Hot to Burn Hold and Spin Slot Review

Hot to Burn Hold and Spin Review

Hot to Burn Hold and Spin is a classic fruit machine style slot from Pragmatic Play’s partner Reel Kingdom, played on a 5x3 grid with 20 fixed paylines. Stakes range from 0.20 to 240 per spin, so I can treat it as a low stake time waster or a serious high roller punt. The theme sticks to burning fruit and sevens, with no frills, just old school gambling.

The maths model bites a lot harder than the original game in the series, as Hot to Burn Hold and Spin is rated at the highest volatility level. On the other hand the default RTP of 96.7 percent is strong, and the theoretical max win of 20,000 times stake appeals when I am in the mood for serious swings, long dry spells, then the odd huge spike.

Hot to Burn Hold and Spin symbols and payouts

The paytable in Hot to Burn Hold and Spin sticks to the familiar fruit machine pattern, just scaled up. Low pay symbols are Xs and cherries, followed by oranges, plums and strawberries, then watermelons and BARs. Five of a kind from the X up to the BAR pays between 2.5 and 25 times the stake, while cherries also return a very small prize for two on a line.

The fiery 7 is the premium symbol in Hot to Burn Hold and Spin, and lining up five sevens on a payline awards a hefty 250 times stake. The flaming wild symbol pays the same, appears on all reels, and substitutes for regular symbols apart from the money icons and the scatter. The golden star scatter pays anywhere, awarding 1x, 20x or 100x stake for three, four or five in view.

Money symbols in Hot to Burn Hold and Spin come as burning suns and shiny diamonds, each carrying a cash value that pays only in the hold and spin round. During testing most partial screens of money symbols totalled around 20x to 40x stake, even when I got close to a full grid. The real jump only arrived when the feature bridged into the Big Money Wheel.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	Wild
	5	x250
	4	x50
	3	x5
	5	x250
	4	x50
	3	x5
	Scatter
	5	x100
	4	x20
	3	x1
	5	x25
	4	x10
	3	x2.5
	5	x10
	4	x2.5
	3	x1
	5	x10
	4	x2.5
	3	x1
	5	x10
	4	x2.5
	3	x1
	5	x2.5
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.1
	5	x2.5
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.1
	2	x0.05
	5	x2.5
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.1
	Special
	Special
	Special

Profit information in Hot to Burn Hold and Spin

Profit wise, Hot to Burn Hold and Spin sits at the sharp end of the scale, with high volatility, 96.7 percent RTP and a stated max win of 20,000 times stake. Bets from 0.20 up to 240 per spin give plenty of flexibility. In practice I found long stretches with hardly any notable hits, then sudden bursts when the hold and spin feature or star scatter wins landed together.

Hot to Burn Hold and Spin Features

The core mechanic in Hot to Burn Hold and Spin is the Hold and Spin feature, triggered by landing at least five burning sun money symbols in the same spin. Regular symbols disappear, leaving only the sticky money icons, and a separate set of reels spins with blanks or more money symbols. You start with four respins, and any new money symbol landing resets the counter back to four.

If you manage to fill every position with money symbols in Hot to Burn Hold and Spin, the Big Money Bonus Wheel kicks in. The wheel can award instant prizes from 10x up to 5,000x per segment, and it keeps spinning as long as you hit prize wedges. I have had sessions where the wheel never appeared at all, and one where a single visit paid close to 500x stake.

Hot to Burn Hold and Spin Graphics and Sound

Visually, Hot to Burn Hold and Spin is as old school as it gets, with big glossy fruit and flaming sevens on a black backdrop, plus simple payline numbers at the sides. There is almost no soundtrack in the base game, only the clack of spinning reels, while the hold and spin round brings in a jazzy tune. On mobile the layout stays crisp and uncluttered, which suits fast sessions.

Verdict on Hot to Burn Hold and Spin

From my perspective, Hot to Burn Hold and Spin is aimed squarely at players who enjoy classic fruit slots with one big high variance bonus on top. The base game can feel like a grind, with small line wins and the odd scatter payout keeping the balance ticking over. Most of the serious action sits behind the hold and spin feature and, ideally, the Big Money Wheel.

I only bring out Hot to Burn Hold and Spin when I am ready for wild swings and have a budget that can survive long stretches without a feature. When the game refuses to drop money symbols it can chew through credits fast, but when it lines up a full screen and feeds the wheel, the rush feels very close to playing a physical high stakes fruit machine.

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