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Pragmatic Play Launched Football Themed Online Slot

Pragmatic Play Launched Football Themed Online Slot

Added: May 25, 2018

As the kick off for the FIFA World Cup 2018 draws closer, new football themed video slots are appearing thick and fast. Hot on the heels of Foxin Wins Football Fever and Top Strike Championship from NextGen Gaming you have The Champions from Pragmatic Play. You can play The Champions at online casinos like Oranje Casino and Kroon Casino.

Before you spin you are asked to pick one from the 32 national teams playing in the World Cup Finals. The selection has no implications in the gaming. The high paying symbols appear in the colours of the selected team. You can go for your favourite or a colourful one like Brazil. You then have to place the goal marker on one of the cells in the 5x3 grid. This has gaming relevance. If the football symbol lands in the goal, the Momentum Progressive game is triggered.

The championship trophy is the wild symbol and it also awards the highest line payouts. The other high paying symbols are thematic and are customised in appearance according to the chosen team. They are football, jersey, boots, gloves and whistle. The low paying symbols are the playing card icons A, K and Q. The reels are set in a stadium as expected. The win animations are simple.

The highlight feature of The Champions video slot is the Momentum Progressive game. You start by scoring a goal with the football in the marked position. If your luck is not good you can shift the goal marker around. The default setting is Level 1 with a 1x payout multiplier. When you score the first goal, you will be shifted to Level 2 that has 2x payout multiplier. You will be initially awarded 10 paid spins in this mode. Every time you score a goal with the mode being active the counter is reset to 10 spins and you move to the next level with an enhanced multiplier. You can go up to Level 11 that has 20x payout multiplier. If you do not score a goal in the 10 spins awarded to you then you go back to Level 1 with a 1x multiplier.

The Champions video slot includes a simple Penalty Shots bonus game that is triggered by landing three bonus symbols on reels 2, 3 and 4. You are awarded 5 penalty shots in each of which you aim at one of the four corners of the goal. You win a multiplier for te total bet based on the number of goals scored.