Play Hot Ink for Free

There are few slot machines out there with a cooler theme than Hot Ink. Let's face it, the majority of people with a tattoo are automatically three notches up on the cool scale than non-inked people. That's excluding those people who are tattooed to look like cats. Those guys are 10 notches higher up the scale. Hot Ink delivers a game designed to emulate the classic aesthetic of tattoos with a busy and cluttered game screen filled with all sorts of patterns and intricate details. What's more a selection of symbols depict some iconic tattoo subjects such as eight balls, hearts, stars, flaming dice and a lucky horse shoe.

Players will also find spinning images which depict the tattoo parlour itself. But the most interesting symbols are those which represent the tattoo artists – Luci the Gothic brunette and Angel the blonde bombshell.

These two tattoo artists are not simply interesting for the fact that they are drop dead gorgeous, but also because they will pay out a line bet multiplier worth 750x when five appear on adjacent reels. Plus, these two characters will team up to award spinners with mixed pays. So, if you come across a combination of both girls on five consecutive reels, then you will be rewarded with a 500x multiplier.

The next most lucrative icon is the dude tattoo artist who awards 400x the value of the line bet when five appear in a winning sequence. The chairs and shop front reward up to 300x and 200x respectively. The tattoo designs are the least rewarding game symbols with top pay-outs ranging from 150x to 50x.

The highest possible wager per line is 2.50 and the lowest is 0.01. Since this game doesn't have any set particular pay lines, all line bets will be multiplied by a nominal value of 50x to calculate the total bet per spin.

Hot Ink keeps things interesting with a few extra symbols. One of these is the wild symbol which is depicted by the slot machine's logo. Not only will this symbol replace others to make wins, but it will also reward a jackpot multiplier of 1,000x if five are lined up on consecutive reels.

Another symbol represents a pair of Koi Carp – a popular tattoo design which represents good luck and fortune. Perhaps you won't need to go through the pain of having these fish etched on your skin, because if you find three or more on the reels of this slot machine then you might be in for your own fortune. That is because you will play 20 free spins with doubled wins. In fact, very lucky spinners can win up to 100,000 coins during this feature.

If you think that's a good bonus prize, then wait until you hear about the special “Tattoo Bonus” round which pays up to 122,500 coins. This is awarded by the Tattoo Bonus scatter card, of course, and will give punters the opportunity to flick through different albums of tattoos. Find three matching tattoos to win a prize and start a round of 10 free spins with a x2 multiplier.

This slot machine doesn't offer a conventional double or nothing gamble game like most other slot machines. Instead, it gives bettors the chance to “re-spin” individual reels so that more lucrative winning combinations can be achieved. This will come at a cost, however. The price of a re-spin can be seen below each separate reel and will be adjusted accordingly in relation to the potential win value.

If you are looking for a slot machine with a bit of edginess about it, then Hot Ink is right on the money. Never mind all of those childish novelty games, it's time to play a slot machine that is actually cool for a change. And hey, the upshot is that this particular cool slot is filled with some pretty neat bonus features, not to mention 1024 different ways to win. You will find this game stocked at most online casinos who work with Microgaming, one of our best reviewed so far is Spin Palace Casino.