Hot Ink Slot

Hot ink video slot can be much more interesting, if microgaming create it a bit other way, than they do. I try this game couple of times at different casinos, and have some experience and impressions with that i want to share.

This game has extremely many paylines - 1024. This give us a fact that minimal bet here is quite high, 0.50$ not every player will be able to spin so much, because usually lowrollers deposit 10-30$ and this is not enough to play this game without a risk being busted out fast. Here we have wilds on all reels, and they even have payout itself, but here is the thing i really did not like. When i see 1024 ways game, i want to see stacked, or expanded wilds. Really, with so many lines stacked or expanded wilds add to game a lot of fun and when i did not see this, i am really sad. This is why i did not play this game these day, i did not see potential. Here is possible to trigger bonus game by 3+bonus symbols, and also 5 bonus symbols awards 100 x total bet. Here is typical pic game, but it is possible get 10 free spins here also, i never match this tattoos in set, i try 3 times when played this game, but no way. Also possible to trigger free spins by 3+ scatters, you awarded 20 free games with x 2 multiplier. I played this game couple of times ,and i really not happy with this game, 1024 lines is great, but where is potential to hit really big here? From my experience i never ever get x 100 total bet at this game, so i really not happy with it and will not play again.

Medium variance game, which has 1024 lines, but they useless here since in game not presented any stacked or expanding wilds. Not interesting to have so many lines, but did not have a chance to use them all!

Before writing this review I read a little also from the other reviews of this slot made ​​by the players before me. At least for me, I do not understand how you can play here and lose. When I played here, instead of counting looses (as I usually do when I play a slot)I began to count the gains! After only 50 spins (all played at the total minimum bet of 50 cents) I won here more than 60 Euro! And the most important thing, here like when I was playing at the „Firestar“ slot (see iSoftBet casinos) I was never in minus with the balance.

The „Hot Ink“ slot in my opinion is even better than „Avalon II“. At least speaking in terms of wins offered this is trueeven if when I played at „Avalon II“ I won from a single lucky spin over 1500 Euro. Here the wins are large, frequent and consistent. This is because after a full spin, each reel can be re-spun as many times as the player wants to obtain the desired winning combination. Of course each re-spin of a single reel costs, but in total if you get 3 „Tattoo bonus“ and enter the Bonus Game , the yield will exceed at least 2 times the losses from re-spins. At least this is how I have played this slot. Having at least one „Tattoo bonus“ on the screen I have done separate re-spins on one or two reels until I had 3 „Tattoo bonus“. It was just a matter of time and every time I have done this I won in the bonus game more (if after 10 individual re-spins I had not 3 „Tattoo Bonus“symbols I stopped and go ahead with the normal spins).

Otherwise the game also offers 20 Free Spins at 3 separate Scatters on the reels which will earn you handsome again. It is true that the pays are only given for 3 consecutive symbols, but with 1024 ways,these 3 symbols need to be present anywhere on adjacent lines. Plus that the Wild symbols here are very frequent. It does not deserveto pay for an individual reel re-spin to get an additional Wild!
Probably I also had some luck, but at least in what it concerns me, I am tempted to keep playing here also for real money. I'll be back in a day or two and if I continue to win the same way I will get a bonus offered by Microgaming casinos and will play certainly here for a good gain.

Hot Ink is a slot which has been developed by Microgaming. I think the developers at Microgaming definitely have been inspired by the success of several tattoo shows like "LA Ink" which was a worldwide broadcasted show starring Kat von D. It's also one of the 1024 ways to win games in Microgaming's portfolio, just like Leagues of Fortune for instance.

I've dealt with Hot Ink during a couple of sessions and unfortunately my results haven't been too great on this expensive game that applies a minimum bet of at least €0.50 per spin. Especially during the base game I really fail to see how it's possible to hit big. 5oak of the lower symbols never pay more than 5-7x bet size.

While the top paying symbols (Angel & Lucy) only guarantee a hit of 30x bet size. Only good thing is that Angel and Lucy do pay as well if you have them in succession, but pay slightly less than the usual combination. On the contrary of Leagues of Fortune, this game does not have stacked wilds.

