NOVOMATIC and fruit machines/classic slots are a perfect combination. You don't have to look far for some great titles, either (and some can be played exclusively at casinos like Bell Fruit).
But while the RTPs vary little, and the symbols are recognisable, small differences in the gameplay can mean the difference between small wins and a massive jackpot.
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Jolly Fruits is played on 5 reels and 10 win lines. Your aim is to land as many matching symbols as possible on the win lines. The win lines run in different patterns across the reels, always start on the first reel to the left and occupy a particular point on every additional reel.
- There are normal fruit machines, and then there is Jolly Fruits – a retro themed game with a couple of modern twists. First of all, the game is designed to a very high standard.
- Jolly Fruits ™ has a common progressive jackpot for all stakes and currencies. 5 Jokers on a payline win the Jolly Jackpot. With the maximum stake, the basic win for 5x Joker, and 100 percent of the jackpot will be paid out (the Jolly Jackpot amount shown in the game). 5 Stars (Scatter) win the Star jackpot.
Jolly Fruits definitely falls into the latter category. Played over five reels, and featuring bets from 50p to £50 a spin, this slot looks a treat and plays really nicely. In fact, in overall feel it's a lot like the developer's Fruitilicious online slot. Like that one it has medium variance and a low RTP of 93-94%.
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This is a 10-payline slot which features everything you recognise from a top fruity slot: lemons, oranges and melons, plus cherries, grapes, BARs and red 7s. Some symbols appear stacked, but the payouts reflect the chances of hitting a jackpot: five red 7s, for example, pays out 200x your stake, as does four Jackpot Joker Wilds.
The smiling Joker, 'Jolly', actually appears fairly regularly on the first couple of reels, and he substitutes for all regular icons save the Scatters. There's also a progressive jackpot for hitting five Jollys in a row. It's worth hitting up the game with the maximum stakes to take advantage the entire share of the prizepool.
Golden Stars And Progressives All Round
The Scatter icon in Jolly Fruits - the golden star - also awards a smaller progressive (the Star-Jackpot) if you land five of those suckers in a row. At the maximum stake, you'll win an amount worth around 20% of the main jackpot. That's great for casual gamblers: you can still win a small percentage when betting at lower stakes.
It's rare to find two progressives in one game, certainly ones that don't need a bonus round triggering first. But here in Jolly Fruits, there are no bonus features at all to be hit. Indeed, the Scatters just act like regular Scatter pay symbols except they pay out a progressive biggie. Meanwhile, the Wilds still substitute for regular icons but make up for a lack of free spins/instant wins etc by dishing out one of the game's jackpots. Indeed, you can win a prize worth two times your stake by simply landing just two Wilds on a payline.
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NOVOMATIC has plenty of fruit-themed slots online which will give fans of Jolly Fruits a lift. Sizzling Hot Deluxe - making its online transition from land-based Gaminator cabinets - has a better range of coin bets but some seriously big wins.
But if you want similar gameplay to Jolly Fruits but a different theme, Lucky Twins and Wowpot 5-reel are good alternatives. Both online 5-reel slots from Microgaming, the games only have 9 and 15 paylines respectively but have pretty basic gameplay. Certainly, there are no big free spins features to get in the way of the classic action.
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For some progressive hi-jinks, Jolly Fruits is up there with other great linked jackpot Gaminator games from NOVOMATIC. If you're a purist who isn't bothered about bonus features and massive wins, it's certainly one for you. But while the variance is fairly low, the long-term payouts are pretty low as well.
The saving grace in Jolly Fruits is the progressive jackpot. And even at the lower stakes, a 20-percent share of the progressive is certainly in a lot of players' radars.
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Give the game a try and remember to bring your big bucks when you hit the 'Real Money' button. You can find Jolly Fruits for free at Bell Fruit Casino online right now.