Sporty Smileys Slot
If sports and games are your passion, then Sporting Smileys (formerly Olympic Emojis), the online video slot from Mobilots could be the game for you.
Upbeat, fun and dynamic, this video slot brings you a sporting theme while you try to win big cash prizes on the reels.
But will you end up with a podium finish? Here’s a review of Sporty Smileys by Mobilots with everything you need to know.
Bright and Vibrant
Emojis are a modern concept and designed to create a bit of fun when they’re used in texts and messages. With this game, developer Mobilots have accurately captured the spirit of smileys in an online video slot.
The design of the game is deliberately cartoon-like, to keep in with the character of the emojis themselves. The background creates a sports arena complete with the perfect weather for athletics with a clear blue sky overhead. The green grass on the floor has the white track lines ready for the competitors to line up and take their place!
The reels are completely transparent so there’s no interruption to the setting and it makes it appear as if the emojis are just hanging in the air.
The symbols are - as you might expect - a myriad of emojis, all taking part in different sports. Weightlifting, swimming, fencing and tennis are just some of the disciplines represented, and there’s also symbols of the Olympic flame, and the gold, silver and bronze medals.
Music can be a great motivator and the Sporty Smileys is no exception. In the background, there’s an inspirational soundtrack but that’s not all; you’ll also received plenty of encouragement from the emojis with phrases such as “Bring it on!” and whooping to spur you on even further.
Better Than a Medal
Olympians get a medal for reaching the top of the table but if you’re a winner, you’ll get a cash prize. To find out exactly what’s at stake you’ll need the pay table but it’s not immediately obvious where to find this. In the bottom right hand corner of the screen, you’ll spy a small cog; click on this and it brings up a help screen, instructions for play and also the pay table.
Just like other video slots, all of the symbols are a different value and pay out different multiples of the coin size. You can match between four and 14 symbols and the more you match, the greater the payout will be. The weightlifter is the top prize, offering a win of 10,000 for matching 14.
The Olympic rings act as a wild symbol, and appear to help you create winning combinations from other symbols.
Unusual Play
Once you’ve finished looking in the trophy cabinet, it’s time to return to the main screen and begin to play.
Although this is a video slot with reels, there’s a very different style with Sporty Smileys than you may be used to with other games.
There is still a “spin” button which starts every turn but rather than sending reeling spinning round, the tiles cascade to fill up the screen. Every time there’s a winning combination, those tiles will be removed from the board and more tiles will fall into place. This provides an extra chance for more winning matches to be created.
Your turn is only over once the board has been filled with symbols and there’s no more matches available.
The prize you win on any given turn appears in the left hand panel before flashing at the top of the screen. These winnings slowly top up the bonus meter on the top right hand of the screen, and when it reaches 100% the bonus game is unlocked.
Once the bonus game is unlocked you’ll be presented with a screen filled with six medals, and you’ll have the chance of picking one. This will award you a prize which will be added to your credit and then you’ll return to the main game to continue. The meter will be reset back to zero and you can resume filling it back up for another bonus!
The Olympic torch is a special symbol because every win counts towards the jackpot of 50.00. Once your total reaches this amount, you’ll win the jackpot automatically.
Reach for the Sky
Sporty Smileys by Mobilots is a fun game which plays in an unusual way, making it instantly attractive. It’s much easier to rack up a win than on conventional reels and watching the prizes slowly accumulate can be a big incentive to keep playing for the top jackpot.
