Bear Crazy

Bear Crazy: Slot Overview

Picnics are social events where everyone agrees to sit on the ground to eat, and none are complete without someone saying they checked the weather, only for the sky to take that as a personal challenge. Or the wildlife, with ants and flies being likely culprits. Bears would ruin the moment as well, unless they're of the cuddly variety that shows up in Pragmatic Play and Reel Kingdom's picnic slot, Bear Crazy. So, if you're willing to brave the weather, the creepy crawlies, and the bears, why not come grab a sandwich and like, squat down on the blanket?

A little chuckle was elicited upon viewing Bear Crazy for the first time, on account of the ultra-friendly looking bear, grinning from ear to ear, joining players on screen. He, or she, is definitely not the life-threatening kind, but seems more content guzzling down food items from picnic baskets, like a sort of online slot Yogi Bear. This particular picnic has been spread out in a pretty part of the countryside that progresses through different times of the day depending on the phase in play. Bear Crazy does look all genial and innocent, but it's a slot, so it has no trouble pouring ants all over your jam sammies.

Laid out like a picnic blanket is Bear Crazy's 5x3 gaming area, evaluating winning combinations of 3+ OAK along 20 paylines. The math model didn't really fit the vibe, coming in with high volatility, but it is what it is, while the highest RTP is 96.52%. The majority of gambling wallets should be catered for by a betting range starting as low as $/€0.05 before going up to $/€250 at the most.

Honey has been drizzled over the 10-A low pay royals, which award 1.6x the stake for a 5 OAK winning combination. Following them on the table is a picnic sign, a honey jar, a slice of pie, and a picnic basket. Landing 5 matching premium symbols pays 3.2x to 4.8x the bet. Tongue-poking bears appear on the wild symbol, which is present on all five reels. Wilds substitute for all symbols except scatters, and they pay 16x for a line of 5 wilds.

Bear Crazy: Slot Features

Bear Crazy saves its best bits for its free spins round, of which there are three types - Mega Bears, Multiplied Bears, and Expanding Bears. It also has copious feature buys and an ante bet.

Free Spins

Hitting 3, 4, or 5 scatters triggers 10, 15, or 20 free spins, respectively. If 2 scatters hit, there is a chance the reels without scatters on them spin to possibly trigger the feature. Before the round starts, 3 jars are displayed for players to click one and reveal either Mega Bears, Multiplied Bears, or Expanding Bears. During the round, a trail appears above the grid. When a Paw symbol hits, it is collected by the trail. Collecting 7 Paws triggers the Crazy Bears feature, awarding +10 more spins and extra wild symbols on reels. This can occur for up to a maximum of 9 retriggers. After the 9th retrigger, no more wilds are added to the grid, but 10 free spins will be granted.

• Mega Bears - On reels 3, 4, and 5, a random 3x3 symbol hits on each free spin. If a 3x3 Paw lands, it increases the trail by 5. On each retrigger, the total multiplier applied to the current round increases by 1.
• Multiplied Bears - During the feature, all wilds have a multiplier of x2 to x5. Wins containing a wild are multiplied by the multiplier. Wild multipliers multiply each other if there is more than one wild in the win.
• Expanding Bears - When a wild hits, it expands to fill the whole reel.

Ante Bet and Feature Buys

Activating Bear Crazy's ante bet will double the stake to increase the chance of triggering free spins. On the buy side, there are many options. 100x the stake buys the Mega Bears, Multiplied Bears, or the Expanding Bears free spins features. Paying 300x buys the Super version of the three regular bonuses. In all Super versions, wilds have a greater chance of landing, and in Super Mega Bears, the total multiplier starts at x5.

Bear Crazy: Slot Verdict

On the surface, Bear Crazy presents itself as a saccharine, Yogi Bear-inspired romp through a flower-drenched landscape, sniffing butter cups, nibbling on asparagus rolls. Some might even go so far as to say it looks goofy. The atmosphere, all honey-drenched royals and a grinning, hulking protagonist, suggests a low-stakes, casual experience. However, much like a real picnic in the wilderness, there is a certain level of unpredictability lurking beneath Bear Crazy's daisies. Not much happens in the base game, since that phase of play lacks features and relies on paylines connecting modest symbol value combinations together. This means it falls to free spins to make up for the slow burn.

On a more promising note, free spins come in three different varieties, six if you consider the Mega feature buys. Each modifier is alright, combinations of modifiers might have been interesting and turned Bear Crazy into a three-honey pot type game, which is a red-hot style right now. None of the modifiers stood out as being obviously head and shoulders better than the others; all are capable of positive results, but players may develop personal preferences. It's hard to pass up on multiplying multipliers; big symbols in conjunction with a rising win multiplier could be interesting, while expanding wilds are a pretty vanilla yet useful addition.

To sum up, Bear Crazy wasn't a slot that evoked strong emotions. Due to the number of features and the chance of getting numerous free spins retriggers, Bear Crazy's 3,900x the bet win cap was a letdown, though, in saying that, low winning potential didn't dent the appeal of Reel Kingdom's famous Big Bass Bonanza mega hit. Navigate the barren base game and embark on a deep run on the Paw trail, who knows, the journey might be rewarding. To be fair, there aren't a lot of other picnic slots to choose from, and Bear Crazy was good for a shallow chuckle, for a while, but little more than that.