Hot Pots Slot Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Hot Pots Review

Reflex Gaming teams up with developer Stakelogic to deliver a new chili-themed release called Hot Pots. It's not a common Mexican slot though, and chilies appear in a devilish form here, while the actions take place at the heart of a volcano. Not only it's pretty impressive on the outside, but also on the inside, where 3 different reel modifiers and a huge Free Spins bonus game provide wins of up to 4,000x the stake.

Hot Pots - Slot Outlook

Oddly enough, nothing reminds us of Mexico in this overly fiery slot machine, and it's quite unusual seeing chili peppers in such a setting. As mentioned above, we're taken into a volcano or to somewhere else where there's boiling lava everywhere, and there's really little to see except for molten rocks and seething magma. Anyway, dominating the view is a standard 5x3 reel matrix producing 20 ways to play on each spin, where all kinds of chilies appear.

Hot Pots Slot - Reel Screen

The Hot Pots slot is available on any device, and players drop in by setting bets from £0.2 to £100 per spin, and up to £200 are possible with the Super Stake. The game is powered by a medium-high volatile math model, though, the hit rate seems to be fine since wins occur fairly often, albeit not too big. By default, the RTP of the Hot Pots slot is slightly beneath average at 95.21%, yet you can get lower payback depending on where you play due to RTP ranges.

It can be anything between 88% and 95%, so make sure to check the payables before depositing to get a higher return rate. The maximum potential isn't prominent either, and players can win up to 4,000x the stake here.

The paytable in the Hot Pots slot is made up of 9 regular symbols, and those are split into two categories, namely highs and lows. The lower section includes classic A-10 royal symbols, while the higher-paying lot comprises a range of devilish horned chilies and the game's logo. At least 3 instances of the same symbol are needed to score a win, though, the top-paying logo symbol pays from two-of-a-kind and more. Five-of-a-kind low symbol wins are worth from 1x to 5x the bet, and premiums pay from 10x to 25x.

The smiling red pepper symbol is Wild, which substitutes for any other regular symbol, and it also pays equally to the top symbol.

Hot Pots - Bonus Features

There's a lot for players to get stuck into in the Hot Pots slot, including a bunch of modifiers that are available both during the base game and bonus one, and the Free Spins feature itself. Anyway, let's start walking you through the three random Wild Boost bonuses, which come into play whenever a Hot Chilli symbol appears anywhere in view. Once it does, one of the following modifiers is applied:

• Rivers of Fire - creates up to 4 full stacked Wild symbols.
• Wild Fire - puts from 2 to 8 Wild symbols on the reels.
• Red Hot Wilds - puts from 2 to 8 Multiplier Wild symbols with multiply wins by 2x, 3x, 5x, or 10x. Multipliers do not sum up.

Keep an eye for cauldron symbols during the base game. Those are Scatters, and once 3 instances land simultaneously on reels 1, 3, and 5, the Free Spins feature is triggered. There are also Super and Mega Scatters that appear on reel 3 only. Then, depending on the triggering bonus symbols, players get a respective reward:

• Scatters only - 8 Free Spins and a cash prize of 2x the stake.
• Scatters and a Super Scatter - 12 Free Spins and a cash prize of 10x the stake.
• Scatters and a Mega Scatter - 16 Free Spins and a cash prize of 50x the stake.

During the free games, each Wild Boost modifier triggers the Respins feature, where all Wild symbols turn Sticky and stay on the reels until the last respin. The 1st Wild Boost gives players 1 Respin, while the 2nd and the 3rd activation give 2 and 3 Respins respectively.

Finally, retriggers are possible, with 3 Scatters in view awarding +8 extra free spins.

Players can also activate the Super Stake feature to increase the chances of accessing the bonus and increasing big wins frequency. When the bonus bet is enabled, a special reel spin might occur randomly during the base game and award the Free Spins bonus. The trade-off, however, is that your bet will be doubled.

Hot Pots - Slot Verdict

It's always appreciated when developers put effort into creating something original, and we should really give credit to Reflex Gaming and its Hot Pots slot. It's quite an interesting look at how might hell actually look like if it existed. Screw that demons and succubus that are supposed to burn people for their sins - get chilies, that what really burns, though, a bit of a demonic thing is still evident. Anyway, many players should appreciate that kind of approach, especially given it's spiced up with a range of fiery features.

Most importantly, those are capable of awarding a striking payout in the base game also, so you always have decent rewards within reach.

Pros

• Original take on the chili theme
• 3 different Wild Boost modifiers
• Free Spins bonus with Sticky Wild Respins

Cons

• RTP Ranges