Hot Pepper

Hot Pepper Slot Review

Pragmatic Play is a provider that tries to cover the maximum number of various topics by creating slots. Today we have a slot on the theme of spicy Central American cuisine that has won its place among the slots. Hot Pepper has a 7 by 7 grid set against the backdrop of the Mexican desert landscape. One can note the high cliffs, cacti, sand and sunlight spilling over this valley. The symbols in this slot are limes, tacos, piñatas and what looks like a very lucky sombrero amigo. Perhaps the creators were inspired by one of their previous projects - Fruit Party 2. The soundtrack seemed to us very cartoonish and not quite suitable for the theme of savoury spices. But what makes this slot truly unique is its mechanic of wilds with multipliers appearing after winning combinations disappear. This is what made this slot so popular.

Hot Pepper by Pragmatic Play Video Review

Hot Pepper General Characteristics

• Cluster Pays
• 7 reels and 7 rows
• RTP: 96.45% (96.79% in Buy Feature)
• Hit frequency: 33.33% (1 in 3)
• Free Spins frequency: 0.35% (1 in 285.54)
• Volatility: High
• Bet amount: 0.2 EUR - 100 EUR
• Maximum Win Multiplier: x10,000 (1 in 100,000,000)
• Maximum Win Value: 1,000,000 EUR
• Main Symbols: 7
• Additional Symbols: Wild Symbol, Scatter Symbol

Hot Pepper Bonus Features

Cluster Pays

In case 5 or more of the same symbols are shown horizontally or vertically in any place on the game field the win is paid. 

Avalanche

All winning combinations vanish from the game field and the remaining symbols and new symbols coming from above take their places. It will continue till there are no new clusters on the game field. Any Scatters vanish from the game field after the all wins are paid.

Random Multiplier

Wilds are shown only on places from winning clusters after they vanished from the game field and stand for any other symbols, but not for Scatters. Each time the winning cluster vanishes from the game field a progressive feature is triggered. Any Wilds that are shown on the game field after the win have a multiplier value that depends on the current level of the feature. In case 3 Wilds are used in the wins the level increases. The multiplier value depends on the number of the symbols in the cluster that generated Wild as follows:

• At the first level, the cluster of 5 or 6 symbols creates a multiplier value equal to 1, the cluster of 7 or 8 symbols creates a multiplier value equal to 2, the cluster of 9 or 10 symbols creates a multiplier value equal to 4 and cluster of 11 or more symbols creates a multiplier value equal to 8.

• At the second level, the cluster of 5 or 6 symbols creates a multiplier value equal to 2, the cluster of 7 or 8 symbols creates a multiplier value equal to 4, the cluster of 9 or 10 symbols creates a multiplier value equal to 8 and cluster of 11 or more symbols creates a multiplier value equal to 16.

• At the third level, the cluster of 5 or 6 symbols creates a multiplier value equal to 4, the cluster of 7 or 8 symbols creates a multiplier value equal to 8, the cluster of 9 or 10 symbols creates a multiplier value equal to 16 and cluster of 11 or more symbols creates a multiplier value equal to 32.

• At the fourth level, the cluster of 5 or 6 symbols creates a multiplier value equal to 8, the cluster of 7 or 8 symbols creates a multiplier value equal to 16, the cluster of 9 or 10 symbols creates a multiplier value equal to 32 and the cluster of 11 or more symbols creates a multiplier value equal to 64.

• At the fifth level, the cluster of 5 or 6 symbols creates a multiplier value equal to 16, the cluster of 7 or 8 symbols creates a multiplier value equal to 32, the cluster of 9 or 10 symbols creates a multiplier value equal to 64 and the cluster of 11 or more symbols creates a multiplier value equal to 128.

In case there are 2 or more Wilds in one cluster thor multiplier values are added together. In case Wild is a part of 2 or more clusters the multiplier value is used for all wins from these clusters. The level of the feature resets if the current spin ends.

Free Spins

In case 3 or more Scatters are shown in any place on the game field 12 Free Spins are activated. Any Wilds that are shown in any place on the game field during the feature are always level 5. In case you will be lucky 3 or more Scatters to be shown in any place on the game field during the feature 5 more spins will be given to you.

Buy Feature

It is possible to trigger Free Spins from the main game and it costs 100 times the current bet.

Our Experience Playing Hot Pepper

We conducted a 300 spin test with a rate of 1 EUR and a total amount of 200 EUR. The first hundred spins gave us the maximum payment of 5 times the bet. We didn't have many multipliers during the round and didn't get the next levels of the progressive feature. In the first 100 spins, we lost 41 EUR. The second hundred spins gave us the maximum win of 30 times the bet. During one of the spins, we got 2 levels of the progressive feature. We managed to land 3 Scatter and launch the Free Spins in which we received the win 84 times the bet. For the second 100 spins, we received 23 EUR. The last hundred spins gave us the maximum win of 5.4 times bet. We managed to land 3 Scatter and launch the Free Spins in which we received the win 32 times the bet. For 300 spins, we lost 47 EUR.

Hot Pepper Slot Verdict

The first impression about Hot Pepper is a very interesting and bright slot with promising features. From the visual part, the slot is very pleasant and understandable. Cheerful music warms up the expectation of a big win. On the other hand, it is not clear why there are 5 levels in the Random Multiplier function. In a normal game, we only managed to get to the second level, and it is not clear whether it is really possible to reach the fifth level in one spin. The slot has a good potential of 10,000 times the bet, and when such a win is reached, the spin or free spins features will end. It sounds very tempting and makes you think that this amount is quite achievable. It seemed to us that big wins are not frequent and it is rarely possible to make a long series of avalanches in one spin, and even more so to go to the 3rd level of the Random Multiplier feature and higher. In Free Spins there is always a level 5 progressive feature and this can give really significant rewards. This slot has obviously been done well and many gamblers will love it.