Play The Soapranos For Real Prizes
The Soapranos is a mafia-themed slot filtered through Peter & Sons’ usual lens – though here the studio removes its trademark cartoonish look in favor of something more gritty. This game has an edge that hints at violence and corruption rather than comedy, so you will see blood spattering against the back room door, and crimson-tinged bank notes falling from the sky on a big win.
In terms of gameplay, it’s a 5 x 3 cascading game with all ways wins, but the real focus is on how the Wild system works across spins. Washing machine Wilds drop in after every cascade, each carrying multipliers that can stick to squares in ways that can gradually create momentum. The 3 different Wild tiers add some variety, especially the Blast Wilds spreading multipliers across a 3 x 3 area, but the key thing to note is that anything built outside Free Spins disappears between spins, which keeps the base game feeling a little temporary.
So the Free Spins are where things properly open up, mainly because multipliers from the washing machines stay sticky through the entire feature, and then Super Free Spins push the concept further by guaranteeing upgraded Wild types. With a 96.10% RTP and a 30,000x max win, it’s high volatility, so you might have to endure some dry patches, but it’s worth it when the washing machines start to build up big square multipliers.
Pros
- Multipliers can build via tumbling system
- Free Spins massively enhance win potential
- Gritty theme gives it a distinct atmosphere
Cons
- Base game progress resets between spins
- High volatility can lead to long dry spells
- Theme may be a little dark for some
Gameplay
How To Play
- Choose your bet size and start spinning.
- In the base game, land 3 to 5 matching symbols in an all ways pays manner to score a win. Winning symbols tumble away to be replaced and one of 3 types of washing machine Wild will land with every tumble, adding a multiplier to its square.
- Even if a Wild is used up in a win and disappears, the multiplier will remain on the square and can be built on.
- A spin is over when all tumbles and wins have registered, and the board is reset on every spin in the base game.
- 3 Scatters lead to the Free Spins. Here, the same mechanics apply but multipliers applied to squares are sticky for the whole round.
- In the Super Free Spins, Special Wilds and Blast Wilds are the only Wilds available, upping the value.
Bonus Symbols
- Washing machine Wild: These land on every cascade, adding a multiplier to their square which remains even after the Wild is used up in a win. There are 3 types:
- Regular Wild: Adds 1x multi to its square.
- Special Wild: Adds 2x, 3x, 5x, or 10x multi to its square.
- Blast Wild: Removes symbols in a 3×3 area around it, adds 1x to each of those cells, and adds either 3x or 6x to its own square.
- Scatter symbol: 3 of these take you into the Free Spins.
- Special Scatter symbol: Upgrades Free Spins to Super Free Spins.
Bonus Features
- Ante bet: Turning this on gives a 1.5x chance of spinning into the Free Spins.
- Buy the bonus: By selecting this, you can go straight to the Free Spins for 100x your wager, or you can go to the Super Free Spins for 250x your wager. An in-between option for 150x gives you a chance of going to either type of Free Spins round.
- Free Spins: Similar to the base game, but now multipliers are sticky for the duration of the round.
- Hit frequency: 25.66%
- Max win: 30,000x, with a probability of 1 in 71,428,571.
SweepsPlays Verdict
- This slot is arguably better than many other standard cascading releases because it adds a sticky multiplier system (in the Free Spins), giving it stronger potential when things line up.
- However, the likelihood of reaching anything close to the max win in the base game is low due to resets between spins, so there’s a big reliance on the bonus round. Fortunately, you can buy into it.
- This is a solid Peter & Sons release with a strong visual identity and an interesting multiplier engine, but not quite a classic.
