Extra Chilli Introduction
The symbols in BTG's Extra Chilli pokie are all Mexican inspired with bright colours and energetic sound effects. The background imagery is a Mexican market with lots of colourful stalls selling fruit and veg, Spanish guitars and clothing. The blue sky, flags and crowd chatter all add to the atmosphere to create a vibrant feel.
Other Mexican images in this scene include bottle of spices, bright pottery, chilli peppers and hot sunshine! The theme is brought to life further by the regular yapping of a little dog in the background and the shouts of the market stall sellers and hubbub of customers.
Betting Options
Extra Chilli has six reels and five rows of symbols, while the biggest difference from regular pokies is the Megaways feature, which gives a huge 117649 ways to win. This Megaways feature come into play when you use the special extra horizontal reel at the bottom of the screen, which can combine with the other six reels to create a seven-symbol combination.
When you place your bet on Extra Chilli, you can bet a minimum of $0.20 and a maximum of $40.00. To change the bet per spin, simply click on the left and right arrows in the bottom left of the screen. Other options to enhance your gaming include the menu button, which opens up the rules of the game and, the options section, where you can turn the music on and off.
You can also choose to play autospins, which means you can play up to 100 spins automatically and set your own loss and single win limits.
Symbols and Payouts
The best-paying symbol in Extra Chilli is the purple chilli pepper, which can pay 50x your bet if you get six matches on the reels. Other chillies pay much less with the red chilli paying out 7.5x your bet for six matches and the blue and green chills only 2x your bet for six matches. Keep an eye on the extra reel below the main set, as this can boost your payouts under reels 2, 3, 4 and 5.
Tumbling Reels ‘Reactions’
One special feature of this game is the Reactions or, as players might know the feature, tumbling reels. This means whenever you hit a winning combination the winning symbols disappear to be replaced by new symbols - and more potential matches. This gives you many winning opportunities from every spin. Every time you get a Reaction, you multiply your winnings with a 1x increase or every Reaction.
Wilds and Scatters
The fireworks symbol is the wild symbol in this game. This can stand in for the other symbols to create new winning combinations. The golden HOT letters are the scatters, and if you find three of these, you will trigger the free spins round. Every extra scatter symbols adds four extra free spins.
Free Spins Gamble
After triggering free spins, you get to play the gamble game, which gives you the chance to win 24 free spins! You can press Collect to start the free spins or gamble to spin the reel in the hope of an increase in your prize. You could get more free spins or end up with zero free spins. You also get to ‘buy’ a Feature Drop at any time for the price displayed in the Feature Drop button - this could be zero, which means a free feature!
Who Will Enjoy Playing Extra Chilli?
Players who love the Mexican lifestyle will enjoy Extra Chilli, as this is a free pokies game with a strong Mexican flavour with traditional Mexican imagery and a vibrant atmosphere, including street noises and music. The game’s features are impressive, especially the Reactions feature with the tumbling reels and increasing multipliers.
The MegaWays 117649 ways to win feature is also a great way to boost your returns with the special extra horizontal reel.
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