Hyper Frames Poseidon Slot Review

You know that guy who loses an argument and then holds a grudge for the rest of eternity? That's Poseidon, who, among other things, lost a naming contest to Athena. 🙈

When she offered an olive tree, he showed up with a saltwater spring and spent the next few thousand years making life difficult for anyone near the water. 🌊

Sailors, fishermen, and the odd hero just trying to find his way home after a long war, all of them had to deal with his mood swings. If Poseidon was having a bad day, so was everyone at sea. ⛵

On that topic, this is Hyper Frames Poseidon slot from Quickfire.

Gameplay

The setting is deep underwater, with a bare-chested Poseidon standing guard to the right of the screen, trident in hand, looking like he's one bad spin away from flooding the whole place.

The game is played on a 5-reel, 3-row grid. Among the high-paying symbols are a Crown, a Spartan Helmet, Crossed Swords, a Seashell, and a Column. Low-paying symbols are A, K, Q, J, and 10.

The Wild is Poseidon's Trident, appearing on reels 1, 2, 4, and 5 in the base game only, and substituting for everything except Pearls, Golden Coins, and the +1 Spin symbol.

You can see three shell-shaped collectors and a Treasure Chest sitting above the reels. This will make more sense in a minute.

The game stats are: a 96% 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., medium volatility, a 5,500x max multiplier, and a $220,000 max win. Note that this game only accepts fiat currency, with AUD and JPY excluded.

Features

PEARLS AND THE HYPER FRAMES BONUS

White Pearls land on any reel in both the base and bonus game, transforming into one of four Coloured Pearls (Green, Pink, Blue, or Red), or a Golden Coin.

Coloured Pearls collect into their matching Shell above the reels, and each one carries a chance to trigger the Hyper Frames Bonus. Golden Coins collect in the Treasure Chest and may trigger a Super Bonus Feature instead, via a spin of the Bonus Wheel.

When a Pearl triggers the Hyper Frames Bonus, you start with 6 spins and one Bonus Booster. During the round, any Pearl that lands collects to its matching-colour Booster above the reels, adding 1 to that Booster's counter (up to 10 per Booster).

There are three Boosters in play:

• Green - Adds a 2x to 10x multiplier to random frames.
• Pink - Collects cash values from up to 10 random revealed frames and repopulates those positions with fresh prizes of the same tier.
• Blue - Upgrades up to 10 random frames to the next value tier.
  Any Booster that hasn't been activated during the round can also randomly fire during the Bonus.

HYPER FRAMES

Every Pearl that drops during the Bonus either plants a new frame or bumps an existing one up a level. A fresh spot gets a Stone frame, and an already occupied spot moves up the chain (Stone, Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Magic).

Run out of spins, and every frame on the grid flips over to show what it's been hiding, either a cash amount or a jackpot.

Frame prize ranges are: Stone at 0.2x, Bronze at 0.5x to 1x, Silver at 1.5x to 3x, Gold at 5x to 7x plus Mini or Minor jackpots, and Magic at Mini (10x), Minor (25x), Major (200x), or Mega (5,000x) jackpots.

A +1 Spin symbol can also appear during the Bonus to extend the round, and the Pearls that triggered the feature leave a starting frame behind in their position, giving the round a head start, except in Super Bonus Features, where the grid starts empty.

SUPER BONUS FEATURES

Land a Golden Coin and the Bonus Wheel spins to award one of four Super Bonus Features, all starting with 6 spins and an empty grid:

• Super Gold Bonus - Every Pearl that lands immediately awards a Gold frame. If it drops on an existing Gold frame, that upgrades straight to Magic.
• Super Spinz Bonus - Starts with 12 spins instead of 6
• Super Stackz Bonus - Pearls can appear stacked, covering multiple positions at once.
• Super Symbol Bonus - Colossal Pearls (2x2 and 3x3 in size) can land and split into individual Pearls across every position they cover.

Any of the three Boosters can also be active during a Super Bonus Feature, depending on what triggered the round.

POSEIDON FEATURE

Poseidon can make an appearance from the base game, randomly awarding the Hyper Frames Bonus with a combination of Boosters and/or a Super Bonus Feature already attached.

Performance

The game ran smoothly throughout testing with no issues to report.

Max Win

Players can bet between $0.20 and $40.00. The 5,500x max multiplier on a $40.00 bet produces the $220,000 max win.

Conclusion

Frames are everything. How good a Bonus round gets depends almost entirely on where your frames end up. Stone and Bronze frames feel like a consolation prize, while Gold and Magic frames are what you want to look for.

Blue is the Booster most people will sleep on. It doesn't need a Pearl to hit the same spot again, it just quietly pushes frames up a tier on its own. Get that counter high enough, and positions that were sitting at Silver suddenly flip to Gold or Magic when the reveal hits.

Green is the one who gets loud, but only if there's something worth hitting. Combine it with a grid that Blue has already been working on, and things can get out of hand pretty fast.

Super Gold is the Super Bonus you want most. Every Pearl goes straight to Gold, and if one drops on a frame that's already Gold, it skips right to Magic.

Super Symbol works differently but lands in the same good place, putting more Pearls on the board per spin and covering more ground faster.

If Poseidon decides to show his face in the base game, consider it a small win before the Bonus even starts. He brings Boosters with him, which means you're not starting from zero when the feature kicks off.

The big rounds are quite rare, meaning the kind where the grid is packed with Gold and Magic frames and every Booster has been firing on a decent counter.

Slot Details

Game Provider: Quickfire
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
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.: 96%
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.: Medium
Bonus Round: Yes
Progressive: No
Free Rounds: Free Spins
Max Multiplier: 5,500x
Max Win: $220,000
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