Reel Spinner

Rolled out on desktop and mobile in July 2016, Reel Spinner is a Microgaming slot designed to appeal to all fishermen, whether they fish for pleasure or to compete against friends. Housing five reels and fifteen paylines as well as a highly rewarding bonus game, Reel Spinner has the potential to keep you entertained for hours on end, although your chances of reeling in bumper payouts will not be too high unless you can trigger the Free Spins round every once in a while.

The game features a conventional payline structure rather than the contemporary winning ways scheme, meaning that wins are awarded each time three or more matching icons are found on an active payline. As that is usually the case, Scatter is the only symbol that awards wins regardless of its position on the game screen. Scatter is depicted as a shark biting a hook at dusk, and its main role is to unlock the game’s only bonus round. Wild symbol, on the other hand, is the Game Logo and it can replace any other icon apart from Scatter to complete wins where possible.

Reel Spinner may offer the player a choice between mere three coin values ($0.01, $0.02, $0.05), but the total stake can be easily increased by wagering up to 15 coins per line. Maximum 15 paylines are fixed, meaning that you have the option to stake anywhere from $0.15 to $11.25 per single spin of the reels. Bear in mind that all values found in the Paytable are displayed in cash instead of credits, and these automatically update as you change your bet size. The top payout of 2,000 coins is awarded when five Wild icons are found on a payline. Fishing boat and compass also award decent wins for five-of-a-kind combinations.

Aptly designed game icons are the highlight of the Microgaming product as colourful game screen definitely improves the overall gaming experience. Besides the five fish species, you will also enjoy seeing fishing boat, compass, fishing reel, boat throttle lever and a big catch that acts as Scatter icon. Three or more Scatter symbols appearing in any position triggers the main bonus game and the good thing here is that the number of free spins and multiplier do not depend on the number of icons that triggered the feature.

You are rather required to choose between six boats to reveal free spins (5-20) and spin the fishing reel to reveal overall multiplier (x2-x5). Microgaming made sure their latest title was also adapted for mobile play, meaning you can try and prove your fishing skills on iOS, Android and Windows Phone tables and smartphones. And while the main screen layout differs when compared to the desktop game, everything else is pretty much the same.