777 Wheel Blitz

777 Wheel Blitz: Slot Overview

Pragmatic Play is a productive studio that is comfortable creating slots in a vast range of styles, from candy (Candy Rush) to horror (Sanatorium Secrets) to social commentary (Cult) and beyond. One of the studio's interests is a fascination with nostalgia and the gambling days of yore as expressed in releases such as the Jokers' Jewels series and the Hot to Burn line courtesy of partner Reel Kingdom. Fitting into the celebration of the good old days is 777 Wheel Blitz, a straight shootin' 3-reel game featuring four upgradable prize wheels at its central thrill generator. For players who consider the past to be superior to the present or are interested in putting that theory to the test, 777 Wheel Blitz provides the opportunity to do so with its combination of classic design and slightly more modern prize wheel mechanics.

777 Wheel Blitz is a slot that pretends to be a physical machine, including a faux lever to complete the one-armed bandit from yesteryear effect. However, hitting the spin button does not pull the slot machine lever down, which lessens the immersion by one or two degrees. Symbol values are exhibited above the main play area, old school style, while above them are four prize wheels displaying their wares, getting larger and more valuable from left to right. Lashings of crackling lightning give the slot a measure of animation, as the soundtrack alternates between a generic funky tune in the base game and 70s game show music during the prize wheel phase.

On the technical side, 777 Wheel Blitz is a 3-reel slot with 5 paylines capable of creating winning combinations of 3 OAK only. Its math model has been classified as medium volatile, and it has an RTP of 96.5% whether betting on individual spins or buying the wheel feature. Players may stake $/€0.05 to $/€250, and there are no ante bets to consider activating.

The pay symbols in 777 Wheel Blitz are Opals, Rubies, Emeralds, Diamonds, and Grand Jackpot symbols, awarding 2x to 200x the bet. A mixture of any Rubies, Emeralds or Diamonds pays 1x, while a mixture of any symbols except the Grand Jackpot pays 0.4x the bet.

777 Wheel Blitz: Slot Features

777 Wheel Blitz features four prize wheels that award a bet multiplier prize or an upgrade to the next higher wheel, as well as a feature buy.

Prize Wheels

Hitting 3 Opal, 3 Ruby, 3 Emerald, or 3 Diamond symbols on line one in the centre of the reels triggers the Opal Wheel, Ruby Wheel, Emerald Wheel, or Diamond Wheel, respectively. The applicable wheel spins to award:

• The Opal Wheel - 5x to 20x the bet, or an upgrade to the Ruby Wheel.
• The Ruby Wheel - 10x to 100x the bet or an upgrade to the Emerald Wheel.
• The Emerald Wheel - 50x to 400x the bet or an upgrade to the Diamond Wheel.
• The Diamond Wheel - 100x to 5,000x the bet.

Feature Buy

Players may trigger a spin of the Opal Wheel at a cost of 40x their stake.

777 Wheel Blitz: Slot Verdict

When it comes to online gambling, the number '7' has strong old school connotations, and 777 Wheel Blitz doesn't disappoint in that regard. It blends a traditional, land-based style with a slightly, ever so slightly modernising effect brought about by its progressive prize wheels, and prospective gamblers can probably tell if it will be a fit by the title alone. On the surface, it has a jazzy, lightning-blasted, retro vibe to complement the land-based angle, which works on a certain level, but is also quite generic, in that 777 Wheel Blitz looks similar to dozens of other games. Perhaps that is the danger of making a slot like this, since they're inherently governed by simple looks, funky sounds, and rapid pacing, unhindered by complicated, innovative gameplay.

In 777 Wheel Blitz, the four-tier wheel bonus is the highlight of the show, though the Grand Jackpot symbol adds a sprinkle of spice to the base game. There's certainly nothing confusing about the prize wheel phase. Spin, win dough, or move up to the next wheel. The max win comes in at 5,020x the bet, which equates to a 3-of-a-kind Diamond symbol win added to the highest prize from the triggered Diamond Wheel. Job done, easy as that, in theory. In practice, what improves 777 Wheel Blitz's playability is the way it creates winning combinations. It's no broken ATM machine, but its ability to form wins out of combinations of different symbols contributes to the action ticking over, and may help gamblers stick through the down times while waiting for wheels to trigger.

On the plus side, there is little to no pretension going on here; 777 Wheel Blitz knows what it wants to be and what you see is what you get. Players drawn to this style get an easy-to-follow slot, which is low on rules, high on just ramming through spins in an attempt to get to the prize wheels. The trade off is that forward-thinking gamblers who like more than a single layer to their slots will likely be bored senseless with 777 Wheel Blitz's one-dimensionality, but the gamblers that Pragmatic Play has targeted should be entertained, at least for a while, until the urge to try the next single-trick classic ride comes along.