Play Mardigras for Free

The theme of this slot machine is the festivities of the Mardigras celebration, which in English means Fat Tuesday, better known as Shrove Tuesday. This is the time when people traditionally eat up the last of the fat and sugar left in the larder before the fasting of lent. In this slot, the festival is about colourful celebrations with a street party taking place in the background. The lettering of the words Mardigras is yellow and orange with sunbursts and twinkling star effects to really add to the fun atmosphere.

Before you prepare for the festival, you need to decide on your bet. This is a simple task as there are only 3 reels and 1 payline running across the centre of the reels. This is reminiscent of the classic old fruit machines of the games arcades. You can alter your bet by clicking on the plus and minus buttons to place a bet of from 1 to 3 coins. The symbols here include flaming sevens, blue sevens, white sevens, triple bars, double bars and single bar signs. As there are only a few symbols to look out for it makes it easy to keep track of what you can win.

The payouts here can all be seen easily on the paytable in the right top corner of the main screen. The potential winnings here are decent considering the simplicity of the game. The flaming sevens award the highest payout of up to 4000 coins for 3 symbols on the reels while playing the maximum 3 coins.

The blue seven is the second-best paying symbol, awarding up to 1,000x your bet for 3 symbols when playing the maximum of 3 coins. The white seven pays up to 500 coins for 3 symbols while playing 3 coins per spin.

The smaller payouts are given when you spin the bar signs. The triple bar sign pays up to 90 coins when playing 2 coins per spin, or 45 coins when playing just 1 coin per spin. The double bar sign pays up to 60 coins for 3 symbols when playing 2 coins per spin, and 30 coins if you are playing 1 coin per spin. The single bar sign awards up to 30 coins if playing 2 coins per spin, and 15 coins if playing only 1 coin per spin. With payouts like this, it really makes sense to up the ante and play all 3 coins per spin.

Mardigras has a fun atmosphere due to the rich colours, celebratory theme and bright jingles on your winning spins. However, modern slots players will no doubt find the lack of bonus game, free spins or extra features a disappointment. The payouts are quite good for such a simple game, with the flaming sevens awarding the biggest rewards especially if players bet the maximum number of coins.

The simplicity of the game might appeal to some players looking for a retro fruit machine and the classic lucky sevens and bar signs make a welcome appearance, but the overall gameplay is just too basic to provide much entertainment beyond a short gaming session.