It just contains only 1 wild per reel and therefore it's almost impossible to make that big hit during the base game. Even though the theme of this slot is great, and the same goes for the graphics. My biggest hit during base game is like 40x bet size.

I even found myself struggling to get decent wins during the free spins. The symbol of the two fishes is the scatter, and if you collect 3 or more you will receive 20 free spins and a 2x multiplier. Re-triggers are possible during the free spins. I once managed to do this and had 38 spins left. Guess what all these spins paid me? Well, only a lousy 10 bucks based on €1 bets.

On average the free spins pay 20-30x bet size I'd say based on several rounds. In addition there is also the tattoo bonus, when you collect 3 or more tattoo symbols. This bonus also offers you the chance to win free spins, albeit only 10, if the 3 designs match. Each design will reveal a prize.

Although I never won any free spins from this game, I must say I did have some decent wins here of up to 50x bet size. That's definitely not bad for a bonus game. Lastly the base game also offers a re-spin feature to spin a specific reel again at some cost. I never been a fan of this feature, since it hardly ever paid off for me so I don't add too much value to it.

My final rating for Hot Ink is 6.5/10.

Hot Ink is a 1024 ways to win slot game based on the theme of tattoos,created by Microgaming software.The game has a 5 reels with coin size from 0.01 to 0.25 and max coins 500.The thematic bonus feature in Hot Ink is the Tattoo Bonus. It is triggered when three or more Tattoo Logo symbols appear anywhere on the reels.The player selects one of the three tattoo albums, which opens to reveal a combination of different types of tattoos. You can win bonus credits depending on the combination.if you manage to open three identical tattoos you will be awarded with 10 free spins at doubled payouts. The feature cannot be retriggered in the free spins. Three Fish symbols appearing anywhere on the reels trigger a free spins feature 20 free spins at double payouts.

Hot Ink has another interesting feature that you can not see very often. This is the re-spins feature and after every spin a respin value is displayed below each reel. Players can pay the amount below any one of the reels and have that reel spun again keeping all others fixed. The Re-Spins feature is available and after each respin, but it will be deactivated if you changed the size bet. This is very helpful when for example you have two fishes on the reels and you need another one to get the free spins. To be honest i didn't use this Re-Spins feature much, because i think that this is waste of money. But this is my opinion.

I almost forgot the Hot Ink Logo is a wild symbol.This is the ordinary wild symbol.It does not multiply payouts just replaced any other symbols in the game.

From experience i can tell you that this game pays very good.My biggest gain from this game was about 500$ with 1 $ a bet.

Sometimes when the game is crazy during the free spins you can get another 40 or 60 more. This has happened to me several times and from then are my bigger winnings.

Hot Ink in a big 1024 way wins slot. This is not your average way wins game. This slot has an interesting twist to bring you. It's got not only an extra space on each reel to land but it has a re-spin button on every reel. So if your not satisfied with the spin you made you can spin a separate reel. On my part I honestly believe re-spinning one reel would be grave because it would show me the cost of how much cash it would take to re-spin just that reel and the worst part is if it requires a very high amount of maybe 5x or 10x my bet and not complete a pattern, I will be at a significant loss every time! Hot Ink in my opinion is solely for the high rollers! I don't see myself winning well with Hot Ink even it it's under the 1024 way wins!

Now about the Piscean free spins when getting it on a re-spin could prove to be a waste of money. Some reels cost largely as opposed to the others probably because it may trigger the feature faster. I don't believe that is the case! If I manage to hit 20 free spins at 2x by landing 3 Piscean fishes symbols then the most I could expect ranges on an average of $13 - $25 on a $1 bet. That's if I can get lucky trying to land them on a single spin without the need of re-spinning each reel, otherwise the losses will come from the many re-spins it takes to trigger the free spins. Be very careful to consider what symbols are worth chasing as well as the cost of re-spinning each reel. Ask yourself the question: "Is it worth it?".

The tattoo bonus is also fun IF you can find them naturally on the reels. The rewards are fantastic and, excellent if the tattoos are all the same.....as a result prizes with 10 Free Spins! It would be tough to re-spin for them so I would advise not trying to.

Overall a fun slot recommended only for the players with guts and big wallets. A 6.7 out of 10!