Burn 'em Up Slot – Free Demo

A 1.00 stake against ten Burn 'em Up paylines

The one slot that grabbed my notice was Burn 'em Up, which is a Light & Wonder release, and granted, being the pushover for high volatility and big upside that I am, this appeared like the most enjoyable to test out of the lot. I played 350 spins at a stake of 1.00, starting from a balance of 1,000.00. At least so I believed. The session finished at 1,009.40, a return of 102.7% on 350.00 wagered.

The games themselves are unquestionably beginning to appear more intriguing with a rise in both volatility and upside. Only 64 of my 350 spins paid anything, and 28 of those wins returned less than the stake.

Some aspects I'm not so wowed by such as the relatively low bonus rate and a somewhat underlying bland vibe to the titles. Free spins arrived three times in my 350 spins, first on spin 86 and then 85 and 62 spins apart. In all fairness many studios wrestle with that, and what I'm attempting to express is that most studios have a particular aesthetic (appearance and vibe) linked with their games that seem to be difficult to escape. In some instances that is all well and good. But in other instances it rapidly grows stale and monotonous. Bonus Sevens Wild and Blazing 777 Triple Double Jackpot Wild are two other Light & Wonder games built around sevens.

In terms of layout, it's fairly standard taking advantage of 5 reels, 3 rows and 10 paylines, and punters can wager between 0.10 and 500 credits per spin.

Jokers, crowns and four grades of seven

I have stated it previously, and I'll state it once more - I utterly adore how uncomplicated Light & Wonder's paytables are, with no baffling coin amounts to compute or any off that nonsense! Five Jokers on a payline pay 500 times the stake.

The low-value symbols are formed out of watermelons, plums, oranges and cherries, and the top payers are 5 in total. They are depicted by crowns, triple 7s, double 7s, single 7s and any 7s. Five of a kind pays 5 times the stake for any mix of sevens, 10 times for Single 7s, 15 times for Double 7s and 25 times for Triple 7s. The crown is the best of them, granting 100 times the stake for 5 of a kind. The wild substitutes for every symbol except the Burn 'em Up logo scatter.

The wild symbol is depicted by the Joker.

Mixed sevens promoted inside the free spins

3, 4 or 5 Burn 'em Up logo scatter symbols anyplace grant 12, 18 or 24 free spins, and the free spin round can be retriggered by hitting 3 or more scatters. My first round came on spin 86, where 18 free spins paid 5.80 without a retrigger.

In the free spins round, punters will profit from a Symbol Upgrade. There, a win composed of assorted sevens promotes every seven in it to the top seven included, boosting the size of those wins. My retriggered round on spin 171 paid 195.00 and lifted the balance from its low of 923.10 to its peak of 1,117.10. Other than that, there's truly not much more happening, rendering the free spin round rather akin to the base game in terms of gameplay.

The Minty Breakdown: the retriggered round on spin 171 paid 195 times the stake on its own, more than the whole 9.40 profit the session closed on, so without it the 102.7% return would have been a loss.

Did spin 171 carry the whole 350?

Burn 'em Up seemed fairly well balanced during my session at least. That is something that is not truly anticipated from a high volatility slot. The three free spin rounds paid 234.80 between them, which was 65% of everything won. However, it should be spelled out that single sessions can fluctuate a great deal with any online slot, so there are never any assurances of anything. The longest run without a win lasted 17 spins and ended on spin 197.

Burn 'em Up is a respectable slot with a 5,000 times the stake max win, albeit the theme does not appeal to me regrettably, and seeing the upside for every single spin is comparatively low, to come anywhere near to that sort of win I presume one would have to heavily rely on retriggers. Outside the bonuses my biggest win was 17.00 on spin 112, and five Single 7s paid 10.00 on spin 14.

Is it something I will play? No, not truly, and the upside is in the end what confessedly rescues the game for me. My last round, 24 free spins on spin 233, paid 34.00. But other might of course differ.