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You certainly had a chance to listen to people in your surroundings how they spent a magnificent summer in a vineyard somewhere in France or picking oranges in the south of Greece. If you are like me, you hate these kinds of tales.
However, I will be telling you a story about how I started my summer in a traditional Italian village, where I only ate fruit and boosted the win multiplier. The reels of the 2024 release are placed on a stone-paved street somewhere in the countryside. On both sides, you will notice lovely stone houses.
The village seems calm and almost deserted. If it weren’t for the sounds of the guitar in the background, I wouldn’t reckon that anybody lived there.
The reels are set on a wooden counter where locals sell their fruit. It is even covered by an awning so that you can hide from the sun while you have a taste of all the products. Loads of watermelons, pomegranates, oranges, kiwis, passion fruit, and cherries are waiting for you.
Since this is a classic pokie in its essence, it is only normal that the lucky seven is the top-paying regular symbol. The bell is used as a Wild that substitutes for all regular icons. The Sun is the Scatter that pays anywhere. Just make sure to land at least 3 of them anywhere on the reels to get paid.
What I like about most of the villages is that they have several simple but strict life rules. If you want to survive, just follow them. In Hot Fruit x15, you will be enjoying 5 reels, 3 rows, and 10 fixed paylines that pay both ways.
This means that you can form winning combos both from the leftmost and the rightmost reels. To win a payout, you need at least 3 matching symbols on a payline. Betting starts at $0.20. You cannot wager more than $50 per spin.
Being a medium-variance pokie, the Mascot Gaming title has a 95.18% RTP and offers a 3,500x max payout.
Given the fact that Hot Fruit x15 is an old-school pokie machine, you cannot expect loads of extras on offer. I have already mentioned that the Scatter pays anywhere on the reels. Unfortunately, it does not trigger any features.
Even so, you will be pleased to know that successive wins bring you increased win multipliers. Also, you can boost every win by playing the Risk feature.
On your first spin, the win multiplier is set to 1x. With every successive winning spin, the win multiplier goes up – 2x, 5x, 10x, and 15x. It cannot go over 15x. Unfortunately, the win multiplier resets to 1x after a new non-winning spin.
While I tested the game, I had both dry periods and periods of decent payouts. When it comes to the win multiplier, I couldn’t get it over 5x. Three successive winning spins are the most I got. After 2 hours of playing Hot Fruit x15, I realised that reaching the 15x multiplier is a difficult job.
However, I got lucky with lucky sevens. Thanks to them, my biggest win was 500x but this only happened once.
The Risk feature is available after every winning spin. You get to spin the wheel which consists of 3 wheels. Each wheel has blank fields, multipliers, and arrows that allow you to go to the next wheel. If you pass all wheels and reach the centre, you will pocket 1,000x the bet.
I don’t like the Risk feature because I do not know when to stop. I always want to reach the centre and get the main prize but that never happens. My advice to you is to quit while you are ahead and collect your money as soon as you get the first multiplier.
Hot Fruit x15 is a decent pokie machine. It houses crisp graphics and a fitting soundtrack that will make you feel as if you are really sitting somewhere in the south of Italy. Just one look at the fruit on the reels and it will make your mouth water.
On the other hand, I need to be frank and say that the Mascot Gaming title lacks additional features. I am an action junkie and I need my dose of extras. Sure, the increasing win multiplier is fun and the Risk game can be very entertaining from time to time but it is not enough for me.
If you are an action junkie, look for fun elsewhere. Perhaps, you could try the Fabulous Farm pokie, which is packed with action. If a classic pokie machine is your cup of tea, then you should definitely test your luck with Hot Fruit x15. I rate it 7.7.
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