Boat Bonanza CrocoNile!

Boat Bonanza CrocoNile!: Slot Overview

When facing the dominance of certain fishing slot franchises, it might be tempting for other casino game makers to throw up their hands, say fugit, and let their rivals own the space. Long standing developer Play'n GO is having none of that defeatist attitude, however, and has powered on with its own range of fishing slots under the Boat Bonanza banner. While maybe not as influential as others in its class, the range is nevertheless growing in numbers, now boosted by an Egyptian-flavoured release, Boat Bonanza CrocoNile, providing a culturally inspired opportunity to collect fish money symbols.

If you've ever wondered, yes, the Nile River does have crocodiles, and while their numbers may have dropped and they're mainly located in the southern regions of the Nile Valley, they still kill up to around 200 Egyptians a year, which sounds like a lot. You might be tempted to believe Nile crocs are cute and cuddly scale balls when playing Boat Bonanza CrocoNile, though. It has an extremely upbeat demeanour, brought about by chipper tunes and bright, airy artwork. At the top portion of the screen, we've got the Sphinx, pyramids, and fishing boats, while beneath the water's surface lies the gaming area. It's actually quite an inviting arena for taking a punt, with the blues, fish, and ancient history gelling well together.

Boat Bonanza CrocoNile's transparent gaming grid is made up of 5 reels along with 12 paylines to calculate winning combinations. Wins feed into five different RTP configurations where 96.25% is the highest available return. Volatility sits in the middle of the scale at 6 out of 10, while players are able to stake 10 c to $/€100 per game round.

Ten through Ace card ranks are joined by a snake, a tablet, a cat statue, and a jackal statue as Boat Bonanza CrocoNile's paying symbols. Five-of-a-kind royal wins are worth 6 to 10 times the bet, while 5 matching high pays award 30 to 100 times the bet. Wilds hit on all reels, not only substituting all symbols except Croc Coins, but they are worth 200 times the stake when hitting a line of 5 wilds.

Boat Bonanza CrocoNile!: Slot Features

Floating along this particular stretch of digital Nile are various ways of collecting Catch symbol Instant Prizes, a Croc Carnage modifier, and Sobek's Rage hold 'n' respin round.

Catch Symbols

Catch symbols land on any reel and can form line wins worth up to 200x for 5 in a line. Catch symbols also award Instant Prizes worth 0.5x to 50x each when triggered by the Catch feature, Depth Charge, Spear Shot, and Sobek's Rage.

• Catch Feature - up to 2 boats may be active on each spin above the reels. The Catch feature triggers when Catch symbols land underneath an active boat, awarding the caught symbols' Instant Prize values.
• Depth Charge - there is a chance the Depth Charge triggers, then the blue boat is active, and no Catch symbol is beneath it. In this case, the blue boat drops an explosive to collect a random Catch symbol Instant Prize from under the reel.
• Spear Shot - the Spear Shot may trigger when the red boat is active, and no Catch symbol is beneath it. When active, the red boat shoots at one of the Catch symbols, collecting its Instant Prize.

Croc Carnage

When a boat is active, the Croc Carnage feature may trigger before the Catch feature, upgrading each Catch symbol to a maximum of 50x each.

Sobek's Rage

Sobek's Rage triggers when 5 Croc Coins land on the grid. If 3 or 4 Croc Coins land, a Croc'N Spin respin occurs where Croc Coins are sticky, providing a chance to land a fifth Croc Coin. Sobek's Rage starts with 5 respins where only Catch symbols or Croc Coins may land, turning sticky when they do. Landing 1 or more Croc Coins grants an extra respin. When all respins have been used, each Croc Coin reveals a multiplier of x2 to x25. All Catch symbols are collected, and their value is multiplied by the sum of all multipliers from Croc Coins.

Boat Bonanza CrocoNile!: Slot Verdict

Play'n GO's Boat Bonanza series soldiers on, and while it doesn't seem to be a major threat to Pragmatic Play and Reel Kingdom's Big Bass Bonanza range just yet, it is a cheerful alternative. The game differs from several of its Boat Bonanza siblings in more ways than one, too. For starters, gambling anglers don't find themselves in a random stretch of water but in a named location, one which has been nicely brought to life on the screen, too - Play'n GO has put its Egyptian-themed slot-making skills to good use here. In saying that, Boat Bonanza CrocoNile isn't the first to do this, with a slot like 4ThePlayer's 4 Fantastic Fish In Egypt having been here before.

So free spins are out, and in their place is a simplistic hold 'n' win respin round in its place. A change, but Sobek's Rage isn't the most visionary feature Play'n GO has come up with. There's nothing to it other than hit Croc Coin multipliers, sum them up, and apply the figure to the total collected value from all hit Catch symbols. Job done without much complication. No complications, really. On a more thorny side, Boat Bonanza CrocoNile's maximum exposure of 6,000x the bet is muddied by a 1 in 2 billion probability of occurring, which is a demoralising stat, even for this provider.

So, maybe don't set your sights on hitting the top prize when taking Boat Bonanza CrocoNile for a spin on the water. Instead, perhaps it is better to focus on the positives, such as the upbeat ambience, the Egyptian scenery, and the various ways the pair of boats can collect cash. Do that, and fishing-minded gamblers might be able to enjoy the bright albeit unremarkable things Boat Bonanza CrocoNile has to offer them.