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Phoenix Queen Hold N Link Slot Review

I lived in South Africa 🇿🇦 for most of my life so I was exposed to the stupidity of rugby. Watching men with cauliflower ears run forward while throwing an oblong ball backward never made much sense to me. 🤷‍♂️

It was from this sport that American Football 🏈 grew. If you’re familiar with the game, you’ll no doubt know all about the two greatest comebacks of all time: the 1993 Buffalo Bills vs. Houston Oilers NFL playoff and the Vikings vs. Indianapolis Colts game in 2022/3.

The ultimate comeback kid is the mysterious, mythological Phoenix 🐦‍🔥, and this critter is the hero of our current review, Phoenix Queen Hold ‘N’ Link slot from Netgame.

Gameplay

I read the title of this game but didn’t expect it to be Asian-themed, so that was a bit of a surprise. Moving swiftly along…

An annoying thing about Phoenix Queen Hold ‘N’ Link slot is that if you’re idle for like a millisecond, a pop-up appears, advertising some other game from the studio. 😡

Above each reel is a Jackpot – the Mini pays 10x, the Minor pays 25x, the Major pays 500x, and the Maxi pays 2,000x your bet – but I’ll explain how you can win these in the features section below.

The Wild symbol is a fiery-haired babe who replaces all symbols other than Free Spin Spheres.

The game accepts fiat money – not the krone or the Brazilian real – and two forms of crypto: USDT (Tether), and ETH (Ether).

You’ll find 30 paylines, an 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.
of 96.26%
, and a medium volatility rate. The top prize is $180,000, and the max multiplier is 3,000x.

Features

HOLD ‘N’ LINK:

Hitting 6 or more Free Spin Spheres allows entry into this round. All triggering symbols stay put and only Free Spin Spheres will grace the reels.

The process is the same as a Hold and WinThis feature plays out on a new screen. Typically, you get 3 re-spins (which could be re-triggered), and the triggering symbols usually stick to the position on which they land. Your objective is to land as many symbols as possible on the grid (you could land blank tiles, too). feature: you get 3 re-spins and so on (click on the highlighted link for more info).

You’ll play until you run out of spins or fill all of the grid positions.

But that’s not all. You want to know how to win a Jackpot, right? Here’s how that plays out. You’ll be awarded a Jackpot based on the number of Free Spin Spheres you collect.

  • 12 Free Spin Spheres award a Mini Jackpot
  • 13 Free Spin Spheres award a Minor Jackpot
  • 14 Free Spin Spheres award a Major Jackpot
  • 15 Free Spin Spheres award a Maxi Jackpot

FREE SPINS:

You’ll automatically enter the Free Spins round after playing the Hold ‘N’ Link round. You’ll get the same number of spins as the number of Free Spins Spheres you ended up with at the end of the Hold ‘N’ Link round.

The Free Spin Spheres carry multiplier values. As you cycle through the spins – say you have 13 spins so there are 13 Free Spin Spheres shown to the left of the grid – each FS multiplier will get a chance to be applied to the win for each spin. If you score a win, of course.

BUY BONUS:

Gain immediate entry into the Hold ‘N’ Link round, and the subsequent Free Spins one, for 100x your bet. That’s a bargain, I reckon!

Performance

Hundreds of spins played, zero issues.

Maximum Win

You can win $180,000 as a result of scoring a 3,000x max multiplier and betting the max of $60. The minimum bet is $0.20.

Conclusion

I like novelty and scoring something for nothing (don’t we all), so a Free Spin following on a Hold ‘N’ Link round for the same amount of effort is right up my alley!

And paying 100x for both features – with the possibility of scoring a Jackpot – is something I’m not going to complain about.

At the time of writing this review, there are 10 other Phoenix-themed games on BitStarz. The Wild Wings of Phoenix slot offers unlimited Free Spins (theoretically), and a $250,000 top prize despite a medium to high volatility rate.

But unfortunately, that game’s max multiplier is only 500x so you’d need to pay $500 per spin to be in the running. Which isn’t viable.

So, in light of this, our current game holds up pretty well.

Slot Details

Software: Netgame
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.: 30
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.
: 96.26%
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: 3,000x
Max Win: $180,000
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