Hotel Yeti-Way

Hotel Yeti-Way Overview

Ever wondered where the famous Yeti goes when he takes a holiday from the icy Himalayan Mountains? Well, Play 'n GO have created a game that answers this question. It turns out that the Yeti likes to get away to a tropical island paradise, far away from the stresses and strains of high-altitude mountain life. Whilst he is away on this sojourn, he also likes to indulge in a little gaming, and this is where you come in.

The features for Hotel Yeti-Way are both numerous and potentially very lucrative. They are split into 2 sets of modifiers, one set associated with the Wild Yeti feature and the other the free spins feature. The wild Yeti feature provides a chance at triggering modifiers, each of which is designed to ramp up the money-making potential of the feature. The second set compprises 3 different free spin rounds that you can choose from. All features will be explained in more detail later in this review.

Theme and Symbols

The theme for this game is built around the rather novel notion of the mythical snow-loving creature the Yeti, going on holiday to a tropical island. This means that although the setting and the majority of the symbols are tropically themed, the central character for this slot is a mountain-dwelling snow beast. However, the Yeti has acclimatised to his new setting with sunglasses, a flower necklace and a cocktail in hand. Play 'n GO has created something really enjoyable and original here.

The background for Hotel Yeti-Way is a tropical seaside hut. Around the playing board, players can see a range of equatorial plants with broad, vividly coloured leaves. There is also scuba equipment, outside seating and hints of a wide-open sea just behind the hut. The aesthetic is a relaxed beach holiday; everything seems calm and bright, with nothing but blue skies overhead.

The board has been styled in very much the same style as the shack behind it. It has been made of dark wood panelling and conveys a kind of homemade charm.

The symbols for Hotel Yeti-Way are comprised of low-value, high-value and special symbols. The low-value symbols for this game are the 10, J, Q, K and A in card royals, in wood-effect. On the other hand, the higher paying symbols are the suntan lotion on a beach, the flip flops, the sunglasses, the sunhats, and the grinning blue shark symbol. The shark is the most valuable of these, paying 3x your stake for the top combination. The specials include the 2 wild symbols that appear on the board. One is the frozen wild, which can substitute for any symbol bar the scatter. The other is the Yeti wild, which activates a range of features. Finally, there is the map symbol which represents the scatter.

Game Play

Hotel Yeti-Way is played on a 6-reel, 4-row game board with a maximum of 262,144 pay lines. To create winners in this game, players must match 3 symbols in combination from left to right on the reels. The betting range for Hotel Yeti-Way is 10p to as much as £100 per spin. To change your betting level per spin, use the bet adjuster tool located at the bottom of the playing window.

Further information regarding the slot, including a display of the paytable, can be accessed by clicking on the settings menu. The spin button is located to the right of the reels. You can set up auto spins in the game's menu.

The volatility for Hotel Yeti-Way is incredibly high. The return to player percentage for Hotel Yeti-Way is 96.18%, a touch above average. The biggest payout that players can win on one spin is 30,000x your total stake.

Features

The first set of features are called the Wild Yeti modifier features. Whenever a Yeti wild lands during the base game, he will award 1 of the following modifiers:

• Bungee Jumping Yeti feature: Between 1 and 4 reels are filled with stacked wilds.
• Surfing Yeti feature: Between 2 and 8 wilds are added to random positions on the reels.
• Scuba Diving Yeti: In this mini-feature, a re-spin is awarded. If a shark lands on this re-spin, another one follows. You can land up to 24 re-spins from this feature.

The following features revolve and the free spins dynamic. To trigger the free spins, players must land 3 or more of the scatter symbols somewhere on the reels at the same time. The more scatters that you land to trigger the feature, the more free spins you are awarded.

Once you have triggered the free spins, the game then gives you a choice of 3 different free spin options:

• Bungee Free Spins feature: Between 1 and 4 stacked wilds are added each time a wild Yeti lands.
• Surfing Free Spins feature: Every wild Yeti awards between 2 and 8 extra wilds, which are placed on random positions on the reels.
• Scuba Diving Free Spins feature: A re-spin is awarded each time the wild Yeti lands. Shark symbols add more re-spins to your tally, up to a maximum of 24.

In addition to these spin modifiers, every option also provides at least 1 reel on each free spin with a x2 multiplier. Additional scatters can retrigger the round. However, you can only retrigger the feature once.

Conclusion

Play' n GO have come up with something here that feels really fresh. From the enticing and novel theme to the many island-themed features, Hotel Yeti-Way is a lot of fun. The fantastic number of pay lines and terrific top payout will not hurt its appeal either.