Slingo Deadliest Catch

Are you ready to tackle the high seas and risk it all to find some fantastic prizes, or will you stay on land with the rest of the wimps? Combining the highly addictive bingo/slots free play format of Slingo with the popular TV show Deadliest Catch, Slingo Deadliest Catch offers a novel and exciting experience, the likes of which have never been seen. Mechanically, this is a typical Slingo game with a bingo card full of numbers and a spinning reel under the gameboard that picks out the numbers. The RTP for this game is 95.7%, and the max win per spin is 3,740x the stake. This game is available to play on mobile, tablet and desktop platforms.

Slingo Deadliest Catch Overview

The features of this game are numerous. The first concerns the wild icons. When these land, they let the player choose which number to mark on the reel above it. Super wilds, on the other hand, let players pick any number on the card to mark off. The next bonus concerns the free spin icon, which gives players an extra spin on the number reel they are playing. Following these smaller bonuses, there are also three special bonus games which are awarded when you reach various levels of Slingo wins in the base game, each with its own advantages. All features will be explained in more detail later in the review.

Slingo Deadliest Catch Theme and Symbols

For those unaware of what Deadliest Catch is, Deadliest Catch is a reality television series that premiered on the Discovery Channel on April 12, 2005. The show follows crab fishermen aboard fishing vessels in the Bering Sea during the Alaskan king crab and snow crab fishing seasons. The base of operations for the fishing fleet is the Aleutian Islands port of Dutch Harbour, Alaska. Produced for the Discovery Channel, the show's title is derived from the inherent high risk of injury or death associated with this line of work. The show is exhilarating due to the dangerous conditions the crew go out in and the fantastic hauls of crab they bring in. This slot brings all of the action of this TV show and translates it into an online slot game.

The background for this game is a stormy sea churning and foaming violently, with dark grey clouds looming overhead. Winds whip around the surface of the sea, creating waves that crash against each other in a fierce battle. Everywhere were flashes of lightning, followed by loud cracks of thunder that echoed through the air. The strong smell of salt and fish fills the air, and the horizon is lost in a wall of rain. The wild and unpredictable sea is a fascinating yet terrifying backdrop to this exciting game. The playing board has been styled to look like fisherman's crates and lobster pots.

The icons for this game do not conform to the typical set of low-paying and high-paying icons. Instead, as this is more of a bingo game, players will see a grid full of numbers. It is your job to spin the reel underneath this grid and find numbers that correlate to those in the grid. Find numbers that make lines, and you will move up the prize ladder to the left-hand side of the screen. The further you make it up this ladder, the more money you will earn. There are also several special icons to be aware of. These are the wild, the super wild, the crab symbol and the free spin icon.

Game Play

Slingo Deadliest Catch is played on a bingo grid of 5x5 that sits on a spinning reel that picks out the numbers. Players must find numbers on the spinning reel that correlate to those above in the grid to win combinations. Forming lines or Slingos will move you along the prize ladder and boost your payout at the end of each round. The betting range for Slingo Deadliest Catch is 20p to £10 per spin. Players can toggle their stakes up and down to adjust their bet levels 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. The volatility for this slot is rated in the medium range. The return to player percentage for Slingo Deadliest Catch is 95.7%, which is below average. The biggest payout that players can win on one spin is 3,740x the stake.

Slingo Deadliest Catch Features

To start, we will explain the various special symbols in this game and then discuss the special bonus games. In terms of special icons, there is the crab icon, wild, super wild and free spins icons.

The crab symbol, whenever it lands, is collected in a meter to the right. If one of the Bonus Games is triggered, every collected crab awards an extra turn. The wild icon, on the other hand, is the ship's wheel. When it lands, it lets the player choose which number to mark on the reel above it. Landing 3, 4, or 5 Wilds and/or Super Wilds awards 1X, 3X, and 50X the bet. Then there is the super wild. This special icon lets the player pick any number to cross out. The number doesn't have to be on the same reel but can be any number on the ticket. Landing 3, 4, or 5 Wilds and/or Super Wilds awards 1X, 3X, and 50X the bet. Finally, there is the free spins icon. This is represented as the anchor. It gives the player an extra spin on the number reel. You can also buy extra spins via the bonus buy facilities.

The main features here, however, comprise the three bonus games. The first of which is called the Crab Grab game. The regular Crab Grab Bonus Game is awarded when you have reached six Slingo wins. You get to pick which boat to take, and the feature grants you four picks plus an extra pick for every bonus crab you have collected up to a maximum of 16 in the daytime and 12 in the nighttime. You get to pick green buoys that award between 0.2X and 5X in the day game and 1X to 50X in the night game.

The next bonus game is the Crab Fishing game. Completing seven pay lines (Slingos) will allow you to trigger the Crab Fishing Feature. You will be awarded five spins plus one spin for every Crab symbol collected, with the maximum number of spins being capped at 17. Each spin gives you a random number of steps on the trail. Each step awards a random cash prize between 0.1x to 2.5x the bet. Completing ten pay lines will trigger the Crab Fishing: Night Fishing Feature with upgraded values. During this feature, the steps can pay between 1x to 30x the bet.

Finally, there is the Crab Hunt bonus game. The Crab Hunt Bonus Game starts with seven picks plus an additional pick for every crab collected up to the maximum number of 19. You get to pick squares on a 7x7 sonar screen. Each square has a crab win worth between 1X and 20X the bet in the daytime and 5X to 500X in the nighttime. The sonar will reveal all the crabs you missed when you have used all your picks.

Conclusion

If you want to settle in for a truly epic game full of sea-faring adventure and exciting bonus content action, this is certainly a good game for you. Oddly though, despite the many features and the intricacy of the gaming experience, the slot itself isn't actually very fundamentally rewarding. This is down to the fact that the top win is relatively low, and so is the RTP. Therefore, if you are looking for something with a great gaming experience, then choose this game, yet don't be surprised if you don't get much in terms of return. You can also play Sic Bo to enjoy something different.