Gronks Gems Slot Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Gronk’s Gems Review

Hacksaw has branched off in 3 different directions as we see it. You’ve got the cute, but volatile, releases that got them started. Then came the dark side installments, which catapulted them into stardom, and finally you’ve got the mid-range in-between category. Gronk’s Gems falls into the latter, as it comes with medium volatility and combination of scary troll and cute gemstones theme.

The massive animated troll stands behind the semi-transparent 6x6 grid, and he reacts in different ways to everything that happens. The Epic Gem system is somewhat innovative, and it can land you larger wins as well as keeping your cascading streak going. You get more of that in the regular bonus round, while Gem the Hoarder feature is more likely to close you in on the 7,500x potential. This is a mobile-friendly release, as usual, and well worth checking out.

Gronk’s Gems Slot - Reels Screen

Gronk’s Gems Slot Features

You win by landing 5 to 36+ matching symbols in a cluster, and the winning cluster can appear anywhere on the grid.

Landing a 5-oak cluster pays between 0.2 and 1.5 x your stake, while a 36+ symbols winning cluster pays between 150 and 1,500 x your stake. There are no wild symbols to help you out in this game.

Winning symbols charge other symbols, and this makes them glow. The charged symbols are represented in the meter above the grid, and they stay charged until the end of the cascading sequence. Winning symbols are removed, and the new and/or existing symbols dropping down allows for indefinite extra wins per round.

The Epic Symbol may appear in one of the empty positions after a cascade, and it activates its modifier at the end of the cascading sequence. This transforms all charged symbols into the highest value charged symbol.

The transformed symbols are then absorbed by the Epic Gem, and this counts as a winning cluster. The Epic Gem itself counts as 4 symbols, so you need only 1 charged symbol in view to benefit from the feature. A cascade follows the absorption.

You need 3 Gronk’s Head scatters in view to trigger the Gronk’s Treasure Bonus Round, and it comes with 10 free spins. The only difference from the base game is that you have a higher likelihood of landing the Epic Gem symbol.

The Gem Hoarder Bonus Round triggers when you land 3 gem bag scatters in view, and you get 5 free spins that reset back to 5 each time you land 3 gem bags at the same time during the feature. The charged symbols feature is not active during this bonus round, but each removed winning symbol adds +1 to the global win multiplier. Winning clusters that connect with the X-Gem get boosted by the multiplier, and this happens once per X-Gem.

The Buy Bonus Menu is available in some jurisdictions, but not in the UK for sure. You can purchase Bonushunt Featurespins that cost 3x as much per spin, and this gives you 5x the likelihood of triggering one of the bonus rounds. The Gronk’s Treasure feature costs 110x your stake, while the Gem Hoarder round sets you back 200x your stake.

The 200 Spins Gronk’s Gems Slot Experience

You get to see an Epic Symbol win before we turn on the Bonushunt Featurespins mode, but it didn’t lead to any feature.

We therefore purchase the Gronk’s Treasure round at 1:51 into the 5-minute highlights video. We buy the Gem Hoarder feature right after, at 3:26 into the video, and you can check it all out for yourself by hitting the play button below.

Review Summary

The giant animated troll in the backdrop is a nice touch, cause without it the gemfilled grid would be a tad too boring and generic. He reacts to everything that’s going on, which helps keep you engaged, but his action commentary is limited to more or less surprised grunts here and there. The somewhat innovative Epid Gem feature spices up the base game on a regular basis, and it can lead to decent wins and prolong cascades.

The medium volatility is not something you see too often from Hacksaw, but it’s probably a good idea to have some mid-range games on offer instead of just highly volatile beasts. The regular bonus round is similar to the base game, and the Gem Hoarder feature comes across as the main attraction. It’s tense, and it can be over in a blink unless you retrigger.

It’s your most likely ticket to the 7,500x win cap, and this is another neat Hacksaw release without being anything revolutionary either.

Pros

• Charged symbols win via Epic Gem
• FS w/ higher Epic Gem hit rate
• Gem Hoarder FS w/ X-Gem multiplier
• Win up to 7,500x your stake

Cons

• Beware of adjustable RTP ranges

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