are now donning 5 reels, perhaps even more, but in Hot Chilli we have 3 reels and 3 rows. There are also 9 paylines to form winning combinations, but this simplicity actually assists in making the wins much easier to follow. The Chinese theme is very well animated and Pragmatic Play can be commended for producing a visually sound slot which should satisfy the players it draws in. You won’t find the video backgrounds that most titles are displaying but rather a completely static background, however the title displays very well on mobile and tablet devices.

One of the things that really catches the eye is the RTP of 96.52%. This is among the highest we’ve seen and will really act as a safety net in preventing heavy losses should you play an effective strategy. The game does border on the higher variance side meaning that wins can take a little longer to land, but once they do you’ll notice they pack quite a punch. This will certainly be the case should you be spinning at the maximum of £45.00 per bet. A maximum payout wagering this high will see the highest possible jackpot.

Feature Symbols

The symbols are quite interesting, which you’ll notice when you start spinning the reels. There are an assortment of symbols that are Chinese foods, often becoming borderline Japanese in the sushi looking morsels. The icons of the lowest value are mushrooms, sweetcorn and sashimi. Players can be paid out for each symbol lining up on the same spin, or for the individual symbol to cause a 3 of a kind win. You’ll then find a shrimp tail and what could be a spring roll.

The highest paying symbols are the chillies with numbers attached to them. There’s a 2x, 3x, 4x, and 5x chilli symbol, and should you land a combination of 3 lined up symbols consisting of 2x – 5x -2x you’ll have achieved the highest paying win. There’s also a wild symbol, a chilli with no multiplier numbers, that can substitute all regular symbols to create a winning payline. The only symbol it doesn’t have the power to substitute is the scatter, which is a gold coloured cube and presumably a sashimi of some sort.

Bonuses and Jackpots

The best part of our slot reviews, the bonuses. Let’s stick wit the scatter symbol and run through its purpose for existing in the game. Should you land a certain number of these symbols you’ll have triggered a free spins round. This isn’t quite as flashy as the modern bonus features that some iGaming studios are thinking up in 2019, but it is still effective in seeing you earn some easy cash without having to wager your hard earned funds. There is also the possibility of re-triggering the feature during the spins to get even more near guaranteed wins.

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Pragmatic Play haven’t gone out on a limb and created the most daring game we’ve ever reviewed, but rather chosen to play it safe and give us a slot that will certainly deliver the wins you seek but lack the imagination of rival titles. It is the type of game that will act as a great starting block for novice players as it is as simple as online slots can get, but with a maximum bet of £45.00 per spin it won’t be drawing in the high rollers any time soon. Are these chillies really that hot, or simply mild at best?