EggOMatic Pokie
As players are loading up the EggOMatic video pokie, they will soon realise that this is no ordinary game, as they are treated to a high-quality and highly amusing introduction video that explains the background to the events that are about to unfold on the reels. In an old-style newsreel, a robotic chicken tells us that egg production is down and the solution to this problem is the futuristic EggOMatic machine, which he then switches on with unfortunate results.
We are then shown inside the egg factory, where symbols of various mechanical hens are lined up over 5 reels in 3 rows, surrounded by a metal framework where payline indicators show where the 20 lines start or end. To the right is the strange machine of the title, which takes on special significance as the reels spin, while below all this is a set of control buttons. Players adjust their wagers from the low limit of 0.20 per spin to the maximum of 200.00 and will need 3 or more of the same chicken across a payline on connected reels from the left side to get a win.
There’s lots of bonus features that can alter this however, including wilds, spreading wilds, coin win eggs and a free spins round, while those punters who want to test things out first can play free EggOMatic video pokie games before using their own cash on a spin of these robotic roosters.
Playing EggOMatic
Everything in this pokie has been designed to look like a computer animated movie, with an old-fashioned twist, and even the pay table looks as if the information is being projected on to it from an old machine. It’s a good example of the great detail and thoughtful design that developer Net Ent put into so many of their online casino pokies.
There’s 10 main symbols here, 5 chicks that create the lower-value winlines, and 5 chickens which are worth more. Brown, blue, green, purple and red chicks which are all identical apart from the colours, pay from 5, 20 or 50x the line bet when stopping on 3, 4 or 5 reels, to 5, 30 or 75x for the higher value ones.
Chickens are all unique in their design and these strange mechanical creatures range in value from a sad-looking brown one that’s worth 10, 50 or 300x the line bet, to the top hen who returns wins of 30, 250 or 1000x for the same combinations.
EggOMatic
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Bonus Features
With each spin of the reels the EggOMatic machine shakes and rattles, randomly popping bonus eggs on to a conveyer belt above the reels. Each of these has a different effect on what goes on underneath and moves 1 place towards the left on every spin, dropping down only when the wild symbol appears on the same reel that the bonus egg has reached on the journey.
The wild also substitutes for all other symbols to make it easier to complete a line, by either filling any gaps in a run of matching symbols, or turning lines of 3 or 4 into high-paying lines of 4 or 5.
Egg Extras
The following features, all accompanied by some nice animations, will play out when the various special eggs drop down into the wings of the wild chicken.
Spreading wilds will turn all adjacent symbols in the diagonals into further wild symbols, giving players at least 5 on the reels. A coin win egg has a number value on it and when this falls onto the wild an instant payout is awarded, with the possible values being from 50 to 2500 coins. A free spins symbol does just what it says on the egg, triggering between 7 and 50 bonus games which can be retriggered if it appears at any point during the round.
Lastly, a multi-coloured surprise egg can move across the conveyer and award any of the above features when it drops down.
The Verdict
Apart from the fact that this isn’t mobile-optimised, and some players may not want to shell out the minimum of 0.20 per spin, this is a fantastic online casino pokie. The graphics are outstanding, although we have come to expect this standard from Net Ent, and the unique way that bonuses are triggered ensures that this is a game unlike any other.
The developers must have spent some time hatching the plan for this game and have come up with one of the biggest releases in their range that any pokie fan should try out. While it’s not guaranteed that the eggs on the conveyer will drop down onto a wild symbol, even the normal run of the game has a good return to player percentage and it all looks eggcellent.