"Day of the Dead may not be as scary as it sounds with the latest Microgaming release which offers the chance to win up to 30,000 coins in 243 different ways!"
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Microgaming launched this slot title in July 2017 and we must admit we were a bit sceptical about a video slot inspired by the festivity honouring the dead, but it seems the Isle of Man-based developer found a winning combination. Beautifully coloured, the 5-reel video slot with 243 different ways to win will instantly captivate you with its graphics and its Mexican-styled soundtrack.
The game draws its inspiration from a holiday called Day of the Dead or Dia de los Muertos, celebrated throughout Mexico every fall, remembering all those who passed away. One of the traditions of this holiday is putting on a calavera makeup, or painting a skull on your face, which is an element you'll encounter on the game's symbols.
Many chances to win are awaiting on the reels, from the Wild hearts and the Wild Spin Again feature, to the Sugar skull Scatter that offers the choice of spending the free spins at once or accumulating it with a neat multiplier to increase the winnings.
Every spin of the reels is accompanied by the sound of maracas shaking. Although the death theme dominates this game, it's all about celebrating life and all it has to offer.
When it comes to betting, players can choose the amount that suits their style of play by adjusting the coin denomination, which goes from $0.01 to $0.10, and selecting one of the ten available bet levels. The stake itself can be anywhere between $0.30 and $30 per spin.
Symbols featuring playing cards pay the least and it requires at least three of a kind on the reels to activate payouts. Top-paying symbols feature faces wearing calaveras makeup and only two of those symbols are enough to give you a win.
Three top-value symbols can also come stacked, appearing only on the reels 2, 3 and 4.
The game boasts an interesting Wild Spin Again feature, which is triggered when any three of a kind symbols line up horizontally or vertically. The player is awarded 1 Spin Again, while the center symbol turns into the Wild for the duration of the feature. The Wild, as usual, can substitute for any other symbol in the game, except the Sugar skull Scatter.
Any Scatter landing on the reels 1 and 4 awards a sugar skull onto the sugar skull meter. Collect 10 or 20 sugar skulls to enter the Free Spins game or to keep on collecting the skulls. Collecting 30 sugar skulls automatically triggers the Free Spins feature. In all three cases, apart from free spins, there is a multiplier in play:
10 sugar skulls award 10 Free Spins with 3x multiplier
20 sugar skulls award 15 Free Spins with 4x multiplier
30 sugar skulls award 18 Free Spins with 5x multiplier
Wild Spin Again feature is active during the Free Spins game.
Beautiful Bones is a medium variance game, so it will be equally appealing to both penny punters and those players looking to grab serious cash, while the expected return to player is 97%.
Software:Microgaming
Reels:5
Play Lines: 243
Bonus Feature:Yes
Extra Feature:No
Progressive Jackpot:No
Gamble Feature:No
Variance:Medium
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Rating: 4/5
"As always, Microgaming tends to find inspiration for its games in the least expected places. Beautiful Bones is a graphically stunning release, bringing a unique theme in combination with several different ways to grab hefty payouts and offers a complete and exciting playing experience."
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Cashout Time: 24 Hours
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Cashout Time: 24 Hours
Uk License: 0
Software:Microgaming
Reels:5
Play Lines: 243
Bonus Feature:Yes
Extra Feature:No
Progressive Jackpot:No
Gamble Feature:No
Variance:Medium
Autoplay | ||
Free Spins | ||
Multipliers | ||
Bonus Rounds | ||
Progressive | ||
Mobile |
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