Mermaids Millions Slot – Free Demo

Two legends printed beside the grid

Open the pay values in Mermaids Millions and they are drawn as an overlay straight over the live reel set, while two legends sit permanently down the left of the grid: “Bonus can be triggered in free spins” and “3 or more triggers the bonus”. ’Under the sea!’ I ran 280 spins on it to see what the grotto actually does. Fine, I’ll attempt to hold the cartoon allusions to a minimum. The stake stayed at 6.00 throughout and the balance went from 2,000.00 to 1,694.60. That will be tough when testing a game like Mermaids Millions from Games Global, which permits players to wallow in their sunken treasure daydreams from the ease of whatever device they pick to spin on. So you figure you’re a genuine deep diver? Of my 280 spins, 116 paid something back, and 62 of those returned less than the 6.00 that bought them. Let’s discover.

Three Ks, a Neptune and line 14

As the name hints, this pearl-encrusted slot offers a storybook rendition of life below the waves, and a grotto, if you will, placed far down on the sea floor is where you’ll spot the 5 reel, 3 row grid. In the frame I captured, three Ks and the Neptune wild complete line 14 for a win of 20.00, with credits reading 1,964.00. Through the blue water, coral and sunbeams form the backdrop. The pay values in that overlay are printed for a different bet level than the one I was playing, so they do not convert to the stake in front of you. Some bubbling melodies join them. My peak came early, 2,009.00 on spin 5, and the low point was 1,498.40. Ample gold styling wraps around the reel frame finishing the scene, making it a decent spot for hosting the shoal.

The plain approach on fifteen paylines

Games Global has opted to take the plain approach with Mermaids Millions. Kings Of Cash and Riviera Riches are other Games Global titles built on the same 5-reel, 15-payline layout. Players are paid for landing 3 or more matching symbols on one of the 15 paylines, left to right on neighbouring reels. Across the 280 spins I wagered 1,680.00 and won 1,374.60 back. Unlike the real deep sea, the game is reasonably placid – rated 2 of 5 for volatility – so it does mean Mermaids Millions sessions can be quite even at times, though my own 280 spins slid down to a return of 81.8%.

Neptune stands in for all but two symbols

Nowhere is Mermaids Millions more blinged out than on its paytable. The longest I went without a win at all was 8 spins, ending on spin 160. Only the largest win is paid per line, and Neptune is the wild, standing in for any other pay symbol to make a winning combo except the Treasure Bonus and the Scatter.

The two extras, once each

Like plenty of older slots, there isn’t a whole lot of richness to the extra features; however, their value rests in their plainness. I saw the first feature round on spin 5 and the last on spin 251. That can rain gold when symbols line up just so. In between there were long gaps: 132 spins separated the round on spin 5 from the one on spin 137. Players receive two extras to handle – free spins and the Treasure Bonus.

Ten free spins at triple pay

Scatters can drop anywhere. Two of them already pay, and the scatter win is added to the payline wins rather than replacing them. 3 or more in view are good for an award of 10 free spins, with every win during them multiplied by 3x. My first round landed on spin 5 and paid 31.20, 5.2 times the stake, against the 1.80 the base game paid on the same spin. Scatter wins pay on the total bet, the bet and lines remain those of the triggering spin, and there might not be many spins, but the triple pays some sort of reward when the lines link. That round moved the balance from 1,982.00 to 2,009.00, which was as high as the session ever got. Mine came round four times in 280 spins. The largest was 258.00 on spin 181, then 162.00 on spin 251, 66.00 on spin 137 and the 31.20 from spin 5. They paid 517.20 between them, 38% of everything won, with the best of them worth 43 times the stake.

If your fortune is in, then the feature can be prolonged as well since it can be retriggered. The round on spin 181 was the biggest single result of the session, taking the balance from 1,498.40 to 1,750.40. Neither of the first two rounds pulled it off, though.

Three Treasure Bonus symbols on an active line

The second feature is the Treasure Bonus, for those that fancy a little more, and three or more Treasure Bonus symbols on an active payline set it off. Those symbols have to fall on a line that is in play, and the wild will not stand in for them. It can also trigger during free spins. Its wins arrive already multiplied by the current line bet. There its wins are not tripled, and bonus wins are added to the payline wins.

Minty’s Closing Thought: Four feature rounds paid 517.20 between them over 280 spins, 38% of everything Mermaids Millions handed back; the rest came off the lines, which paid on 116 spins in all and returned less than the 6.00 stake on 62 of them.

1,655 times the stake is the ceiling

Like the first wave of underwater slots, Mermaids Millions was a breath of fresh air for the slots world. The interface is of that vintage too, with the help values laid over the reels instead of on a screen of their own. It is one that has been copied plenty since, and besides the solitary theme, the gameplay is a proven crowd pleaser as well. My best spin without a feature attached was 96.00 on spin 40, 16 times the stake, and 43.20 arrived on spin 263. Mermaids Millions certainly isn’t a complicated slot with heaps of intricate rules to soak up – this is uncomplicated, low volatility gambling that may pay out when five of a kind or free spins land, ideally both at the same time.

When it comes to prizes, players spin for possible wins of up to 1,655 times the stake – enough for a galleon’s worth of treasure?