Play Big Brother for Free

Endemol use standard 5x3 grids for their games – with 20 selectable win lines. You can choose from 1p per line, up to £10 – giving you a 20 line range of 20p through to £200. You can choose auto play for up to 25 spins at a time, this can be stopped at any point by clicking the big spin button below the reels (which says ‘stop’ during automatic play).

You’ll want to see the colourful Big Brother eye on the reels. This is the wild symbol and also has the biggest prize attached. You’ll get 2000 coins for 5 on a line, in addition to any other line combinations which the wild completes. The 1000 for 4 is also very generous compared to the other wins available.

Of the non-wild symbols, the love heart is best, paying 1000 coins for 5. Next is the ‘row’ with the keyhole, lens and camera coming next. The crowd, Jacuzzi and newspaper are the other unique symbols with playing cards ace down to jack making up the smaller wins.

There is a scatter symbol, in the form of the eye. This triggers one of the bonuses with 3+ and also pays up to 50x your total spin amount with 5.

There are two bonus games. Both are triggered in the same way (getting 3+ eyes) and assigned at random.

One is a free spins round. This starts with a pick-em game based on a very detailed 3D model of a house. To me it looks like a modern architecture drawing. You have 3 picks, and choose different rooms. When you select one, blue and pink people will light up. These are for free spins and for multipliers on wins. For example you might get 5 free spins with a 10x multiplier, or some other combination. After your picks, you go to the reels and wiz through those spins. There is nothing different happening on the reels during this bonus round.

The ‘Housemates Tasks’ round is probably the least interactive bonus I have seen from Endemol. Here you have a 3x3 grid, each containing an envelope. You choose 3 of them by hitting a select button once. Each has a task and gives you a pay-out – which is totalled. I get that this is in keeping with the original show, though – really – there were so many opportunities to do better than this.

I’m not a fan of the TV shows, though I do enjoy online slots. Usually, Endemol tie-ins are playable and entertaining even if you are not very familiar with the theme. This one is not very entertaining at all. There is a basic free spins game, a pick-em round and a couple of simple yet amusing animations on the reels – and that is your lot.

There is no real feeling that this really tried to recreate the TV show idea at all. The general game-play is solid enough, and the slot is slick and professional. If you are looking for real entertainment, there are better options out there.