If you had a Gameboy when you were a kid, there is going to be something instantly familiar about Pile ‘Em Up by Snowborn. Distributed by Global Gaming, the symbols appear out of tubes located at the top and the bottom of the screen, and the whole design looks like it is a level from a Mario Bros game.
But don't let appearances fool you, this is still very much a slot online, and you won't see any plumbers in dungarees jumping around. The 5x3 grid has twenty fixed paylines, and bets start at 0.20 and go up to 30.
The lower-paying symbols are all fruit, which is to be expected from a classic themed slot. Blueberries, watermelons, lemons, and strawberries all appear on the reels, and the highest payout you will get from these is between 1 x and 3.75 x your stake for a combination of 5.
Then there are four precious stones of different colours and shapes. These will remind you of the prizes Mario and Luigi used to collect and are worth a max of between 12 x and 24 x the bet for 5 of a kind.
Wild Symbol
The Wild symbol, a capital W, stands in for all the regular symbols to form wins. In addition, it will also give cash prizes for three or more up to a max of 111 x the bet for 5.
1UP Symbol
Remember those extra life symbols from old video games. The 1UP symbols are similar, but it doesn't give you extra spins. Instead, it shoots off to the Coin Booster on the left of the reels and ups its value by one.
Coin Symbol
Coin Symbols land randomly anywhere on the reels. Each has a multiplier value ranging from 0.20 x to 50 x the bet. The Coin Booster will further increase these values. But to collect, you need a Collect Symbol first. This will activate the Coin Feature and give you a chance at those multipliers.
Collect Symbol
A Horseshoe that can only land on the fifth reel is the Collect Symbol
Scatter Symbol
A red flower that can only land on reels one, three and five is the Scatter. Get three spread across these reels, and you'll trigger the Free Spins round and receive a payout of 1.5 x the bet.
Bonus Symbol
The heart-shaped purple gems with the word bonus written on them are crucial to triggering the Heart Bonus. Every time one lands, the heart at the bottom of the reel will light up and stay that way for the next few spins. If all the hearts are lit up at once, the Heart bonus will trigger.
Collect Feature
When you land the Collect symbol on reel five, the Collect Feature is activated. All coins on the reels at that time are collected to award you prizes. The level of the Coin Booster will boost the multiplier values. This resets to 1 at the end of the feature.
Free Spins
A Scatter each on reels 1, 3 and 5 gets you into the Free Spins round. This will give you nine free spins with a lot more Coins and Wilds landing on the reels than during the base game. You can win more spins during this round by landing two or three scatters, which will give you 3 or 9 more spins. The round ends with a spin of the fifth reel. If the Collect symbol lands, your winnings will be boosted by the value of the multiplier you get from the Collect Feature.
Heart Bonus
If all the hearts below the reels light up, theHearts Bonus is triggered. All the symbols are removed from the grid, and you have an initial three spins to land as many coins as possible. Any Coins that land stick and give you one more spin. The round ends when all the positions are filled with Coins, or you run out of spins. Then the values of the Coins are added, boosted by the Coin Booster, and paid out.
Snowborn Games has created a fun slot with some big payouts in the bonus rounds. Take it for a spin at PartyCasino today and see for yourself!