Smooth Sailing Slot Machine: Review & Demo
Life onboard a cruise ship should be fun for those paying to ride it, and Smooth Sailing tries to make its design attractive by using appropriate graphics in some places, even though there are plenty of less exciting bits in there. Overall though, you’re going to find an interesting new mechanic called Connectify Pays, from Gold Coin Studios. The slot machine is announced as an exclusive release on Microgaming’s platform.
Smooth Sailing has 5x3 reels to give you and only 20 active lines. Excellent rewards, of up to 6,000x the stake ($240,000), can be claimed. This is from a slot with a 38.04% hit frequency rate, high volatility, and an RTP of 96.22%. Among its special features, I’d mention the wild, a couple of scatters, and the Connectify Pays free spins that make it all worth it if you can get to it.
Smooth Sailing Betting and Prizes
Starting from as little as $0.20 for a single round, you can go up to $40 with your wagers.
There is an extra bet that you can place, which adds 50% to the amount wagered, but it doubles the chances of getting access to the free spins. The wager would then be $0.30 to $60 per spin.
Rewards in Smooth Sailing look pretty good and could reach a top value of $240,000 cash. To get there, you’d need to be using the maximum bet of $40, and get 6,000x the stake, which is possible from the free spins.
Slot Features
The more basic feature that’s present inside, is the wild, a symbol that can create winning combinations and will get you paid very well on its own (up to 1,000x the stake per 5-symbol combo).
What you want in this slot, is to get access to the free spins, where the Connectify Pays are used. You need 3 scatters with the Ship on view during regular spins, to which they also added 3 Ticket scatters that can land during spins with Gold Coin Bets active. You can’t combine the two types of scatters, but the odds of getting this feature are still twice as good by spending an extra 50% each round.
Either way, you can get 10 free spins when the requirements are met. The extra mechanic is called Connectify Pays, and it uses the boat shapes from the left side of the screen, which are shown in different sizes (3-5 segments) and colors (blue, red, gold). You need to get the appropriate boat segments on the regular reels, to complete a combo and get a prize that’s associated with each boat size. There are even 2x multipliers that can land on the last reel, doubling the value of the prizes being paid.
Another big pro is the fact that the Royals are worth 10x as much during these free spins, so they’re worth pursuing as well.
Theme & Design
What you’re looking at, is a cruise ship-themed design, and you get to look at the ship’s deck in the background, and several regulated symbols on its reels. It’s a decent-looking design overall, I enjoyed it.
The list of lower-paying symbols has six Royals, 9 to A, while the top ones will deliver images of anchors, captain’s hat, ship’s wheels, colored boats, ship scatter, and the wild.
Conclusion
Smooth Sailing does look like it’s going to be an enjoyable option for experienced players but keeps in mind, there isn’t that much happening during its regular spins. To get the most out of it, you will need to reach the free spins, and for that, it would be a good idea to activate the extra bet.
