Play The Big Easy demo
95.01% on paper, 59.2% at my desk
The game unfolds on a 5 reel, 3 row layout with 20 paylines to notch hits on, and RTP is one facet punters need to be watchful about. Over 350 spins at a 2.00 stake, the balance went from 1,000.00 to 714.20, a session return of 59.2%. The RTP is 95.01%. A 350-spin session is far too short a sample to judge that figure either way.
Twelve dead spins at the longest
Volatility is another one of The Big Easy's drawing cards for a heap of punters. In that session 114 of the 350 spins paid something, 70 of those paid less than the 2.00 stake, and the longest run without a win lasted 12 spins. It arrives with a medium configuration, and the slot definitely isn't a massively volatile one. IGT, the studio behind The Big Easy, also makes Siberian Storm and Red Hot Tamales.
A Singer, a Trumpet Player and a crescent moon
Symbols are another element in The Big Easy's appeal. The very first spin paid 7.00, or 3.5 times the stake, for four Live Music posters on a line.
The high-payers are a Singer, a Trumpet Player, a Piano, a Saxophone, a Street and a Street Light. The Scatter is a crescent moon that pays anywhere on the reels, at 4 times the stake for three, 11 times for four and 20 times for five.
Identical symbols on a payline result in a win. It is counted from the furthest-left reel, and The Big Easy logo and the Singer are top, paying 1,000 times the stake for five of a kind. Below them, five Trumpet Players pay 500 times the stake, five Pianos 250 times, five Saxophones 200 times, five Streets 175 times and five Street Lights 150 times.
Jazz Club first, Instrument second
The Big Easy logo is the Wild, and this symbol substitutes for everything except the Scatter. The same logo is also what starts the Free Spins Bonus.
When three, four or five land on consecutive reels, they trigger the Free Spins Bonus. The session triggered it twice, first on spin 83 with three logos and again on spin 165 with four. In it you pick a Jazz Club for the spin count and then an Instrument for the win multiplier. Three logos lead to 8, 10 or 15 free spins at 2x or 4x, four logos to 16, 18 or 20 free spins at 5x, 8x or 10x, and five logos to 22, 24 or 25 free spins at 7x, 8x or 10x. The bonus retriggers should another three or more land during the free spins. The spin 83 bonus gave 15 free spins at 2x and paid 32.00, or 16 times the stake, while the spin 165 bonus gave 20 free spins at 5x and paid 46.00, or 23 times the stake, and neither retriggered.
Minty’s Expert Conclusion: The Big Easy claims 95.01% and my 350 spins handed back 59.2%, with both Jazz Club visits together returning 78 credits out of 700 staked. The 10x Instrument never showed up, and a gap of thirty-six points needs a much longer run than mine before anyone calls it a fault.
Three plain parts
The components are basic. They are medium volatility, free spins with picks, and returns of 95.01% (for what it is).