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It sure is getting hot at our end! With a slot like Hot 81, initial expectations are always bound to be a touch on the lower side when you are aware of the fact that this is basically a no-frills and no-nonsense slot that aims to boil down the bare essence of iGaming and present players with a realistic chance of having fun as well as earning some top draw rewards.

When you consider that, other factors like very rudimentary game design and rather annoying sound effects that are reminiscent of Arcade games of the 90’s fade away in importance. This is, however, not to say that these things are not important – they sure are. It’s just that exceling where it matters allows this slot to cover up some patchy aspects of its operation. That brings us to the most important part of the discussion – the money!

First thing’s first – this slot differs from the formulaic operation of traditional slots in many ways.

For example, where a traditional slot would have 5 reels, this slot has only 4 reels. Similarly, the classic payline structure of 9 has been straight-up squared to 81, meaning that you have a very, very good chance of striking combinations that really matter. This way, it is ensured that as long as you don’t forget to activate all the paylines, you will always be in with a chance of hitting sweet notes and cashing out sweeter coins!

Talking about coins, let us take some time to understand how the wagers work here. There is a stringent restriction on the number of coins you can put at stake per line per spin. So, at maximum, you will be wagering 81 coins, the monetary value of which has to be between 1 cent and $5. So, choosing to go all-out for the kill, you will be parting your ways with a significant sum of $405 – a figure unheard of as far as penny slots are concerned.

This might be a problem if you don’t want to risk such a high amount (which you shouldn’t, reasonably speaking). So, your first job would be to think and arrive at a suitable number with which you can define your coins.

It does sound a tad complicated – especially if you are a rookie. But take our word for it – it will take you only 4 or 5 spins to figure the entire math out. For that, you can resort to playing the free slot version of the same slot.

This is important, because this is the only way you could recover your wagers, and hopefully build up some profits.

The basic symbols of fruits, Lucky Seven and BAR inspire no creativity, but the fact that they are there might play a decisive role, as many players find them easy to play with because of the familiarity factor.

The best paying regular symbol here is the Lucky Seven. It pays out 50 coins for 4-on-4 combos. Surely, 50 coins are probably going to underwhelm in most cases, and hence, we have to watch out for something more rewarding, exciting and potent.

That need is addressed with the Lucky Star of the slot. For 4-on-4 combos, it pays 100 coins straightforward, no matter the status of your paylines. What’s even better, if the Lucky Star appears in any vertical row along any reel, ALL the other symbols are converted to the special ‘Wild’ edition of this Lucky Star. This can only mean that you have a huge potential to win hundreds of coins when this happens.

In the best possible case, when all the lines are active, you stand to win a whopping jackpot of 8,100 coins! Now you feel the heat, don’t you?

Hot 81 is a slot that can be played by those who just want to assess the waters as far as their luck for the day is concerned. Launch it, spin it and potentially go home richer – it’s as easy as that!

Of course, there are no scatters or bonuses, but that’s rather expected from a basic slot.