Brawlers Brew

Brawlers Brew: Slot Overview

Tyler Durden asked, 'How much can you know about yourself if you've never been in a fight?', and he might have had a point, but there are surely better, less violent ways a man, or woman, can test their mettle. For those interested in testing the fight theory, sort of, in a physically safe space, there's Brawlers Brew, an online slot designed by software provider Quickspin. Drinking and fighting are something the studio has explored before in Brawlers Bar Cash Collect, and like that one, we're in for another bout of cash collecting in a leprechaun-themed game of brews and punching.

Brawlers Brew might be about fightin' and drinkin', but it's fighting and drinking in a good way, a fun way, where no one really gets hurt. Make believe, in other words. A general happy-go-lucky feeling is evoked by upbeat music, especially in the bonus round, crowd noises, and a feisty, Jack the Lad leprechaun character. Brawlers Brew is the sort of game that lets players pretend they're joined by patrons who are social, singing along, and raising a smile as they celebrate the happier side of being alive.

The brewing and a-brawling occur on a 5-reel, 3-row grid, which provides 10 paylines to land winning combinations along. The volatility sits in the middle of the spectrum, giving it a medium rating, while the highest of the possible RTP models is 96.12%. With a selection of ante bet/buys on hand, the base bet range is $/€0.10 on the lowest side to $/€100 on the highest.

Brawlers Brew's low pays are 10-A card ranks, while its mediums, as it calls them, are Brew symbols, pipes, boots, broken bottles, and brass knuckles. Hitting 5 OAK winning lines pays 2x-7.5x for the lows and 10x-75x for the mediums. Brawler wilds substitute regular paying symbols. Wilds hit on all reels and pay 150x for 5 in a winning line.

Brawlers Brew: Slot Features

Brawlers Brew is essentially a money symbol collecting game spread amongst its Brew Collection, Lucky Upgrade, free spins, Extra Bet, and feature buys.

Brew Collection

Brew symbols land in 3 different sizes, and each one has a 1x to 25x multiplier. The size of the Brew increases as the multiplier increases. Brawler wild symbols award the values of Brew symbols when they land together.

Lucky Upgrade

If a wild is in on the reels, a Lucky Upgrade may happen. The leprechaun transforms one or more low pay symbols, replacing them with Brew. The Brawler then collects the Brew. In the base game, this may occur randomly.

Free Spins

Landing 3 scatters awards 10 free spins in the Golden Tray, 4 scatters award 12 free spins in On The House, while 5 scatters award 14 free spins in Irish Slammer. Each free spins mode contains the features of the previous mode. A meter appears above the reels to collect wild symbols.

• Golden Tray - Each time a Golden Tray symbol lands fully or partially in view, it increases the Golden Tray multiplier value displayed next to the reels from 30x up to a possible 5,000x. Fully landing the Golden Tray and a wild collects the multiplier. Collecting 6 wilds triggers On The House, or collecting 12 wilds triggers Irish Slammer. +2 spins are awarded in both upgrade situations.
• On The House - If a Golden Tray lands partly or below the reels, On The House activates and nudges the Golden Tray up one row. Collecting 6 wilds triggers Irish Slammer plus 2 free spins.
• Irish Slammer - If the Golden Tray is not collected, it stays sticky for one spin. When that happens, the likelihood of it getting collected increases.

Extra Bet & Feature Buys

The Extra Bet can be activated in the base game, doubling the stake. An extra row is added, which can land more Brew, increasing the chance of Brew Collection by 203%. During free spins, if the Golden Tray passes by on the extra row, it increases the Golden Tray multiplier meter. Players may pay 45x, 100x, or 200x their stake to land 3+, 4+, or 5 scatters, respectively.

Brawlers Brew: Slot Verdict

Quickspin has been dumping quite a few collection games on players of late, releasing slots like those in its Epic Fish range and Big Bad Wolf Cash Collect & Link. Someone's obviously playing them because Brawlers Brew is another one. Guess we should be thankful it's not a slot about fishing for a change, and to Quickspin's credit, it hasn't made a cliched leprechaun slot filled with clovers, sunny skies, and green hills. The pub atmosphere has actually been designed quite nicely, and an extra smidge of imagination puts players in the heart of a drinking establishment. Though, whether they'll stick around till closing time rests on the actual gameplay.

And for the most part, Brawlers Brew delivers fine, middle of the road cash collecting shenanigans. The game hasn't been designed to bust out of any paradigms, but rather give players who enjoy grabbing cash prizes from the reels in an alternate environment to angling something to try. Well, the skin part at least is relatively new; the rest is not so much, since the features have been borrowed from Epic Fish Marlin Madness, of which Brawlers Brew appears to be a reskin of. That's not necessarily a bad thing, since the previous game was fairly decent for what it was. Just maybe don't order at the bar in this game and expect something different to be served, mechanically speaking.

As a consequence, hopefully you liked what Epic Fish Marlin Madness hauled up, because Brawlers Brew is going to do a very similar thing, not counting the boisterous Irish pub makeover. Winning potential hovers around 7,620x the bet, so as far as mid-tier money symbol collection games go, there are worse pubs to crawl out of.