Before you get to the Starburst feature you’ll need to earn Slingos. For those new to the game, this is what happens.
The main part of the screen is taken up by a 5×5 grid with 25 numbers on it. At the start of the game you get credited with 10 spins of a 1×5 reel set that sits directly under the grid. With each spin, 5 random numbers are revealed. Where they match those on the card above, the numbers on the card are crossed off. Cross off 5 numbers in a horizontal, vertical or diagonal line to score a Slingo.
When Free Spins icons land, they add an extra spin, and the Wilds and Super Wilds help fill your card whilst the Purple Gems help boost your wins.
Spin Gamble for More Slingos
When your 10 spins are up, if you have yet to reach 11 Slingos – a Full House – then you can stake again for more spins to extend the game and try to reach the top of the pay ladder. However, your spins will come at a higher price than the original because there are less numbers left on the grid and a full house is closer. Keep this in mind because betting again can get pretty expensive at this stage.
Starburst Win Spins
Now here’s where the slot game comes in.
What you win on the prize ladder is not an instant cash prize, but instead a spin on Starburst slot with a GUARANTEED winning outcome. Your winning paylines will be made up of the symbol that shows on the pay ladder. So, if you get 3 Slingos you get a guaranted win with the blue gem, 4 Slingos and it’s with the Red Gem, right up to a Full House where your guaranteed win is with the Starburst Wild icon, the highest value of all.
Just like in the original Starburst slot there are 10 paylines and payouts are triggered by 3 or more identical icons landing on a payline from left to right or right to left.
Note that in the slot game if a Starburst Wild lands it expands to fill the entire reel set then locks in place for a re-spin. You can actually fill the middle three reels with Starburst Wilds in this way for a huge payout.
