Free slot: Hot Fiesta

How Hot Fiesta works

Hot Fiesta is a recent online casino slot. It has been published since April 22, 2021 by the online game provider Pragmatic Play. This slot was inspired by the great Mexican festivals. Let yourself be swept away by the fiesta in the middle of the street to the sound of guitars, accordions and maracas!

It has a classic reel layout with 5 reels of 3 rows and 25 paylines. The reels are triggered to reveal various symbols. Hot Fiesta has a payout ratio of 96.56% and can be described as a high-volatility machine with a payout of up to 5,000 times its bet.

The different symbols of Hot Fiesta

13 different symbols can appear on the reels:

• Pinata as a WILD (pays x40 for 5 identical symbols): it appears anywhere on the reels and substitutes for any symbol except the Bonus symbol. On each spin, each appearing WILD has its own multiplier x2, x3 or x5. This multiplier applies to winning combinations and if multiple WILDs land on the reels, the multipliers are added together.

• Rockets as Bonus Symbols: they appear on reels 1, 3 and 5 and trigger the free spins bonus feature when 3 of them are combined.

• The senor (pays x30 for 5 identical symbols).

• The senorita (pays x20 for 5 identical symbols).

• The accordion (pays x12 for 5 identical symbols).

• The guitar (pays x8 for 5 identical symbols).

• Maracas (pay x6 for 5 identical symbols).

• The cocktail (pays x4 for 5 identical symbols).

• The classic symbols A, K, Q, J and 10 (pay x1 to x2 for 5 identical symbols).

The different connections in Hot Fiesta

There are many connections available in Hot Fiesta. Indeed, there are 25 paylines, which you can see in the image below. Whether it's lines, diagonals or simple buttons, there are many ways to win. You need to line up between 3 and 5 symbols from left to right to get a win.

How the Hot Fiesta bonus works

When 3 bonus symbols land on the reels, the free spins bonus feature is triggered. The interface gives way to a 3 by 3 grid filled with pinatas. Each one explodes and reveals a random number of free spins. Between 9 and 27 free spins can be awarded in total. During the free spins, each WILD landing on the reels remains present for the duration of the bonus and moves to a new random location with each spin. Bonus symbols do not land on the reels during free spins, so it is not possible to retrigger the bonus feature.

Hot Fiesta is one of those slots where it is possible to buy the free spins bonus feature for 100 times your initial bet. It is also possible to increase the cost of a spin by 40% to double your chances of getting that bonus round.

Our opinion about Hot Fiesta

Pragmatic Play is a prolific provider of online games and has done better than Hot Fiesta. The theme is still original, the designs neat and the animations well done, but the base game is quickly boring and the free spins bonus with its moving WILDs is not enough to make up for it, nor its maximum potential of 5,000 times the initial bet. One of the few positive points is the bonus buy-in function, which will delight streamer slots in particular and fans of this feature.