Crabbin’ Crazy

Crabbin’ Crazy Overview

Created by the iSoftBet studio Crabbin' Crazy is a five-reel game with 25 pay lines and a classic fishing theme. Indeed, this game is all about catching the best seafood possible in a fun cartoon style. The fishing motif is one that designers often fall back on that is quite popular with gamers. The parallels between fishing and slot machines, it seems, are too obvious to resist. A few things stand out mechanically with this slot, starting with the enormous bet range of 25p to £250. One of the others is the rather low top payout, which is disappointing considering how much they let you bet.

The features included here are threefold. The first feature available is the Pick a Crab feature. A fisherman can appear and award you the Pick a Crab feature during any base game spin. When this happens, players will be given the choice of three crabs. Each one will have a modifier behind it that enlivens the gameplay. The second feature is a Hold and Win feature triggered when players land five or more crab scatters in view. This will provide you with three re-spins in which you will try to land special symbols and more re-spins. Finally, there is also a great free spins round.

Theme and Symbols

As will be immediately apparent when you open the game, the theme for this slot is fishing. As silly slots go, this one has got to be up there with some of the most cringe-worthy. Then again, other players will really enjoy the light and breezy theme. Some of the visual aspects look inspired by the children's show SpongeBob Square Pants, although one could just as easily say it looks quite similar to the Disney film The Little Mermaid. Quality-wise, the icons, background, and graphics are all reasonably high, which makes the game a little less cheesy.

The background for this game is a summery beach scene that looks very uplifting and bright. To the board's right is a classic red and white striped lighthouse looking out to sea. On the left-hand side of the board is a wooden pier that looks like the perfect diving platform. The wide blue sky and rays of sunshine are really calming to look out onto, especially if your own country is in the depths of winter. The foreground is a warm sandy beach that reminds you of building sandcastles and sunbathing.
The playing window is a wooden beach sign with a smattering of shells and starfish decorating its exterior.
The symbols for this game are split into low-paying, high-paying and special symbols. The low-paying symbols for this game are the J, Q, K and A in playing card royals. The A is the most valuable of these icons, worth 4x the stake for the top combination. On the other hand, the higher paying symbols for this game are the Worm, the fishing rod, the rowing boat, and the crab claws. The crab claws are the most valuable symbol, paying out at 16x the stake for the top combination. The specials for this game comprise the fisherman wild, the boat scatters, and the crab pick me bonus icon.

Game Play

Crabbin' Crazy is played on a 5-reel, 3-row machine with 25 fixed pay lines. To win combinations, players must land three or more matching symbols on pay lines moving from left to right, starting from the leftmost reel.

The betting range for Crabbin' Crazy is 25p to £250 per spin. To adjust their bet levels, players can toggle their stake up and down using the tool located at the bottom left-hand side of the screen.
Further information, including a short tutorial and a display of the paytable, can be found via the menu button in the right-hand corner of the screen. The spin and auto spin buttons are located in the centre of the screen.
Volatility for this slot is rated in the medium to high range. The return to player percentage for Crabbin' Crazy is 96%, which is about average. The biggest payout that players can win on one spin is 1,585x your stake.

Features

The first feature is the Pick a Crab feature. This feature can be triggered on any random spin in the base game. When it does, you'll be given a choice of three crabs, each of which will hide a modifier. The four possible modifiers are:

Let's Catch Crabs: The fisherman lands and pays out an award of 3-4 crabs.

Bonus Add: Bonus symbols are added to reels 1, 3 and 5 to give you a better chance of triggering the Free Spins feature.
Stacked Wilds: Super stacked wilds are added to the reels to ensure two or more stacked wilds.
Win Spin: Boxes are added to the reels. It will transform into the same paid symbol if you land any in view.
The next feature is the Hold and Win feature. Players need to land five or more of the crab icons in view to activate this feature. This feature begins with three re-spins being awarded. However, every time that you land another crab, the re-spins reset to three. Each of these crabs has a displayed value. When your spins are exhausted, all of the values still on display are paid out to you in one lump sum. However, the values will be collected early if a fisherman lands on the reels, which will provide more spaces for new icons.
Finally, we have the Crabbin' Crazy free spins game triggered when a scatter lands on reels 1, 3 and 5. This awards player eight free spins. This game can sync up the reels too, so wins are more likely.

Conclusion

Although cheesy, this game has everything you want from a slot. It's fun, it has a nice selection of features, the RTP is fine, and the theme is a laugh. The only real disappointment here is the relatively low top win. Still, the game might be worth a few spins as the hit frequency is actually pretty good.