Candy Links Bonanza - Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Introduction

This game is by Stakelogic, which has made been creating successful slots since 2014. They frequently create updates and upgrades of earlier successes. One Stakelogic slot that performed well in the past was the Candyways Bonanza Megaways slot. In that game the free spin feature was very popular, so Stakelogic have expanded it here.

Candy Links Bonanza uses a 5x5 grid, and it provides offers a potential 3,125 ways of winning rather than adopting the expected cluster pays mechanic that we’ve come to associate with grid-based games. Instead, wins are created when three or more symbols are matched on adjacent reels. The wins play from left to right.

There is a collection of 10 different symbols in the Candy Links Bonanza paytable. They are all variations on sweets and are coloured in all shades of the spectrum from red through to purple via orange, yellow, two shades of green, turquoise and pink. Although some of these colours are quite similar, there are different shapes help to distinguish between the symbols. Symbols pay between 0.4 and 5x for five of a kind. Alongside the standard pay symbols, there is a wild symbol which substitutes for all other symbols except for the coin. The scatter symbol is a chocolate candy bomb.
 
When you start the game you get the option to activate the Super Stake. The effect of this is to increase any bet by 25%, which means the stakes are raised to between 0.25 and 25. Additional bonus symbols are added to the reels, and the chance of landing a feature is doubled when you use the Super Stake setting.

Theme, Graphics and Soundtrack

This is a bright and breezy-looking slot with appealing colours and a look that owes more than a little to Candy Crush. The combination of cartoon-pastoral with very simple animation and jaunty electronic soundtrack makes it very easy to spend time with. The mobile-friendly design makes it ideal to play on the go. 

Candy Links Bonanza RTP and Variance

Candy Links Bonanza’s RTP of 94.04 per cent is below the average of around 96 per cent for an online slot (although some sources estimate it to be potentially as high as 96.3 per cent). The variance is medium to high.

How to Play Candy Links Bonanza

1. Activate Super Stake mode to double the chance of free spins.
2. Activate Turbo Spin for faster gameplay.
3. Use the + and - buttons to set your own preferred bet level.
4. Click the Spin button to begin.
5. Matching symbols in any position on three or more adjacent reels from left to right is a winning combination

Bet Sizes and Paytable Wins

Candy Links Bonanza has a maximum win of 5,000x, and it has a decent betting range with a minimum bet of 0.10 and a maximum bet of 50.00.

Here’s the paytable for matching symbols:

 - Yellow Star

5 = 5.00
4 = 2.00
3 = 1.00

 - Purple Hexagon

5 = 4.00
4 = 1.40
3 = 0.80

 - Red Heart

5 = 3.00
4 = 1.20
3 = 0.60

 - Purple Star

5 = 2.00
4 = 1.00
3 = 0.40
        
 - Orange Hexagon, Turquoise Pentagon

5 = 1.00
4 = 0.80
3 = 0.20

 - Yellow Kite, Pink Square, Green Triangle, Blue Circle

5 = 0.40
4 = 0.20
3 = 0.10

Candy Links Bonanza Bonus Features

Hurricane Links

When the reels have stopped spinning in the base game, any coin values landed are carried across to the matching position on the Hurricane Links grid. Coin symbols may land anywhere, with the exception of the centre reel position, where there is a multi-coloured wheel. If coins land on top of coins already in place, then the values of all the coins are added together.

In the Hurricane Links collection the aim is to fill any of the lines in any direction. If you manage this, then all the coins will be awarded as a win. The grid will then reset. If there are some positions which remain unfilled, these will show up highlighted in yellow on the main game and in the Hurricane Links grid.

Wheel of Fortune

The Wheel of Fortune, which comprises three wheels, will be triggered if the coloured wheel symbol features in the line formed in the Hurricane Links collection. Players can upgrade to the second or third wheel but begin by spinning the first wheel. Each wheel offers jackpot prizes or stake multipliers:

• Mini Wheel: 5x, 10x, 20x your stake, Upgrade or Mini Jackpot.
• Major Wheel: 10x, 20x your stake, Upgrade or Mini or Major Jackpot.
• Grand Wheel: Mini, Major or Grand Jackpots.

The Mini, Major and Grand Jackpots give you stake multipliers of 30x, 100x and 1,000x respectively.

Respin

The Respin feature is activated when you land on two scatters in the base game. When this occurs every symbol will retain its place with the exception of the the centre position. This will respin, thereby giving you the chance to land a third scatter symbol.

Candy Links Bonanza Bonus

Landing three, four or five scatter symbols triggers 10, 15 or 12 free spins respectively.. There is a multiplier within free spins which can be increased by landing multiplier wild symbols. Free Spins cannot be re-triggered.

Candy Links Bonanza Review: Our Verdict

This is bright and colourful game that plays well on all platforms. The Hurricane Links collection is a particularly strong feature, and with so many chances to win on the bonus wheels you can build up sizeable multipliers.
 

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