How Big Fin Bay works

Thunderkick surprises us, as usual, by taking well-known concepts and technologies but adding their own personal sauce. This is again the case with Big Fin Bay, a recent slot from the provider, released in late March 2021. It's a relaxing time to fish and try to catch the most beautiful specimens in the area on this slot with a Japanese manga look.

Even though the Megaways technology is not displayed very clearly on the title of the Big Fin Bay slot, it works, more or less, the same way on its grid and connections. The provider Thunderkick is known for its quality and innovative slot machines, like Midas Golden Touch, for example. In general, their slots are not very volatile. For one of the first times, Big Fin Bay is a very volatile slot with the possibility of winning up to 15,040 times its starting bet. The graphic aspect has not been neglected either, the manga style is appreciable and the animations on the grid and in the background of the screen are well done. You will play on the 6 reels in Big Fin Bay, on the harbor to fish the most beautiful specimens of the area. Although the weather seems calm, you'll have to hang on to face the challenges the slot has in store for you. Big Fin Bay has an average RTP with 96.14% theoretical return to players. It is possible to bet between 0.10 Euro cents and 100 Euros at any of Lucky7Bonus' online casino partners.

Big Fin Bay Symbols

The Big Fin Bay slot has 13 different symbols. First of all, the Scatter symbol will unlock the bonus feature with a minimum of 3 Scatters on your spin. You can count on the Wild which has several features, it will help you to unlock nice wins during your games. For example, in the basic game, if you have a connection with a Wild, it will spread all over the reel and replace the other symbols with Wilds. Concerning the other symbols, there are 5 premiums: the fisherman, the red fish, the purple fish, the green fish and the blue fish. Otherwise, there are 6 more classic symbols: Ace, King, Queen, Jack, 10 and 9. The image below shows the winnings to be made with multiple symbols on a €1 bet.

The different connections in Big Fin Bay

Although the Megaways technology resembles the main operation of Big Fin Bay, some elements are not present. For example, the avalanche feature is not found on the slot, you will simply have to rely on the connections present on your spin. The 6 reels can host between 2 and 7 symbols, you will notice different positioning at each spin, for example on the first reel there will be 2 symbols, the second reel: 3 symbols; third reel: 4 symbols, etc. The number of symbols on the Big Fin Bay reels can be increasing or decreasing. The paylines can alternate with a minimum set at 5,040 and a maximum of 117,649, this will of course depend on your grid and the number of symbols present on the 6 reels. To make a connection, you need at least 3 of the same symbols on the first three reels from the left. Except for the best fisherman symbol where you only need 2 symbols to make a connection.

How the Big Fin Bay bonus works

Let's start with the number of free spins you can win with the Scatters symbols in Big Fin Bay. All you need is 3 Scatters to trigger the bonus feature and win free spins. These scatters can appear on all 6 reels and you can get a total of 6 scatters. However, the number of free spins will depend on your luck. On the reels where the scatters symbols have fallen, a metal chain will scroll and stop at a certain number of free spins. The objective is of course to collect as many as possible. You can get a maximum of 36 free spins.

Wilds play a very important role during the bonus feature. As soon as a wild appears, whether it makes a connection or not, it will spread across the entire reel, replacing the other symbols. A respin will be triggered to increase the chances of the Wilds reel making a connection. When a Wild appears on the reel, an additional symbol will be added to the reel up to a maximum of 7 symbols. This not only increases the number of possible paylines but also allows you to unlock additional free spins. If you manage to unlock the maximum 7 symbols on a reel, you win +3 free spins. By unlocking the maximum number of reels, there are 117,649 paylines available to you, probably the best scenario to get the maximum payout of x15,040 your bet.

Our opinion on Big Fin Bay

This is another great success for the provider Thunderkick, by approaching the functioning of a Megaways without being it, the team manages to get out of the game and offer us an original and unique slot. If you are also a fishing enthusiast and want to play quietly on a slot, Big Fin Bay is the place to be. The bonus feature is interesting, you will never have the same number of free spins and unlocking all the reels to increase the number of paylines as well as your free spins will be a real challenge. This is probably the only way to hit the jackpot on Big Fin Bay, the Wilds will be your best friends, you'll have to pamper them every time you catch one at the end of your line. By coming back to this theme a little bit neglected by the players, Thunderkick wanted to reconnect with the fishing fans. The ideas are there, the animations are there, but maybe a little spark is missing to make this slot machine that is Big Fin Bay vibrate.