Hockey Bonanza Slot Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Hockey Bonanza Review

The problem with sport slots is that they will only appeal to a certain crowd who’re into that particular sport. Hockey Bonanza will hardly be interesting for players who couldn’t care less about hockey, and for this reason we get that it’s tempting to simply make it a reskin job. That’s exactly what Pragmatic Play has done, as Hockey Bonanza is a reskin of Gates of Aztec, which again was a remake of Pragmatic’s smash hit; Gates of Olympus.

There is nothing too engaging going on in the visual department, although the hockey player on the right-hand side will show off some skill moves on a regular basis. The gameplay is, of course, technically as good and fun as in the original Greek mythology release, but it just doesn’t feel as fresh and exciting anymore. You get additive multiplier symbols up to x500 in all stages, and these build the global non-resetting win multiplier in the bonus round.

Hockey Bonanza Slot Features

The premium symbols pay between 12 and 50 x your stake for 12+ matching symbols anywhere in view, and you win by landing at least 8 matching symbols in view. The Tumble feature removes all winning symbols from the grid, and the gaps are filled by new and/or existing symbols dropping down from above. This repeats as long as your winning streak lasts, and you will not find any wild symbols in this game.

You can land Multiplier Symbols of 4 different colors, and these are red, green, blue, and purple.

You need 3, 4, or 5 hockey player scatters anywhere in view to trigger the Bonus Round, and this gives you an upfront payout of 3x, 5x, or 100x your stake, respectively. You win 15 free spins no matter the amount of triggering scatters, and the multiplier symbols that are used in wins are added to the global win multiplier during the feature. The multiplier only keeps building for as long as the bonus round lasts, and you win +5 extra spins from 3+ scatters in the same free spin tumble sequence.

The Ante Bet can be switched on between base game spins, and the benefit is that it doubles your bonus round chances. The price you pay is 25 % extra per spin, and the ante bet does not affect the RTP nor the paytable.

Finally, non-UK players, and anyone eligible, can also take advantage of the Bonus Buy feature. If eligible, you can pay 100x your stake to get 3+ triggering scatters on the spin that follows.

The 200 Spins Hockey Bonanza Slot Experience

You get to see a decent multiplier boosted multi-tumble win in the base game, before we purchase and trigger the bonus round close to the 1-minute mark.

Review Summary

Pragmatic Play is apparently not finished milking their original success story, Gates Of Olympus, but it’s starting to become a bit too much by now. Of course, players may see that differently from us, as they don’t necessarily have the same overview, and Hockey Bonanza might just be a fun new slot to many newcomers. Either way, after the Aztec remake, players into sports can now also enjoy a hockey-themed copycat installment.

Hockey Bonanza isn’t anything too special in the visual department, but you get a hockey player on the right-hand side that comes alive once in a while. He will show off some moves mostly when you win or trigger something, and the game revolves around the additive multiplier symbols as usual. This can lead to solid tumble win sequences in all stages of the game, and not least in the bonus round when the multiplier only keeps building. The 5,000x max win is decent, and it comes with a 1 in 697,350 spins hit rate (or at least that’s the case in Gates of Aztec).

Pros

• Tumble Wins feature in base and bonus game
• Additive multiplier symbols up to x500 per symbol
• FS w/ non-resetting global win multiplier w/ no limit
• Win up to 5,000x your stake

Cons

• Reskin of Gates of Aztec (and Olympus)
• Beware of adjustable RTP ranges

Related Slots