The Hive

Introducing Betsoft’s new slot, The Hive

Betsoft has brought out a new slot to the industry called The Hive, which will be released on June 25th, 2020. Whether you like bees or not, this cute fun slot brings the adorable bees into the world of gaming. The background is light and airy, showing trees either side of the bee-hive reel. The rolling fields and gorgeous flowers that surround the reels makes the player feel right at home in the midst of nature, with stunning happy bees and plenty of feel good vibes to entice all in.

The grid for this slot is unique to say the least, with a 3-4-5-4-3 grid, with hexagonal slots for the symbols. With a total of 30 pay lines and 19 honeycomb cells for symbols to land in, there is plenty for the player to enjoy. The pay lines vary from three to five symbols long. The game pays both horizontally and diagonally, as well as in clusters on the reels. With such cute designs of honeycombs and flowers, with adorable buzzing bees flying around the hive, you would not mind having these happy chappies around your house. So it is a definite that you should put your feet up and give this stunning slot a whirl, with the honey-covered wins coming in thick and fast.

Betting range and RTP

The betting range for this slot starts at 10p and increased up to £90, with 11 different bet levels for the player to enjoy! This may seem like one of the lower bets out there, but it is good given similar slots on the market which often have maximum wins of £20-£40.
The return to player is higher than average, set at 96.97%. This gives the player plenty of opportunity to win plenty of wins on this stunning slot.
Changing the bet will unfortunately reset the level of the Honey meter and the bees around the hive, which will all be explained further on, so make sure you are in a position to change it without losing your hard work.

Honey-dripping symbols

The lower paying symbols of this slot are the standard royals of A, K, Q and J. These are beautifully designed in keeping with the design with each of the icons dripping in honey.
Next we have the three beautifully designed flowers, which look like lilies, and come in white, blue and red. These fill the reels alongside the highest paying symbols of the slot which are the Queen Bee, in all her shining glory, and the cute ladybug.
There is also the wild, which is shown as a honey jar and honey stirrer with the word Wild in the centre. This plays a part in the Free Spins feature, explained below.

The fabulous three special bees

There are three special bees which can swarm the hive on any spin. Each of them can appear at random and will move clockwise to 1 position each spin. They will fly away after a random number of spins. The Worker Bee is depicted as carrying a hammer and with a pair of green googles on his head. The Worker Bees award a multiplier if they are on the row that has a win, and this will increase with the number of Worker Bees. The multiplier value will be the same as the number of Worker Bees surrounding the hive plus one. However, the multiplier will only apply to winning pay lines that are aligned with one of the Worker Bees.

The next bee is the Drone Bee, shown carrying a cute bucket of honey, will help to fill up the Honey Meter which is positioned at the left side of the reels. This will trigger the Free Spins feature when full. The more Drone Bees you managed to bring to the hive, the faster the meter will fill!

Finally, and the most important of the three, is the Queen Bee, with her crown, staff, and red cape. When she appears around the hive, the Queen will sound a horn and summon her bees to surround the Hive, improving the chances of multiplied wins and quicker filled meters!

The Free Spins

The Free Spins feature for this slot is activated when the Drone Bees fill the Honey Meter. This may take a little while, but once completed, you will be awarded with a total of five free spins.

During the Free Spins feature, 1, 2 or 3 Honey Burst Spreading Wilds will land on the reels. Then, throughout the feature, these wilds will spread from their initial spot on the grid to the adjacent cells at the end of every spin. This will continue to spread to other honeycomb cells until the Free Spins feature comes to an end.
At the end, these will burst, and you will be paid out a lovely win!

Concluding this sickeningly sweet slot

Bees are important parts of our gardens and now they have become an important part of our slot industry with this stunning slot by Betsoft. With a high return to player, this slot gives the player plenty of chances of winning.
With a cute design, gorgeous grid and unique features, this slot, The Hive, is a perfect slot for beginners or more advanced players to enjoy. Spin to win, or play for fun, this slot gives the player plenty of opportunity for fun and uniqueness.