Precious 7

Precious 7: Slot Overview

At first, the words Precious 7 might not mean a lot until you find out that it's the title of a fruit slot designed by Armenian developer Peter & Sons. Then you realise the name probably has something to do with those lucky 7 symbols rampant in these sorts of games. This is exactly the situation in Precious 7, which uses stacks of seven symbols to trigger respins, multipliers, and a full house multiplier on top. More interestingly, though, we get to see Peter & Sons' take on the fruit slot genre, one of the most populist out there.

The game might be devoid of colourful characters, but if you've played a Peter & Sons slot before, you can instantly tell Precious 7 is one of theirs. This one has the studio's signature look despite not putting a heck of a lot of visuals up on the screen. Aside from a 5x4, 40-payline game panel, we find a multiplier counter on the left side, while a diamond pattern background makes up the rest. Being a bit different means Precious 7 doesn't have the typical lustrous Vegas feel most of these sorts of games do. The one exception is the jazzy soundtrack, though even that sounds more like 90s hip hop funk than a typical fruit slot house track. Even when picking common themes, Peter & Sons reassuringly put their individual stamp on it.

Precious 7 offers classic gaming on all devices, where players may select stakes of 40 p/c to $/€120 per spin. In other words, for those spinning on a budget, it might not be the best option. The hit rate is quite high for this type of game at 35.27%, while the theoretical return value clocks in at 96.04%. Max win isn't bad either, achievable when the two multipliers come into play during the game's one and only feature.

Peter & Sons has chosen a standard set of generic symbols, yet the graphics team has managed to inject a dose of individuality. From low to high are cherries, grapes, lemons, watermelons, horseshoes, bells, bars, and 7s. At least two adjacent 7s are required to form a winning line or three or more of the other symbols. Five of a kind combinations are worth 0.75x for the cherries, rising to 2.5x for five 7s in a line. One last symbol before moving onto the gaming twist is the wild, which appears on any reel to substitute all other symbols in the game.

Precious 7: Slot Features

Respins and multipliers are keys to the best wins in Precious 7. When a stack of 7 symbols lands covering the entire reel, the respin feature is activated. All 7s in view are moved to the leftmost available position - on the same row, which is not already occupied by a 7. There they become sticky until the end of the respins. During the respin, new 7s trigger an additional respin and are also shifted to the leftmost available position. When no more 7s appear on the reels, respins end and all wins are paid out.

In addition, when the respin feature begins, the win multiplier starts at x1. On each following respin, the multiplier increases by 1 up to x10 at the most. Also, if you manage to completely fill the screen with 7s, the full house multiplier is awarded. This spins a wheel to award a random multiplier of x2 to x5. The full house multiplier multiplies the original win multiplier.

Precious 7: Slot Verdict

Initially, there was a fair measure of intrigue over Precious 7. A fruit slot from Peter & Sons - just what would the studio come up with? On the whole, there were no disappointments about how the team handled the fruit slot with a twist thing. There's a good pace, no fancy extras like free spins break up the rhythm, and it's got a feature these games need to separate themselves from the rest. Like any simple fruit slot, Precious 7 does get a bit repetitive, and there is a sense of chasing your tail after a while as you pursue the dream scenario of landing a full screen of 7s during the respin feature.

Precious 7 definitely has a classic Peter & Sons look about it, which could possibly be a con as much as a pro. It's good because Precious 7 instantly stands out from the masses of fruit slots, even if you are completely unfamiliar with Peter & Sons' work. Precious 7 doesn't rely on dazzlingly bright lights, jokers, harlequins, or other tricks the genre is famous for. However, this could well prove to be a turn off for those who like glossy coated fruit slots. For these players, Precious 7 could well be like those organic, no preservative, slightly bruised or bent fruits at the supermarket you know are healthy yet aren't as appealing as the factory-made produce that looks perfect but beneath the waxy surface often taste like nothing. Or something along those lines.

On a more tangible note is Precious 7's max win. Here it fares quite well where wins can go as high as 5,500x the bet. It's no easy task, however, since you'll need a full screen of 7s plus the maxed x10 win multiplier in conjunction with an x5 full house multiplier. The chance of hitting the top prize is 1 in a billion spins if you want to know what you are up against.

For all its individual looks, at its core, Precious 7 is a basic, simply designed, playable fruit slot. You get close, you miss, you chase the dragon a bit longer until the repetition starts to bite, then it's time for the next one.