100 Ladies Pokie
The ladies of this 5 reel pokie from IGT are ladybirds, so players can expect to see lots of insects crawling around the reels, but these critters are presented in a cute cartoon style, making this a nice-looking game that can be found at online and land based casinos.
The 100 part of the title refers to the 100 paylines that run left to right across the game, with players able to have a stake on 1, 10, 25, 50, 75 or all 100 of them. Obviously, the more lines in play, the more frequently they will see winning combinations land across them, but stakes rise accordingly, so it’s just a matter of personal preference and budget.
Talking of budgets, it’s possible to spin the reels for just 0.01 or go all the way up to 100.00 per spin, so just about everyone should find a bet level to suit them. Those who go for just a small bet, or a few lines will be pleased to know that they will still be able to trigger the bonus features, as these are not dependent on the size of the bet, or how many lines have been activated.
It’s not just a matter of spinning the reels and watching bugs and other symbols line up, as there’s a couple of bonus symbols like wilds and scatters, along with a free spins game that gives players more chances to get a win at no risk.
Playing 100 Ladies
A bright and cheerful design greets players, with a colourful background picture of grasses and flowers behind the reels. The symbols are stacked 4 high on each reel and like many games, the classic playing card icons 9, 10, J, Q, K and A are featured, although each has been designed in an equally colourful and cartoon-like way to fit in with the overall theme.
Any time players see 3, 4 or 5 of the same symbol land on adjacent reels across an active payline running from the left side, they will win a prize. The 9 and 10 are the lowest value ones, each paying 5x, 25x or 100x the stake per line, while the K and A are worth 10x, 100x or 200x when 3, 4 or 5 stop across a line.
There’s clover, a sunflower, boy beetle and girl beetle taking up the top part of the paytable and the highest value symbol of all is the nest of ladybirds, that’s worth 100x, 225x or even 1000x when they land across the reels.
Any symbols that are part of a winning line will become animated, although it’s just simple flashing lights or spinning pictures and hardly anything spectacular.
100 Ladies
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Bonus Features
This nest of beetles has another important job as well, as it’s a wild symbol which can substitute for all others, except the Bonus, if it can then complete a winning line. To make it easier for it to do this, the wild can be stacked several high, which can even lead to multiple lines being completed in a single spin.
The bonus symbol is simply the word Bonus in big letters and when it stops in at least 3 positions anywhere on the middle 3 reels, it first pays out a prize equal to twice the bet per spin and then awards 10 free games. It doesn’t matter where on these reels it stops, so those players who haven’t activated all lines will still enter the bonus round.
Although the reels and payouts are standard, with the free games playing out at the same stake as the triggering spin, it’s possible to re-trigger them by landing any 3 or more bonus symbols again, to a maximum of 225 spins in total.
It’s going to be a pretty lucky player who triggers them over and over again, but it’s still nice to know that there’s the option to get a few more added on to the end of the current round.
The Verdict
This nice and cheerful pokie should brighten up anyone’s day with it’s cute cartoon bugs and potential for lots of winning spins.
By having 100 lines running across 4 rows of symbols, there’s plenty of chances to pick up a win or 2 with each spin, although the amount won will tend to be on the low side, as paying out lots of big prizes may be nice for the players but not so great for the casinos.
The free spins round can be quite easy to trigger and even though there’s no special mix of symbols or multipliers in effect, which is often the case in bonus games, this can still bring in some more credits at no extra cost.