Slingoooal

With the world cup now over, this game doesn’t quite have the same zeitgeist appeal as it may have done a little while ago; however, that hasn’t stopped Slingo Originals from running the game permanently on their platform. Trying to capitalise on the last vestiges of the world cup spirit, Slingoooal combines not only the games of bingo and slot machines but football. Mechanically, this game is played on a five-by-five grid with an extra row at the bottom that spins. If you are uninitiated about Slingo games, you basically need to find winning symbols on the one spinning row to cross off the icons above it to make lines called Slingos within the 11 spins given to you per round. The lines or Slingos you create, the higher you advance along the prize ladder, and the bigger the cash payout you will earn.

Slingoooal Overview

The bonus content for this game revolves around the various special symbols that players might find whilst playing this game. The first of these is the wild icon. Wilds allow you to mark any number on a single column. Red cards, on the other hand, work as blocker icons. Players may also land Free Spin symbols that add an additional spin to their original tally. Finally, coins grant instant wins, and Super Wilds allow you to mark any number on the entire board. This game also has a special wild cash bonus prize that is won when players land a combination of three wilds or super wilds. All features will be explained in greater detail later in the review.

Slingoooal  Theme and Symbols

As is painfully apparent from the title and the many references as you open up this game, it is themed around football and, to be more specific, the 2022 world cup in Qatar. As such, players, when opening the game, will have the impression of walking out onto a manicured football pitch surrounded by a huge stadium of blaring football fans. The theme (when the game was designed) was perhaps perfectly timed to reflect one of the biggest events of the year and entice football fans to enjoy a bingo/slot hybrid game. The graphics are not too shabby, and the quality of the animations isn’t too bad, either.

The background for this game is inside a massive stadium, presumably in the heart of Qatar. Let’s just hope this particular stadium wasn’t also a subject of significant controversy about migrant labour. Indeed, as this is a virtual stadium, we at Slots 777 hope nothing of the sort was involved. However, we aren’t here to get political. Anyway, the image is of unimpeachable quality, and the goal surrounding the playing board gives a nice realistic feel to the game.

The playing board is a typical Slingo board with a dark blue section for the bingo symbols and a bright green reel for the spinning section.
As with all Slingo games, this one does not have symbols like you would think of in the conventional slot game sense. Instead, it has a range of numbers, like a bingo card that must be found on the rotating board underneath the playing card. The only exception to these is the specials which are as follows: the wild, the super wild, the red cards, the coins and the free spins icons. The actions that each of these can carry out will be further explained in the features section of this review.

Game Play

Slingoooal is played on a Slingo card with five rows, five columns, and a spinning reel underneath that calls out the numbers. You have 11 spins per round to find lines on the bingo card with icons on the spinning reel. The more lines you make, the higher you climb up the Slingo ladder, and the more cash will be awarded to you at the end of the round. The betting range for Slingoooal is 10p to £100 per spin. To adjust their bet levels, players can toggle their stakes 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. The volatility of this slot is rated in the low-medium range. The return to player percentage for Slingoooal is 95%, which is below average. The biggest payout that players can win on one spin is 1,000x your stake.

Slingoooal  Features

As mentioned, the bonus content for this game revolves around the various special icons players will see during the game. The first of these is the wild icon. These allow players to mark off any number in one column. The red cards that turn up block numbers from being crossed off.

The coin icons award instant cash payouts that are added to your total at the end of the round. The free spin icons, on the other hand, add another spin to your total. The super wilds finally allow you to mark any number on the entire board to help put together lines.

Finally, a combination of 3 Wilds and/or Super Wilds will net you the Wild Bonus cash prize. This game also comes with the option to buy more spins once you have run out. However, these are not cheap and may not be worth the investment.

Conclusion

If you know your way around a Slingo product, there isn’t anything here that will surprise you. It is basically a standard Slingo free to play slots themed around the football world cup. That said, Slingo Originals are still pretty novel and provide a different gaming experience to the straightforward slot game. Win potential-wise, things don’t look great, as the RTP is poor, the volatility is a little high, and the top payout is fairly low. There are better games out there that provide a more fun experience and a better chance of making money.