Play Sugar 'n' Spice Hummin' for Free

A patterned orange background may look like wallpaper from the 1970’s but it sets off the blue-tinted reels quite nicely and the gold surround really stands out. It’s the symbols that make this such a visual delight however, and while the usual 9, 10, J, Q, K and A icons are common to Ainsworth slots, they are all nice and colourful. They also land on the game to pay out the smaller, and therefore, most frequent coin wins.

Higher prizes are awarded with the unique animal symbols, starting with a chameleon and going steadily up in value through a bright green frog, multi-coloured toucan, bird of paradise and the top-paying jungle cat.

The humming bird that gives its name to this game is a wild symbol. It’s able to act as any other, with the exception of a scatter symbol that we will come to in a bit, and complete winning lines if possible. It’s not actually worth anything on its own though, so the only value comes from the extra wins that it helps to create.

The best wins of the game come from the volcano symbol, which pays multiplies of the total staked per spin, rather than just the coin value. It won’t even need to be on a payline, as it’s a scatter, and once the prize of up to 500x the bet has been awarded, a free spins round will follow on.

But not before a couple of bonus wheels have spun, with the first determining how many free games will play out, and the second reveals how many reels will be filled with flower symbols. The ideal combination is for 10 free games with 4 flower reels.

When any flower symbols land during the bonus spins, all of them will be transformed into the same type, which should be enough for players to get a few nice payouts before the round comes to an end. It’s certainly not guaranteed though, as it’s just as possible to get just 5 spins and a single flower reel, which won’t be much of a bonus round. But players will still have been awarded a prize for the scatter symbol and a few free spins are always going to be better than none.

This beautifully-designed game is available in desktop and mobile-optimised formats, and of course, can still be found at land-based casino worldwide. It’s brilliantly-coloured reels spin up some reliable wins and when those come from the high-paying picture symbols, those awards can be quite substantial.

If players get a good number of free spins and several flower reels in the bonus games, it’s potentially quite rewarding, but if the spins and flower reels don’t fall favourably, it’s a fairly short feature that could well end without a win at all.

Despite this, the standard gameplay is enough to attract punters looking for a good return to player percentage, regular awards and enough colour to brighten up any day.