Play Popiñata for Free

Popiñata slot machine takes you into Mexico where you will find yourself starring at the night’s sky full of twinkling stars. Two huge cacti sit to the right and left of the reels and these are decorated like Christmas trees. Separating the symbols on the reels are party streamers and the control panel features a sombrero spin button and options to adjust your bets and paylines plus you can monitor your bankroll here. You can also adjust the speed of your spins via the control panel to slow, medium or high – press that spacebar to spin the reels if you prefer.

The symbols on the reels are all pinatas of cacti, chilies, rockets, champagne, guitar, sandwich, sombrero and donkeys. Hit the wooden sign to the lower left of the reels and you will be shown a full list of rules, how to play and the symbols with their various payouts.

Cacti are the highest paying symbol of the game, land 5 of a kind and you will trigger a multiplier of 250x your stake. Max bets of 2.50 a spin will generate a 625.00 jackpot from the prickly cactus. The chilli will breathe some heat into your bankroll with a 120x multiplier for a full win line of symbols, whilst all remaining symbols offer between 25x and 60x your stake when you trigger a five of a kind combination.

The donkey is wild and he appears on reels 2, 3 and 4. When he falls, he will replace all other symbols to create winning combinations. When a donkey does fall, there’s no ass-ing about, he expands to cover the whole reel to give even more chances to win. The wild re-spin feature is awarded when 1 or more expanded donkeys appear, all reels with expanded donkeys present are held in place for one free respin. If you can spin in more expanding donkeys during your respin, you will be awarded another.

What we love more than anything with the Popiñata slot is the fact you can win both ways – left to right and right to left, this increases your chances of winning drastically in every spin. Bets wise, high rollers will be put off by the max limits in place – this is a little disappointing, but we can see why Real Time Gaming have done this. Players with a small budget will enjoy the low stakes, this allows you to conserve your balance whilst maxing out at the same time.

In terms of bonus features, you won’t find the biggest or most exciting range on offer, but the respins can provide ample wins and a little bit of a thrill. Graphics-wise, we were bowled over when the slot loaded – the animations are crystal clear and when you hit a win, those symbols will come alive on the reels to show you how you won.

Popiñata is a medium variance slot, which purely means you won’t have to wait long before triggering a win – but that will usually be low value. Of all the slots offered by Real Time Gaming, Popiñata is the most unusual, but it’s fun all the same. When you are awarded a free respin, you are not guaranteed a win, but the jolly Mexican tune playing out is worth a celebration in itself. Sadly, despite this being a simple slot with brilliant graphics, we struggle to see how anyone can play for hours on end with the lack of features on offer.