7 ELEMENTS

HOW TO PLAY 7 ELEMENTS

Before we dive into the flashy elemental features, let’s start with the core gameplay loop.

This is more or less a classic online video slot. You hit the ‘Spin’ button, the reels spin, and you need to arrange matching symbols from left to right, starting at the leftmost reel. If you hit 3 more symbols in a row this way, you get a payout!

It doesn’t matter where on the reel a symbol appears. There are no paylines to worry about, which means there are more than 4,000 ways to win.

That said, high-paying symbols only need two in a row to provide a reward. Those are the four elemental heroes. In fact, you may have noticed that the whole game revolves around the idea of classic natural elements – fire, water, air, and earth (or nature, in this case). These tie in closely to the special features, which we’ll cover further down in this 7 Elements slot review.

For now, notice the two ‘powers’ at the top of the screen. These have effects for a limited time, boosting some symbols or features. Importantly, playing regularly will unlock more elemental powers. Every time you play 7 Elements again in the future, all previously unlocked powers will be available to swap into.

It’s an interesting system that keeps you coming back for more, and we don’t believe we’ve ever seen slots do something similar. To be frank, though, these powers are rarely impactful enough to make or break your game. But they’re an interesting way in which the gameplay changes every week.

Casino Bloke Best tips for 7 Elements Slot

• 1The RTP of 7 Elements increases to a whopping 96.50% whenever you buy the free spins.
• 2In other words, repeatedly buying Free Spins is the optimal strategy for 7 Elements slots.
• 3The Powers generally have minor effects, only affecting one high-paying hero symbol. Also, changing powers does not impact the game’s RTP.

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This game’s extreme volatility is further increased by the huge variety of symbols. You can get one of the four elemental Heroes, which are often stacked, high-paying symbols. You also need only two to make a winning combination – though payouts for 2-symbol matches are tiny.

The remaining 7 small symbols are all low-paying, also attributed to classical elements. These work about as you would expect them to, and you generally need at least 5 to even cover the initial stake. That said, fire, water, and ice are slightly better than the rest.

All in all, the 95% base RTP of this game is its biggest setback. The fact that you can improve it to a whopping 96.5% by just buying the features makes that obvious.

7 ELEMENTS (4THEPLAYER) – CASINO BLOKE’S VERDICT

We feel like 7 Elements game was built on interesting ideas, but the execution is not all that cracked up to be. Introducing progression across multiple playing sessions is very forward-thinking of 4ThePlayer, but the unlockable powers and stuff are rarely game-changing or that impactful.

Moreover, the relatively low RTP is the elephant in the room. The problem is not just that the RTP is lower than most modern competitors. The problem is that the difference when buying features is very significant. This essentially drives all players to play the same way – by repeatedly buying Free Spins. Not only do some people just not like playing like that, but such an optimal 7 Elements strategy prevents people from even experiencing features like Powers.

This verdict might come off as overly negative, though. We overall enjoyed the game a lot. However, we feel it could have been a lot more with just a few tweaks.