40 Super Hot Pokie Machine
40 lines of fruit symbols fill the 5 reels of the 40 Super Hot video pokie from games developer EGT. It’s arguably the most popular game in their entire range, attracting players who enjoy the traditional fruit machine style, but want to reap the benefits of a couple of extra features. Although 40 Super Hot has basic gameplay, like all EGT pokies it’s got a 4-stage progressive jackpot round, and players can gamble their wins to try and turn a small prize into a huge real cash payout.
EGT specialise in casino pokie machines like this, and already have 20 Super Hot in their collection, so they have simply added more lines, adjusted the payscale to suit and given us this easy to play game. It’s got fairly simple graphics to go with the simple format and just a couple of non-fruit related symbols to mix things up a little. A dark red backdrop to the reels is all the embellishment it needs, but players will notice 4 boxes above the reels, each containing a playing card suit and a rising jackpot total, indicating how much they could win if the Jackpot Cards round is triggered.
Apart from this, we just see the reels and a set of control buttons beneath them, which are used to set wagers from the low limit of 0.40 to the max bet of 80.00 per spin. Players win multiples of the line bet when 3 or more of the same fruit land across a payline, although they will need to be on connected reels, running from the left side. Free 40 Super Hot video pokie games can be tried out at many casinos, although clearly, there’s no real winnings to be had in these games.
Playing 40 Super Hot
The lowest value symbols are the cherries, oranges and lemons, with wins of 10x, 20x or 100x the amount placed per line when 3, 4 or 5 land across the game. Plums and a slice of watermelon are valued at 20x, 40x or 200x and the bunch of grapes will pay 20x, 80x or 400x for the same combinations.
The red 7 is traditionally a high-paying symbol and sticking with tradition, 40 Super Hot has this icon paying out 40x, 400x or 1000x the line bet when it stops on 3, 4 or 5 reels across a payline. It also acts as the wild symbol, so is able to replace any other fruit to complete winning combinations, either filling in gaps in the line, extending a win across further reels or even both at once. All of the fruit and the 7’s can land stacked several high on a reel, which has the effect of making it easier to line them up, or create several winlines in a single spin. Any symbols that are part of a winning combination burst into flame, which explains the Super Hot part of this pokies’ name.
A yellow star is going to pay out the top wins however, as this scatter symbol carries a prize equal to 200x, 800x or a huge 20,000x the line bet when 3, 4 or 5 land at once, and as it’s a scatter icon, it won’t need to be in any particular places to be worth these payouts.
40 Super Hot
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Gamble Game
Any win of less than 1400 coins can be gambled, with players able to double the amount won if they correctly decide if a playing card will be from a red or black suit, having the choice to play again if they get it right. It’s an optional round, and in practice these can be tricky to get far on without making a wrong pick and losing the lot, so perhaps best played with smaller wins that won’t be missed if the gamble goes wrong at any point.
Jackpot Cards
Those boxes above the reels will suddenly become very important if the randomly-triggered Jackpot Cards round begins. The lowest level jackpot is associated with the Club symbol, then it’s the Diamonds, Hearts and the top award is the Spades jackpot.
Players will see 12 face-down cards and just need to pick them in any order, winning whichever jackpot matches the first 3 cards of the same suit that are revealed. Once triggered, players are guaranteed to win any of them, and there’s a reasonable chance of getting the biggest award, although because these prizes can be quite substantial, the Jackpot Cards round isn’t going to be triggered very often.
The Verdict
Although it’s not mobile-optimised, this pokie is still a bit hit across many online casinos, and the easy gameplay combined with the potential for some reliable rewards has ensured its success. Players who like lots of bonus rounds may be put off, but for others, it’s become a firm favourite.