Overview
Embark on a thrilling safari adventure with Pragmatic Play's Gems of Serengeti, a high-volatility slot boasting a maximum win of 4,000x your stake! Explore the stunning African savanna across a 5-reel, 4-row grid, featuring 20 paylines brimming with vibrant symbols. Encounter majestic lions, sleek cheetahs, and valuable gems in this visually captivating game. The unique Respin feature, triggered by landing 5 or more Gem symbols, offers massive win potential. Land 3 Bonus symbols to unlock the Free Spins round where collecting 20 or more gems can lead to monumental payouts. Gems of Serengeti offers an exciting blend of classic gameplay and innovative bonus features, appealing to both seasoned players seeking high-risk, high-reward action and newcomers looking for an immersive, visually stunning experience. The game's high volatility promises significant wins alongside periods of lower payouts, making it perfect for thrill-seekers. Play on any device with bets ranging from £0.20 to £100.
Gameplay & Features
Two other symbols with important roles in the game are the Gems and the Bonus symbols, which trigger the Respin feature and free spins when enough of them hit, respectively.
• Respin Feature
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Gem Symbolsappear on all reels, and whenat least 5hit, the Respin feature is activated. The feature starts after any line wins have been paid and is played on a grid that lands only Gems or blank spaces. The triggering Gems areheld in place, and 3respinsare awarded. If new Gems hit, they lock to the reels and reset the respin count back to three. When respins end or all positions are filled, the round ends. Then, a payout is made depending on the number of Gems in view – 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, or 20 Gems awards 1x, 2x, 5x, 10x, 15x, 20x, 30x, 45x, 60x, 80x, 100x, 150x, 200x, 250x, 300x, or 500x the bet, respectively.
• Free Spins
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When3 bonus symbolshit on reels 1, 3, and 5,10 free spinsare awarded. During free spins, Gem symbols arecollectedwhen they land. At the end of the free spins, if5-19 Gemswere collected, arespinis awarded which starts with the number of collected Gem symbols placed in random positions on the reels. If20 or more Gemsare collected during free spins, aprizeamount is paid without playing the respin feature. When 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, or 27 Gems are collected, the payout is worth 500x, 1,000x, 1,500x, 2,000x, 2,500x, 3,000x, 3,500x, or 4,000x the bet, respectively. Free spins cannot be retriggered
Final Thoughts
Gems of Serengeti came across as one of these slots that does what it does to a satisfactory degree while feeling like it's slacking off at the same time. Pragmatic Play has been in the game for a while now and has an impressive catalogue of slots, yet it sometimes seems content releasing a lot of stuff which is okay, kind of clever in parts, yet lacking a major spark. Not always, of course; there are exceptions to the rule. Not so much in the case of Gems of Serengeti, though. It looks nice, sounds nice, plays okay, but it doesn't really hang everything out there for the world to see, take risks, or make a bold statement, thereby carving its mark on the world of gambling when the dust settles.
There are highlights when the going is good. Prizes from the Respins feature aren't terrible when Gems hit in great numbers, for one. Free spins, too, if an ample number of Gems have been collected, can lead to even larger prizes when 20 or more have accrued. When sizable hauls of gemstones don't build, then the action can be pretty middling. In that case, Gems of Serengeti is basically a plain base game leading to a plain hold 'n win round and/or free spins. Not hugely creative as such, but again, it all hinges on how many Gems you can get. Score a load, and the trip to this Serengeti might feel justified. For the record, the win cap is equal to hitting 27 Gems, in other words,4,000 times the stake.
Add it all up, and Gems of Serengeti offers a cheerfully stylised African outdoors experience with a basic hold 'n win add on. If it sounds a-okay, then there's not much about Gems of Serengeti's straightforward gaming that is likely to blow away expectations of how it might function. On the other hand, there's not a lot here to bowl over players looking for an explosively unique experience like an out-of-control stampeding herd of wildebeests.
