Hugo Legacy - Pokie in Australia

Description

Slot name:	Hugo Legacy
Software:	Play'n GO
RTP:	96.00%
Volatility:	Average volatility
Paylines / Reels:	-/-
Max. Win:	1000
Features:	Free spins Random Wilds Bonus Game Win Multiplier

It's funny: it would seem that a cartoon character, originally aimed at children, cannot be the best theme for an online slot. However, for several years now, the troll Hugo, or, as he is called in Danish, “Skærmtrolden Hugo,” has been firmly on the gambling scene. This charming ant has starred in a number of online pokies from Play'n GO, and here is another one called Hugo Legacy. It comes with the tagline "30th Anniversary", which, unless we're missing something, is a bit of a misnomer since the Hugo TV game show premiered in 1990, making it 33 years old by our count (at the time of review). No matter, Hugo and his team are back in Play'n'Go's Hugo Legacy slot, a cluster pay slot where winning symbols are collected to trigger features and free spins.

Hugo, a cheerful and friendly troll, standing on a rock next to the net, evokes affection throughout the game. The game's setting is a grassy meadow next to a forest believed to be the Troll Forest, somewhere in Scandinavia where Hugo lived in the game show. Leaves are falling to the ground, butterflies are fluttering around, the sun is shining, making Hugo Legacy just as emotionally buoyant, if not more so, than any other slot in the Hugo line.

All of these cascading actions are governed by a mathematical average volatility model (6 out of 10), available in a wide range of different RTP configurations, defaulting to 96.2%. And we encourage you to try playing a demo of Hugo Legacy right now to experience its benefits along the way.

Hugo Legacy slot review

The central place in Hugo Legacy in terms of gameplay is occupied by a cascading 7x7 matrix grid. A win is generated when matching symbols land connecting with each other vertically or horizontally. Winning clusters are removed from the reels and symbols cascade down to fill the visible gaps. If after the cascade a new win is formed, then the process is repeated and ends when no new winning clusters are formed. When choosing a bet, options range from 10 to 100 credits per paid hit.

Hugo Legacy's regular paying symbols are a mix of different items and symbols. At the bottom of the paytable are a key, a stick of dynamite, a miner's cart, gold bars and a hat, while the high paying symbols are Jean Paul, Fernando, Don Croco, Scylla and Hugo. The reward for landing a cluster of 5 symbols is from 0.1 to 2.5 times the bet, and for landing a cluster of 20+ symbols the reward is from 40 to 1,000 times the bet. The Big Sparkling Diamond is the Hugo Legacy wild symbol and replaces any regular paying symbol.

How to play Hugo Legacy slot

Each winning symbol means +1 charge on the phone's meter. When a certain charge level is reached, a modifier is triggered, and you can also win free spins with varying strengths. Thus, the gameplay of Hugo Legacy can be described as extraordinary. When you reach 15 or more charges, a random symbol modifier is awarded:

• Hugo - adds 5 to 8 wilds to the grid.
• Scylla - protects 1 or 2 types of symbols and wilds and destroys all others.
• Don Croco - turns 2 to 5 symbol types into different symbol types.
• Fernando - turns one symbol into a wild symbol.
• Jean-Paul - selects a symbol and forms a winning cluster.

Free spins

Free spins are activated if there are at least 35 charges on the phone's meter. At 35 charges the standard free spins are activated, but when reaching 40, 45 or 50 charges stronger free spins are triggered:

35 charges in the phone are awarded with 2 modifier symbols.

40 charges in "Phone" rewards 3 symbol modifiers.

45 charges in the Phone rewards you with 4 symbol modifiers and 5 wilds.

50 charges in the phone - 5 symbol modifiers and 30 wilds.

Once the free spins are triggered, players can gamble to reach higher levels. Losing in a gambling game gives you the opportunity to receive only one symbol. Free spins involve a wild picker. All winning wilds are collected in the first stage, and in the second stage, after all symbol modifiers have played, the wilds are added back to the grid. From 5 to 10 wilds are used at a time, and after additional wins more are added. This continues until all wild symbols are used up. Wild symbols dropped in the second phase are not collected.

Payout table

• key - x0.1-x40;
• explosives - x0.2-x80;
• trolley with gold - x0.3-x120;
• gold bars - x0.4-x160;
• cap - x0.5-x200;
• monkey - x1-x400;
• toucan - x1.2-x480;
• crocodile - x1.5-x600;
• girl - x2-x800;
• elf - x2.5-x1000.

RTP - 96.2%