Crabbin’ For Cash Extra Big Splash

Crabbin' for Cash Extra Big Splash: Slot Overview

Players keen on some waterborne gaming but have had a gutful of fish may be tempted by today's proposal from software provider Blueprint Gaming titled Crabbin' for Cash Extra Big Splash. This online slot gives gamblers a chance to pull not fish but crustaceans from the water, though apart from the species change, much of Crabbin' for Cash Extra Big Splash was familiar. This is because many of the gaming ideas have been reeled over from Fishin' Frenzy The Big Splash and Fishin' Frenzy Even Bigger Catch, the thought of which may have people rejoicing or rioting in the street.

The two games do look quite different, despite Crabbin' for Cash Extra Big Splash returning players to an underwater location for a spot of gambling. The game puts on water, weeds, colourful fish, a boat, and a happy Caribbean-style soundtrack for users' enjoyment. And while this is all standard fishing'/crabbin' stuff, it's nicely, if not particularly originally done.

One thing Crabbin' for Cash Extra Big Splash does not have is the retro slot atmosphere associated with a Fishin' Frenzy slot. Same grid setup as the original, though, meaning 5 reels, 3 rows, and 10 paylines for winning on. Highly volatile, the RTP value on the demo was listed as 94.5%, whether betting 10 p/c to $/€100 on each individual spin or when splurging on either of the two bonus buys.

Scaly 10 to A card royals make up Crabbin' for Cash Extra Big Splash's low pay symbols, paying 5 to 10 times the bet when a line of 5 of them hit. Next comes wins of any Crustacean symbols, a hat, a life ring, a crab trap, and an anchor, paying 20 to 200 times the bet for 5 OAK. Fishermen (regular and Golden) are wild, so they substitute for any regular pay symbol. They have the same payout value as the anchor, though wilds only appear in the game during free spins.

Crabbin' for Cash Extra Big Splash: Slot Features

Blueprint Gaming might have swapped out fish for crustaceans, but they haven't swapped out many of the features, which include free spins with a cash collect dimension, and Pick A Crustacean which gives upgrades to the free spins round. Landing 3, 4, or 5 scatter symbols awards 10, 15, or 20 free spins, respectively, sparking off the bonus round.

Pick a Crustacean

Before free spins begin, a bunch of crustaceans are displayed on the screen, where players click them to receive upgrades. When the Start Free Spins is revealed, or 5 upgrades are active, the picking ends, and the round begins.

• Cash Tags – adds a Cash tag to the revealed symbol, which will be collected by the Fisherman.
• Trail Boost – awards progress on the fisherman trail.
• +Fisherman – extra Fishermen are added to the reels.
• +Golden Fishermen – adds a chance at Golden Fishermen appearing on the reels.
• Re-spin – all none Cash and Fisherman symbols respin. Reels keep respinning until the win is no longer improved.
• +Games – extra games are awarded.

Free Spins

The Fisherman and Golden Fisherman are active during free spins, and they progress the trail when they hit. Both types of Fishermen collect any Crustacean Cash symbols in view. When the Golden Fisherman hits, players first pick from 3 Crab Pots to reveal a multiplier on Crustaceans collected of x2 to x10. When 4, 8, and 12 Fishermen symbols are collected, players win +5 free spins each time and the lowest paying Crustacean is upgraded to the next size.

Bonus Buy

The bonus buy has two free spin rounds for sale. One costs 100x the bet and guarantees at least 3 scatter symbols land to trigger free spins. The second costs 200x the bet and guarantees the Pick A Crustacean will award 5 upgrade picks.

Crabbin' for Cash Extra Big Splash: Slot Verdict

This has probably been asked before, but have we reached saturation point in the fishing slot category? After playing Crabbin' for Cash Extra Big Splash, it kind of feels like it. Perhaps the problem was that it delivered so much stuff we've already played before. Some of it on way more than one occasion. It was like eating fish fingers, every night, for like a month. For a few nights, fish fingers might be okay, but chowing down again and again, over and over on the same thing, means the taste is in danger of getting blander and blander. So it was with Crabbin' for Cash Extra Big Splash. On its own, played in a bubble, it's not bad. When taken as part of the wider group, well, let's just say some of these fishing/crabbing slots are getting a tad tedious.

This isn't so much of an issue if the game in question feels fresh, but Crabbin' for Cash Extra Big Splash came across like halibut that had been left out in the sun to shrivel up and is starting to smell. Okay, maybe we're just sore after also playing Crabbin' Crazy 2 Crabbin' Bonanza! and Crab Trap in such quick succession, as well as a significant number of bass games, so the desire just wasn't there for another one. In the spirit of objectivity, though, eh, Crabbin' for Cash Extra Big Splash isn't awful, and considering the popularity of fishing games, in general, it may well have players lining up for a punt. There are no major faults in its gameplay other than being pretty unoriginal.

In the end, Crabbin' for Cash Extra Big Splash provided a sunny-ish outing on the water to dredge up cash symbols with a trusty Fisherman on board. It did nothing to prompt running and screaming back for another bout, but it's fine enough at what it does. So, the battle between the Fishin' Frenzy range plus its offshoots and Pragmatic Play's Bigg Bass lineup continues, with the former arguably feeling like it's in the catch-up position for now.