With winter underway and bad weather approaching Wales and Great Britain in general, families are preparing for spending more times indoors over the coming months to avoid the cold, rain and snow.
Television remains the top pastime for many families and individuals alike, but with the advancements in technology over the past decade or so, online gaming and mobile gaming has been shooting up the list.
Winter is also a good time to get to know your pets better too as you can snuggle up to your cats and dogs to keep warm in front of the TV.
For those animal lovers interested in slot games, there are a number of animal-themed slot games currently out there for you to enjoy this winter. With so many to pick from you may be unsure which to choose, so we’re giving you a helping hand by revealing our top four for 2020:
Fishing Frenzy Slot
This online video slot game was designed by Reel Time Gaming, and although it has a somewhat children’s theme to it, it offers a tasty free spins bonus.
As you can guess, the theme of Fishing Frenzy Slot is based on fishing, dominated by an underwater setting. The slot utilises a standard 5×3 reel with a maximum of 10 paylines.
Fishing is a popular pastime and Wales is no different to the rest of the United Kingdom in that sense. This game comes with a cartoonish appearance that includes a treasure box, a ring-shaped life jacket, and a conventional fishing rod, with a duck representing the highest symbol. The lower wins are represented by the 10, J, Q, K, A cards, as standard with the software developer. The wild symbol is represented by a blue fish character and these symbols substitute all other symbols aside from the bonus scatters. Five wilds in a row net you an instant prize of 200x.
Both high stake and low stakes players can enjoy the game, with the minimum bet being 2p and the maximum all the way up to 20p per spin.
With the maximum prize being a staggering £40 per line, and with 10 lines available, players can win as much as £400 per spin.
Regardless of what stake you have chosen to play with, the real money jackpot is an incredible 5000x. It can only be won during the main feature round though, but the largest base game itself is still 2000x, which is not to be flinched at.
Fishing Frenzy Slot’s RTP is 95%, which sits in the middle of the industry average 94-96%.
Paws of Fury
Blueprint Gaming brings us a panda-themed game that fits in nicely with the theme of winter this time of year.
As soon as you listen to the game’s intro music for the first time, you will get the impression that these are no ordinary pandas. Indeed, this game owes some credit to the iconic Chinese animated fighting panda film franchise.
Paws of Fury is a 5-reel slot game with 20-40 paylines. It is aimed at high stakes players with a minimum spin of 20p. This comes with a maximum payout of £500 per spin. There are five bonus features and three progressive jackpots to increase the players’ chances of winning too.
The design of the game comes with a red-gold colour scheme and traditional Chinese architecture. The highest-paying symbols are the bowl of noodles, a book, a fighting tiger and a pagoda. A paw print represents the wild symbol, and a panda as the scatter to trigger the bonus game.
A Jackpot King sign allows you to play for the large progressive jackpots, which take place in another bonus game.
Few slot games we’ve played in 2020 match up to the number of extra features that Paws of Fury has to offer, so we must compliment Blueprint Gaming for squeezing all of them into one game.
Paws of Fury has a 95% RTP.
Flaming Fox
Another fighting theme to this animal slot, Red Tiger Gaming have used a ninja fox in their Flaming Fox video slot game.
This game is played on 5 reels with 10 paylines, which also has an extra high value reel and free spins rounds.
The graphics and animations are really impressive. The high-value symbols are represented by a pair of karate boots, a cat mask, headband, some scrolls and karate swords. The latter pay out at 20x for five on a line. The word ‘Wild’ simply represents the wild symbol. The lower value symbols are represented by the standard 10, J, Q, K and A.
Lines can be played from 20p to £20 per spin with a 3333x maximum win.
On any spin the Flaming Fox ninja can turn up and torch your reels, offering potentially lucrative results.
If you land three or more of the free spins scatters then you trigger the free spins feature. Then a number of free spins are on offer.
This game looks really impressive but it’s not the easiest to trigger the free spins round, so it’s not for every play, particularly with the lowest stake being quite high too.
Flaming Fox’s RTP is a tidy 96%.
King Kong Cash
Released in 2016, King Kong Cash is another animal-themed 3D slot game from Blueprint Gaming.
The slot comes with 5 reels and 20 paylines and can be played from 20p a spin. There are nine bonus features. The biggest prize is £500 per spin, with a maximum of 1000x your stake.
Given the title of the game you may not be surprised to know this slot takes place in the jungle. The graphics are excellent and the soundtrack is drum-heavy. The high value symbols include a cigar-smoking rhinoceros, a pipe-smoking tiger, a pirate parrot and a crocodile in a striped shirt. The lower value symbols are represented by the standard 10, J, Q, K and A.
Golden monkeys take you to new levels where more rewards are on offer and the opportunity to collect wilds on free spins. The Big Monkey Bonus feature allows the player an opportunity to win as much as 1000x their stake.
King Kong Cash has a 95% RTP.