CANDYFINITY

HOW TO PLAY CANDYFINITY

The game starts out on a 6 by 3 layout – 6 reels with 3 positions each. In classic fashion, your goal is to match 3 identical symbols on at least 3 reels going from left to right.

Once you hit a winning combination, things get interesting. Candyfinity features a unique mechanic called the Streak. Any winning symbols are held in place and the reels all shift one position to the right. This means the rightmost reel is removed from the game and a new reel appears on the left.

This new reel will also expand to include 4 symbols. Any new wins resulting from the new reel are calculated as usual and added to the total payout. Moreover, additional wheels will also shift the reels and introduce new rows, up to a maximum of 6 symbols per reel.

Moreover, if you win with 6 of a kind of any symbol, a multiplier will be applied to all wins in that round. Further 6+ wins will increase the multiplier even further, starting at 2x and increasing by 1 for every new win.

If you hit two Scatters at any point, the game creates or continues a Streak without any other requirements.

Free Spins

Candyfinity Free Spins trigger if you hit at least three Bonus symbols anywhere on the board. You get 6 free spins for three Bonus symbols, with 2 extra spins for each symbol above 2, up to a maximum of 12.

Bonus symbols are collected during Streaks, which makes them easier to hit. However, they’re completely removed during the Free Spins round, so the bonus round can’t be re-triggered.

However, you can Gamble for more free spins. When this feature is triggered, you’ll get a chance to gamble for 2 additional spins. If you accept, a small wheel spins. If it lands on green, you get additional spins. If it hits red, you lose the Bonus round entirely.

Feature Buy and Golden Bet

You can buy features in Candyfinity, which is always a welcome sight. For 100x the stake, you can get an instant Free Spins trigger at any moment. This basic package only guarantees 3 bonus symbols, but you might get lucky and hit more. Alternatively, you can trigger 15 guaranteed free spins for 500x the stake.

Furthermore, Candifinity offers something called the Golden Bet, which we’re seeing more and more in Yggdrasil games. Essentially, you can choose to pay a 50% fee on all bets for an increased chance to trigger Bonus games. Note that this added price is not accounted for while calculating payouts.

Casino Bloke Best tips for Candyfinity Slot

• 1Note that this game was designed with big, 6+ symbol wins in mind. Anything less than that may feel a bit underwhelming.
• 2Wilds can be exceedingly useful, especially if you manage to expand a few reels.

PAYOUTS & RTP

The 96% RTP rate is ubiquitous for pretty much all Yggdrasil games, so it’s not unexpected. 96% is widely regarded to be the industry’s standard, so we’re okay with it.

The first thing we’ll note is that we have no information on whether the Feature Buy or Golden Bet affect the RTP. Such features usually do, so we’re a bit worried. The Golden Bet, specifically, doesn’t seem to be worth the price, but we can’t say for sure.

What we can say for sure is that this is an extremely volatile slot machine. The hit rate is fairly low, and standard payouts rarely cover the price of the stake.

However, Candifinity comes with a lot of features that are designed to work off one another. For example, stacking up multipliers and then slapping on a huge win thanks to 6-symbol rows can be incredibly profitable. After all, payouts go all the way up to 38,837x, which is impressive by any measure. Just keep in mind that not everyone will enjoy such high variance.

OUR VERDICT

We’re huge fans of the Streak mechanic and other new ideas Candyfinity brings to the table. However, the final product feels a bit lacklustre.

For starters, we love Yggdrasil games due to their finely-crafted graphics and immersive themes and worlds. While we understand that not every game can be equally detailed, Candyfinity feels a bit… Uninspired.

The core features of Streaks are great and all, but the game overall is way too volatile for most audiences. The average game session will have you spinning over and over again with next to nothing to show for it. You don’t win most of the time, and when you do, the returns are tiny. All in the hopes that you’ll see that one huge win somewhere down the line.

That said, this Candyfinity review is by no means negative. We’re just saying that this game is one of the weaker offerings from Yggdrasil. Considering we’re talking about one of our favourite software providers, though, that’s really not that big of a criticism. It’s just a fine game that pales in comparison to its competition.