Balloonies slot

All of the symbols are shown as inflated and twisted balloons. There are ubiquitous letters A, Q and K, and several silly animal balloons. They include a giraffe, elephant and a monkey, with anteater at the top of the class. Some additional symbols include a bonus balloon, hedgehog and a star, all of which will be explained in greater detail later.

Blowing Up

IGT put their floating reels system to good use here. This means that your winning combinations disappear, or pop, making room for new symbols to appear. When there is enough room, balloons will float upward until all of the space is taken up again. Game mechanics revolve around the use of multiplication, meaning that if you find yourself on a winning payline, you get to multiply your line bet by the amount that you won. All combinations except for scatter need at least three symbols for you to start winning. Here is a breakdown of successful combinations:

There are several special symbols that need explaining:

• Wild

The wild symbol is represented by a hedgehog that is more than willing to help you pop some balloons. Rules state that it can substitute for any other symbol, except for the scatter and bonus icons.

• Scatter

The most important symbol in this game is the star, which is a scatter and can bring you wins from any position on reels. There are three kinds of stars, x2, x3 and x5 star. They are cumulative, meaning that if more stars appear, their multipliers add. Naturally, there is a limit to this feature, so the highest multiplier you can achieve is x10. There are two very interesting details about this Balloonies feature. First, the three stars have a value of their own, which is your line bet x2. Second, you don’t need a combination, one star is enough to trigger this effect. Since stars are worth something, this means that a single star with no other combinations across the board will still earn you some money, albeit very little.

• Bonus

This one is hard to miss, since it is the only regular balloon symbol in the aptly named Balloonies game, with the word BONUS written all over it. When at least three of these appear anywhere during a spin, you enter a free spins bonus round. Before you proceed though, you need to choose between red, blue and green balloons. Each one of them hides a random number that will determine how many free spins you get. You can earn up to 14 free spins. When the bonus round starts, night falls in the background and music becomes more intense. Anteater even gets a cute nightcap.

The minimum bet that you can make per line is 1, and the maximum is 100. With 20 paylines, this translates to a total bet whose value is between 20 and 2000. Play Balloonies online slot machine demo first, to try it out yourself.

Inflating Your Pockets

There isn’t much to say about strategy, because when you play Balloonies for real money, you want to invest carefully. The number of paylines is locked, so there are no nifty cheats or tricks that players can come up with. The best tip you could possibly hear is to lower the stakes, and play it safe, and let the multipliers work their magic.

Jackpots in these kinds of games are very different, but players should definitely look for that anteater with a 1,000 multiplier for a 100,000 win even without any stars. RTP value is about 94.31%, with low to average volatility.

Pop a Balloon

Players might be confused with the childish design of this game at first. But do not let this sway you, as we all know that these games are for everyone but children. Casinos online let you try Balloonies for free, so decide whether this game is right for you.