Jackpot Piñatas Slot

Intro

Jackpot Piñatas is a wonderful Latino inspired 5 reel 20 line video slot machine. Different to many other video slots of similar characteristics, it contains a set spin wager of 5.00 (0.25 on each of the 20 lines), meaning the only real button you can press in this slot is ‘spin’. Not only does the lack of controllable variables make this game unique, but it is one of a few RTG slots that has a progressive jackpot winnable through a spin combination, (whereas most have a random falling jackpot instead). Scatters, wild, multipliers, free-spins and a bonus game are included to maximise your chances to drop the numerous prizes on offer. This game is an essentialist’s dream in a video-slot variety; a game that will gain many fans (which can only help that progressive jackpot tick over!).

Review

This 5 reel 20 line slot has plenty of ingredients to make it a classic even before you place your first spin. The interface is similar to many other RTG 5 reel slot machines; brightly coloured, detailed icons, thorough paytable, dazzling animations and engaging sounds. The absence of the betting and line selecting buttons seem a little odd at first, but the limit of only 5.00 a spin is a great incentive for all gamers to know they are gaming on a level playing field with others. Other slots across the casinos tend to favour the higher-risk gamblers to grant them the greater prizes. Jackpot Piñatas however, shows that any gamer, new or old, well-practised or inexperienced, can win the best prizes…including the massive progressive jackpot.

The game itself uses all the usual reel animation techniques and spin sounds to keep the familiarity with RTG consistent. The reel joy is apparent through the special clips when you create prizes from the better icons. The donkey, dog and bull piñatas are the wild, scatter and highest paying symbols respectively. If any of them appear from a spin and produce a winnable combination, you will be saluted with a spectacular animation and typical Mexican-styled musical motifs.

Though the aforementioned icons are the ones you want to drop, the one to look for out of the three is definitely the bull piñata. Five of these across a payline will drop you the progressive jackpot which is always totals at least a brilliant $250,000. Keep in mind however that five of the donkey piñata across a payline will drop 20,000 times the line bet or even 40,000 times if the combination happens during the free-spins! That’s certainly not a bad result if you miss out on the progressive jackpot.

Jackpot Piñatas has all the attributes to definitely become an integral part to your casino routine. Free spins, bonus games and great prizes, all designed to entertain and enthral makes the Jackpot Piñatas slot an instant favourite for us.

Progressive Jackpot

Unlike many RTG slots where the progressive jackpot can be dropped randomly at the end of any spin, Jackpot Piñatas has the ability to win you the progressive jackpot through a simple symbol combination. The jackpot itself will never be beneath the $250,000 threshold and will always accumulate from tiny percentages of the wagers from all the gamers attached to the network. Spin 5 of the bull piñata across any of the 20 active paylines to drop you this progressive jackpot and have you jumping for joy!

Wild Symbol

The wild symbol is the donkey piñata. Spin 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 across the reels and you can drop 2, 10, 200, 2,000 or 20,000 times your line bet respectively. If these combinations happened to happen during the free spins then those combination prizes are automatically doubled to 4, 20, 400, 4,000 or 40,000 times respectively. Take note that the wild symbol can substitute itself for all other icons except the other piñatas meaning from a seemingly empty spin, this icon could help produce more than meets the eye.

Scatter Symbol

The scatter icon is the dog piñata. Spin 3, 4 or 5 across the reels in any positions to receive a prize of your total staked bet multiplied by 3, 20 or 1,000 times respectively. Just like the wild symbol, if you manage to hit this combination during the free-spin round, these prizes will double to 6, 40 or 2,000 times respectively. The dog piñata is also the trigger symbol for the bonus game; read on for more details.)

Bonus Games

The Piñata feature is the bonus game which is triggered through matching three or more of the dog piñata icon across the reels. Not only will you win the scatter prize but you can transport yourself to an even more rewarding round. You have to choose two of the three hanging piñatas to reveal prizes of up to 200 times the triggering bet! If you reveal one or more roses from these piñatas you will be taken to a further bonus round where you are hunting for the rose hidden in the piñatas. Once this feature ends you will be given up to 25 free-spins to earn even more brilliant prizes. When you are hitting the piñatas listen out for the brilliant Spanish-guitar music that accompanies you as you plan to hit the next piñata… Ole!

Free Spins

Free spins are triggered through the Piñata feature (see above). Once the piñata feature has finished, you will be granted 5, 10, 15 or 25 free games. During the free games, more bull and donkey piñatas are added to the reels to increase the possibility of creating better chances to win and as mentioned earlier the scatters and wilds are not alone as all the symbols’ prizes are automatically doubled during the free-spins (except the bull piñata that remains the same).