Football Blast Hold & Win Slot Review
I’m like a social lepper wherever I go. Back in South Africa 🇿🇦, I never watched rugby, cricket 🏏, or soccer, as they call it.
Now that I’ve moved to Europe, it’s the same thing – people look at me strangely 😦 when they ask which football team I support and I tell them I don’t have a thing for men playing with balls. ⚽️⚽️
But let’s be honest; what’s the joy in watching grown men throw themselves theatrically to the ground when a butterfly 🦋 farts 💨 in their direction? I’d rather watch MMA, where the injuries are real and the contestants aren’t glorified actors.
Hate me if you will, but don’t go hating on Football Blast Hold & Win slot from Kalamba.
Gameplay
Jackpots (or Cashpots as they’re known here) are proudly displayed above the 5-reel grid of this game, and they pay out as follows: the Mini pays 20x, the Minor pays 50x, the Major pays 500x, and the Maxi pays a whopping 10,000x your bet!
Cashpots can only be triggered during the Hold & Win a round, and whenever that happens, one of the 4 will randomly pay you its respective prize. Which is a cool way of awarding a Jackpot (even though we all know you’re gonna win 20x every time).
To the left is the HyperBet, which I’ll get into in the Features section. Wild and Multiplier Wilds will replace all symbols other than Bonus, Hold & Win, and Super Hold & Win symbols.
You’ll also find that there are silver and golden versions of the 7, Bell, Diamond, and Bar symbols – the golden ones pay more. The rest of the symbols are regular fruit.
As for the winning ways, there are 243 in this game. The RTPRTP stands for “Return to Player.” The RTP describes the total bet amount that a game returns to players over millions of spins, and that figure is represented by a percentage. Table games, such as Roulette, typically have higher RTPs than many slots.
RTP needs to be considered in conjunction with a game’s volatility rate. starts at 93.47% but goes up to 96.69% (because of the Buy Bonus options), and the volatility rate is high.
The max multiplier and the top payout also change, according to the level you’re on. I’ll explain all of this in greater detail as we work our way through the game.
Features
HYPERBET:
You can click on the meter, and when you do, you’ll see that there are 3 levels:
- Level 1: Turn all silver symbols into golden ones. Also, Super Hold & Win symbols are enabled
- Level 2: Turn all silver symbols into golden ones BUT the Super Hold & Win symbols are disabled
- Level 3: Standard (silver) symbols and Super Hold & Win symbols are disabled
If you’ve skipped ahead to the Max Win section, you’ll notice that the 3 levels align with 3 bet levels, multipliers, and payouts.
HOLD & WIN:
Hitting 4 or 5 Hold & Win symbols in the base game or Free Spins round awards their values.
Hitting 6+ Hold & Win symbols in the base game or Free Spins round initiates the Hold & Win feature, and you’ll get 3 re-spins to start with. The spin counter will reset whenever a new Hold & Win symbol lands, as only those symbols and blank tiles will be active.
Fill all the grid positions and you’ll be paid an additional prize, equal to the value of all the Hold & Win symbols on the grid. I know this, not because the studio listed it in its notes (coz they didn’t), but because I nailed a full grid during testing!
Whyyyy couldn’t it have been with real money??? Aaaaaaaarrrrrggggghhhhh! 😭😢😖
FREE SPINS:
Landing 3, 4, or 5 Bonus Scatters on the grid sets this feature off, and awards 10, 15, or 20 spins, respectively.
You can also re-trigger the round: 2 extra Scatters award 3 more spins, 3 more Scatters award 10 more spins, 4 additional Scatters award 15 spins, and 5 extra Scatters award 20 spins on top of the ones you already have.
You’ll see randomly selected Multiplier Wilds appearing during Free Spins.
BUY BONUS:
Pay 100x for the Hold & Win round, and 200x for the Free Spins feature.
Performance
Testing the game on all my devices and browsers revealed that it works a treat! And the game didn’t time out after a period of inattention.
Maximum Win
Bet levels:
- Level 1: $0.20 to $8
- Level 2: $0.50 to $25
- Level 3: $3 to $60
Multiplier Levels:
- Level 1: 30,000x
- Level 2: 10,000x
- Level 3: 3,500x
Payout Levels:
- Level 1: $240,000
- Level 2: $250,000
- Level 3: $210,000
Conclusion
The OG Football Blast slot looks very similar to the current game but it’s more traditional Kalamba, with that whole K-Cash thing going on. Which, I was surprised to see was absent from our game under review.
The original game offered a top prize of $255,150 but it has 20 paylines and totally different features. Which makes me happy, because it means that Football Blast Hold & Win slot isn’t simply a re-skin, even though both offer Free Spins and HyperBonuses and such.
The strange thing about the earlier game is that it’s a fruity, whereas the studio has realized the error of their ways and has made the new one far more sporty, with its soccer ball Hold & Win symbols.
Slot Details
Software: Kalamba
Game Type: Video Slots
PaylinesPaylines are preset lines that run across the reels, and when you land matching symbols on them, that will result in a payout. The more paylines, the more ways you can win, but also the higher your bet per spin.: 243 ways to win
RTPRTP stands for “Return to Player.” The RTP describes the total bet amount that a game returns to players over millions of spins, and that figure is represented by a percentage. Table games, such as Roulette, typically have higher RTPs than many slots.
RTP needs to be considered in conjunction with a game’s volatility rate.: 93.47% - 96.69%
Volatility RateSlot games can have low, medium, high, or extremely high volatility rates (or a combination thereof).
The less volatile the game, the more often it should pay out, but the lower the amount, the less the payout, as this is in keeping with the risk you’re taking. Volatility rate should be considered in conjunction with a game’s RTP.: High
Bonus Round: Yes
Progressive: No
Free Rounds: Free Spins
Max Multiplier: 3,500x; 10,000x; 30,000x
Max Win: $250,000
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