Rapid Reels Pokie
Based around the theme of white water rafting, Rapid Reels is a 3-reel, 5 line pokie from Microgaming which sees images of a couple of thrill-seekers paddling their way through a river of banknotes on their way to the 6000 coin jackpot that awaits the lucky players who line up the perfect combination of symbols.
Unlike many similar games, this one has a couple of simple bonus features, with wild substitutions being the main ones and the enhanced jackpot payout being the other, but apart from these, it’s just a matter of deciding how much to bet per spin and seeing what happens as the symbols fall into place.
Moving Rapidly On
This pokie is laid out in exactly the same way as several others from the same developer, and the software behind it is identical as well, with just the main images and some symbols being unique. But that isn’t really a problem, as Microgaming are well known for bringing out high quality 3 reel games that can be trusted to deliver fair and regular payouts, which is why this and many other in the range are so popular.
The 3 reels take up the top left of the game, with a fun image of our characters paddling along their river of cash, both looking very happy with themselves, as you would in the same situation. The game logo shares this space with them, along with the information that the symbol of our rafting duo is wild, substituting for all others if that will create a winning line.
To the right is a paytable that details what each combination is worth, while the top right shows players how jackpot winnings are made up, with information on how each of the 5 paylines runs from left to right across the reels and what they stand to win when the wild symbol falls across each one.
The standard Microgaming control buttons are below the game, where players select their bets, adjusting the value of a coin from 0.25 to 0.50, 1.00, 2.00 or up to 5.00, and playing 1 to 5 lines, which gives a top bet of 25.00 per spin. Each coin activated adds another payline, so a single-coin bet means that only winning combinations that land across the first line will count, with any others not paying out anything.
So it’s probably worth considering playing with 5 coins, which at minimum bet will cost 1.25, and adjusting up from there.
Rapid Reels
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What Pays What
Landing a single cherry symbol across an active line will pay 1 coin, while any 2 will pay 2 coins and a full row of 3 is worth 10.
The single, double and triple bar symbols are all here, with any combination of them being valued at 4 coins. Single bars pay out 20 coins when making up a line, doubles are worth 50 and anyone landing a line of triple bar symbols will win 100 coins.
The most valuable of the standard symbols is a silver 7, and when players get a line of these, they will be 300 coins richer.
Any line can be completed by the wild symbol, which is one of the rafters, and he also pays out the jackpots when he lands across a line on his own. The amount paid depends on which line is filled, so the more coins activated, the bigger the potential payout, which is an incentive to play with more.
Landing the rafter across line 1 which runs through the centre of the reels will pay 1000 coins, while line 2, which runs along the top of them will be worth 2000. If it fills the third payline along the bottom part of the reels, then it’s worth 3000, and keeping with this pattern, the fourth line which runs from top left to bottom right is worth 4000 coins.
However, the fifth payline that goes from the bottom left to top right pays an enhanced jackpot of 6000 coins, or 30,000.00 at maximum bet. Maybe not a river of cash, but not far off it.
The Verdict
If the design and theme of Rapid Reels is appealing, then it’s a perfectly good 3 reel pokie to try out. With identical gameplay to several other games, it may not be the most innovative, but there’s nothing wrong with the features and payouts, just don’t expect a lot of bonus rounds, as the wild is about all there is.