Top Trumps is part of a series of games that Playtech has designed, in each case the motif being that of the cards that you collect, each one with a different celebrity on them. Their other titles tend to have soccer players, but here we have actors like Johnny Depp, Collin Farrell and so on. The really great part about this game is that it has more celebrity pictures than it knows what to do with them, so you’re going to be able to select the celebrities that you want used in the various symbols, skipping over all the others that you might not be a fan of.
In Top Trumps Celebs you’re going to find a total of 20 paylines, all of them on 5 reels. The game’s features include the usual combo of bonus games, free spins & multipliers, scatters and wilds. Its top payouts will reach $100,000.
Features of Top Trumps Celebs
The part where you choose your own symbols is a nice gimmick, but it’s not really a feature. In that category I’d put things like the wild symbol, a scatter, the free spins and the multipliers, all available here.
The symbol that you use for the role of the wild will vary, since you can change the personalities that appear in the symbols, but I went with Elvis. This symbol will have the power to substitute for various other symbols, as long as it meets certain requirements. The wild has to be on the payline where it is needed and a few other matching icons have to be in place already. If you happen to get multiple wilds on the same line, there is a chance they will be able to form a combination of their own and pay you a lot more money. It could be as little as 10x for two wilds, or it can be up to 10,000x if you get all five.
The Top Trumps Celebs Logo serves as a scatter feature, a symbol capable of giving you prizes of up to 250x the bet by appearing in random locations multiple times during the same round. In addition to the cash prizes, which require 2+ scatters, there is also the free spins feature.
Free Games Feature
Three or more Logos on the screen will trigger the bonus feature, where you get 10 spins for free and an additional wild symbol that has a x4 multiplier. The multiplier will be used whenever the new wild helps form a combination.
Red Carpet Bonus
The bonus game is started with the help of its own bonus symbol, the red carpet surrounded by the flash of the photographers. Available on reels 1+5, this scatter needs to be present on both of them, to get the bonus game started.
It’s one of the simpler bonus games, giving you 16 choices in the form of pictures of celebrities. You get a prize from each choice, plus an extra pick in some cases.
Betting options and jackpots
The wagers you decide to place in this game will use up to 20 paylines, though you can activate only one if you want to. In each case, you bet 1 to 10 coins per line, while the denomination ranges from $0.01 to $1. There are $10 line bets at the maximum level, with $200 top wagers.
As for the top prize offered inside, it’s a 10,000x multiple applied to the line bet, so if you placed a bigger wager you can take home up to $100,000.
Design and symbols
The slot’s design is not bad looking, but it’s not special either. The symbols consist in either photos of real actors, or in playing cards. The reels are entirely black, so they don’t contribute that much to the design. The best looking part is actually the paparazzi scene at the top, behind the logo, which would be the highest quality area of the game. Overall, not an impressive game, but with so many celebrities available inside you at least have something to look at.
Symbols are somewhat different in this game, as you can choose them when it comes to the celebrities.
Wild symbols: Elvis Presley, Madonna, Johnny Depp or Brad Pitt (10,000x)
Scatters: Bonus Red Carpet (scatter), Game Logo (scatter, 250x the wager)
Regular symbols with actors: Sean Connery, John Travolta, Kevin Costner, George Clooney, Samuel Jackson, Will Smith, Owen Wilson, 50 Cent, Nicholas Cage, Patrick Swayze, Jake Gyllenhaal, Colin Farrell, Leonardo DiCaprio, P Diddy, David Beckham, Tom Cruise, Matthew McConaughey, Hugh Jackman, Daniel Craig, Hugh Grant, Kate Moss, Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, Beyonce, Matt Damon, Paris Hilton, Sienna Miller, Mariah Carey and Liz Hurley. These pay between 1,000x and 225x, depending in which position they are on the paytable. A total of five actors have to be chosen from this list to be part of the slot.
Other symbols: Ace (100x), King (100x), Queen (75x), Jack (75x) and 10 (75x).
Is It Worth Playing?
Yes, it’s worth giving a shot at least. It doesn’t stand out in a major way feature wise, but the fact that you can choose some of the symbols and replace them with your favorite actors could be the deciding factor for a lot of players.
This Top Trumps Celebs slot is offered by all online casinos with Playtech software, playable either in practice or in real money mode.
