Candy Stars Slots

Candy Stars is a slot from Pragmatic Play, and is played on a 5x3 grid and includes 20 pay lines. There are bonus features and a classic disco meets candy theme. Scoring wins is easy, just trigger 3 to 5 symbols. There are free spins and sticky wilds, it also tumbles. There are low-paying symbols and high-paying symbols. The wild symbol within this slot is sticky, and the diamond is the scatter symbol which also serves to trigger the free spins feature. The candy pieces are the highest-paying symbols, and the low-paying symbols are the card symbols. There are 576 ways to win, and matches land left to right.

The purple candy pays out the most, followed by the red, green, and blue candy. The sticky wild multiplier is one of the best aspects of this classically designed slot. This will be most appealing to players who like throwback slots. This game can be played on mobile and tablet devices, as well as desktops. There is an RTP of 96.47% at max, with a possibly low RTP of 94.47%. The bet ranges from 20 p/c to 100 pounds per spin. There's even a bonus buy feature.

Special Features

Available in the base and bonus game, the tumble mechanic removes winning symbols from the board after a payout has been made. Symbols left on the reel strips fall into empty positions. If a new win is created after the symbols have dropped, the tumble mechanic triggers again, stopping when no new win hits. When wilds land on the top row, they won't be removed from the board if it's used in a winning combination. The winning wild stays on the reel until the next base game begins or until the free spin rounds are triggered. The wilds come with a multiplier of x1 and the multiplier increases by 1 every time it's activated and can climb up to x128.

The last significant feature is the free spins round. These are triggered by the diamond symbols which are the scatters and if you land three or more of them on reels one, three, or five you'll trigger a base reward of eight free spins. When the bonus rounds are active, one wild will land on the top row on every free spin. The wilds will land with a multiplier attached, worth x2. These multipliers are applied to any win triggered using this symbol. With the tumble feature, the multiplier value is doubled. If you land three scatters again while in the bonus rounds, you'll trigger five additional free spins.

Another element to note is this is a bonus buy game. This means players can purchase free spins for the cost of 80x the total bet. During this mode, the RTP is bumped up to a maximum payout mode of 96.26%

Conclusion

I usually know Pragmatic Play for really flashy graphics and elaborate story-based slot game subplots. However, this game intends to mimic classic slots, and that's obvious in how this game is designed. It's hard to go wrong with the candy-based theme. It's a sweet treat all players of all different slot experience levels can enjoy. The maximum payout available on this board is 5,000x per bet, which is a favorable jackpot sum. That jackpot combined with the numerous bonus features makes this slot one of the best, old-fashioned games on the market.