We have plenty of all ways pays slots this week, so if that’s your thing, you’re in luck!
But we start off with one of the simplest slot formats imaginable in Money Maker by BGaming. This is a 3-reel, 1-row slot and you’ll be looking to line up a complete banknote across the 3 reels. There’s also a gamble round where you can choose to stick with your win or attempt to double it on a coin toss.
We’re seeing a lot more simplistic games these days – maybe it’s what the people want? Maybe it reflects the newfound popularity of slots and the new players who need an easy entry point? Money Maker probably won’t be stimulating enough for most players, and the max win is low at 1,000x, but if you want something super straightforward with low volatility, this will do the job.
PiggyPop Grand Affair 2 from AvatarUX is preceded by PiggyPop and PiggyPop Grand Affair; all 3 slots are part of this studio’s famous Pop series, where all ways pays wins lead to an extension of reels vertically. These PiggyPop games in particular feature 2 exceedingly wealthy pigs, so the symbols are bejewelled rings, glasses of whisky – the kinds of things lying around a rich pig’s mansion.
This new iteration follows the same general idea as PiggyPop Grand Affair, but with crisper visuals and a few mechanical upgrades. For example, multipliers on the Edgy Piggy symbol can now all drop down to the lowest symbol on a reel, and the Hold and Win bonus game now has reel multipliers. It’s not a bad slot, especially if you like pigs and shiny, gleaming visuals.
3 Power Bears is the second of 3 slots from AvatarUX, and this plays out on a 3 x 3 grid with only 5 paylines. But keeping things interesting are the titular 3 bears: Brown Bear, Black Bear, and Panda Bear. Each one can randomly contribute Multiplier Wilds ranging from 5x (Brown Bear) to 1,000x (Panda Bear). You can buy a guaranteed Multiplier Wild from each bear for different wager amounts too, spending 5x to 250x per spin. Another pretty simple slot, but the presentation with symbols coated in honey will make you smile. Max win is decent at 15,000x, but unfortunately RTP is relatively low at 95.99%.
Divine Bolt is another ancient Greek-themed title, set in what appears to be Mount Olympus – one of the most popular slot settings. The main win mechanic is all ways pays, while the grid is 5 x 4 and the rightmost reel is covered by a meter counting up to 60. This can be filled up by tiny Bolts that appear in the corner of random symbols, but crucially they have to land with a Wilds/Multiplier Wilds.
So what happens when the meter is filled? The locked reel comes into play, making the board 6 x 4, and we get a global multiplier in the top right that seems to build gradually. I’m going to be honest, the current version of this game isn’t fully complete, with some placeholder text visible and no instructions, so it’s hard to know the ins and outs of everything, but we can see what’s happening in general terms. I do look forward to trying the complete version out soon, although I can tell it’s not going to be a classic – just another competent slot from Relax Gaming. Shame the RTP is only 94% too.
Dyna Mule is the third game from AvatarUX this week, and it’s another all ways pays slot. I guess the main mechanic of note up front is the Wild with a countdown meter – these can trigger respins while the Wild roams around the grid. However, no matter how hard I tried to focus on the grid, the crazed mining donkey stood to the left was pretty distracting! He seems very pleased with himself, clutching a massive golden nugget, and you’ll be hoping to land 3 of these to trigger the bonus round. Here, the Wilds get collected in a crate off to the side, then thrown onto the grid again for the last spin. Overall, this game is pretty bland and a bit anticlimactic though.
We also have 3 new games from TaDa this week which you’re very welcome to check out, but I’ve stopped reviewing them as they’re so numerous and samey. Now onto the Game of the Week below!
New Slots
- Pirate Fortune Tap – TaDa Gaming
- 3 Lucky Chong Tian Pao – TaDa Gaming
- Dyna Mule – AvatarUX
- Divine Bolt – Relax Gaming
- Golden Empire 1000 – TaDa Gaming
- Ginger Wins – Peter & Sons
- 3 Power Bears – AvatarUX
- PiggyPop Grand Affair 2 – AvatarUX
- Money Maker – BGaming
- Fishing Time – BGaming
Game of the Week
Ginger Wins: Wild Jungle comes from Peter & Sons, so we can expect there’ll be some interesting visuals to lay eyes on, but I do find this game is lacking some of the charm this studio usually serves up. Still, it’s better looking than your average slot!
The theme revolves around a female explorer called Ginger who seems to have crash landed her plane in the jungle. It reminds me a bit of the Lucy Luck games from Slotmill, and also of the Pikmin series from Nintendo because of the crash landing and the little Wild creatures, which we’ll get to.
As for the gameplay, it’s an all ways pays one with cascades on a 5 x 4 grid. But you’ll also spot a reel of locks on the right, and we can remove these by landing Keys with at least 1 Scatter symbol on the same spin (similar to the system in Divine Bolt). Each lock requires 80 Keys, and by unlocking them you bring various Wild-related benefits – so the longer you play, the better things get.
Now, before you unlock anything, there are these little Wild creatures that sit above the grid and drop down when cascading wins occur on their reels. The first lock adds multipliers to these Wilds, for example, then the second lock adds in Expanding Wilds etc. The available levels go up to Tier 5 (4 locks in total).
The bonus round comes when you land 3 Scatters, awarding 10 free spins at your current tier. However, by buying the bonus round (for 70x), you unlock all tiers.
It’s a shame the max win is only 5,000x here, but this is a fun little slot with plenty to discover in a progressive manner.




