Behold the newest slot on Fortune Frenzy, Crystal Clear by Realistic Gaming. Don’t be fooled by the coloured gemstones; while this game sports an all-too-familiar aesthetic, its features are the most refreshing we’ve seen in awhile. The Crystal Clear slot is all about the Wild symbols. Firstly, Wild symbols are stacked, meaning that they appear in the game by the truckloads and deliver a steady stream of wins.
There’s a rewarding system of free re-spins, in which more symbols transform into wilds and increase your chances of scoring win streaks! Wild symbols deliver gargantuan payouts too – get five Wild symbols in a row and you’ll win 1,000 your stake! All of these features are simple, yet super lucrative. Read on to find out more.
Game Basics
Crystal Clear is made up of five reels and 10 paylines. The reels are filled with a variety of gems in different colours and shapes. The most profitable of the lot is the diamond. Five of them in a row gives you 1,000x your stake! Even four of them gives 32x your stake. In descending order of value, the other symbols are the red heart, blue square, purple square, green square, orange triangle and yellow square. (To be precise, the squares are actually baguette-cut and emerald-cut gems. I’m pointing that out just in case you’re trying to refine your gemstone knowledge.)
You can play Crystal Clear from 10p to £250 per spin. The game’s return to player percentage is 95.45%. This means that £95.45 of every £100 wagered is paid out to the players, on average. Small two- and three-of-a-kind wins occur quite frequently in the game, so you’ll have enough to keep going until the big wins. However, the big money lies in the game’s Wild re-spins feature.
Bonus Features
The first thing that stands out on the Crystal Clear screen is the number at the bottom of the reels. These indicate how many Wild symbols are in the reel. The larger the number, the more likely it is for Wild symbols to appear in view. You can increase these numbers yourself after you score any winning combination in the game. After each win in Crystal Clear, any symbol in a winning combination that isn’t a wild becomes a wild! Now that the reels are enhanced, you’ll get a free re-spin and another shot at winning some big bucks.
If you get another win during this free re-spin, more wilds are added to the reels and the reels re-spin yet again. This keeps going until you win the jackpot or you break the winning streak. Cross your fingers and hope as hard as you can that the re-spins keep on going until the screen is completely filled with lucrative diamonds! Mind you, the chances for winning after each additional re-spin increases as more Wilds are added to the reels.
How Does The Game Perform?
The game is set against a simple beachside background at twilight. You’ll play under a starry sky, with palm trees on the horizon swaying with the gentle breeze. The multi-faceted gems are gloriously animated, with lush colours and a slight sparkle every now and then. The visuals are not as sophisticated as other games on our site, but nothing that distracts from your gameplay.
The Feature That You Should Look Out For
If you want to understand the numbers at the bottom of the reels even further, I should first explain how a old-school mechanical slot machine works. The slot reels are made up of a discs with pictures printed on them. When the player pulls the handle, the reels start spinning and eventually stop when the slot’s braking system kicks into action (i.e. stoppers that lock into the notches on the reel discs).
The odds of winning any particular combination are dictated by the number of times a particular picture is printed on the reel. If most of the symbols on around the disc are similar or even stacked, the chances of winning that combination is much higher. In Crystal Clear, there are eight wild symbols on the reel at the beginning of each round.
As you win, more wild symbols are added to the reels (electronically, since a random number generator is actually used instead of an elaborate system of gears). Hence, the chances of wild symbols stopping in the viewing window are significantly increased.
And Finally…
It’s a simple game with lots of wild action. Yet, Crystal Clear is surprisingly really fun! When analyzing each feature on its own, you’ll find that the game does not break any new ground. However, it’s the refreshing combination of features that is so impressive! I was truly entranced by how each wild transformation flows into a new re-spin, creating win after win. These features happen often enough too to keep us playing and playing; an hour had passed while I was playing before I even realized it.
