Thrill Seekers

A sudden immersion into the world of fun fairs and theme parks is what is in store for you if you play on the Thrill Seekers slot machine. Through its symbols, you will experience everything that makes the enchanting atmosphere of these magical sites. Carrousels, sweets and clowns are waiting for you. The background also fits perfectly in the general theme since it depicts, among other things, a roller coaster and a carrousel.

With their bright colours, the graphics of this slot machine seem of a rather neat confection, even if some symbols seem a bit bland to my taste. As far as the soundtrack goes, we are offered funny sound effects and a music inspired by mechanical organs. Overall, the atmosphere is quite successfully created.

Rich gaming contents

The Thrill seekers 5-reel video slot machine offers no less than 50 payment lines. You can also count on both a Wild and a Scatter symbol. As for features, it also offers a bonus game, although it is not really thrilling. However, it allows you to win free spins. Last but not least, like many other Playtech slot machines, Thrill Seekers offers you to try and win the Dollar Ball progressive jackpot.

An unheard-of maximum bet

Concerning bets, this slot machine allows you to bet 1 to 10 coins per line. On top of that, you have available a broad choice of currencies with the following values : 0,01, 0,05, 0,10, 0,25, 0,50, 1, 2 and 5 $/£/€. So, the variety of possible bets is huge with a minimum bet of only 0,01 $/£/€ and a crazy maximum bet worth no less than 2.500 $/£/€ par rotation. That's unheard of! The fans of humongous bets may rejoice!

A disappointing pay-out table

Even though the maximum bet in Thrill Seekers is impressive, that cannot be said of the amounts this slot machine offers you to win. Except for the progressive jackpot, the highest payment reaches 10.000 coins, which is still rather high. It can be won by getting 5 Wilds, depicting a clown. On the other hands, you cannot hope to win more than 500 coins with the other symbols. This is quite a small treasure, that needs to be said.

A very low variance

Because of its very high number of payment lines and of its small pay-outs, Thrill Seekers has a very low variance. It is even probably the lowest I have aver seen in a lifetime of gambling. Almost half of the pay-out money comes from very small gains reaching only 30% to 150% of the initial bet. That is to say, if you get 5 candy sticks on a single activated payment line, it will only just reimburse the sum you have bet if you have played all payment lines. In front of such an insignificant variance, it is almost impossible to win money on this slot machine. However, you are almost certain to be able to play for a long time, even with a relatively small bankroll. Only you can decide whether this piece of software is interesting to you or not. If you still aim at winning a small amount, here is our piece of advice: activate less payment lines and increase either the value or the number (or even both) of coins bet on each one.

A Wild symbol

The clown symbol is Wild and can be substituted for any other symbol in order to form winning combinations. It cannot, however, take the place of a Scatter or the hammer symbol which triggers the bonus game. If you manage to get 2, 3, 4 or 5 Wilds on a single activated payment line, you will win respectively 10, 200, 2.000 or 10.000 coins.

If the clown allows you to form several winning combinations on a single activated payment line, you are only paid for the most lucrative one. On the other hand, gains obtained from different activated payment lines all add up.

A Scatter symbol

The symbol which depict a ticket for a ride is a Scatter, as it can make you win money even if it does not appear on an activated payment line. In order to win money thanks to this symbol, you need to have it appear 3, 4 and 5 times anywhere on your screen. You will then automatically win 10, 50 or 200 coins, multiplied by the total value of what you have bet. On top of it all, the scatter can offer you free spins.

10 re-triggerable free spins

With at least 3 ticket symbols on the reels, you will win 10 free spins. During these free spins, the amount you win is multiplied by 2. You can also win 10 extra free spins if you get 3 Scatters or more on your screen again, since these free spins are re-triggerable.

A bonus game

In order to trigger the bonus game, you need to get at least 3 symbols depicting a hammer on a single activated payment line. You will then witness the reels disappearing in order to reveal a fun fair and the hammer game which allows you to test your strength. You must click on the hit button. A clown then appears and hits the base with all his strength and a mallet. The amount you win appears in the black window. It depends on the number of hammer symbols you got in the first place and can vary between 20 and 3.000 times your initial bet.This bonus game is, as you can see, nothing really exciting, as you have no choice whatsoever during the whole sequence. You only have to click on a button. This shows the obvious laziness and lack of creativity of its designers.

A progressive jackpot

Like many other slot machines designed by Playtech, such as Alien Hunter or A Night Out, Thrill Seekers allows you to attempt to win a progressive jackpot entitled Dollar Ball. In order to win it, you need to take part in a lottery which takes place alongside the main game. You first need to choose 5 numbers comprised between 1 and 49. With each spin, 5 new balls are drawn at random. If you have 1, 2 or 3 of these numbers, you win respectively 1, 2 or 25 $/£/€. With 4 numbers, you win 1% of the progressive jackpot; with 5, you win it all.

In spite of a bonus game which has nothing thrilling about it, the Thrill Seekers slot machine offers a very rich gaming content. Its variance is extremely low could still disappoint a few players. Nevertheless, it allows you to win for a rather long time, even with only a small amount of money. For fans of huge bets, we can recommend it for its maximum bet which reaches the crazy amount of 2.500 $/£/€ per spin. All in all, this video slot won't leave you indifferent.