About the Game
- Hooked. If the black marlin is not caught, it remains sticky for one spin!
- Nudge up. If the black marlin symbol lands partly or just outside the reel set it will nudge up!
- Black marlin. Black marlin can now land on reels!
Epic Fish: Marlin Madness is a 3 high, 5 reels and 10 lines game that features FISH COLLECTION, SHARK ATTACK and three different FREE Spins including BLACK MARLIN, NUDGE UP and HOOKED. The theoretical payout is 96.12%. With the extra bet activated, the theoretical return to player (RTP) is 96.22%.
Special symbols
The WILD symbol substitutes for all symbols except the BONUS symbols and is present on all reels. During the FISH COLLECTION feature, the WILD symbol also acts as a fisherman and catches all FISH symbols on the screen when they land simultaneously, adding their values to the total winnings.
3 or more BONUS symbols anywhere on the screen triggers FREE Spins. 3 BONUS symbols give 10 FREE Spins and activate the BLACK MARLIN feature, 4 BONUS symbols give 12 FREE Spins and activate the NUDGE UP feature, and 5 BONUS symbols give 14 FREE Spins and activate the HOOKED feature. The FREE Spins will play until there are no free spins left and cannot be re-triggered.
The FISH symbol is a regular paytable symbol that can also be caught by the WILD symbol during the FISH COLLECTION feature. It has 3 different sizes, each associated with a multiplier value among 1x, 3x, 5x, 5x, 8x, 10x, 15x and 25x. The size of the fish increases as the multiplier increases.
Game Features
Shark Attack
If WILD is rolled on the reels, a Shark Attack may occur! The shark will then eat one or more low symbols and replace them with a FISH. The FISHMAN will then collect the FISH. In the main game, this feature is activated randomly. During the re-spin, the line win is not evaluated.
Fish Collection
Each WILD symbol that appears on the screen acts as a fisherman and catches all FISH symbols on the same screen. Each FISH symbol has a different value. The values of the fish on the screen are added to the total winnings for that spin.
Free Spins
3 or more BONUS symbols anywhere on the screen will activate FREE Spins.
- 3 BONUS symbols award 10 FREE Spins and activate the BLACK MARLIN feature,
- 4 BONUS symbols award 12 FREE Spins and activate the NUDGE UP feature,
- 5 BONUS symbols award 14 FREE Spins and activate the HOOKED feature.
The FREE Spins will play until there are no free spins left and cannot be re-triggered. Each FREE SPINS MODE includes features from previous modes. During FREE Spins, there is a counter at the top of the reel that collects wild symbols. For each new wild symbol that lands on the reel, the counter increases by 1. After reaching the 6th or 12th wild symbol, 2 free spins are added and the free spins game can be updated to add more features.
Black Marlin
Each time BLACK MARLIN lands fully or partially, it increases the Marlin multiplier. BLACK MARLIN must land fully for WILD to collect the multiplier. The increase ranges from 30-45-60-75-100-100-125-150-175-175-200-250-2500-5000. Collecting 6 WILDS activates the NUDGE UP feature and gives you 2 additional free spins. Collecting 12 WILDS will take you to the HOOKED feature and gives you 2 additional free spins.
Nudge Up
The NUDGE UP feature can be activated by 4 BONUS symbols directly or 6 collected Wild symbols in the counter during the free spins. If BLACK MARLIN lands partially or below the reels, NUDGE UP is activated, which will push BLACK MARLIN up one row. Collecting 6 additional WILDS will take you to the HOOKED feature and give you 2 additional free spins.
Hooked
The HOOKED feature can be activated by 5 BONUS symbols directly or 12 collected wild symbols in the counter during free spins. If the BLACK MARLIN is fully visible but not caught, it remains sticky for one spin. If this happens, the probability of catching him increases.
Buy Feature
The buy-in feature can only be activated in the base game.
- By paying a 45x bet, you can buy entry to the FREE Spins game with at least 3 BONUS symbols. This will activate the BLACK MARLIN bonus.
- By paying a 100x bet, you can buy entry to the FREE Spins game with 4 BONUS symbols. This will activate the NUDGE UP bonus.
- By paying a 200x bet, you can buy entry to the FREE Spins game with 5 BONUS symbols. This will activate the HOOKED bonus.
The payout percentage of the buy-in feature is 96.62% with 3 BONUS symbols or more, 96.63% with 4 BONUS symbols or more and 96.21% with 5 BONUS symbols. Not all levels of the buy feature are available in all markets
Extra Bet
The extra bet can only be activated in the base game. Activating the extra bet for 2x your bet adds an extra row in which you can catch more fish, increasing the chance of activating the FISH COLLECTION by 203%. The extra bet may not be available in all markets. The buy function and the extra bid cannot be activated at the same time. The extra row will be moved to FREE Spins if it is activated and 3 or more BONUS symbols are rolled.
Paylines
Winnings on a betting line are paid out sequentially from left to right. Only the highest line winnings are paid out. Symbol payouts are displayed in the payout table and reflect the current betting configuration. A malfunction will cancel all payouts.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Buy Free Spins
- Extremally high evaluated – 6.9
- Design is fine
- Max Win – x7673.00
- The slot was commended for his quality
- €/$0.10 per spin is a starting bet in the Epic Fish Marlin Madness
- Basic standard of RTP
