Free slot: Fire Hopper

How Fire Hopper Works

Welcome to the lily pads, frogs and fireflies in the magical Fire Hopper Lake. Gather the rarest animals in this place to see the frog jumping around like crazy until you hit the jackpot! Fire Hopper is a slot developed and published by the online game provider Push Gaming. You can find it at a large number of quality online casinos starting November 30, 2021.

Well known for its exceptionally volatile slots, Push Gaming continues its success with Fire Hopper by offering a very high volatility. The maximum winning potential is a good indication as you can win up to 50,000 times your initial bet on this game. The theoretical return to the player of this slot machine does not seem to be strongly impacted by this volatility since its rate is still 95.4%, which is only slightly below the market average. The starting grid is proposed in a format increasingly appreciated by the creators as well as the slot players: the 7x7. Indeed, 7 reels composed of 7 rows allow to display a total of 49 symbols on the grid. In addition to the original free spins bonus, there is a feature in the Fire Hopper base game, the Leaping Frog. Literally the Leaping Frog, the title of this feature gives you a clue as to what it represents... When the Wild Frog appears on the grid at the same time as a firefly or jackpot prize, this feature is triggered. The frog will then leap to land on the firefly or jackpot prize if no firefly is present, while leaving a golden frog in its original location. The frog has a win multiplier and each time it jumps, its value is increased by +1. This multiplier also applies to the cash prizes that the frog will jump on and their value can be substantial:

• The small blue prize pays 20 times the starting bet

• The purple prize pays 100 times the starting stake

• The big red prize pays 500 times the original stake

• The golden jackpot pays 1,000 times the original bet

The different symbols in Fire Hopper

Fire Hopper was complicated enough without having to add a lot of different symbols. Push Gaming has decided to make it easier for you in this respect. 6 pay symbols can appear on the grid and they are all in the form of a lotus flower of a different color:

• The red lotus pays 200 times the starting bet for a connection of 20 or more identical symbols

• The orange lotus pays 100 times the original bet for a connection of 20 or more identical symbols

• The pink lotus pays 50 times the original bet for a connection of 20 or more identical symbols

• Purple, green and blue lotuses all pay 25 times the original bet for a connection of 20 or more matching symbols

The image above shows you in detail the connection values of each symbol in Fire Hopper. Special symbols are the heart of Fire Hopper, let's introduce them here:

• Frogs are Wilds and substitute for all other symbols except for the Firefly, Scatter and cash prizes. Each frog has a x1 multiplier when it appears on the grid and the value of this multiplier increases by 1 for each jump the frog makes

• The firefly does not trigger any gain without help. It triggers the Leaping Frog feature when a frog is present on the grid at the same time as it

• The Scatter represented by the firefly with the inscription Bonus does not generate any winnings, but is still interesting. Also consisting of a firefly, this symbol will trigger the Leaping Frog feature when a frog is present on the grid at the same time. When the frog jumps on the Scatter, the free spins bonus is triggered

The different connections in Fire Hopper

There are no predefined paylines and many connections will be possible in Fire Hopper. This is because this slot machine uses clustering. This means that in order to make a payout connection, at least 5 identical symbols must be in horizontal or vertical contact somewhere on the grid. With each payout, the used symbols are then removed from the grid, leaving new symbols to cascade down to replace the empty slots. These symbol cascades allow for the potential of multiple connections in a single game round.

How the Fire Hopper Bonus Works

Fire Hopper's free spins bonus is triggered when a Scatter symbol shares the grid with at least one frog directly after the frog jumps on the bonus firefly. You are awarded 7 free spins and the Wild Frog remains present during the bonus. The Wild Frog has the biggest impact on the quality of your bonus, as it remains present for the entire bonus. Its win multiplier also increases with each jump, but will not reset between free spins. The golden wild frog left behind in each jump also carries the current multiplier, but will be removed at the end of each free spin.

If a Bonus Firefly symbol appears during the free spins, you will have the chance to retrigger. It is also possible to buy the bonus through the purchase feature added by Push Gaming. It will cost you 124 times your initial bet to get the famous 7 free spins.

Our review of Fire Hopper

Fire Hopper is the kind of successful slot machine that only Push Gaming has the secret to. It's original and fun to play, but it's the crazy volatility and incredible winning potential that attracts many players. Reminiscent of Fire Toad, Fire Hopper could very well be a dedication to its twin or simply a way for Push Gaming to show their competitors that they are capable of taking over the universe of their game by offering better content...