Hot Coins Hold and Win

Overview Hot Coins Hold and Win

Playson is back again with another Hold and Win slot. The popular gaming dynamic has been a real boon for them in the past and continually proves to attract players to their slots. This ‘Hold and Win’ gaming mechanic is a re-spin feature with sticky symbols. However, in addition to some of the symbols sticking in place, they will also expand to fill the reels under the right conditions. This feature is also how you come across the various jackpots in the game, which range from Mini to Major to Grand. The Grand jackpot awards an amazing 1,000x your stake, which can mean an excellent cash win. There is also a helpful wild bonus at play.

Apart from that, Hot Coins Hold and Win is a fairly straightforward slot with a simple design and a gaming mechanic that is both fun and easy to follow. Naturally, players will be looking for very exciting jackpot prizes. However, small frequent wins could also see you taking away a tidy little sum here. Visually, Playson has gone for a classic fruity look, with the addition of the bright gold coins. Everything is clear and crisp and tidy, values that all players appreciate.

Theme and Symbols

In a word, Hot Coins Hold and Win is classic. From the board to the symbols to the sound effects, every element feels like a faithful recreation of an original land-based machine you might see in pubs or casinos.

The background for this game is a blueish purple stock background. Its only real purpose is to help the icons on the board pop of the screen. There are no complex animations, no meters, or gimmicks to keep an eye out for, the background is just that - a background. In a way, this feels refreshing, as so many slots these days complicate things with numerous visual elements making it difficult to understand what is going on.

When it comes to the symbols Playson has used the classic collection of fruit symbols seen in slot machines all over the world. These comprise cherries, lemons, oranges, plums, grapes, watermelons, bars, and bells. Each of these has its value for matching 3 or more on the reels. These values are displayed in the paytable. The wild symbol for this game is the lucky red number 7.
You’ll notice that there is no backing track for this game, only fun sound effects that are reminiscent of those bubbly ones heard when playing the land-based machines.

Game Play

Hot Coins Hold and Win is played on a 3-reel, 3-row playing board with 5 pay lines. To achieve wins on this slot, players must match 3 of a kind on a pay line or use the special symbols to make combinations. Each combination made must start on reel 1.
The betting range for Hot Coins Hold and Win is 2p to £20 per spin. To adjust their bet levels players can toggle their stake up and down using the coins tool located to the left of the big orange spin button in the centre of the screen. Information about the slot, including the paytable and the auto spins options, can be found via the menu button on the very right-hand corner of the reels.

Volatility for this slot is understood to be rated between the medium and high range. The return to player percentage for Hot Coins Hold and Win is just a tad under average at 95.61%. The biggest payout that players can win on one spin is 1,387x their active stake.

Features

The main feature for this game as we have mentioned in the introduction is the Hold and Win feature. To activate and benefit from this feature, players need to pay attention to the golden coin symbols. If you land 3 of these on the reels at once somewhere on the reels you will trigger this feature.

This feature then awards you with 3 re-spins in which only coins will land on the reels These coins will have various cash values imprinted on them. The coins that you triggered the spin with will remain stuck in place for the duration of the feature. When a winning symbol lands it will award a cash prize and reset the re-spins to 3.

After these symbols have delivered their cash bonuses, they can then take their leave from the reels, leaving a space for more symbols to fall into their place, similar to a cascade feature. It is by landing these combinations in the re-spins round that players can reveal the jackpot bonuses. The only other bonus feature is the wilds bonus. The lucky number 7 will step in and help you form new wins.

Conclusion

Colourful, lucrative, and fun, this game represents the essence of slot gaming and the key elements that got people into this form of gambling to start with. The main action for this slot is clearly in the hold and win bonus which in addition to being multi-layered and exciting to watch happen can also help with achieving those top payouts. Playson have played to their strengths and come up with another solid game for punters of all types.