Coinfest

Coinfest Overview

As festivals go, Octoberfest might be one of the most famous in Europe, with people flocking to it from all over the globe. Let's be honest, who wouldn't enjoy stein after stein of cold beer with a variety of bratwurst and pretzels whilst watching a traditional Bavarian band play endless oom-pah music? It is this exciting, uniquely German event that this game, developed by the Platipus studio, takes its inspiration. In terms of this game's mechanics, it is a five-reel, three-row game with 25 pay lines and an RTP of 95%. Players must land three matching symbols on a pay line from left to right to find wins in this game. This game is available on desktops, tablets and mobile.

The features for this game start with the free spins round, triggered when players land three or more of the scatter icons on the reels simultaneously. You can also top up your free spins by landing more scatters in the round itself. The other main feature in this game is a hold and win bonus, triggered when players land six bronze coins on the reels simultaneously. At this point, all coins will be frozen, and the play will enter a new round where the objective is to land as many coins as possible to score a big payout. Finally, this game also has a bonus buy feature. All bonus content will be explained in more detail later in the review.

Theme and Symbols

The theme for this game is the traditional festival known as Octoberfest. Octoberfest is a two-week festival held annually in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, that runs from late September to the first weekend in October. It is one of the most famous events in the city and the world's largest fair, with more than six million people attending every year. The festival originated in 1810 when Crown Prince Ludwig married Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen. The citizens of Munich were invited to attend the festivities held on the fields in front of the city gates to celebrate the happy royal event. Today, Octoberfest is a huge cultural phenomenon that attracts people from all over the globe.

The background for this game depicts one of the famous beer halls that are part of the festivities. In this image, there are frothing beer mugs, massive salty pretzels and the traditional white and blue pattern that constitute the royal colours. It is a simple background that gives the game a feeling of excitement and jollity.

The playing board for this demo slots is a gold mirror with a deep red interior that looks like redwood.

The symbols are split into low-paying, high-paying and special symbols. The low-paying icons are the 10, J, Q, K and A in playing card royals. The A is the most valuable of these, paying out at 50x your stake for the top combination. The more valuable symbols, however, are the Pretzel, Sausages, Stein, and the beer maid. The beer maid is the most valuable, worth 250x the stake for the top combination. The specials finally are the male Octoberfest character wearing lederhosen that represents this game's wild and the beer barrel, which is this game's scatter and the coin, which is the bonus icon.

Game Play

Coinfest is played on a 5-reel, 3-row machine with 25 fixed pay lines. To win combinations, players must land three or more matching symbols on pay lines moving from left to right, starting from the leftmost reel.

The betting range for Coinfest is £1 to £100 per spin. To adjust their bet levels, players can toggle their stake 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 for this slot is unknown. The return to player percentage for Coinfest is 95%, which is below average. The biggest payout that players can win is the $1,000 cash jackpot won in the hold the win bonus feature.

Features

The first feature in this game is the free spins game, triggered when players land three or more of the scatter icon on the reels simultaneously. This special bonus round starts with eight spins with exclusively high-paying icons on the reels. If you manage to land another three scatters on the reels during the game, it will award you with an additional eight spins.

The second feature here is the hold the win bonus. Land at least six bronze coins to trigger this game. When this happens, all the coins become stuck to their positions and the game moves to a new board where only additional coins can fall. The board will then re-spin (you have three re-spins) to find more coins. The re-spins are refreshed to three every time you find an additional coin. At the end of the feature, when your re-spins are exhausted, the game counts the value of all the coins on the board and pays them out to you in one lump sum.
You can also win special cash prizes during this game by landing special coins. The most valuable of these is a gran jackpot worth $1,000.

This game also has a bonus buy option; however, it is not available in the UK.

Conclusion

With all the atmosphere of Octoberfest without the acrid smell of yesterday's beer, this game is a lot of fun. However, the only real way to find decent payouts is to get into the hold and win feature, which we sadly found incredibly difficult. Play this game if you are looking for a delightful Bavarian romp, but don't expect much in terms of financial reward for your adventure. You can also play Koi Gate for free.