Play La Romantica for Free

Slot machines can be a little bit far-fetched sometimes, what with all of the ancient civilisations, outer space environments and underwater escapades. What happened to good old normal narratives about life, love and betrayal? Well, if you're after some slot machine action with a soap-opera twist, you will find it in La Romantica.

This game forgets all of the nonsensical settings and fantasy monsters and instead presents players with a cast of typical characters from any good drama from that you might see on the tele. There is the old and wealthy silver fox and his disdainful wife as well as a sweet, young and innocent lady and a tall, dark and handsome fella who appears to have lost his t-shirt. What kind of love affairs are going to unfold between these characters, you'll have to spin the reels to find out!

As the reels spin and the characters interact with each other, players will be in store for some cash prizes. The size of the prize depends on how many of which symbols align on an active payline as well as how big the size of the bet is that the player has placed on that particular payline. With the possibility to spin the game with just 1 payline or all 20 and the option to place a line bet worth anywhere between 0.03 and 3.00 credits, there are all sorts of possible outcomes.

You can see how much each winning combination pays as a line bet multiplier in the table below:

So, if spinners were to take a big punt on this slot machine with line bets worth 3.00 credits, they could be in store for some gob-smacking jackpot wins worth 75,000 coins.

Modern day soap operas on television come with all sorts of additional material, from spin-off shows to interactive online profiles about each character. It's just one of the ways that viewers can get to know their favourite (and least favourite) fictional personalities. This slot machine also offers a bit of additional bonus material for soap fans to enjoy, beginning with a wild symbol – the postcard of two lovers – which will fill in the gaps for all ordinary icons to help make prize-paying formations.

Another way in which players of La Romantica can benefit from some bonus action is with the scatter card, depicted as a bottle of “Heart Medication”. Not only does this bring all sorts of intriguing questions to the fore – whose medication is it? Is it being used for malicious purposes? Can it mend a broken heart? – but it will also bring some wins to the table by paying total bet multiplier prizes up to 300x when three or more appear in any position.

What's more, this little bottle of intrigue will activate 10 free spins, during which an entire reel of wild symbols will be permanently positioned to provide extra winning chances.

La Romantica certainly has its merits. The slot machine is reasonably well designed, using vivid colours and 3D graphics to create the luxurious world in which the characters live. The theme itself, is also quite appealing, allowing punters to meet some stock soap-opera characters and perhaps make up their own scandalous fictions about who is cheating on who and who is near to death's bed. And for that reason, the game is sure to appeal to anyone who likes a dose of drama in their life.