Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver is one of my cherished Microaming slots that I discovered not too long time ago. I almost fell in love in its simplicity and elegant look. I like it metallic scheme appearance and it proves, without having used much colour on it, a slot could be very cool. Its style reminds me a little of Western genre design especially with such letters font style and silver blocks symbols.

My absolute favourite at this 25-payline game is the Sterling Silver wild substitute. Though it only appears on the third reel (could be on all 3 spots at the same time) but it randomly displays the multiplier that can be from x2 up to x10. Once I had a great spin when the whole center reel turned into Wild with x5, x8, x5, x3, x2, x2 multipliers. That’s why so many because if such an emblem is part of two or more winning lines it has other multiplier for every singly paying line. So I had 6 formed winning lines with great combinations (like 5 of a kind outcome of 2 different letters) and I could collect a €119 win for a €1.25 bet.

The free spins are also great. 3 scatters trigger 15 free games (plus add a prize of 10 times of total bet). The Wild also could be involved during this extra game session and the feature can be re-triggered but downside is the multiplier remains the same of the activated line bet. Fortunately, don’t have to wait for the eternity until it pops up but rather the contrary it surprisingly often shows up.

As I’ve said it’s a very nice addition to the game but for me the Wild and all of its properties make it popular. Think about it if a 5 of a kind win with the triple silver blocks (the most paying figure) pay x1000, the same result with just one wild among them would be 10.000 coins. This Wild has really one of the best multiplier number in the the business. It has even a custom card gambling feature with 25% and 50% chance to win and it can boost up the original win.

Personally, I play much with it and there’s really nothing that I could mention as a real drawback (I don’t know the no multiplier free spins may fell into this category) or not to like about it. It’s not a fan-favourite, mainstream video slot but in my opinion it possesses all the ability to make gamers satisfied.

(Note: The game is also available in 3D version at Microgaming casinos)

Sterling Silver is one of the few 3D slots in Microgaming's portfolio. The first time I chose to play this game I was quiet confused, since I usually close pop-ups without reading the info. Well, later after the blurry decoration of this slot started to annoy me I realized it wasn't supposed to be like that. Apparently it's advised to wear 3D sunglasses to play this slot lol.

I always found them a bit goofy and never got into them. After restarting the slot I became aware that the 3D mode can be turned off by deselecting it. The slot still appeared a bit too grey and colorless for my taste, but I continued playing and I did like everything else about this game. While many slots are based on gold themes, it's nice to see some dedicated to silver.

It represents a lot of value as well in the end. The tune of Sterling Silver is a bit similar to that of Platinum Play, and gets you right into the mood of enjoying a wonderful gaming experience. Especially when you're winning, you will have a blast since slots tend to be much more fun when that happens.

The symbols of Sterling silver consists of high value cards appearing in silver, and several silver blocks. The slot offers 25 paylines and 5 reels, which makes the minimum bet €0.25. What I like the most about Sterling Silver is the wilds. There aren't too much slots which offer such a high multiplier even during base game. Not only does this one appear stacked on the center reel, but it also is able to multiply winning combinations from 2 to 10x.

I can't name one slot which is capable of doing this during base game. I had some spending wins while playing this game with €2 bets of 125x bet size even during base game. The other thing you have to pay attention for are the Sterling Silver scatters.

Get 3 of them appearing on reels 2, 3 and 4 and your bet will be multiplied by 10, while receiving 15 free spins and a 2x multiplier. During free spins the usual wilds still have the potential to award an up to 10x multiplier + 2x multiplier. This makes the potential huge and therefore a brilliant slot.

The only reason to not play this slot is perhaps the dull decoration. Looks too boring and grey. For the rest it's a super game! I had several good hits of 200x bet size with unfortunately smaller bets of just €0.50 instead of €2.

My final rating is 8.5/10.

This is the first Microgaming slot that seems to have an optional view for 3D. At the time I don't have something to take advantage of Sterling Silver's 3D World so I turned off the 3D located close to the top right of the screen. It is really cool to see it with the 3D option even without shades but as I can see over time my eyes get sore just looking at the symbols for just a while. It's as if I'm really looking at a bright Yellow strobe light blinking moderately but slowly at a frequent rate blinking in front of my face (each flash at 2.5 seconds apart).

Sterling Silver is not my ideal slot to play everyday with because I have tried too many times to end up with a high win and Sterling Silver has not showed me a lot for surprises. I always bet 2 - 3 coins as the maximum is $1.25 per spin. Sure I wanted to bet maximum but when I don't see so many wins from my bets I get tired, bored and start lowering my bets for a lesser fall each time I spin or as a final resort find another slot.

What I do like about Sterling Silver are 2 things! The background music being my second best to hear as Pure Platinum is my number 1 slot when it came to listening to "precious metals type" themes and secondly, the free spins feature. I can see why winnings are quiet....it is because there are wilds to make up for already incurred bets....even losses. These wilds are not your average wilds, they pay multipliers up to 10x. It's that sight I barely get to see...10x. It does not come too often when I want it to. I have only played this for less than 2 hours and have only gotten $3 - $12 wins in the main game.

The Free spins feature in my opinion has dug a hole for itself half of the time. Most spins go unheeded for payouts and I don't see much wilds in the process. The winning totals I receive are no more than $19. If Sterling Silver gave me more leniency towards wilds & free spin winnings I wouldn't have an issue about the feature! That would be a done deal and silence will surround me (can't complain). As this feature is hard to trigger for Sterling Silver scatters on Reels 2, 3 and 4 altogether I was more likely expecting a $40 win or higher! A hard to come by feature must deserve a High win at all costs!!! I wanted to see some commotion..........for example I wanted to feel that I see cars crashing, buildings collapsing, meteors falling from the sky to destroy a house by chance but this slot doesn't create that mood level at all!

15 Free spins at 2x playing out as a fair payout, Wilds holding multipliers must seriously show inside FS, terrific music, and nothing out of the ordinary wins. Sterling Silver produces a 6.7 out of 10!

One day I received a mail from a Microgaming casino containing a bonus code for free tenner and... an old fashion 3D glasses. The last time I used a red and blue 3D glasses was back in the beginning of the 90's watching a 3D sitcom.

But now about this game. Beside the 3D feature there's nothing unique about it.
A little bit too grey for me. every video slot with only one color can be dull and annoying after playing them for a few minutes. You have seen them once, you have seen them all. Playing with the free tenner they gave me ( thank you by the way if you happen to read this, casino action) I manage to hit the free spins bonus round but unfortunately I did not win no more than 200 credits.

As I can see, I am the first that place a comment on this forum about this game. That makes me think, is this game that bad? Maybe in the future if I am bored or something I will give this game another shot. hell maybe this time Sterling Silver will be generous (fingers crossed). To be honest I know we all have different taste of games but this one has his limits, for example. If you don't have an old school 3D glasses then this game is not recommended, it only give you headache.

If you do have the old school 3D glasses, you can't play this game too long because after a few minutes when you take off your glasses, it feels like your eyes are crossed and your surrounding seems to be colored with red and blue. In other words, a failure. This is the first Microgaming game that in my opinion, a disappointment. Maybe for others it could be a nice game to kill time. Giving it a try wouldn't hurt and you will enjoy this game for a few minutes.