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

Introduction 

Octoberfest is an interesting game from Booming Games. While it is played on simple reels, it offers lots of interesting features. As you would guess from the title, it has a festival drinking theme and is presented on standard 5x3 reels that generate 20 adjustable paylines, which initially pay from left to right. One of the features is that the player can win a two-way pay bonus when three special symbols appear on the reels.

There is also a scatter symbol that triggers free spins when three or more appear. This feature can be re-triggered during the free games. Octoberfest also boasts a wild that substitutes for all symbols other than the scatter and the special symbols and can contain multipliers. The wild, scatter and special symbols pay out when at least three appear on the reels in addition to having special powers.

There are five further paying symbols: the beer stein, hat, and five card symbols ranging from eight to queen.

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Theme, graphics and soundtrack 

The theme of the game is the annual beer festival that takes place in October in the Bavarian city of Munich. The main symbols depict a lederhosen-clad customer, a serving waitress, and a chocolate heart. The remaining symbols are in the shape of the pretzels that visitors to the event might expect to snack on.

The reels sit under a banner and above a bar. We see items reflecting the festival in the background, including beer barrels, wheatears, sausages and pretzels. The soundtrack is a jolly tune that helps to build the atmosphere.

Octoberfest RTP and variance

Octoberfest has an RTP of 96.34 per cent and high variance. Players will need patience but the major features can click into play at any point during the game.

How to play Octoberfest

The game is easy to follow, but let us give you a quick guide to the action at this lively festival:

1. Once you are viewing the main game screen, click the information icon in the top right-hand corner to open a new set of screens.
2. First up, you will see thumbnails of the 20 adjustable paylines.
3. Click down to the next screen to see how to adjust the paylines and set your bet.
4. Below this is where you will find an explanation of the free spins mode and how it can be triggered via the scatters. The wild is also explained here.
5. The next screen completes the explanation of the settings and disconnects.
6. Move down again for details of the two-way pay feature.
7. Finally, you will find a description of the multiplying wilds.
8. Return to the main screen and click the pay symbol in the top left-hand corner to reveal a complete paytable.
9. Back on the main screen, on the left of the dashboard is where you can adjust your wager and the number of lines in play.
10. Finally, to the right of the spin button is where you can engage autoplay to speed up the game. This cannot be customised and must be halted manually.

You are now all set to play. Remember that you can find free slots to play in demo mode, including Octoberfest, right here at Slots Temple. We suggest you take advantage of this opportunity to familiarise yourself with the game before deciding whether you would like to visit an online casino to play for real money. Always set yourself a budget for each session and play responsibly, leaving the site when the fun ends. There are timeout and self-exclusion functions available if you need them.

Bet sizes and paytable wins 

Bet sizes in Octoberfest range from 0.01 to 5. The paytable for five-of-a-kind combinations is as follows:

• Scatter = 2,000x
• Wild = 1,000x
• Beer stein = 500x
• Hat = 300x
• Special = 150x
• Queen = 100x
• Jack = 80x
• Ten = 60x
• Nine = 50x
• Eight = 25x

Octoberfest bonus features

The main bonus features of Octoberfest are wild multipliers and the two-way pay bonus. The former are random, whilst the latter is triggered when three or more special symbols appear on the reels. The player is awarded ten spins during which the paylines pay both ways. The feature can re-trigger. If it begins during the free spins, it will continue until all ten spins take place even if this is after the end of the free spins. Three scatter symbols trigger ten free games and this feature can re-trigger.

Octoberfest review: our verdict

Booming Games has levered some great features into this game, so Octoberfest packs quite a punch. The two-way pay feature is a great plus and the random multiplier wilds can really help to boost your bankroll. The design is a little unimaginative, but the RTP is solid and the high variance keeps up the excitement levels.