About the Game
Hot Potato: Battleground is a 7×7 video slot from Thunderkick. The game features cluster payouts, wild symbols, an Avalanche feature, exploding wilds, a multiplier grid, and numerous symbols with additional features. The game also includes a bonus game with free spins and re-triggers. The theoretical return to player (RTP) is 94.23%.
Buy Bonus
The bonus game purchase option can be purchased for a multiple of the current bet. This purchase triggers a spin, the outcome of which activates the bonus game. The theoretical RTP is 94.50%. All results achieved through the bonus game purchase are paid according to the payout table and proportional to the bet amount. The bonus game purchase feature may not be available on all markets.
Bet+
The BET+ feature can be activated for a fee equal to the current bet amount. Once activated, each spin guarantees the specified event until you deactivate the feature. All results after activating the BET+ feature are paid out according to the paytable and based on the base bet amount. The BET+ feature may not be available on all markets.
- Bonus Boost: Each spin is 4 times more likely to trigger the Bonus Game, and costs 1.7 times the base bet. The theoretical RTP for this mode is 94.29%.
- Bonus Boost Plus: Each spin is 10 times more likely to trigger the Bonus Game, and costs 3 times the base bet. The theoretical RTP for this mode is 94.32%.
- Bonus Boost Extreme: Triggers the Bonus Game on average once every 10 spins and costs 10 times the base bet. The theoretical RTP for this mode is 94.39%.
- Nuke: Guarantees a nuke symbol on the screen, and costs 3.5 times the base bet. The theoretical RTP for this mode is 94.37%.
- Battle Mode: Guarantees minimum 3 activated features, and costs 10 times the base bet. The theoretical RTP for this mode is 94.42%.
Max Win
The maximum total multiplier in Hot Potato Battleground for a single game round is 10,000x. If this limit is reached, the game round will end and no additional winnings will be paid out.
Game Rules
Exploding Wild Symbol
Each winning cluster generates one of three random Wild symbols: the Potato Wild symbol explodes in a 3×3 grid, the General Potato Wild symbol explodes in a 5×5 grid, and the Sniper Potato Wild symbol explodes vertically and horizontally across the grid. Wild symbols can also appear randomly and always explode during a spin or Avalanche sequence.
Multiplier Grid
Each explosion creates or applies multipliers to the grid with a base value of x2. Overlapping explosions double the covered multipliers up to x128, and all covered multipliers are added to the win. High-paying symbols are protected from explosions. The sequence continues as long as new wins occur or new features are activated.
Land Support & Sniper Support Features
The Ground Troop Support (Tower symbol) and Sniper Support (Sighting Marker symbol) features are activated when the corresponding symbol explodes during an Avalanche sequence. New symbols appear first, then the activated feature adds 3 Wild symbols that can substitute for low- and medium-paying symbols. The Ground Troop Support feature adds 3 Potato Wild symbols, while the Sniper Support feature adds 3 Sniper Potato Wild symbols. These Wild symbols always explode and can create additional wins. Only one of each feature can be active at a time.
Air Support & Radar Symbol Transformation Features
The Air Support (walkie-talkie symbol) and Radar (satellite dish symbol) symbol transformations are triggered by the corresponding symbol detonating during a sequence and are activated after the Avalanche sequence ends, at which point no further wins are possible. Air Support resets 5 Scout symbols per activation, up to 3 times per sequence (maximum 15). The Radar symbol transformation transforms 1 low-paying symbol into a medium- or high-paying symbol in all positions per activation. Up to 3 different symbols can be transformed per sequence.
Nuke Feature
The Nuclear Strike feature (red button symbol) is activated when the corresponding symbol detonates during a sequence. After the sequence ends, if no further wins occur and the Air Support or Radar Symbol Transformation features are not triggered, a re-spin is awarded, doubling all multipliers on the multiplier grid. This feature can be triggered only once per sequence.
Bonus Game
Three Scatter symbols trigger the bonus game and award 8 free spins.
The multiplier grid resets when the bonus game is triggered. During the bonus game, three Scatter symbols re-trigger +4 free spins, and the multiplier grid values are not reset between spins.
Cluster Pay
Cluster wins occur when 5 or more identical symbols, excluding Scatter symbols, connect horizontally or vertically. Winning symbols are removed and trigger an Avalanche sequence, with the win increasing with the size of the cluster.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Buy Free Spins
- Extremally high evaluated – 7.2
- Design is fine
- Max Win – x10000.00
- The slot was commended for his quality
- €/$0.10 per spin is a starting bet in the Hot Potato Battleground
- Basic standard of RTP
