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

Introduction

Welcome to the Sambadrome with this free play Roxor Gaming slots carnival themed game.

The aim is to land matching symbols on at least 2 adjacent reels, starting on reel 1, wherever the symbols land. Look out for the exuberant carnival wild that creates the potential for new payouts on the 1,024 ways to win.

With this game mechanic wins can land anywhere on the reels. Players can relax and stop worrying about paylines and start spotting potential wins whenever they land.

This isn’t the most complex of slots but the classic gameplay is well balanced with a free spins feature with 2x and 3x multiplier wilds. You can’t miss the extravagant game logo scatter that triggers this feature.

There are 10 basic symbols worth up to 300x for 5 of a kind, and players can enjoy their spins on Samba Samba from 0.40 coins.

This free play version is a good way to get to grips with the game if you intend to play for real money. And the bright and colourful graphics and simple gameplay make this a good choice for mobile play.

Theme, Graphics & Soundtrack

Carnival in Rio is the biggest and most flamboyant in the world, with 2 million people out on the streets every day during the festivities when 10 million litres of beer are drunk .

Carnival is always held 40 days before Easter, and there’s huge rivalry between the Samba schools that culminates in the judging in the Sambadrome. The amazing floats and costumes cost millions to create and the parades last until dawn.

Nearly 600 street parties or blocos are held during carnival with something for everyone. The biggest is called the Big Cord of the Black Ball but others include “Band of the Shrimp,” “Half a Dozen Crying Cats,” and “I am Normal, but the Coconut is Crazy.”

Roxor Gaming try hard to capture some of the glitz and glamour of this incredible spectacle with symbols including women in carnival costumes and bare chested men banging drums and shaking their maracas. Musical instruments and whistles make up the other instruments. The reels take you right to the heart of the Sambadrome and a massive crowd.

The soundtrack ties everything together and you’ll soon be shaking a tail feather as you play this colourful and entertaining slot.

RTP & Volatility

Samba Samba has medium volatility and 95.26% RTP giving it appeal to most players. The average payback is balanced by the 1,024 ways to win on every spin.

How to play Samba Samba

Samba Samba is a fun slot so enjoy responsibly by setting a session budget and a time limit to protect your bankroll.

This is a quick guide to setting up the main features of this slot:

1. Click the 3 dots in the upper right-hand corner to take a good look at the paytable and game rules and control sounds.

2. All pays are fixed at 40 coins so all you need to do is adjust your coin size using the + and - symbols to arrive at a total bet you’re comfortable with.

3. Finally launch the game by tapping the clearly marked green Spin button.

Min & Max Bets + Top Wins

It’s easy to set your bet and this slot has options for every style of player. You can spin for bet sizes between 0.40 to 200.00 coins per game.

You really need to land the free spins with multipliers to maximise your winnings as the base game prizes are quite low, in keeping with the any ways pays mechanic.

Roxor haven’t stated a maximum win but the free spins are tricky to maximise. Scatter pay a one-off prize with 5 scatter symbols paying 20x.

5 of a kind wins are the maximum payouts in the base game and pay out in multipliers of your stake as follows:

- Purple Samba queen pays 7.5x
- Green Samba dancer pays 6.25x
- Drummer pays 5x
- Maracas man pays 3.75x
- Drum pays 3.125x
- Trumpet, guitar, maracas, bongos and whistle pay 2.5x

Free Spins Feature

This slot uses the classic elements of base game wilds and a free spins round to build potential for big wins.

Wilds

The Samba dancer symbol substitutes for all other symbols except the scatter and only appears on reels 2, 3 and 4.

Scatter symbol

The game logo scatter appears anywhere on the reels and pays 2x, 10x or 20x for 3, 4 or 5 of a kind.

Landing 3, 4 or 5 scatters triggers free spins:

- 3 scatters = 7 free spins
- 4 scatters = 15 free spins
- 5 scatters = 20 free spins

Each wild symbol that appears will reveal a 2x or 3x multiplier. If more than one appears in a winning combination, the two will multiply together.

Free spins can be retriggered.

Our Verdict

Samba Samba isn’t the most sophisticated slot but it captures the colour and excitement of carnival well enough. The free spins can be lucrative although we found them highly volatile and big multiplier wins were rare.

If you enjoy a classic 5 reeler with pick up and play gameplay then Samba Samba will do the job. If you like the theme but want more potential, features and pizzazz Thunderkick’s Carnival Queen online slot will transport you to Rio with 4,086 ways to win and 96.1% RTP.