Play Around the World for Free

This slot machine has 20 paylines and you can choose to play as many or as few as you like each spin to give the ultimate flexibility. Change your bet by clicking on the ‘stake up’ and ‘stake down’ buttons at the bottom of the screen to choose from playing €0.05 to €10.00 per payline to give a maximum total bet per spin of €200. This wide betting range means most players will enjoy playing the game, whatever their pocket size.

It is also possible to play your spins automatically by selecting the red ‘autoplay’ button with up to 25 spins at a time available for hands-free play. In an innovative twist you can also select ‘reverse play’ which awards a payout when no line wins or scatter wins occur.

Around the World features retro images related to world travel including two travelers at the top of the screen in a hot air balloon, with one man in a top hat looking through a telescope. Other symbols include globes, compasses, ships, boats, elephants and other icons to add to the atmosphere of travel.

There is a buzzing sound of people chatting in the background of the game to give the impression you are in a busy pub, while each spin is accompanied by a gentle fruit machine sound and jingle. At the bottom of the screen players are encouraged by fun little messages such as ‘Let’s Fly’ and ‘Have a Spin!’

While playing this exciting adventure game you can enjoy some excellent payouts. The highest-paying symbol is the Phileas Fogg symbol – the man in the top hat. This icon awards 10,000x your bet for matching 5 symbols. This icon appears is also the wild and stands in for all the other symbols in the game, except the scatter and bonus symbols, to create more potential winning combinations. All wins featuring this wild are also doubled!

The second-best symbol is the Around the World game logo, which awards up to 5000x your bet for 5 symbols. This is also a wild symbol and can stand in for other symbols to create more potential wins. The globe icon pays 1600x your bet for 5 symbols, the compass pays up to 88x your bet for 5 symbols, the plane pays up to 300x your bet and the hot air balloon pays up to 200x your bet for 5 matching symbols.

The lowest paying symbols are the ship which awards up to 150x your bet for 5 matching symbols, the train which pays up to 125x your bet, the sailing boat which pays up to100x your bet, the elephant which pays up to 75x your bet, and the camel which pays up to 50x your bet for 5 matching symbols.

If you hit a scattered compass that points north you will win a multiplier of x2, while up to 5 compasses pointing north pays x32. The globe bonus game can be launched by hitting 3, 4 or 5 globes together. You can choose to gamble or collect your bonus prize. During the bonus game, you can travel around the world choosing from 4 routes on the map. Collect the gold coins to build up your treasury to give up to a 4x multiplier when you get back to London. Watch out for the shipwreck symbol which will sink your treasure and end the bonus game!

Around the World is a fun slot machine with great graphics and a strong retro appeal. The travel and adventure theme really brings an exciting spirit to the gameplay and the many different bonus features mean there is always something happening. Having two wild symbols also means there are extra winning opportunities, while the reverse spins options also adds another level of interest.

The main problem with the slot is the lack of more engaging music and sound effects to add to the atmosphere. Overall, we found the bonus game to be the hidden gem here although it did not hit often enough to our liking!

Adventure fans will love playing Around the World and the innovative features and attractive theme make this a solid choice.