Powerspin might not be one of Relax Gaming’s most famous slots, but its stripped-back approach will definitely be a hit with many. This game might be especially attractive to slot newbies, for more help to starting out we have a guide for beginners to slot games. Powerspin has some decent wins up for grabs, and a jackpot feature too, so you’ve got the chance to make a success of yourself here. However, with many similar rivals also on offer out there, should this be the one you choose? Keep reading to find out…

Key features:

Reels: 3

Paylines: 5

Min bet: 10p

Max bet: £500

Slot RTP: 96.84%

Provider: Relax Gaming

Seeing the spins

This slot has an exciting, high-contrast appearance as the play board sits against a dark blue background. It has a bright rainbow border and a number of colourful symbols, from bold yellow lemons to green batteries complete with lightning. There’s a clear electric theme here, and you’ll see bolts of piercing white lightning packing a real punch here – be careful not to get shocked as you spin these reels!

Even the music continues the trend. A somewhat 80s-style electronic song plays when you spin, and you’ll hear a short jingle when you make a match too – at this point, a flash of lightning crackles and fizzes across the winning combination, and you’ll see some around the outside of the play board too. Despite a fairly basic concept, the graphics and music do work well together to create a coherent theme.

Playing with power

The play board is just 3×3, with nine symbols in total across three reels, so there’s not too much to take in. As a result, the gameplay is quite simple; just match three of the same symbol across one of the five paylines to win. The paylines are easy to remember, as horizontal and diagonal combinations are the only ones to consider here. The symbols vary in value, so three lightning bolt symbols will win £6 from a £1 bet, but on the other end of the scale three cherry symbols will get you just one-tenth of that at 60p.

If you get two full reels of the same symbol, you’ll trigger a re-spin on the third reel – can you get a full house? During the re-spin, matching triggering symbols will stick across all reels, and with the re-spin you might either improve on your initial win, or kickstart the Bonus Wheel feature, which we’ll expand on in the following section.

Wild power

So, this Bonus Wheel – just how is it activated? All you need to do is fill the whole play board with the same symbol, get a multiplier or symbol upgrade and upgrade to the highest paying symbol. The Bonus Wheel can either be triggered directly, or once a re-spin has filled the screen with one symbol – either will get you in!

The Jackpot Stars feature is randomly triggered – all three stars need to be lit after a draw. The game has six reels instead of the three present in the base game, and there are six jackpot prizes to win! All reels not filled with a sticky symbol will spin, and red ball symbols will then land on any position, cascading from the bottom up. Red ball symbols are sticky until the game ends, while spins continue as long as either a reel is completely filled with a sticky symbol or there’s an opportunity for a respin. When the game ends, if a reel is completely full of red ball symbols, you’ll win that respective jackpot!

Conclusion

As a slot, Powerspin is a little hit-and-miss. The basic gameplay isn’t likely to excite, and the lack of bonus symbols is a little disappointing too. However, the theme isn’t too bad and the bonus features are interesting. With a decent RTP of 96.84%, this slot might be worth a play or two, but we wouldn’t blame you if it didn’t become one of your firm favourites. To find out more, why not read our guide to RTP?

Provider

Relax Gaming first arrived in 2010, but only turned to releasing slots in late 2018 with Erik the Red. They’re an open casino platform and offer slots and games from providers including Push Gaming and Genesis Gaming as well as producing their own. Originally focusing on supplying B2B (business to business), they’ve turned towards the consumer in recent years, and with slots like Powerspin and La Fiesta, are hoping to increase their share of the market.