Many iGaming sites list the new games in a special section, but one advantage of the Borgata casino sites is a section marked “Hottest New Releases Already Trending.” This gives players a rundown of the slot titles that have proven to be the most played, and thus, the most popular with players. Members can click on games in this section and know that other players have returned to them again and again.
Here are two of this week’s “trending” slot games at the Borgata site.
7s Fire Blitz HotStepper
Developer: White Hat Studios
RTP:* 95%
*The RTP, or “Return to Player” percentage, reflects the percentage of all wagers on a game that are returned, collectively, to players as wins. It is also known as the payback percentage.
This game, 7s Fire Blitz HotStepper, is a simple three-reel, five-line slot game that employs many of the features found in games with much more elaborate setups. It has been one of White Hat Studios’ most successful games over the past few months.
As the name suggests, there are lots of “7” combinations, and there is a frequently occurring wild symbol. But what you’re really looking for are the cash-on reels symbols and “Cashpot” symbols, which represent the game’s four jackpots.
Cash and Cashpot symbols also feed a collection pile above the reels, which can randomly trigger a hold-and-spin bonus.
Cash and Cashpot symbols will be accumulated on the Collect symbol when it lands on the middle reel. The symbol then nudges downward for the subsequent one or two spins, awarding any other cash symbols and Cashpot jackpots. Any Cashpot jackpot symbols with a Collection symbol in the middle are awarded, for potential multiple jackpots.
Achieving Cash or Cashpot Symbols on both reels 1 and 3 with a Collect symbol on reel 2 triggers the Fire Blitz bonus. The Collect symbol will hold in place for the duration of the feature and will collect any Cash or Cashpot symbols that land in view in a three-spin cycle. Any other Collection symbols landing on the second reel remain in place for the duration of the feature, and accumulate any cash or jackpot awards, in addition to the accumulated award on the other Collection symbol or symbols.
The bonus continues until no Cash or Cashpot symbols land in three consecutive spins.
Starburst Galaxy
Developer: NetEnt
RTP: 96%
Starburst Galaxy features a five-by-five grid of symbols, including different colored gems, multipliers, and 7s. The grid is floating over an outer space background, with spacey music playing during the spinning.
Well, it’s not really spinning. This is a cascade-style game. The symbols fall to the grid from the top, and adjacent like symbols pay off and explode (a “starburst”), and new symbols cascade down from the top. This can happen several times, for multiple wins on one wager. Wild symbols cascade along with the paying symbols for wins that are often huge.
Each win contributes to a “Feature Generator” that keeps track of consecutive wins. Five wins in a row trigger one of five mini-features. “Random Wilds” adds from three to nine wild symbols to the grid. “Expanding Wilds” adds three wilds, stacked vertically. “Destroy” removes one or more random symbols to cause a cascade and potential win. “Line Transform” converts one reel to all the same symbol. “Upgrade” upgrades the value of all like symbols in a win.
Achieving all five mini-features triggers the Galaxy Star feature. The grid grows to a seven-by-seven display, and a three-by-three wild symbol floats around the screen for a random number of spins.
Three scatter symbols trigger the Mega Star feature, which places a two-by-two wild symbol randomly on the screen, and from two to five wild symbols on the subsequent cascades.
In all, it’s a feature-packed game played out in a unique format that often sustains constant action for several spins. Easy to see why it’s one of Borgata’s trending games.
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