Platooners Slot Review

How to play

The reel grid of Platooners slot contains a five-reel / four-row configuration. This video slot from ELK Studios also has 178 ways to win - you cannot change the number of paylines, and they are always active. 

If you click on the coin icon on the left-hand side, you can change the bet value. For low spenders, the minimum bet value is €0.20. Alternatively, for the high rollers, you can bet a maximum of €100.

This game also has an adaptive bet strategy feature. If you select this, it adapts the bet value depending on the currency situation, and the percentage of your account balance. For those who want to play quickly, this slot also has an autoplay setting. You can select the number of spins from 10 to 100, but there are no advanced features. 

Symbols and payouts

In the Platooners slot pay table, there are eight basic symbols. These include the letters J, Q, K, and A, a medical pack, a pair of binoculars, a combat knife, and golden dog tags. The different card suits represent the lowest-paying symbols. These all have a minimum payout of 0.40x the total bet. The golden dog tags, however, offer the best payout. This has a maximum payout of 10x the total bet.

This game also has several special symbols. The wild symbol substitutes for any other symbol (except the scatter) and appears on any reel. There is also the snake of fortune scatter symbol which acts as the bonus symbol too. You can also get randomly triggering Platooners characters. The rockets symbol covers reel 1 and 3 with identical symbols for one spin. Alternatively, the grenades symbol adds wilds to reels 3, 4, and 5 for one spin. Finally, the bullets symbol generates five of a kind for one symbol for one spin!

Best Platooners bonus feature

The Platooners bonus feature is an extensive mini-game called the Platooners vs the Snakes of Fortune. To trigger this mini-game, you must get three or more snakes of fortune bonus symbols.

If you trigger the bonus round, you get 15 Platooners free spins which are called ammunition. This ammunition is used to try and take out the snake of fortune! The mini-game has three different levels to progress through and each level offers better rewards.

During the game, you can also activate the mystery coin symbol which provides one of four bonuses. The first is a big coin win. Next, it can provide an additional attack against the snake of fortune. Third, it can refill the ammunition for extra free spins. Finally, it can unleash a bomb that destroys larger parts of the snake of fortune! This mini-game is fun to play and offers something completely different to most other video slots.

RTP & volatility

For profitability, the Platooners Return To Player is 96.30%. This is pretty good! The current industry average is 95-96%, so Platooners beats this slightly. ELK Studios has rated this game 5 out of 10 which means this is a medium volatility slot. Therefore, you can expect a balance between low and high volatility, and get semi-frequent wins with some occasional jackpots.