Fast Sapphire
Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend, but not even diamonds can compete with English royalty. It was a sapphire that was the engagement ring given to Kate Middleton by heir to the throne Prince William. And it isn’t just current figures either. In 1776, Napoleon gave a sapphire to his first wife. When it was put up for auction in 2013, it sold for 50 times the original estimate.
And there’s plenty of sparkle in the unique instant win free Fast Sapphire game that offers a 100,000 prize. There’s varied betting options, the chance to double your prize with a Super Win and it’s mobile-optimised too. And unlike Keno, all number are drawn. There’s no need to wait for a blue moon on this one.
Fast and Shiny
What’s noticeable before anything, is that that the selling points of the game come on the screen straight away and at super fast speed. You’ll have to reload the page at least once more to read them. When these finish, you’re asked if you want to play the game with or without sound. If you press yes, the sounds are only when playing the game. There’s no introductory or background music.
In the main screen, the background is the same as the loading page. It’s blue, with shiny green lights and lines in a random but stylish way. What will stand out is the 4x4 grid, with the symbols being largely blue. Only the four ends are coloured, 3 red with the bottom right being yellow. The name of the game is on the left, along with the pay grid and notification of the Links. On the right is mostly space, where the 16 bars are shown before moving to the grid.
Play Fast, Win Big
The minimum spend is £1, with the option to go for 2, 3, 4, 5, 10 or 20. As there are no reels or paylines this means £20 is the maximum bet for one game. When changing these betting numbers, the paylist on the left adapts too. You can win credits for getting 5 or more links. 10 or above is where you really get the big prizes, and is reflected by each bit being in yellow. A useful touch is that you can play the game on 3 speeds, meaning you can be the title’s fast in the online Fast Sapphire. The Balance, Winning and Stake are shown at the bottom. The Autoplay options are fantastic. With Instant Wins games, they aren’t always available, but it really does encourage you to play more. There are 9 different options, ranging from 2 – 100.
There is a tiny arrow button, which draws up another set of extras. One of these is the sound going on or off. Another is the Game History. It shows the previous games you played, including the order the numbers came in, the number of links, how much you won and even what time you played. The ‘I’ button explains the rules and shows the odds both with and without a SuperWin. If that number, located bottom right on the grid is the last drawn number, you will win a multiplier of x1.5, if the links are less than 4. If, however, you have less than 10 links and one of the red spots on the grid is the last number to be drawn you lose everything. If you have more than 4 links and the final number is the Superwin number, it gets doubled.
Sapphires Among Other Jewels
It is interesting to compare Fast Sapphire with other games themed by jewels. One of these is Triple Fast Sapphire. Despite its glamorous name, the layout and gameplay are rather simple. The background is dark blue, with 5 reels and 3 rows. You can play for either 1, 3, 5, 7 or 9 paylines and with a Bet Per of 1, 2, 5 or 10. There are 5 betting denominations ranging from 0.01 to 5. There are 5 different options for Autoplay, a Turbo setting, a Wildcard and an impressive 96.07% RTP. As reflected by its symbols being fruit and numbers and there being little representation of sapphires, this isn’t the most imaginative game but it is does the standard things well.
Cool Jewels is a medium-high variance game, with a total bet of 200 credits. There are 36 symbols in a grid, made up of different coloured and shaped jewels. The aim of the game is to match 4 or symbols. The ice cold setting does stand out, as does having 4 types of Wild symbol and having the Free Games Bonus with 4 extra symbols. With both games, there’s no download needed and you can play for free.
Hot Sapphire
Free Fast Sapphire is an Instant Win game, so what it does need is an instant appeal. And for the most part it works. The game is fun and exciting. Controlling the speed really helps as the more you play the more you can win. As there aren’t any exciting-looking symbols, it needed to go at a quicker pace if you’re playing more than a few games.
The idea that you can both win big and lose big on the final symbol means you won’t be taking your eyes off the screen or getting complacent. It’s nice there is a good betting range too, and you can win well. As you can play it on your phone, it makes online gambling far more appealing too. A nicer tune and a more striking background would gain it extra points, but gameplay-wise this has a lot going for it.
