Chameleonaire - Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Introduction

Core Gaming has created a delightful slot with Chameleonaire. The three rows of five reels may seem fairly standard, especially when depicted in such cartoony graphics, and the 20 paylines may not seem a lot, but there are an astonishing eight modifiers available in the base game. That’s alongside bonuses including free spins, Permanent Wilds and progressive jackpots. Regular symbols include four animals, four card symbols, a Wild and a Scatter. If you enjoy, we have plenty of other free Core Gaming slots available.

Theme and Graphics

This cartoony slot is set in a jungle full of friendly and smiling creatures. The background shows leaves, flowers and Mesoamerican ruins that are large and colourful. Our titular chameleon sits at the side of the reels, blinking and bobbing his head with engaging animation. He comes in very useful during modifiers. On the reels you find snails, caterpillars, fireflies and locusts, none of whom would look out of place in a children’s movie. Even the card symbols are drawn in bold, childlike letters. If you like the jungle, why not try the Multifly online slot?

Chameleonaire RTP & Volatility

Sometimes a slot’s RTP can vary depending on your settings. The lowest available RTP in Chameleonaire is 84.05%, but it can rise to as much as 95.86%. There’s no official volatility.

How to Play Chameleonaire

This slot is designed to draw your attention to its big, bold reels and graphics. The buttons for controls are kept simple and unobtrusive.

1. The first control is the bet adjustor. This is to the left of the reels and consists of a plus and minus sign with a display showing current bet level.

2. There’s a grey button in the top right corner to reveal the game instructions and paytable. Scroll through to familiarise yourself with the game rules or use the settings button to toggle the sound.

3. When you’ve read through the game information and returned to the main page, there are two more buttons to note. It’s time to choose whether you want to use autoplay or take your spins one at a time.

4. For autoplay, click the grey button above the big, green Play symbol. You can set your bet, number of spins, loss limit and an optional single win limit. Autoplay will stop automatically if you trigger any bonus features. With that sorted, you can hit Play and enjoy.

Bet & Win Sizes

How much you win will depend partly on your bet, with a potential range between 0.20 and 100. Your payout also depends on the symbols you match. Maximum rewards come from matching five:

J, Q - 50x line bet.

K, A - 100x line bet.

Caterpillar, Snail - 200x line bet.

Locust, Firefly - 300x line bet.

Game Logo, Wild - 500x line bet.

Chameleonaire Modifiers, Free Spins & Bonus Features

Even the base game has a series of randomly triggered modifiers:

Beetle Bonus Chance - adds extra Bonus Scatter symbols.

Symbol Change - the chameleon flicks his tongue and turns winning card symbols into higher-paying animal symbols.

Falling Wilds - giant Wilds that are 2x2 or 3x3 in time drop onto the reels, where the chameleon can stick them in place with his tongue.

Locust Storm - a swarm of locusts covers all 15 spaces on the reels. If the chameleon hits them with his tongue, they will stick to the reels as Wilds.

Reel Drag - the chameleon drags high value symbols onto the reels after a losing spin.

Lock-ust and Load - winning symbols will lock in place for a series of respins.

Reely Wild - the chameleon drags extra Wilds across the reels.

Rewind - the game reels backwards so a free spins trigger can be returned to the reels, again with some help from the chameleon. Then there is the free spins round, triggered by Bonus Scatter symbols:

Bonus Scatter Symbols

Three Bonus Scatters will add one or two Permanent Wilds to your free spins, four Bonus Scatters will add three Permanent Wilds and five will add four Permanent Wilds.

Bonus Free Spins

You have five choices of free spins, each with a different number of spins and a different combination of Permanent Wilds. Three free spins will give you two Wilds on the second reel, one on the third and one on the fourth. Five free spins means two Wilds on the first reel, one on the third and one on the fifth. Nine free spins means two Wilds on the first reel, one on the second and one on the fifth. For 13 free spins, you get one Wild on the first reel, then single Wilds on the third, fourth and fifth reel. For the maximum 18 free spins, there’s one Wild on the third reel and the other three are all on the fourth.

Bonus Free Spins Replay

Once the first free spins round is finished you will be given a choice, a little like the Gamble or Double or Nothing features available in some slots. You can choose to keep your free spins winnings or discard them and try a different free spins round which may end better or worse. This is a one-time offer.

About the only thing missing is a Mystery Symbol slot, but we have plenty of them elsewhere.

Max-win 25,000x

Volatility High

Top RTP 95.86%

Our Verdict

Just looking at this colourful, friendly slot brought a smile to our faces, and that was before it became apparent just how many exciting bonuses and modifiers are available. Yes, they can take a while to trigger, like all the best extra features, but they add incredible depth to the game and even without them, there are still lots of opportunities for fun.