Beef Lightning

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An Introduction to Beef Lightning

If you’ve ever wondered where those hamburgers come from, the Beef Lightning video slot will give you a clue. This title from Big Time Gaming is based completely around beef farming. That may sound like an odd theme for a slot, and we’ll give you that. However, it’s been done in such a good way that it’s nowhere near as awkward as it could have been.

We’re actually pretty impressed with how well BTG made this theme work.

The visuals are the first thing that most players are going to pay attention to. You’ll see various types of cows pretty much everywhere in this game. However, the farm scene in the background and the high level of detail paid to the symbols are all fun. What’s more is that the animation style for the features brings the game to life in an exciting way.

On the gameplay end, this is a title that balances between the regular mode and the features. That’s the type of play style that we prefer because it appeals to a larger number of players. Compared to the alternative styles, pretty much anyone will find enough that they like in this game to enjoy it.

Betting and Layout

The format is something that players may have seen before with the Megaways format. It’s easy to get started with, and there’s nothing new to learn if you haven’t played with it before. Here’s what you can expect:

• This is a slot that uses six reels of action. The number of reels stays the same for this title at all times.
• What can change, however, is the number of symbols on a given reel. This is chosen at random and goes between two and seven.
• The “all ways” format is applied here, but the number of ways to win can vary due to the above. However, the number of ways to win for the current spin is always displayed at the top for clarity.
• Since line-based wagers obviously wouldn’t work here, they aren’t used. Instead, you simply select the total amount that you want to bet per turn.
• At the lower end, you can bet as low as €0.10 per turn. The maximum is €7.50 per spin, however.

All payouts for this title are based on how much you’re betting in total. For example, if you’re wagering €2 per spin and hit a 3x win, your payout will be worth €6. This makes it really easy to spot exactly how much you’ll get paid for different winning combinations.

Additionally, the volatility of this game is in the medium-high range. That makes it very appealing to most players, but the swings can be a bit much. We’ll get into betting adjustments for this level of volatility below.

Gameplay and Features

In the Beef Lightning online slot, there are a number of fun features. Some of them really drive the gameplay, and others only come up occasionally. We think that this is a good mix that creates a good style of play. In the following, we’ll look over each feature, how they’re triggered and what you can expect from them.

Reactions Feature

The most likely case is that the reactions feature is the first feature you’ll trigger. That’s because it’s really easy to set off since all you have to do is get any type of regular payline win, so it’s obvious why we think it’s the first you’ll probably hit.

You may have seen a similar feature before under a different name like Rolling Reels or an avalanche feature. However, the idea is the same. Winning combinations disappear after paying out. From there, new symbols fall down into place to give you new chances to win. This process continues over and over until no new wins are available.

This feature gives you value by essentially giving you more wins per turn on average than what you would get otherwise, and that’s obviously something that will be welcomed by players.

Wild Brand Symbols and Duplicating Wilds

The picture of “wild” branded onto a hide is the wild. It substitutes for everything in this game other than the scatters and bonus symbols. However, it does not get its own winning combinations.

However, it is a part of a fun feature. At random on any given spin, you can activate the duplicating wilds feature. This causes a given wild on the screen to duplicate itself vertically. As a result, every single symbol on that reel turns into a wild. That’s a really fun feature because it can happen on up to three reels at once.

Scattered Moo Symbols and Free Spins

Golden M and O symbols can spell out “MOO” on the reels. These are scatters, and you can get them to activate free spins. You need at least three on the game board at once to get the feature. Additionally, the number of free spins you get is determined by the number of scatters. Here are the numbers of free turns you can get:

• Three of a Kind – 12 free spins
• Four of a Kind – 16 free spins
• Five of a Kind – 20 free spins
• Six of a Kind – 24 free spins

The free spins mode centers around a cow auction theme. Cows get bids during the feature, and they’re added up and given to you as a bonus. This is a fun way that they’ve incorporated the beef farming theme into the gameplay.

Bonus Coins

During the free spins mode, you can also get golden coins on the reels. When they show up, they can do a few different things at random:

• Give improvements on your cow auction bonus
• Re-trigger the free spins mode
• Instant payouts of 500x to 25,000x

This 25,000x potential payout is the largest in the game by far. It’s one of the main reasons why the volatility of this title is above average as well.

How to Win at Beef Lightning

As we’ve mentioned up above, the volatility of the Beef Lightning video slot is above-average. In the medium-high range, you can make a simple betting adjustment that will smooth out the swings substantially, though it’s completely optional.

Dropping your bet size down slightly will do this for you. An adjustment in the range of a decrease of 25 to 33 percent is plenty to get this effect. The swings will be smoother with this adjustment if that’s something that you desire.

Payout Structure for Beef Lightning

The black cow on the purple background is the best-paying regular symbol in the entire game. It gives a strong 20x win for six of a kind. This is also the only symbol to pay for just two of a kind, so you obviously want to see it on the reels as much as possible.

In the middle range, you have the white and tan cow with 2.5x for six. The golden cowbell and golden horseshoe (cow shoe?) both pay 1x for six of a kind combinations as well.

At the lower end, you have six card rank symbols that balance things out. The purple A and red K symbols each give you 0.6x for six of a kind. Likewise, you can earn 0.5x for five of a kind combinations of the blue Q or green J. The yellow 10 and cyan 9 symbols each award 0.4x for six as well.

Overview

As a part of this software company’s portfolio overall, this is a slot that serves an important position because it appeals to many people. Additionally, the action is absolutely boosted by the awesome amount to which the aesthetic appeal perfectly fits the overall theme.

The overall theme is used in a particularly cool way in this slot, as opposed to it only being a non-critical detail like what you see in most games, and the feature set includes a variety of different extra ways to win alongside the regular pay table. Also worth noting, if action is what you’re after, then you’ll absolutely fall in love with the gameplay experience that this slot offers to your sessions.

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