Juicy Fruits

Overview Juicy Fruits Free Play Slot

Pragmatic Play is excited to announce their latest slot Juicy Fruits that will be available to play towards the end of this month. The games developers at Pragmatic Play could have easily taken their inspiration from Fat Rabbit which is a farming slot released in 2018 by Push Gaming. The two games are linked by the scatter feature in the free spins that produces a roaming wild. Apart from this there are little similarities. Fat Rabbit comes across as more creative although the fruit market is insatiable, and players that are into the classic look have a Fat Rabbit to plough through whilst taking advantage of their 5-a-day!

Juicy Fruits Slot Symbols, Design & Wins

The first thing you will come across once the slot loads is the smooth backing music that creates the perfect cocktail lounge ambience. The game plays out on a 5x5 grid with 50-pay lines. The reels themselves are a veritable feast of vibrant fruits and classic symbols of every description from berries to bells. The outer edges of the game screen are bubbles that float up to the top of the screen whilst ice cubes are bobbing around to give the effect of the slot being set in a cocktail glass. It is a rather generic feel but overall a pleasant view all the same.

When it comes to the symbols there are 11 regular symbols that come together to reward you with wins. You can land cherries, limes, lemons, apricots, oranges, kiwifruits, strawberries, watermelons, raspberries and red hot 7s, landing five of the same will reward you with wins that start from 2x and max out at 24x the bet. There is a wild that is represented by the crown symbol which can land on all reels. The wild can replace any of the pay symbols in the base game and can land in 1x1, 2x2, 3x3, 4x4, or 5x5.

Time to Play

You can play Juicy Fruits on any device from your phone to a desktop computer which gives you the opportunity to play wherever and whenever you wish. When it comes to placing your bet, the lowest is just 25p per spin and this can rise to £125 per spin.

There is the optional ante bet feature which Pragmatic Play are known for which increases the cost of your spin by 20% and has no affect on the value of the symbols. The benefit you receive by activating the feature is that you will have extra scatter symbols on the reels doubling your chance of activating the free spins.

When it comes to the base game you should be prepared as the wins are rather sparse and in the bonus the wins will only be worthwhile with the help of the engorged wild symbol. You need to keep in mind that this is a highly volatile slot rated 5/5 by the developers the maximum wins are decent and the return to player comes in at 96.52%.

Features

When it comes to the features you will come across the diamonds which is the scatter and can appear on any reel. Landing three or more scatters activates the free spins round and you are awarded 6 free spins to begin. The progressive part of the feature is based on collecting the scatters and for every diamond scatter landed it goes towards filling the meter which is located above the reels. For every three scatters collected you are awarded with 1 – 3 extra free spins and the wild symbol gets upgraded.

The free spins start with a 1x1 wild symbol which is always on the grid, it moves around the board between spins to take up a different position. When the wild is upgraded it increases in size up to 5x5. After you have landed all the retriggers (4 in total) the free spins come to an end. One point you should remember is that if you activate the free spins with 4 or 5 scatter diamonds the collection meter will already have 1 or 2 scatter symbols within it.

If you have the feature buy offers you can buy free spins in the base game for 100x your bet, however if you activate the free spins like this you need to make sure that the Ante Bet is turned off otherwise you will not be able to do this.

Conclusion on Juicy Fruits free slot

The title of the slot provides players with a clear explanation of what they should expect from the theme. I would sum this up as the developers at Pragmatic Play swapping the farming characters and imagery from Fat Rabbit and gone with a traditional set up in this slot. The slot is jam packed with all types of fruit and the soothing soundtrack provides an ambience that could be explained as being underwater which is rather apt seeing as the slot takes place within a cocktail glass. The relaxing ambience takes a total back seat once you are a few spins in as the volatility of the slot becomes evident.

The developers may have gone with the tranquil feel to divert the focus off how tough the main game can be and the low wins that seem to populate. The key is to build the oversized wilds and you really need to have this as 3x3 and above otherwise the wins in the free spins may not be that spectacular either, but 3x3 and above and you will find that you will hit winning spins almost every time the reels spin. The most you can expect to win is 5,000x your bet which is a great amount that would be welcomed by all players.

When to comes to the theme it is generic and some areas of the game have obviously been created using ideas from other slots, but Pragmatic Play have done everything they can to make this slot as original as it can be. If you get to collect the scatters during the free spins this slot can certainly give you a real rollercoaster in terms of play and this makes the rather limited parts of the game worth it.
I enjoyed testing this game and have no hesitation recommending players to give the reels a spin or two.