Expansion! Slot Review
Expansion! is a video slot form BetSoft that was released on February 22, 2023. The concept that the cosmos is both endless and expanding is presumably common knowledge at this point. According to the Big Bang hypothesis, the universe has been expanding ever since it was first established more than 13.787 billion years ago. Although the concept of something infinite always expanding may be difficult to comprehend, the cosmos has been expanding ever since it was first created. A telescope can be seen on the left-hand side of the reels in the game Expansion!. It is aimed upwards. It is located in the middle of a wide open green field in the middle of the countryside, and the game's UFO emblem is located in the top left corner of the image. Read our review to decide whether it is worth your time and money playing it.
Expansion! by BetSoft Video Review
Expansion! General Characteristics
- 30 Paylines
- 5 reels and 4 rows
- RTP: 96.08%, 94.02%, 92.1%
- Hit Frequency during the main game: 19,09%, 18,36%,17,85%
- Hit Frequency during the free spins: 37,09%, 37.08%, 37.08%
- Free Spins frequency: 0.69% (1 in 144), 0.72% (1 in 139 ), 0.73% (1 in 137)
- Volatility: Medium
- Bet Amount 0.6 EUR - 30 EUR
- Max multiplier: x1,212.93, x1,315.13, x1,345.83
- Max win: 36,387.9 EUR; 39,453.9 EUR; 40,374.9 EUR
- 10 Main Symbols
- Additional Symbols: Wild Symbol, Scatter Symbol, Mystery Symbol
Expansion! Bonus Features
Wild Symbol
The Wild Symbol may stand in for any other symbol, with the exception of the Scatter Symbol. It is only accessible during the Directional Wild feature, which is triggered if a ray gun appears anywhere on the reels.
Directional Wild
On any spin, any position on reels 2, 3, or 4 might become occupied by a ray gun. It will fire a beam in any one of its eight directions at random, turning all symbols that are in its path into Wilds. The location on the board where the gun finally comes to rest also becomes a Wild Symbol.
Stacked Mystery Symbols
Stacked Mystery Symbols may appear on any reel. Each time the wheel is spun, one of the places will have a randomly selected symbol that pays regularly filled in it. In the event that all of the reels stop with their Mystery Symbols displayed, you can be sure that you will be awarded a sizeable prize if there are a lot of symbols of the same sort on the grid.
Free Spins
When 3, 4, or 5 Scatter Symbols appear in any position, the player is awarded 8, 12, or 15 free spins. Scatter symbols have the potential to occur on any reel. During this portion of the game, the ray cannon gains more firepower and fires in two different directions rather than just one. In addition, each spin receives a random multiplier that may range from 2X to 3X, 4X to 5X, 8X to 10X. Each time a spin is played, the multiplier is added to the total amount won. You may win additional free spins by accumulating 3 or more scatter symbols throughout the bonus round.
Bonus Buy
If you really can't wait for the Free Spins to be triggered, you can always just pull out your money and pay for them. The cost of purchasing 8, 12, or 15 spins is equal to 60X, 90X, or 113X the initial wager, respectively.
Our Experience Playing Expansion!
When we started playing the game, we were greeted with a relatively basic reelset and adventurous sounding music in the background. The topic of the prizes was the one that intrigued us the most, so we will focus on it. In order to evaluate how well it paid out, we went to our tried-and-true method, which consisted of making a deposit of 300 Euros, reducing the stake to 1.5 Euro, and playing it for somewhere in the neighborhood of 300 times. This allowed us to get an accurate picture of how well it paid out. During the first one hundred spins of the slot machine, nothing particularly noteworthy occurred in terms of the rewards, with the exception of a few wins that were anywhere from 10 to 15 times the amount of money that was wagered. After all was said and done, the preliminary effort resulted in a loss of a total of 50 Euros for us. During the next one hundred spins, we had the good fortune to land 4 Scatter symbols, which resulted in a round of free spins and a payoff that was 65 times as much as the amount that we had initially wagered. We were successful in regaining our original bankroll with the help of a consistent stream of rewards of relatively small amounts that occurred throughout the main game.Unfortunately, throughout the course of our last one hundred spins, we did not experience anything that could be considered really outstanding in terms of our payouts. The only thing that saved us was a small number of really respectable rewards throughout the main game. Each of these payments was anywhere between 10 and 15 times our original stake. After a total of 300 spins on this slot machine, our total loss came to just under 20 Euros, and we were very satisfied with the amount of enjoyment that it brought us despite the fact that we had lost money playing it.
Expansion! Verdict
This is a pretty straightforward video slot with a couple of interesting features in the form of Directional Wild and Stacked Mystery Symbols features that have a potential to payout but you have to wait for them to appear during the Free Spins bonus round, otherwise the rewards are not that big. Even though this is a medium volatility slot, the payout potential is quite decent and will be suited for players who like to play safely and without not a lot of stress. Overall, this is a decent slot that is worth trying at least once. Good luck and have fun!
