Pure Platinum Pokies
Bling is the thing with the Pure Platinum pokie from Microgaming, which features sparkly jewels of questionable taste, stacked Wild symbols, free spins and multipliers to bring in precious rewards.
Everything about this game reflects the beauty of Platinum, from the overall surroundings of the reels which are made to look like a bank vault, to the header section which features crucibles of molten platinum being poured down onto the symbols. The silvery-blue effect is quite dazzling, and certainly attracts the attention of potential players, although they may be tempted to turn off the fairly annoying soundtrack that accompanies it.
How To Play Pure Platinum
Five reels and 40 paylines give players lots of potential winning spins, and unlike some pokies where all lines are permanently activated, here anything from a single one, to all 40 can be played, although having a bet on each one and just staking more or less per line to suit the budget is always the best way to get all the possible wins.
Coin values are a little limited, at 0.01, 0,02 and 0.05 and up to 10 coins a line, so even the maximum win of 1000x the line bet won’t be enough to buy the platinum watch and ring that make up some of the higher paying symbols.
Pure Platinum
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The other picture symbols are of big bars of Platinum, and smaller ingots of the stuff, plus the playing card icons of 9 through to A. Naturally there are some bonus symbols to add some sparkle to the reels, and in the case of Pure Platinum these are the ever-present Wild and a Platinum Disc Scatter, each of which have more than the standard features when they land in favourable positions.
Firstly the Pure Platinum logo Wild not only substitutes for all except the Scatter to help complete lines, which is all perfectly normal, but as it also appears stacked in columns, it can complete more lines than if just one appeared on a reel. It’s also one of those nice Wilds that pays out even when it doesn’t complete a line, so getting a full 5 right across the reels sends the maximum 1000x win into the lucky players account balance.
The Disc Scatter opens up the free spins bonus game when at least 3 appear at once, with players getting to choose one of three options. Three crucibles of molten Platinum appear on screen, and selecting one causes it to pour its contents into a mould representing the three options. It’s a nice touch, totally unnecessary of course, but nice all the same. The choice is 10 free spins, where all wins are multiplied by 10x, 25 free spins with a 2x multiplier, or 50 with just the regular amount paid out with each winning spin. The overall payouts won’t vary much, so it just depends on whether a longer free spins session with smaller prizes, or a shorter one with potentially bigger wins are preferred.
The Scatter also pays out on its own, with 100x the total bet amount awarded for 5 of them, which gets added to the bankroll prior to the free round commencing.
That’s it for the bonus features, although like many Poker machines from Microgaming there is a Gamble round that can be played after any winning spin. Anyone who has played their Gamble game before will be familiar with the drill, but here the Platinum theme continues, with everything all nice and shiny.
Players will see a face-down card and can double the amount just won with a correct Red or Black guess, or quadruple it with a Spade, Club, Heart or Diamond guess, but it is of course, totally guesswork, so the odds of turning a modest prize into a much bigger one have to be considered before choosing to open the round.
Pure Riches Or Pure Garbage?
No-one could accuse Microgaming of not trying to explore every niche with their pokies, and Pure Platinum is yet another new theme. It may not have the most exciting images, but the wealth on display has certainly tempted a lot of players to the game. Nice bonus features and the option to decide how the free spins play out give some flexibility, making it a popular choice for players around the world.