Introduction
Chocolates is a breath of delicious fresh air with its Alpine settings, gorgeous graphics, and tempting bonus features. This pokie takes a 4x4 format with 2,401 paylines, but with Sticky Boxes in the Free Spins feature, there are up to 65,536 ways to win. It’s a highly volatile game from Big Time Gaming brand with some delicious wins possible.
Symbols include four differently coloured and shaped wrapped chocolates, along with lower value card symbols 9 through to A. There are also regular Wilds, Golden Ticket Wilds, Boxes (purple) and Scatters.
Instead of your standard user interface below the reels, this pokie has floating buttons to the right-hand side of the reels. Here you’ll find the stake adjustment buttons, game options, autospin and the main spin button to the bottom.
All wins pay left to right with the exception of the scatter, which conveniently pays any way. Prize values in the paytable are multiplied by the stake. The blue button with three lines next to the autospin button opens the paytable, autospin options and game settings.
Theme, Graphics & Soundtrack
Alpine chocolate is made with milk from cows in the European alps, making it that bit more natural and special as a sweet treat when blended with cocoa. The resulting chocolate is deliciously creamy and luxurious, with a unique taste and texture that sets this Alpine goodness apart from the crowd.
The top-quality graphics are beautifully rendered with delicate detail and vibrant colour, and the 3D design makes the whole aesthetic very pleasing on the eye. We find ourselves in an outdoor scene of rich green grass, leafy trees and pretty flowers, with snowy mountains and blue sky as the backdrop. It’s an Alpine retreat and the reels are embedded into the side of the wooden chalet. The pokie feels homely and welcoming.
A gentle soundtrack with birds chirping and very light music accompanies gameplay, with fun sounds to inject a happy energy upon reel spins and wins. This further cultivates that charming appeal of the forests and the mountains. It absorbs your senses and carries you away into a different world as you play, and we're glad for the brief, happy respite in these beautiful Alpine meadows.
Chocolates RTP and Variance
Chocolates has a decent 96.6% RTP. It’s also a highly volatile pokie, meaning there are likely larger but less regular prizes on offer.
How to Play Chocolates
1) To place your bet, simply use the < and > buttons to adjust the stake.
2) Hit the larger green spin button and hope for a sweet surprise on the reels!
3) Autospin can also be set for automatic spins.
Bet Sizes & Paytable Wins
The minimum stake is 0.10 coins, ideal for casual gameplay. The maximum wager is 20.00 coins, which may not quite satisfy the higher rollers though some decent prizes are possible at this level.
*The premium chocolate symbols each pay for 3 or 4-of-a-kind.
*The purple is most valuable chocolate at 1x for 4, and 0.3x for 3.
*The least valuable chocolate is the green triangle, worth 0.3x for 4 and 0.1x for 3.
*The scatters pay x6 for 3 and x20 for 4.
Chocolates Bonus Features
There are a couple of features here to sweeten this pokie and amplify the payout possibilities.
Golden Ticket Wilds
Both the regular Wilds and Golden Ticket Wilds substitute all symbols bar the scatter and box, and they appear on the 2nd to 4th reels. Any win where a Golden Ticket Wild serves as a substitute is multiplied by x6 to give the prize an instant boost.
Boxes
Boxes will open to unveil up to 4 Chocolate symbols, with each chocolate adding to the number of symbols on that reel and increasing the ways to win. All boxes on the same spin reveal the same chocolate.
Free Spins
Get 3 or 4 Scatters in any position on the reels during the base game to trigger 7 or 10 Free Spins respectively.
During this feature, all boxes landing on the reels will become Sticky Boxes and remain in place for the duration of the round. At the start of the feature, one or more Scatters will also turn into Sticky Boxes. Each reel that has four Sticky Boxes will award an extra 3 free spins. In theory, 65,656 ways to win are possible in this feature.
Chocolates Review : In Conclusion
Chocolates is a fun pokie that’s a delight to look at thanks to the gorgeous graphics. We like the RTP but the higher variance may not suit those preferring smaller, more regular wins. While the max wager at 20.00 coins isn’t as high as some pokies, it’s enough to result in some tempting prizes.
Symbol values have taken a hit in this Big Time Gaming offering, the tasty features keep things interesting and potentially very rewarding. For instance, three Golden Ticket Wilds could see you sweet with a x216 multiplier and there’s a top 65,656 ways to win to up the ante. The free spins offer more chances to win, while multipliers can take your prize from decent to phenomenal. There's enough to make your mouth water and keep you wanting more, especially if you're looking to win big and have the time, patience and wagers to invest in this pokie.
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