Big Ben – an Aristocrat Slot

How to play  

The Big Ben comes with some of the most common layouts and matrices seen in today’s online slots. We are talking about a 5-reel, 25-payline matrix where every reel has 3 rows. You can’t miss the green play button located on the lower-left side of the screen. Before hitting it, make sure that you have made the right selection when it comes to the size of your bet and the number of lines. Namely, you can choose between 1 and 25 paylines. Also, your bet size can be worth between €0.01 and €0.02. So, with a maximum number of paylines, the highest bet is worth €0.5. So, this slot is more suited for casual players.

To get access to more options and information, you should click the gear button on the upper-right side of the screen. Here, you can turn the sound effects on or off, choose the number of auto-play games that you want to use (up to 100), or change the number of paylines and the size of your bet.

Symbols and payouts

There’s a relatively high number of basic symbols on the paytable of the Big Ben slot – eleven. These basic symbols include playing card icons in bright colors used as low-value symbols. The lowest paying among them is number Nine. It pays 2, 5, 25, or 100 times your line bet for two, three, four, or five on a line respectively. This is the only low-paying symbol that pays for just two identical symbols on an active payline. The King playing card icon pays 125 times your line bet when you get five of them on a payline.

There’s an interesting selection of high-paying basic symbols – a tavern sign, a lantern, a double-decker bus, a phone booth, the British flag, and the royal crown. The most valuable symbol here is the royal crown which pays 2, 25, 100, or 600 times your payline for two, three, four, or five matching symbols on a payline respectively. But, the most valuable symbols of this game are not among the basic symbols. The wild icon pays up to 30,000 times your line bet (five wilds on a line) while the scatter icon will deliver 1,000 times your total bet if you land five scatters anywhere on the reels.

Best Big Ben bonus feature

Players should expect two Big Ben bonus features. Most players think that the Big Ben free spins feature is the best one. To activate this feature, you must wait to get three, four, or five Big Ben icons (scatter icons) anywhere on the reels. In this way, you will get 15, 20, or 25 free spins depending on the number of scatters. Every win during this mode will be multiplied by two. You can win a round of free spins again during the Free Spins round by landing three or more scatters.

The other special feature is the Big Ben feature. You will also need scatters to activate this bonus, but this time, you will need two of them anywhere on the first and last reel. Wait to see how many times the Big Ben chimes to reveal your prize. Players can win anywhere between 2 and 400 times their wager with the help of this special feature.

Finally, we have the royal guard that plays the role of a wild icon. He can replace any basic symbol whenever he can help players complete winning combinations. Any win that contains a wild icon is multiplied by two.  

RTP & Volatility

The Big Ben RTP is a decent one – 95.55%. So, this is an average Return to Player percentage for modern slots. The volatility, on the other hand, is of medium size. For those who don’t know, this means that you can expect a decent number of wins and prizes of decent size.