Honey Rush
By Play n Go
Honey Rush by Play n Go is a cluster pays slot, played on a clever hexagonal grid. It offers a maximum win of 9,000x your bet and generous RTP of 96.54%. With high volatility, there’s a sting in the tail of this slot, but if you’ve got the bankroll to weather it, you could be in for big payouts. All winning symbols in the game contribute to a Rush Meter that creates super clusters and adds sticky wilds to the grid when it fills up. Look out as well for sticky jars of honey that act as wild multiplier symbols.
| Game Name | Honey Rush |
|---|---|
| Developer | Play n Go |
| Theme(s) | Animals, Cartoon |
| Release Date | 31.10.19 |
| Rows | 7 |
| Reels | Up To 7 |
| Volatility | High |
| RTP Rate | 96.5% | 94.5% | 91.5% | 87.5% | 84.5% |
| Max Win | 9,000x |
| Min Bet | £0.20 |
| Format | Cluster Pays |
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Review Scorecard
What Our Reviewer Says …
A popular cluster pays game for good reason combining cascades with a fun feature meter. Those powerful sticky wild multipliers can take you a long way!
What We Like
- High win rate in testing - 38% of spins produced a win
- Clever Rush Meter feature rewards long sequences of cascading wins
- Fun, laid back production and soundtrack
- Wins of up to 9,000x possible
What We Didn't Like
- Low RTP at some slot sites
- Gameplay can feel a bit same-y after a while
Theme and Design
Play n Go thought outside the box when it came to the organisation of the reels in this game. We know bees make hexagonal shapes in their honeycomb, so it’s clever to see this hexagonal organisation. It also makes way pretty naturally for some large clusters! Elsewhere the forest background is restful and the flower symbols in keeping with the cute bee theme. There are even the shadows of bees buzzing in the background and well-designed but not intrusive animations.
The bee theme is undoubtedly popular, 3 Buzzing Wilds and Bee Hive Bonanza are just two recent examples. However, Play n Go’s execution of a unique grid shape and crisp, clean graphics make this one really stand out.
RTP and Variance
At its optimum rate, Honey Rush has an RTP of 96.54%. You can't complain about that. Sure, the high volatility won’t suit everybody, but the combination of high variance and a strong RTP means you’re more likely to hit some large wins eventually. If you’ve got a big enough bankroll to weather some dry spells, Honey Rush is an excellent choice.
However, keep in mind that there are other RTP rates for this game - 96.5%, 94.5%, 91.5%, 87.5%, 84.5%. It is at your casino operator's discretion to choose which setting to run the game at, and many UK slot sites opt for lower than optimum. You can check RTP for yourself from within the game by browsing to the game info screen via the '?' link under the reels.
We recommend playing at MrQ from Lindar Media which consistently runs slots at optimum RTP rates.
Maximum Win
The top payout of 9,000x your bet is pretty good, but not incredible. Combined with that RTP the numbers look good. But if you’re looking to chase some serious jackpots but want a similarly cute bee theme then you can’t go wrong with Beelionaires Dream Drop, which lets you try your luck at a progressive jackpot well into the millions!
Symbols and Paytable
Honey Rush is played on a hexagonal shaped grid of 7 rows, and from 4 to 7 reels. Instead of regular paylines, you make wins using the cluster pays mechanic. This requires you to match at least 5 symbols that connect with each other horizontally or vertically.
There are 7 pay symbols in total, plus a wild symbol. The low-value symbols are the flowers, a blue one, a pink one, a red rose, and a sunflower. These each pay up to 20x the bet for a combination of 35 or more symbols. The premium symbols are the coins, one bronze, one silver, and one gold, and a diamond. The diamond is the highest paying of all, giving 2x your bet for 5, up to 400x your bet for 35 or more.
Features and Gameplay
Honey Rush has plenty of interesting features that help to take what could be quite a relaxing slot and turn it into something a whole lot more exciting. Let’s take a look at them each in detail.
Cascading Wins
Every time you make a win, the winning symbols in the cluster will vanish and new ones will cascade onto the grid. If they make a new win, these too vanish and more cascade down until no new wins are made or the whole grid is full of matching symbols.
Importantly, every winning symbol is also added to the Rush Meter, which can trigger the Colony feature if it fills up.
Sticky and Regular Wild Symbol
The Wild symbol is the honey jar and it substitutes for all pay symbols to make wins.
The sticky wild jar is red honey and is only added via the Rush Meter. This jar does not disappear in the cascading feature because it is sticky (like honey, get it?). Instead, it moves one position in any direction with each cascade. It will have a multiplier of 1x, 2x or 3x.
You can have up to 3 sticky wilds on the grid at any one time and their multipliers multiply together when part of a win giving you a max multiplier of 27x your win.
Rush Meter
The Rush Meter receives a star for every winning symbol in a cascade, but it resets every time you spin. The meter has four distinct stages, which award their own prizes, shown below:
- 20 winning symbols: Drone Colony and 1 sticky wild
- 40 winning symbols: Drone Colony and 1 sticky wild
- 80 winning symbols: Drone Colony and 1 sticky wild
- 160 winning symbols: Queen Colony
Colony Feature
So, what is the colony feature? It has three levels, Drone, Worker, and Queen. If you land 20, 40 or 80 winning symbols on the Rush Meter then you trigger the Drone Colony. The Queen Colony can only be activated with 160 winning symbols in the Rush Meter. And if you land a non-winning spin at any time then the Worker Colony can trigger at random.
The Colony Feature clones the center symbol (right in the middle of the grid) and creates a cluster around it of the same symbols i.e. a winning cluster. The size of this cluster depends on whether you get the Drone, Worker, or Queen Colony. The drone cluster is 7 symbols, the worker is anywhere from 7-15 symbols and the Queen cluster is 20-37.
Final Verdict
Honey Rush is a clever slot with a truly unique design that will delight fans of other bee themed slots. The cluster pays mechanic works particularly well on the hexagonal grid and thanks to sticky wilds multipliers that 9,000x max win doesn’t feel out of reach. Jackpot chasers might prefer a slot with a slightly higher maximum payout, but for most players, this slot combines the excitement of high volatility, with a bundle of great features that will make your play session fly by - or should we say buzz by?
Testing Notes
Test spins and results analysis by Mark Wadie.
Results from 100 spins with real money on Honey Rush at Casumo.
- Stake Size: £0.1
- Start balance: £1,012.73
- End balance: £1,016.57
- Win Rate: 38% (38 winning spins in 100)
- Biggest Win: 58.3x
Honey Rush defied its high variance rating by producing a short session of just 100 spins with plenty of action. The win rate is a lot higher than you find in most volatile slots. I saw 38 winning spins – most would produce 25 or less. And whilst it took a while to warm up, after a while I started seeing a few good runs where the Rush Meter filled up to trigger Drone Colonies, releasing sticky wilds onto the grid. This happened 5 times, and on one occasion I got as far as the Queen Colony.
The fun part about cluster pays slots with cascades of course is that the features snowball, and that is certainly the case here. With 3 sticky wilds, 2 with multipliers, in play, you have a good chance of continuing your winning run and building more clusters for more payouts. I maxed out at 58.3x which is a small win compared to the 9,000x the game is capable of producing, but it was a good taste of what Honey Rush can offer.
To sum up, this is a simple slot with a laid back vibe and a compelling feature in the Rush Meter. Combined with the high win rate, this was a fun one to try.
Who Made Honey Rush?
- Name: Play n Go
- UK License: Remote 021725-R-304911-020
- Total Games: 200 +
- Known For: Grid slots, high variance slots, huge range of themes, styles and maths models
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