Hot Gems

This is a 5-reel slot from Playtech that has 25 paylines and a minimum bet of 0.25 euro!Because I wanted to try other slots, I decided to try this slot because I liked the theme about mining, gold and gems!I took a look at the paytable to see what to expect for and I saw that this slot has only free spins feature that is triggered when the scatter symbol appears on reels 1, 3 and 5, very hard to catch in my opinion!It is identical with Gonzos Quest slot when you are spinning but the features aren’t the same!I managed to trigger the free spins but only after 40 minutes of playing this slot and I thought that I will be rewarded with a decent amount of money but this didn’t happened!From the 15 free spins I won only 7 euro, I think that isn’t a nice amount because the number of the free spins was big!Anyway, I managed to make a small profit at this slot but I don’t think that it has a good payout rate and isn’t good to play when you have a bonus to wager!The graphics are good, also the theme is interesting and the symbols too so I will give a 9!The features aren’t something new, the free spins are good but should be triggered in the classic mode, I mean 3 scatters anywhere, but I like it and I will give an 8!

I think that Hot Gems is the game very few people play in Playtech casinos. When I first tried this game I played it in fun mode because the bet was an incredible 5 euros per spin. It has 25 lines and the minimum line bet was 0.20 so that’s a total of 5 euros per spin. When you take a closer look at the paytable I don’t think you will even think about depositing and playing because it seems almost impossible to win anything descent here. When I first played the slot I really liked the intro. It was very funny and gives an illusion of winning big. I have to say this slot reminds me a bit of Betsoft games. It has rolling reels instead of spinning, like Gonzo’s Quest and every winning combination explodes to make way for new symbols to come. If you ever sit down to play this game you will see that usually the most you can win in a single spin is 4-5x bet which isn’t really a lot. This game has also only one bonus feature and that is the free spins. The bonus feature is pretty hard to activate and you have to get free games symbols on reels 1, 3 and 5. Everyone who plays slots knows that features like this are the most difficult and frustrating to get. Anyway if you do get the bonus round you are awarded with 15 free spins which is descent and for every win in a row the multiplier goes from 1 to 5. Again the most I have won in the bonus round is about 50 x bet. Now here is where the interesting part comes. Whenever I play in some Playtech casino and deposit to take a bonus, I start with some Marvel slot usually Fantastic Four. If I manage to get my balance to 200-300 I go to this game to help me with the wager. I play at 5 euros per spin and I am never down more that 70-80 euros. At that bet going through the wager is easy and fast. I play usually until I get the free spins and go back to the Marvel slots again. In one session I managed to clear over 500 and when I got the free spins I was 80 euros in plus from my original balance. Maybe it’s just my luck who knows, it’s up to you to try it.

About the payout rate I have to say that I was a little bit disappointed because I was expecting to win a decent amount from the free spins that are very hard to catch!The gems should be smaller and less shining because you can't watch for a long time at this slot and obviously you can't play it for a couple of hours!

Most times I have played a crumbly type slot, no matter what provider is, I usually encountered a weak paytable, which may be a kind of measure that the creators of these games take to prevent the gains from the potential new combinations are very heavy and probably they may be afraid ofsome slots become not financially sustainable for the casino, and in many cases they end up creating slots quite tight unable to really win the hearts of players, well, I think fortunately that's not the case in Hot Gems slot produced by Playtech and released in November 2012, which is a game with a pretty decent paytable in my opinion and additionally it has a hit average pretty good, or at least that was my perception. On the other hand, I think the game design and animation effects are quite nice; sound effects may become rather monotonous, but that is not and aspect without solution, I think beyond their appearance, this video slot appeals more for its good performance, and it is that you have more fun when you're winning and under these parameters I think Hot Gems generally let you have fun for a longer time, in my case, I would say that my balance was always maintained at reasonable levels and, reflecting a bit, I think also I was very lucky to not have bad streaks ever I decided to increase my bet level, and now that I think of it, I do not remember having really long losing streaks throughout my playing time, something plausible knowing in advance the nature of these kind of games.If I was to complain about anything about this slot, I would do it perhaps about the great difficulty I had to get my single round of free spins, and the truth is that contrary to what one might initially think, the fact that more symbols fall to form some new combinations does not seem to represent any significant advantage at the right time of triggering the feature, even so, I had a lot of fun with this game and think also it might be a good choice to try to get some gains.

Desert Treasure II is one of the most popular slots of Playtech, and there are several reasons for this, mainly related to the payouts, I personally think that this slot is sustainable in the long run because rates of pay table are quite fair as their special features that happen usually with a pretty reasonable frequency. The design and sound effects are around what they could be considered normal, they are not ugly or annoying but they are not too showy; its layout is of 5 x 3 reels and the number of lines is 20, it has also been included in this game a wild symbol that works as substitute for standard symbols and it spreads throughout the reel when it can participate in any combination. Special features are a bonus round and a round of free spins.3 or more bonus symbols appearing on an active payline and starting from reel 1 and left to right, trigger the round Oasis Bonus and the number of items or gifts you can click on is equal to the amount of these symbols obtained during the base game. Initially in the oasis you can choose to enter to Secret Tent or Haiden Seinctum, in the first one items are chests with treasures inside and the second one items are vases, each containing in an instant bonus, but some of them may further contain a map, which will entitle you to a pretty similar kind of bonus round where you can choose the same amount of fruit dishes that grant also some instant bonus; these awards are usually not very large but they’re ok.For its part, the round of 15 free spins is obtained with the occurrence of 3 or more scatters with the image of the girl in any position, all your winnings in this round are multiplied by 2x and additionally the feature can be re-triggered.I do not think I have a favorite feature here, all they are welcome and necessary for the normal development of the game, and I think all payouts in this game, including awards from the special features, are characterized for being sufficiently fair for both players and casinos. Desert Treasure II is for me a very nice slot and recommended for being played on a real casino account.