Anyone looking for an online Poker machine that is shear fun, and where the wool will not be pulled over their eyes, should give Bar Bar Black Sheep a go.
It's a development of an older 3-reel game that lacked features, but has now been given a complete makeover to become a multi-round game with free spins and random multipliers, plus wild and scatter wins to help rustle up extra payouts. Players could even end up with three bags full of cash, or a nice boost to their bankrolls anyway, with a maximum win of 999x the total bet amount.
As it comes from the respected Microgaming developer, Bar Bar Black Sheep can be relied upon to be fair and trustworthy, with average payouts being declared at over 95%, which should be enough to see people flock to this fun game.
A cartoon style farmyard theme runs throughout across the 5 reels and 15 paylines of this game. A wager has to be placed on each line, making the minimum bet per spin just 0.15, and then players can choose to raise the stakes all the way up to 150.00 depending on their budgets.
A nice image of the farm is the backdrop to symbols of watermelons, oranges, corn cobs, plums and apples, harking back to the traditional fruit machine that inspired this pokie. Moving up the paytable, the higher value symbols consist of a barn, sheep and the bars and black sheep that have lent their names to the title.
At the minimum bet level, players will get a return on their wagers of between 0.05 and 0.50 when 3 of the same symbol land on one of the lines, going up to payouts of between 0.40 and 10.00 if a full line of 5 stop across a line.
Bonus symbols include a wool sack that helpfully has 'Free Spins' written across it and subsequently rewards players with a number of extra games, depending on how many appear at once. 3 of them will start 10 free spins, 4 triggers 15 spins, and if 5 sacks turn up in any positions, then 20 free spins will commence, with all games played out at the same value as the spin that started them off. For an extra treat however, all wins are tripled in value throughout the free games, and they can even be re-triggered by 3 or more sacks, with the additional spins added to the end of the current ones.
The same symbol awards scatter wins on top of the free games, with 2 sacks equalling a payout equal to the total bet per spin, and 5 of them being worth 100x the amount wagered.
There is also a wild symbol that's simply the Bar Bar Black Sheep logo, and this works in a standard way, replacing others if it will result in a winning combination, while also being worth up to 20.00 for a 0.15 stake if 5 of them land in the right spots.
On top of all this is the highest paying feature of them all. If 2 Bar symbols and a black sheep land in a straight line anywhere on the reels, a random multiplier prize is awarded, which will bleat all the other wins with up to 999x the triggering bet available.
Bar Bar Black Sheep is a fun game that has a low variance, meaning lots of payouts at lower values, and a lesser number of high value wins. It has a popular theme and appealing style, although maybe some animation of the symbols when they have made up a winning line would have been nice to see.
In general however, it’s certainly recommended, and as it comes from Microgaming, there’s no risk that it will fleece players.