Fizzy Pennyslot

Fizzy Pennyslot: Slot Overview

Back in the day, a penny could get you a trip into town, a full bag of groceries from the shop, a new suit, a pint and a pie from the pub, and still have some left over to get you home on the omnibus. Okay, that was made up, but the point is you can't get much for a penny these days, can you? No doubt this is why some countries have withdrawn them from circulation. They were just cluttering up wallets and shopping tills, doing nothing. However, within the realms of online gambling, a penny can still, at times, get you a spin on the reels. When playing Big Time Gaming's slot Fizzy Pennyslot, a penny not only buys a spin, but the spin also comes with 4 paylines, rather than the customary 1 to attempt hitting wins along.

So, it was a while back when a penny could really buy anything substantial, and Fizzy Pennyslot gives off the air of yesteryear via some audiovisual cues, as well. There's a slight retro look to the graphics, where memories of Star Clusters Megaclusters wafted to mind, and the music sounds like it comes right out of a 90s cartoon show. It does when the reels are in motion, that is. When Fizzy Pennyslot is at rest, a sweet menagerie of miscellaneous gaming sounds plays while the slot waits to kick into life. It's worth having a close listen to see if you can pick out familiar bleeps. Pacman is in there, right?

Fizzy Pennyslot does indeed allow players to stake from 1 penny up to $/€90 per spin. What you get is a 4x4 gaming grid, something of an oddity in itself, and 4 paylines. Each row is basically its own payline, landing 4 OAK winning combinations only. It is hard to complain about the 96.44% RTP or the volatility if you like it on the high side.

A vending machine was the first thing that popped to mind when going over Fizzy Pennyslot's pay symbols. Not the Q-A symbols, though they look like they're encased in ice, but the three Asian writing adorned bottle symbols, and the pack of sweets wild bright a snack dispenser to mind. A win made up of card royals pays 1-2 times the bet, one made up of the bottles is worth 2 to 5 times the bet, while an all-wild result is worth 10 times the stake. Wilds also substitute for any other pay symbol.

Fizzy Pennyslot: Slot Features

Fizzy Pennyslot isn't the most complicated slot BTG has ever made. Not a criticism. What it has is a Bonus Reel that links wins to some pretty sizable multipliers, free spins, a bonus buy, and Win Exchange functions.

Bonus Reel

The Bonus Reel spins to the right of the main regular reels. It displays blank spaces or multipliers. If a win occurs next to a multiplier, the multiplier value is applied to the winning combination. In the base game, x200 is the biggest possible multiplier.

Trigger Coin & Free Spins

If a Trigger Coin lands anywhere on the Bonus Reel in the base game, 6 free spins are awarded. Now, on every free spin during the feature, the lowest multiplier on the Bonus Reel is upgraded to a higher multiplier. In free spins, the maximum multiplier possible is x500. If a Trigger Coin lands anywhere on the Bonus Reel in the round, an extra free spin is awarded.

Bonus Buy

At the bonus buy, players are able to buy 6 free spins for 65 times the bet. The bonus buy RTP is the same at 96.44%.

Win Exchange

Whenever players win 65x their bet or more, they have the option of exchanging 65x the bet for 6 free spins. When scoring a win between 20 and 65 times the bet, players can exchange the entire win for the chance to win free spins from a gamble wheel.

Fizzy Pennyslot: Slot Verdict

Fizzy Pennyslot is like the Pied Piper of low rollers; really, there is a lot here for gamblers looking to stretch a bankroll to the absolute hilt to sink their teeth into. First, there's the 1 penny minimum bet, meaning it don't really get no lower than this when real money with your own funds wagering. This stake level is not super common, though it admittedly does happen from time to time. However, rarely, if ever, do gamblers get 4 paylines for their buck, err, penny, which opens Fizzy Pennyslot up and prevents users from burning their retinas out staring at a single performing payline.

Furthermore, 65c for a bonus buy, damn, you just don't see price tags like that, upping Fizzy Pennyslot's desirability even further for players with an eye on the pennies. As a comparison, just yesterday, we reviewed Nolimit City's controversial slot, Kenneth Must Die, where the most expensive bonus buy, at the lowest stake, would set you back $/€1,393.80. Okay, okay, apples and oranges, but the point is... 65c! Mind-blowing.

The gameplay itself, okay, it's not bad. Pacey, simplistic, tough in parts, potentially rewarding in others - up to 2,000x in the base game and up to 10,170x in the bonus round. Fizzy Pennyslot is a bit like Candy Blitz/Candy Blitz Bombs or Aztec Gems, where linking wins to multipliers on a special reel is one of the key objectives. Whilst the gaming's alright, one gets the impression Fizzy Pennyslot's status as a penny roller's paradise is what's going to create bigger reactions.