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All of the bingo games that this developer have released work in exactly the same manner. You’ve got four bingo cards on the screen and then in the very centre between them you’ve got a thing. That thing is generally a spinning wheel of some sort, styled to suit the theme of the game. Sometimes it’s a manhole, or a dollar sign or a colour wheel. In this case, it’s a spinning Day of the Dead skull. In the background you can just make out words that seem to say Panteon de Fiesta and the spinning skull is designed to form the mouth of a larger skull wearing a wide-brimmed woman’s hat. A few rocks and a couple of bones complete the look.

We’ll get to the bonus element of the game shortly, but first let’s deal with the normal bingo part. The normal aspect of this game is a standard 90-ball bingo game, one with four cards. With some of these games, you get to choose how many cards you want to play with at one time, but here you’ve got to play with all four. The cost of playing is 1 coin, but since that’s for one card, you’ll actually be paying 4 coins per game. There’s no ability to adjust the bet level so if you want to wager more in the hopes of winning more, tough.

There are four chances of winning when you’re playing La Catrina and that’s just for starters. Once the numbers have been drawn, you’ve got additional chances to win however. You can pay additional coins to see additional balls, helping you complete those lines that are almost there. Because La Catrina is a based on a 90-ball bingo game, each card shows a 5x3 grid. When you hit the start button, the balls will be released from the spinning skull rapid style and will line up at the bottom of the screen.

The animation for this action happens very quickly. This game isn’t remotely smooth, and it’s odd that the developer have done things so hastily not only with La Catrina but also with their other casino games. Normally with bingo, the pleasure and excitement comes in watching as each ball is drawn and then waiting to see whether it matches one on your card. There’s none of that here: it’s boom and then it’s done.

The sort of sums you can win from this mobile-compatible game start at 3 coins for a single line, but fancier lines are worth more. Basically, the more numbers that are required to make that line from one side of the grid to another, the more you’ll earn. Then, once you level up and complete two lines, you’ll earn at least 50 coins. At best, you stand to collect 1,500 coins from this game, but for that to happen you’ll need to complete your entire card.

La Catrina is as derivative as all the other bingo games Zitro Interactive have put their name to, but it has been delivered in a more pleasing manner. Okay so the bingo board looks much the same and isn’t particularly special, but the Dia de los Muertos theme has been nicely implemented with the spinning skull in the centre. It’s mystifying why this developer can release nice looking bingo games in one breath and atrocious looking ones in another. Regardless, La Catrina is pretty enjoyable, especially if you elect to play for real money.