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Pragmatic Play focuses on an experience filled with sweets. An explosion of sugary treats awaits as the reels start spinning, along with a rollercoaster of fun and numerous winning opportunities.
Immediately upon entering the game, you will notice a fantasy world where everything in sight is made of candies. It appears that wasn’t sweet enough for developers at Pragmatic Play, so they added pink. Lots of it!
To be fair, I wasn’t surprised to see the paytable populated with vibrantly-coloured gummy bears, followed by equally colourful and delicious-looking candies. The slot’s title perfectly illustrates the feeling you get once the action begins.
There is no Wild to be found anywhere, although I didn’t even notice its absence. Another symbol you will encounter while playing Sugar Rush is the Scatter, your key to the bonus round.
Sugar Rush uses a game grid consisting of 7 reels and 7 rows. It doesn’t use traditional paylines and instead relies on the Cluster Pays mechanic to deliver wins. Land at least five symbols of the same kind to suss it, and keep in mind they need to be connected to each other either vertically or horizontally.
The prizes they deliver range from 0.2x to 1x for 5-of-a-kind clusters and from 20x to 150x for clusters consisting of 15+ symbols.
Whenever a win is created, tumbles jump into action, removing the triggering symbols from the reels. New ones fill the empty sports, which can lead to new wins. In that case, the whole process will repeat. Tumbles continue until no more wins are formed.
Sugar Rush is a highly volatile release, rated 5 out of 5, with an above-average RTP of 96.50%. A bet of just $0.20 is enough to start the fun, while $100 is the maximum amount of money I could spend on every spin. The top payout is worth 5,000x the bet. If you ask me, it is a nice reward for tackling the slot’s volatility level.
Several extra features additionally sweeten the already sugary experience. Not only do they add to the overall impression, but they also provide more chances of scooping cash prizes.
I already explained how tumbles work. But there is another thing I must mention. Whenever a winning symbol gets removed from the reels, its position on the grid will be highlighted.
A multiplier will be added to the same spot if another winning symbol gets removed from that position. Multipliers start at 2x, doubling their value every time a new symbol is removed from the highlighted position.
It didn’t happen frequently for me, but with multipliers going up to 128x, it is easy to see the feature’s potential. Unfortunately, multipliers reset between spins.
Unlocking the Free Spins round requires hitting 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 Scatters during a tumble, awarding 10, 12, 15, 20, or 30 freebies, respectively. The main change, compared to the base game, is that highlighted positions and the corresponding multipliers don’t reset between spins. They stay on the reels until you run out of free spins, allowing you to scoop bigger payouts.
It is possible to retrigger the round. All you need is to land three or more Scatter, and you can claim up to an additional 30 spins.
I was tempted to use this option, as it took a while to trigger free spins. It does what it promises, although 100x the bet will be expensive for most players. When you buy the bonus round, you are guaranteed to receive at least 3 Scatters. However, the exact number of triggering symbols is randomly determined.
The first thing I noticed upon entering Sugar Rush was the game’s colourful visuals. In addition to looking great, they help create an immersive playing atmosphere.
Tumbles not only enable the forming of several winning combinations within a single spin, but they also deliver handsome multipliers. In theory, they can go up to 128x, but I couldn’t get that far. Nevertheless, I still managed to claim handsome payouts thanks to their help.
Multipliers get even better during Free Spins, as their values won’t reset between spins. It doesn’t take long to reach significant prizes.
I don’t know what to think about the pokie’s top payout. Sure, claiming 5,000x the bet on any spin doesn’t sound too bad, but no player would mind a bigger win potential.
On the other hand, the game’s only real pitfall is high volatility. Slot enthusiasts lacking the experience may find it too much to handle, but I advise them not to be discouraged by it, as the game has so much to offer.
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