Hells Grannies is funny as hell, the game being themed around a group of biker style grandmas. They’re tough as nails, they’re full of tattoos and they look badass. The game’s design resembles a title that would be themed around biker gangs, hence the reason why I think the game is so cool. Knitting is a big part of the game, despite the toughness of the grandmas, and things like the betting options or the reel borders are actually knitted by the game’s characters. The game was created by Microgaming.
25 paylines are found on the 5 reels that Hells Grannies uses. The game has a bonus game, which can trigger free spins with multipliers, while the special symbols will put scatters and wilds in front of you. The game’s top payouts are at $8,000.
Features of Hells Grannies
The game has it all, at least if you’re looking for regular features, including inside the wild symbol, the scatter, a bonus game with a wheel of fortune, plus a round of free spins with multipliers.
First, the wild symbol. It’s a cute message that is written on a brick wall, which says “Knit Fast, Die Warm!”. Typical badass granny saying, and it’s what the wild symbol will show you when it makes an appearance. Since it’s the wild feature, the symbol has the power to take the place of another on a payline, but only if that other symbol is needed in the exact spot where the wild has landed. The wild is also capable of landing multiple symbols on the same line, forming its own combo when that happens, and paying up to 2,000x.
The scatter symbol shows us an interesting logo with Hells Grannies, which includes six shooters, roses and skulls with top hats, among other things. This scatter is responsible for starting the bonus game of Hells Grannies, and at the same time it will give you a prize, whose value is influenced by the value of the wager made that round. Up to 50x the total bet is offered, for up to five Logos.
Bonus Game
Having 3 to 5 Logos scattered on the reels will bring you a nice prize, but it will also be the trigger for the bonus game. The bonus game takes you to a screen with a couple of grannies, sitting near a wheel of fortune. Spin the wheel, and you can get from it free spins and multipliers. The best possible prize here is a combo of 20 spins for free, plus a x3 multiplier for all their prizes.
Betting options and jackpots
The coin bet range is between $0.01 and $0.20, with up to 20 selectable coins for each active line. You don’t have to activate all lines, or use all coins, but if you do you can end up with total bets of up to 500 coins, or $100.
The top reward advertised by the game is at only 2,000x, which is rather low, and it can bring you up to $8,000 (40,000 coins).
Design and symbols
The design is definitely the best part about Hells Grannies. The game has a tough look to it, the action taking place in some back alley, where you can see things like tires, bottles and dirty brick walls. There are a couple of granny symbols on the reels, using just their heads, but making them look tougher than your typical grandma. There are some western styled playing cards as well, plus all kinds of gang related items.
Symbols: Knit Fast Writing (wild, 2,000x), Hells Grannies Logo (scatter, 50x total bet), Knitting Granny (1,000x), Mohawk Granny (750x), Hooded Granny (500x), Finger Tattoos (500x), Ace (250x), King (150x), Queen (150x), Jack (150x), 10 (100x) and 9 (100x).
Is It Worth Playing?
It’s definitely worth playing, the game’s theme is too cool to pass up. It disappointed me when it came to the biggest rewards it offered though, and I don’t expect most people to play it in the long run if they don’t have a decent shot at getting a big payment.
You will find Hells Grannies at any online casino which chooses to use software from Microgaming, playable either for free or for real money.
