Classic 243 is Rabcat powered video slot with 5 reels and 243 pay-lines. This is a slot inspired with the old school, 80s slot machines. Travel 30 years back in time when neon lights were all the rage. The reels are transparent and set against the blue neon backdrop which has a specific vibe. Hit the reels here for free or visit any of the Rabcat Casinos to play for real money.
Before you join go back in time, you should set your betting range. "Stake" is used to regulate the coins size which ranges from 0.01 to 2. Big "Circle" in the middle is used to spin the reels, and "Max Bet" serves to set the highest bet possible. "Gamble" button is used to kick off the gamble feature after a win.
Wild symbol in the game is orange neon Wild. This symbol can replace any other in the game in order to form a winning combo. Wild cannot replace for the Free Spins symbol.
Free Spins Scatter is pink neon Freespins symbol. When you land 3 or more of these you will trigger free spins. When you activate it, you will be awarded with 10 free spins. In each of these 10 spins 2-3 guaranteed stacked Wild symbols appear on one of the 5 reels. If you get additional 3 symbols on the reels, you will retrigger the feature.
Furthermore, this video slot can boast with a Gamble feature which can double your winnings after each win you hit. If you wish to take a risk, you will need to click gamble button after you make a win. All you need to do here is to choose the correct glowing rhomboid. If your chosen rhomboid sends an energy pulse – you win, if not – you lose. You can play this feature till the five consecutive wins or till you make a wrong guess.
Gameplay
Stake: Used to regulate coins size.
Spin: Set the reels in motion.
Max Bet: Set the highest bet possible.
Gamble: Used to kick off the gamble feature.
As its name suggests, “Classic 243” is a video slot provided with 243 ways to win and on it, they have been used symbols common in those old cabinet slots such as stars, bells, sevens, bars, and diamonds, in this case accompanied by symbols of letters in neon colors, which give it a look between modern and classic precisely.
Personally, I think “Rabcat” has not been exactly generous when setting prices per line here since basically only the 3 best symbols have been set with moderately decent prices, and while you play, you will rarely see any line of 4 of a kind formed with these, and much less you will see lines of 5 of a kind formed with them.
All the time you are forming lines of 4 and 5 of a kind with the symbols “10” and “J” but you have to take into account that for example, a line of 5 of a kind with the symbol “10,” it only generates a payout equal to 50% of your total bet, which is a bit insignificant for a long line in my opinion.
The best chance of getting a big win in this game, it happens during the free spins round because during it, it is guaranteed the appearance of 2-3 wilds in each spin, and the truth is I do not have much to complain about my wins during these rounds since during one of them I won a total of 62x my total bet, which is a reasonable value for this type of features.
However, triggering this round of free spins has proved to be quite a challenge for me; in fact, I was only able to trigger one of these rounds during my first 10 minutes of play when my bets were still low, after that I gave back all my winnings to the machine and then I plunged into a long losing streak that I could never recover from.
I really cannot find many positives in this slot; fortunately, Rabcat has in its portfolio other interesting games that at times seem to offer us better opportunities than this one.