Emerald Bounty 7s Hold and Win Slot Review

About the Game

Emerald Bounty 7s Hold and Win is a video slot with 5 reels, 3 rows, 10 paylines, 4 bet levels, HOLD AND WIN bonus, Super Hold and Win symbol, CASHPOTS and MULTIPLIER WILDS symbols.

RTP

Theoretical payout is as below:

• 92.81% when bet level 1 is activated,
• 94.35% when bet level 2 is activated,
• 94.43% when bet level 3 is activated,
• 95.12% when bet level 4 is activated,
• 95.23% when BuyBonus Level 1 is played,
• 95.38% when BuyBonus Level 2 is played,

Bet Levels

There are 4 different BET LEVELS available in the main game:

• Bet Level 1: The game pays for any combination of 7 “Mix” symbols and any combination of “Mix” symbols from BAR on an active payline. MULTIPLIER WILD, HOLD AND WIN and Super Hold and Win symbols are inactive in this mode.
• Bet Level 2: The game pays for all winning combinations active on Bet Level 1. MULTIPLIER WILD symbols are active in this mode. HOLD AND WIN and Super Hold and Win symbols are inactive in this mode.
• Bet Level 3: In addition to winning combinations on Bet Level 2, the HOLD AND WIN bonus is activated when 6 or more HOLD AND WIN symbols appear. Super Hold and Win symbols are inactive in this mode.
• Bet Level 4: In addition to winning combinations active on Bet Level 3, the Super Hold and Win symbols are activated. Any combination of 6 or more HOLD AND WIN and Super Hold and Win symbols activates the HOLD AND WIN bonus.

Any combination of 3 or more HOLD AND WIN and Super Hold and Win symbols brings a win equal to the value of the symbols. In this mode, all symbols are active.

Special Symbols

Multiplier Wild Symbols

Multiplier Wild symbols are inactive at bet level 1. Multiplier Wild symbols substitute for all symbols except HOLD and WIN and Super Hold and Win symbols. When a MULTIPLIER WILD symbol appears in a winning combination, the payout for the winning combination is multiplied by the multiplier attached to the MULTIPLIER WILD symbol. The MULTIPLIER WILD symbol can have 4 possible multiplier values: x1, x2, x3 or x5. If two or more MULTIPLIER WILD symbols appear in a winning combination, the payout for the winning combination is multiplied by the value of each MULTIPLIER WILD symbol.

HOLD and WIN Symbols

There are 2 types of HOLD and WIN symbols: standard and Super Hold and Win. The standard HOLD and WIN symbols are active on bet levels 3 and 4, while the Super Hold and Win symbols are only active on bet level 4. All of these symbols have Cashpot values or prizes. The maximum value is 20,000 times the stake. The Super Hold and Win symbols only appear on columns 1 and 5.

HOLD & WIN Bonus

The HOLD & WIN Bonus can be triggered in the main game by activating the 3rd or 4th bet level with 6 or more HOLD & WIN symbols appearing on the reels. The HOLD & WIN symbols that triggered the HOLD & WIN Bonus are locked in place for the duration of the bonus. The player is awarded 3 initial HOLD & WIN spins. Each HOLD & WIN symbol that appears on the reels during the bonus is locked in place for subsequent spins and until the entire grid is covered or the HOLD & WIN Bonus ends.

Each time a HOLD & WIN symbol is locked, the number of spins remaining is reset to 3. If all reel positions are locked with HOLD & WIN symbols, the full grid prize is awarded and the HOLD & WIN bonus ends. During the HOLD & WIN bonus, the full grid prize amount is displayed.

There are 4 cashpot levels in the game. When a player wins a jackpot, they are awarded the amount displayed on the interface for the jackpot level won at the time of the win. Each time a jackpot is activated, one of the 4 jackpots is randomly selected and awarded to the player. Each jackpot level can be won more than once during the bonus.

At the end of the HOLD & WIN bonus, all values associated with the HOLD & WIN symbols and grid prizes are added up and the resulting amount is paid to the player.

Buy Bonus

If the player chooses the BuyBonus bet, the HOLD & WIN bonus is awarded immediately with the number of initial spins corresponding to the chosen bet. For each BuyBonus option, the bet amount and the number of initial spins are displayed. Once the choice is confirmed, the HOLD & WIN bonus is activated with the chosen number of initial spins and the same bet that was active in the game interface immediately before the choice. The HOLD & WIN bonus is activated by 6 randomly selected HOLD & WIN symbols that are locked in place.

Paylines

The paytable reflects the current betting configuration. Payline wins are paid if they appear consecutively from left to right, starting from the leftmost column on an active payline. A failure will void all payouts.

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