Hammerstorm Slot Review

About the Game

All symbols in Pragmatic Play’s Hammerstorm pay from left to right on adjacent reels, starting with the leftmost reel.

RTP

• The theoretical RTP of this game is 96.50%
• The RTP of the game when using “ANTE BET 1” is 96.50%
• The RTP of the game when using “ANTE BET 2” is 96.50%

Max Win

The maximum win in Hammerstorm is capped at 10,000x the bet. If the total win in a round reaches 10,000x the bet, the round ends immediately, the winnings are awarded, and any remaining free spins are cancelled.

Wild Symbol

This is the WILD symbol and substitutes for all symbols except the RED, GREEN, PURPLE, SILVER, and GOLD LIGHTNING symbols, the SILVER and GOLD COIN symbols, and the THOR symbol. It appears on all reels.

Lightning Symbols

Three types of LIGHTNING symbols can appear on the screen during the main game spins: When RED, GREEN, or PURPLE LIGHTNING symbols land, they are collected in the DOUBLE, EXPANSION, or SPINS chests at the top of the screen. Each time they do, they can randomly trigger the RE-SPINS feature with a randomly selected DOUBLE, EXPANSION, or SPINS modifier.

The collection occurs at the end of the spin. If the RE-SPINS feature is triggered, one, two, or three modifiers are randomly activated. The next RE-SPINS round then proceeds with all modifiers activated.

In the main game, the RED, GREEN, and PURPLE LIGHTNING symbols also act as MONEY symbols and take on a random value from a predetermined set. Possible values ​​are: 0.5x, 1x, 1.5x, 2x, 2.5x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 6x, 8x, 10x, 12x, 12.5x, 20x, 37.5x, 40x, 50x, 100x, 250x, 625x, or 10,000x the total bet.

THOR symbol

This symbol can only appear on reel 1. Every time the THOR symbol appears on reel 1 and at least one Lightning symbol appears on other reels, the RE-SPINS round is automatically triggered.

Re-spins Feature

The round begins with 3 re-spins.

These are the SILVER and GOLD CASH COIN symbols, which can only appear during the RE-SPINS feature. They take a random value from a predetermined set. Possible values ​​are: 0.5x, 1x, 1.5x, 2x, 2.5x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 6x, 8x, 10x, 12x, 12.5x, 20x, 37.5x, 40x, 50x, 100x, 250x, 625x, or 10,000x the total bet.

The GOLD CASH COIN symbol can only appear when the DOUBLE modifier is activated.

These are the SILVER and GOLD MONEY LIGHTNING BOLT symbols that can only appear during the RE-SPINS feature. They take a random value from a predetermined set. Possible values ​​are: 0.5x, 1x, 1.5x, 2x, 2.5x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 6x, 8x, 10x, 12x, 12.5x, 20x, 37.5x, 40x, 50x, 100x, 250x, 625x, 10000x of the total bet, or +1 SPIN when the SPINS modifier is activated. The GOLDEN MONEY LIGHTNING BOLT symbol can only appear when the DOUBLE modifier is activated.

The round takes place on a 5×5 grid of symbols.

During a round, only COIN or MONEY LIGHTNING symbols, as well as empty positions, can appear. A 2×2 zone appears marked on the grid. At the start of the round, all LIGHTNING symbols that were on the screen when the feature was triggered add their values ​​to the marked zone. After each respin, the zone moves to a random position. During respins, the values ​​of all COIN and MONEY LIGHTNING symbols that land in the marked zone are collected.

All MONEY LIGHTNING symbols that appear during the round are also collected into a meter. After collecting 5 MONEY LIGHTNING symbols, the marked area expands to a 3×3 size and 3 additional re-spins are awarded. After collecting 4 symbols, the area expands to a 4×4 size and 2 additional re-spins are awarded. After collecting 3 symbols, the area expands to a 5×5 size and 1 additional re-spin is awarded.

The round ends when the player has no more re-spins left.

Depending on how the round was randomly triggered, the following modifiers may be in effect:

• DOUBLE – When this modifier is active, GOLDEN versions of the COIN and MONEY Lightning symbols may appear and land during the round. Collecting a GOLDEN version of any MONEY symbol results in its value being collected twice: first with the original value it landed with, then with a new random value on the second collection.
• EXPANSION: When this modifier is active, the round plays on a 7×7 grid instead of 5×5. With the EXPANSION modifier active, the marked collection zone can expand beyond 5×5 to 6×5, 6×6, and ultimately 7×6 by collecting 3 MONEY LIGHTNING symbols for each expansion level. For each expansion beyond 2×2, 3, 3, 2, 1 additional re-spins are awarded when this modifier is active.
• When this modifier is active, a +1 SPIN value may appear on the MONEY LIGHTNING symbols during a scatter. When this value is reached, an additional re-spin is awarded.

Special reels are included in the game.

Ante Bet

The player has the option to select the bet multiplier. Depending on the selected bet, the game behaves differently. The possible values are:

• ANTE BET 2 – Bet multiplier 1000x – At least 5 LIGHTNING MONEY symbols are guaranteed to hit in random positions on the screen at every spin.
• ANTE BET 1 – Bet multiplier 500x – One THOR symbol is guaranteed to hit on reel 1 at every spin. Bet multiplier 20x – Normal play.

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