As soon as temperatures drop below zero, online slot developers are reminded to come up with something snowy, x-massy, or icy. And the latter impression is exactly what Microgaming used in their 2018 creation. The symbols are standard: Gems and letters in basic colours, an Icy Gems logo plus a shiny-golden Wild Symbol.
There are no Free Spins to chase, but the main attribute is the Symbol Storage system, which compels you to keep watching every spin closely. Once the storage is filled, the reel fun begins.
A Re-spin will be triggered where only the stored symbols will appear, resulting in some impressive wins. To complete the experience, an electronic soothing soundtrack accompanies the dropping symbols, providing a cozy atmosphere.
You can try this icy cool slot for free in DEMO mode on this page without registration.
Personal testers’ opinion Icy Gems slot
The Icy Gems slot machine (designed by JustForTheWin studio and released on Microgaming’s platform) is a Reel Talent slot machine replica. It is absolutely startling why in the same year – 2018 (even the same month – November), the same developer will release 2 machines with the same math model and gameplay. We cannot establish which one was ‘born’ first, so we cannot use the term reskin of the other game! Regardless, if you have read our previous columns on games cloning/reskinning, you probably catch the drift that we always write negatively and tend to criticize such practices relentlessly. We regret and disapprove of the actions of the brainstorming departments of some providers, thinking that: Quantity is more important than Quality, and Reskinning is a suitable replacement for Inventiveness!
Both 20 liners: Reel Talent and Icy Gems come with the same betting possibility per spin (min bet 10 cents/ max bet 100 CAD). Players will see the same RTP of 96.03% in both, and risk-wise – Medium Volatility (as the difference between the 4OAK and 5OAK of the top symbols is only 5 times) in each of the 2 machines. Although it is almost impossible to obtain, Reel Talent and Icy Gems have the same maximum potential of rewarding over 1000x the bet if you get a full screen of the highest paying symbol (the logo of each of the 2 slots).
Here you go dear developers (JustForTheWin / Microgaming) – we covered your 2 ‘birds’ with 1 stone-cold article.
Bonus Features
Golden Wild Symbol – replaces all other symbols.
Symbol Storage – Whenever you land a win, the winning symbol is stored in the Symbol Storage (3 spots) on the left side of the grid. Automatically a re-spin is generated, and if it’s a winning one, that winning symbol is also placed in the storage. A third spin is triggered, and this is the decisive one. If there’s a win, that winning symbol will be added to the previous two symbols.
So now that you’ve collected 3 symbols in the storage, what follows is:
- If you collected 3 different symbols: 1 Silver Superspin is granted where only those 3 symbols will appear on all 5 reels. Big chance you hit a huge win.
- When 2 different types of symbols are collected: 1 Golden Superspin is awarded only those 2 symbols on all the reels. Even a bigger chance to hit an impressive win.
- If all 3 symbols in the storage are identical: 1 Big Win Superspin is launched, guaranteeing a Mega Win.
