Extra Chilli

About Extra Chilli

Extra Chilli may go by a one-of-a-kind title, but its game engine and mechanics aren't anything new in the world of online slots. That's because Extra Chilli comes from Big Time Gaming, the same developer responsible for the concept behind Bonanza. In fact, Big Time first presented Extra Chilli as Bonanza 2, since it's such an obvious sequel. However, when the game debuted on April 4, 2018, it did so under the name Extra Chilli.

Ultimately, Chili is a very strong and spicy vegetable. It enjoys great popularity in South and Central America, and it's in precisely these regions that we get to control the cuddle when we open the game. The background to the game screen is a Square Market, and the reels are actually framed by a stand in which there seems to be only as-yet-unvisited shops where dollars exchange hands. The game is robustly designed and offers a variety of small details to catch your eye. You will also find an abundance of animations both on the reels and next to them. The sound may not quite be as impressive. Of course, Big Time Gaming has put in a whole heap of mariachi songs, but the sound effects could have been more impressive.

How to play Extra Chilli

Do you know the online slots created by Big Time Gaming? If so, you're aware that traditional paylines are almost nonexistent in their games. Instead, this clever and inventive game studio uses its patented MegaWays function to form the basis of many of its slots. MegaWays allows for an almost limitless number of ways to win on each spin. In Extra Chilli, there can be as many as 117,649 winning combinations!

Most paths to profit typically decrease significantly. There are several reasons for this, but the most fundamental one is that the symbols differ in size. To make matters even slightly more befuddling, the wheel alignment consists of two parts. First, there is the wheel stand with six wheels that can stop in up to seven positions per wheel; then there is a second row of four wheels (not to mention the coins, which have their own special secret). At no point do you have to keep track of what has happened either in the past or in the imaginary future. All you have to do is spin.

The stake for a spin on Extra Chilli costs between $2 and $400 — up to $2,000 at some online casinos. You just click on the bet you want to play with, and you don't have to worry about coin values and the like. When you land a win, it gets multiplied by the win factor of the different symbols. This is a slightly odd solution for online slots.

Symbols

The best pay icons are four pieces of chili fruit in glasses (!). For the really red-hot wins, you need to assemble larger combinations with the purple chili fruit. There are also six playing card symbols (from A to 9).

Other symbols are scatters and wilds. The scatter symbols represent the letters H-O-T while the wild symbols take the form of fireworks. In the game freespins there is an additional icon, namely a gold pot that gives even more free rounds.

Game features

Extra Chilli flaunts 2 special symbols, a symbol drop feature, free spins paired with multipliers, and a feature drop feature. To put it succinctly, it is jam-packed with a whole melange of delectable features.

Wilds

In Extra Chilli, the jokers can only land on the extra row beneath the main wheel stand. From this position, they still fulfill their usual duty of replacing any other icon inasmuch as that makes sense in the context of what is happening on the reels. Thus, the joker does what jokers typically do.

Symbol drop

In Extra Chilli, a round can continue even if you win less or more. Instead, you can stack together a multitude of wins in a row, thanks to this game's symbol drop feature. This feature resembles the avalanche feature in Asgardian Stones and Gonzo's Quest very closely. To put it simply, winning symbols explode, and, as a result, there is a rain of new symbols from the top of the game screen.

Should any of the symbols (including the Wild) on the additional row form a combination, they will be nudged to the left.

Scatters and free spins

Just like in the "original" Bonanza, in Extra Chilli you need to collect "letter scatters" to win free spins. You need to get three scatters, marked with the letters H-O-t, on the screen in a single spin to win eight free spins. If you manage to get another scatter, you'll receive another four free spins. Unlike free spins in the original Bonanza, the free spins in Extra Chilli have a distinct feature.

If you'd prefer to proceed directly to playing your 8 or 12 complimentary spins, that's fine. But first, you have the opportunity to rack up even more free rounds by taking a turn on the Fortune wheel. The title of this mini-game is Free Spins, and that's very much what it is. But don't think for a moment that spinning the wheel is a surefire way to get extra spins. You can indeed win up to 24 extra chances to keep the reels moving, but the wheel can just as easily come up with nothing.

Free spins with multipliers

One thing that makes Extra Chilli (and Bonanza) a given choice for players who enjoy risky slots is that the free spins round is played with unlimited multipliers. Each win hit increases the win multiplier by one (1x). With a little luck at the beginning of the bonus round, you can quickly get up to really high multipliers. If you then have, for example, 20 or 24 spins to play, you have the chance of absolutely extreme wins. Big Time Gaming has not given a figure for the potential maximum win in the game, but there is no PhD in mathematics to calculate that it is probably about several thousand times the bet.

We should mention one final thing about the freespins bonus, and that is the opportunity to win four or eight extra spins. When you land three or four gold pots on the extra row, you win four extra spins and eight extra spins, respectively.

Feature Drop

Activating free spins in some slots is a matter of luck. Then, during the free spins themselves, the real challenge is not to lose a possible big win. In Extra Chilli, the real challenge is to earn a chance to go to the bonus round, which itself presents the potential to win. I have been playing it on and off and the farthest I have gotten without using the Feature Drop is to the ordinary free spins round. In terms of mileage, I got somewhere around 20 to 25 spins. This is not a lot, but at the same time, the potential wins are there. With 20 to 25 free spins, I have earned this consecutive run of gameplay.

Summary

For instance, when you first launch Extra Chilli, like in our free demo version on this very page, it can feel a little overwhelming. This slot is really something other than a classic 3×5 slot! The game mechanics may take a while to fully grasp, but once you do get the hang of it, you could find yourself with a new favorite. However, we feel you might have a limited appreciation for the game if you don't have some extra risk tolerance compared to playing other slots online. Extra Chilli is a video slot that can serve up some pretty huge rewards, but it can also drain a game's cash reserves with alarming speed.