Monster Cravings Introduction
If you are looking for something that is a little different from the traditional reel-based free online pokies, Monster Cravings from Gamesys is a fun alternative. Designed for mobile devices and desktop or laptop machines, it involves a cute little burrowing monster called Digsby, who has an insatiable appetite for sweet things.
He likes nothing better than to dig his way through layers of gooey chocolate in which tasty sweets or candies are buried.
Hidden Wins
The game is loosely based on Lucky Dip; touch or click on the sweets and lollies you want Digsby to gobble up, and you might be lucky to find they are hiding a win. You can touch as few or as many sweets as you like in one round, but each sweet represents a bet. Many of these items of confectionery will look familiar, so watch out for your own favourites popping up during the game!
Regardless of what types of sweets they are, they all offer an equal chance to win.
Strategy
As you select the sweets for Digsby, you are marking out the route for his tunnel through the chocolate. Digsby can only go left, right or down, and there are impassable blockages on the way, so it is important to plan carefully to guide him to areas that are rich in sweets. This is important because securing wins from five consecutive sweets will trigger the Sugar Rush bonus, sending Digsby on a feeding frenzy for at least 20 free sweets.
Gameplay
You can either pick your sweets manually for Digsby to eat or select “Play 5”, which automatically places five bets and selects the sweets for you. Winning sweets will help increase the multiplier through to x5 of your bet, at which point the Sugar Rush bonus is triggered. The Sugar Rush is reached after five consecutive wins, while consuming a sweet that has no win attached will reset the Sugar Rush meter.
Once you've hit that Sugar Rush, stay out of Digsby's way! He gets a minimum of 20 free sweets as he charges through the chocolate at double speed, and he can win more freebies on the way. Three consecutive wins on the Sugar Rush awards five more sweets, with another five awarded for every additional consecutive win until he gets a loss. All the while, the unlimited multiplier continues to increase, setting you up for a potential big win.
Nom Nom Nom
As Digsby progresses through his subterranean chocolate world, he encounters more types of sweets, and they seem to appear in greater numbers. Monster Cravings is a great-looking game with a good chance of securing small wins. You can either play strategically or let the game pick Digsby's route for you, but when that Sugar Rush hits, it's great to just sit back and watch it all unfold.
If you have a sweet tooth, Monster Cravings may have your mouth watering, but whatever your taste in confectionery, it will leave you craving more.