Blade & Fangs

When you launch the Blade & Fangs slot machine, you probably already know that you’re not going to get the best thrills of your life. And with good reason: the scene is set in a dark crypt infested with monstrous creatures. The terrifying atmosphere, a mixture of shrill noises, wolf howls and the sliding of chains and rusty circular saws, makes the game more cruel than we’re used to, with a real desire to provoke shudders on Pragmatic Play’s part. Like the baffling traps designed by the ingenious John Kramer, who goes by the name of Jigsaw, Blade & Frangs’ game interface resembles an advanced torture machine, like a guillotine that has been overused, judging by the pile of skulls littering the floor and the blood splattered on the cogs.

To progress through this morbid place, players will have to achieve winning combinations on the two symbol grids, made up of 5 3-row reels, each with 243 ways to win. Coupled with high volatility, an RTP of 96.05% and a winning potential of 5000x the stake, Blade & Fangs delivers regular payouts, Scatters wins, but also multipliers, free spins and respins where the two zones come together to form one.

The gameplay of Blade & Fangs is essentially based on the presence of the two grids.

A bet of between $0.20 and $240 per spin initiates the Blade & Fangs game. All symbols pay from left to right on adjacent reels, starting with the left-most reel. Winning combinations can then be formed separately on each grid when 3, 4 or 5 identical symbols line up. There are sharp common symbols capable of paying between 0.25x and 1.50x the stake, then skeleton, werewolf, zombie, snake and bat as strong symbols capable of paying between 0.40x and 10x the stake. A Scatter represented by a flaming brain can also appear on reels 2, 3 and 4, paying between 2x and 500x the total bet when you find 3 to 6 of them on the grid. On the other hand, you’ll notice the absence of Wilds symbols.

In addition to regular payouts, Blade & Fangs can lead to various bonuses involving multipliers, respins and free spins with a fusion of the two zones.

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Multiplier Symbols

There are two different multipliers represented by the roses, the first of which can appear at the top of the first reel on the top grid, while the second can appear at the bottom of the fifth reel on the bottom grid.

When these two multipliers appear simultaneously in the same spin, the two screens merge into a single 5×6 reel grid and a respin is played. For the respin, a multiplier of x2 is applied to all winnings, and if a +1x multiplier appears, the overall multiplier increases by +1. If an x2 multiplier appears, the overall multiplier is multiplied by 2. At the end of the respin, all winnings are multiplied by the overall multiplier, and the grid resumes its shape of two 5×3 reel zones.

Free Spins

Find at least 3 Scatters symbols scattered across any grid to trigger Free Spins and win 8 free spins. The bonus is played on a single 5-reel, 6-row merged grid. For the duration of the bonus, a global multiplier will apply to winnings, starting at x1 and increasing each time a +1x or x2 symbol appears. Find 3 more Scatter symbols during the bonus to trigger another 4 free spins.

Buy Free Spins

So you don’t have to wait to try out the horrific Blade & Fangs experience, players can instantly buy access to Free Spins for 100x the total stake randomly awarding 3, 4, 5 or 6 Scatters on the grid.

Up to 5000x the stake to win in this spooky game

The idea of merging the two grids is quite innovative, and it has to be said that it renders quite well visually, with horrific and unexpected touches. However, there may be a lack of interaction between them to really shake things up for the player. In any case, as is often the case, Pragmatic Play can generate winnings of up to 5000x the stake, which is no mean feat.