Push Gaming Is Preparing To Release A New Slot

Push Gaming, the provider of innovative gaming products for online casinos, is preparing to release Booty Bay, their new video slot featuring stunning graphics, a popular game engine and plenty of opportunities for big payouts. Using a pirate theme that is popular with providers and players alike, this title is set to be released on July 15, 2021. While piracy is a very common theme for modern video slots, Push Gaming has done a solid job to come up with an unusual game featuring a smart payout structure that breaks with existing traditions.

Although Booty Bay is a video slot with action taking place on a 5x5 playing field, it offers us a trip to an extremely unstable pirate bay where Cluster Pays mechanics are the main focus. What's more, Booty Bay uses the so-called Hotzone, a dedicated 3x3 area located in the center of the playing field. Working with Wilds, the Hotzone is the key to additional payout multipliers and respins, which we will explain below. So, as for the key parameters of the Booty Bay, here are some important details to be aware of:

Game mechanics	5x5 playing field with 3x3 Hotzone
Betting Range	from 0.10 to 100 EUR per spin
Maximum Payout	x20,000 of bet size
RTP	96.41%
Volatility	High

Since we are dealing with a Cluster Pays slot, you have to collect clusters, i.e. to land 6 or more identical symbols next to each other horizontally and vertically. The avalanche system does not work in the base game, which means you can get no more than one payout per round. As you'd expect, the Booty Bay's symbol set includes 9 icons correlating to the theme of piracy - including bronze coins, silver coins, gold coins, telescopes, compasses, and barrels. By creating clusters of 6-18 pirate symbols, you can expect a maximum payout of x50.

As for the special symbols, the Booty Wild is available to replace any of the common symbols in the base game. By creating clusters using Wilds, you will receive payouts with extra multipliers attached to the special symbol. What makes Booty Bay special is the lack of cascading winnings, instead you will enjoy Hotzone triggering all the main features in the game including:

• Re-spins are awarded if at least one Wild is in the Hotzone after a game round is played. During a Respin, Wilds are moved to a random adjacent position. If Wild has not left the Hotzone, the multiplier attached to it will be increased by 1.
• Locking Wilds with chains wrapped around them force regular Wilds to stay in their positions for the next three respins;
• Swirling Rapids symbol triggers a re-spin where all current Wilds are moved to the Hotzone with an increase of the attached multiplier by 1;
• Treasure Map symbol triggers a pick-me bonus game with 6 inverted coins with gifts (regular Wilds, Locking Wilds, or Swirling Rapids) and cash prizes up to x5,000 of total stake hidden behind them;
• Triple Wild Lock feature activated by having at least three Wilds on the playing field with at least one of them in the Hotzone. Theoretically, this feature is the key to an endless stream of respins.

While Booty Bay looks like a game with a tricky mix of bonus features, it actually offers a fairly simple and very interesting gaming experience. Although there are plenty of slots using the Cluster Pays engine, Booty Bay stands out from the crowd thanks to its creative Hotzone and Wilds capable of rewarding you with respins almost endlessly. So, if you're a fan of good old-fashioned treasure hunting, this trip to pirate bay could prove to be a very lucrative venture.