Opal Fruits Slot Review

Opal Fruits by Big Time Gaming

When I first loaded Opal Fruits from Big Time Gaming, it felt like stepping into a neon arcade in deep space. The semi transparent six reel grid sits against a purple galaxy backdrop, with a chunky 1980s style soundtrack driving the action. It is a 6x3 slot with two horizontal extra reels, so you get 5,625 ways to win instead of fixed paylines.

Opal Fruits runs on the trademarked Triple Reaction mechanic, which combines cascading wins on the main reels and the two extra reels. Every win explodes and new symbols slide in from different directions, so one paid spin can chain several reactions. With high volatility and feature packed gameplay, the slot feels ideal for players like me who enjoy swings, but prefer something more controlled than pure high risk grinders.

Paytable & Paylines in Opal Fruits

In Opal Fruits the symbols mix classic fruit icons with bold card values. On the low side you have A, K, Q, J, 10 and 9 suits, paying roughly 0.4x to 0.6x your stake for six of a kind. Premiums are the pear, plum, watermelon and grapes, where six pears or plums pay under 1x, watermelons pay 2x, and six juicy grapes land a strong 50x.

Instead of traditional win lines, Opal Fruits uses ways to win, so any matching symbols from left to right on adjacent reels can form a combination. With six regular reels and two extra horizontal reels feeding more symbols, you get 5,625 ways active on every spin. You usually need three or more symbols to score, though a full six symbol hit is where the game really comes alive.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	6	x50
	5	x5
	4	x4
	3	x3
	2	x2
	6	x2
	5	x0.7
	4	x0.6
	3	x0.4
	6	x0.9
	5	x0.6
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.4
	6	x0.8
	5	x0.6
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.4
	6	x0.6
	5	x0.5
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.3
	6	x0.6
	5	x0.5
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.3
	6	x0.5
	5	x0.4
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.2
	6	x0.5
	5	x0.4
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.2
	6	x0.4
	5	x0.3
	4	x0.2
	3	x0.1
	6	x0.4
	5	x0.3
	4	x0.2
	3	x0.1
	Wild

Game Features in Opal Fruits

In terms of gameplay, Opal Fruits leans heavily on the Triple Reaction engine. Reels one to six spin as normal, while two horizontal reels sit above and below the middle four reels. Whenever you hit a win, the winning symbols are removed and replacements slide in from the left on the top reel and from the right on the bottom reel, often stringing together several consecutive payouts.

Wild symbols play a big part in Opal Fruits. Regular wilds drop on the extra reels and substitute for anything except scatters, making it easier to complete reactions. Some wilds carry a 3x win multiplier, and when several multiplier wilds land on the same row the values are combined. The potential multiplier can climb as high as 1,296x, which I have seen turn modest hits into serious wins.

On top of that, the avalanche system in Opal Fruits keeps the base game lively. Every winning combo removes itself and new symbols gush in, so dry spells can flip quickly. Scatters appear as golden letters F, R, E and another E. When these land together they spell FREE and set up the bonus game, yet even before that happens the reactions give the slot a very arcade like rhythm.

Free Spins and Win Multipliers in Opal Fruits

For me the real thrill in Opal Fruits comes from the free spins feature. Landing the four scatters that spell FREE triggers 10 free spins, and if you hit one or two extra scatters you start with a 5x or 10x win multiplier. During the round every reaction increases the multiplier by 1x with no cap, and each time it reaches a new multiple of ten you receive an extra five spins.

RTP, Volatility and Max Win in Opal Fruits

Stat wise, Opal Fruits sits in a sweet spot for my bankroll. The RTP comes in around 96.67 percent, which is competitive for a feature rich slot. Volatility is described as high or medium high depending on the source, and that lines up with my sessions. You can go a stretch waiting for the bonus, yet the reactions and multipliers mean the base game can still throw out chunky hits.

There is no progressive jackpot in Opal Fruits, but the fixed potential more than makes up for it. The maximum payout is advertised at around 36,000x to 36,600x your stake thanks to the unlimited multiplier in free spins. If you are betting at the £20 ceiling, you are looking at top wins in the £700,000 range, which is more than enough to keep me clicking spin.

Summary & Verdict on Opal Fruits

After many sessions, Opal Fruits has become one of those slots I come back to when I want fast paced, reaction heavy gameplay. The bright fruits in space are slightly odd, yet the presentation, soundtrack and Triple Reaction engine work really well together. With unlimited multipliers in free spins and serious max win potential on a 6x3 grid, it feels like a modern classic that still scratches that retro itch.

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