EmotiCoins from Microgaming: Slot Review - wink, smiley face, payout!

Either you like it or not but Emojis are now an acceptable form of communication between people these days especially when you are in a rush and do not have the time to type in a few words! Sure they even say a smiley face emoji can solve all communication problems! Given the success of the Emoji movie this past summer, there was bound to be a few slots that feature Emojis so renowned software producer Microgaming took the bull by the horns and released this emoji-based slot. The game’s clever title is a nice wink and nod to the word emoticons. Let’s see if this slot is something worth smiling about.

EmotiCoins has 5 reels with 30 paylines and comes with features such as Wild Blast, Free Spins, and Wild Stickers.

Special Features

The first feature to highlight is the Wild symbol and this is depicted by the EmotiCoins game logo. Like most Wild symbols, it substitutes for all other symbols except for the Scatter symbol to help form winning combinations on the reels.

After any spin, up to 5 Wild symbols can be placed on the reels to guarantee you a nice big payout. This is known as the Wild Blast feature.

The most important symbol in the game is the Scatter symbol and this is denoted by the ‘LOL’ emoji image. Not only is it the highest paying symbol in the game but it also triggers the Free Spins feature which occurs whenever you land 3 or more of these symbols anywhere on the reels. While in Free Spins, you will be awarded 10 Free Spins and the Wild Stickers feature will kick in as well. Wild Stickers are Wild symbols which appear on the reels for every second spin. For instance, a Wild symbol will be added to the reels on the 1st spin, the 3rd spin, the 5th spin, the 7th spin, and so on. The great thing about these Wild symbols is that they are sticky which means that they remain in place for the duration of Free Spins to really help boost your chances of landing a massive win.

Theme, Graphics and Sound

The graphics are wonderful as the emojis are filled with lots of detail and bright colours. The backdrop of the game is a plethora of speech bubbles which ties in nicely with the emoji theme. Symbols consist of a range of popular emojis such as the smiley face, the winking face, the blowing kiss face and the usual A- 10 icons. The animations are very impressive as symbols enlarge and pop into life whenever they are part of a winning combination on the reels.

The music is poppy, upbeat, and full of soft piano sounds. It complements the zany theme of the game superbly.

Win lines, Payouts and Jackpots

The game features 30 paylines, a decent RTP of 96.01%, and a low maximum payout worth 306X your wager.

Below is a summary taken from the PayOut Table from the game. The amount won for each combination depends on the value of the bet when you spin the reels.

Bet Range: 0.30, 0.60, 0.90, 1.20, 1.50, 1.80, 2.10, 2.40, 2.70, 3.00, 3.30, 3.60, 3.90, 4.20, 4.50, 4.80, 5.10, 5.40, 5.70, 6.00..300.00

Based on a bet of 0.30:

• Emoticoins Wild Symbol: 0.60 for 3X, 4.00 for 4X, 15.00 for 5X
• Lol Scatter Symbol: 0.30 for 2X, 0.60 for 3X, 3.00 for 4X, 30.00 for 5X
• Shades Emoji Symbol: 0.40 for 3X, 1.50 for 4X, 8.50 for 5X
• Blowing Kiss Emoji Symbol: 0.40 for 3X, 1.20 for 4X, 7.50 for 5X
• Smiling Emoji Symbol: 0.35 for 3X, 1.00 for 3X, 6.50 for 5X
• Tongue Emoji Symbol: 0.30 for 3X, 0.80 for 4X, 5.00 for 5X
• Winking Emoji Symbol: 0.30 for 3X, 0.60 for 3X, 4.00 for 5X
• A Symbol: 0.15 for 3X, 0.40 for 4X, 1.00 for 5X
• K Symbol: 0.12 for 3X, 0.40 for 4X, 0.90 for 5X
• Q Symbol: 0.10 for 3X, 0.30 for 4X, 0.80 for 5X
• J Symbol: 0.08 for 3X, 0.20 for 4X, 0.60 for 5X
• 10 Symbol: 0.05 for 3X, 0.10 for 4X, 0.40 for 5X

Our Verdict on EmotiCoins

Microgaming produced this slot and who knew playing with some emojis could be so much fun! The presentation of the game is fantastic and although it only contains a few features, it is a highly entertaining slot to play. It was quite difficult to trigger Free Spins I must admit but once you do, your patience will be handsomely rewarded with sticky wilds on every second spin! The only downside of Free Spins is that unfortunately you cannot retrigger more of them. I found this slot to be of Medium variance so you’ll notice that wins occur quite frequently the more you spin the reels.

Smile your way to a huge payout in EmotiCoins!