Water Balloons - Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Introduction 

Water Balloons is designed by game maker CQ9Gaming and is one of their many online slots that feature an avalanche mechanism to replace winning symbols.

The game is played on a 5x3 reel set that generates 243 bet ways which pay left to right when at least 3 matching symbols appear starting from the first reel.

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There is a wild in Water Balloons that substitutes for all standard symbols, but not the scatter. The latter triggers free spins when 3 or more land anywhere on the reels. This feature cannot re-trigger.

During free games, multipliers apply and increase each time the avalanche mechanism is triggered by a winning combination. When the sequence ends, the multiplier returns to the minimum.

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Our Water Balloons slot review appears below.

Theme, Graphics and Soundtrack 

The game has a children’s game theme with water balloons bursting when they form a winning combination. This is a problem since the cutesy design may appeal to individuals who do not meet the age requirement to play these online slots.

The game is colourful, and the reels sit inside a frame made up of water pipes that appear to be warming a frozen scene in the backdrop, which is surrounded by a more colourful and warmer countryside scene.

The soundtrack is upbeat but a bit jarring with the theme.

Water Balloons RTP and Variance 

The Water Balloons online slot has no official RTP on the game site, which is in line with the designer’s current policy. Normally their games are around or better than the industry average, but this game is 4 years old and may therefore be lower than average at the moment.

We see it as the lower end of medium variance.

How to Play Water Balloons

The game is simple to play, but here are a few tips to get you started.

1. Once the main game screen opens, you can set your wager via the plus and minus symbols.
2. Now go to the bottom left and click on the menu icon. You can mute the soundtrack here.
3. Now click on information to open a new set of screens.
4. The first one shows the wild and the scatter symbols and explains how they affect the game.
5. Click on the right-facing arrow to move to the next screen, where you will find the pay table. 
6. Move to screen three for an explanation of the cascading symbols and free game features.
7. The final screen shows how winning lines are formed.
8. Return to the main screen and click on the left-facing arrow on the spin button.
9. The turbo spin and auto spin icons now appear. Both must be halted manually.
10. You are ready to play by hitting the spin button.

You will find Water Balloons among the free casino slots at Slots Temple, and we suggest you trial it here first if you are thinking of visiting an online casino to play for real.

Once using your own cash, play responsibly by taking advantage of any timeouts available and setting yourself a budget for each session.

Bet Sizes and Pay Table Wins 

Bet sizes range from 0.50 to 1250 and wins pay one tenth of your stake. The pay table for standard symbols as 5 of a kind is as follows:

• Heart Balloon = x500
• 4 Star Balloon = x250
• 3 Star Balloon = x200
• 2 Star Balloon = x175
• 1 Star Balloon = x150
• Ace = x125
• King = x120 
• Queen = x100
• Jack = x80

Water Balloons Free Spins

Landing 3, 4 or 5 scatter symbols triggers 15, 20 or 25 free spins. The scatter also pays x5, x50 or x250 your stake. Once the sequence begins, you will see multipliers above the reels. Once you land a win, the next tumble of reels has a x2 multiplier applied to any win. As successful tumbles continue, this can rise to x10. 

The multiplier reverts to zero when a winning sequence ends.

Water Balloons Review 

We have to begin by calling out CQ9Gaming on the cutesy design, which is a big no-no in the current climate. Next up, they also get downgraded for not producing an official RTP.

Moving onto the game, the variance makes it a little repetitive, although the stacked wilds on the centre reels do add to the fun, as do the multipliers in free games.

It's hard to recommend it, but try it out and make up your own mind.
 

Disclaimer: Water Balloons trademark / license is owned by CQ9 Gaming. This site is not endorsed by CQ9 Gaming.