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Pragmatic Play’s newest slot, The Great-Stick Up, is a crime-themed slot set in a small American town in the 1960s, though you wouldn’t necessarily place the decade by looking at it. While the graphics are clear and bright, the game doesn’t have much of a 1960s vibe. Pragmatic Play has, however, made the crime theme very apparent through every one of the game’s symbols.
The main attraction of The Great Stick-Up is its Free Spins bonus round, which includes sticky mystery symbols and symbol upgrades. Also, if you go for highly volatile slots, you’ll like this one.
Slot Specs
The Great Stick-Up is a 5-reel, 3-row game that’s playable on all devices. Bets range from $.20 to $100 and there are three RTP settings: 94.40%, 95.32%, and 96.30%. There are 20 paylines and the slot is highly volatile. Symbols pay out from left to right, and you need at least three of the same symbols to score a winning combo.
Symbols include lower-paying magnifying glasses, pipes, guns, detective hats, handcuffs, maps, wads of cash, and four higher-paying robbers. The lower-paying symbols pay out between 1x to 10x the stake, while the four robbers pay out between 15x to 50x the stake. There are also wilds that pay up to 75x the bet for five of a kind.
Free Spins
The main action in this game is in the Free Spins bonus round, which is triggered when three, four, or five scatters land on the reels. During this round, you get seven free spins and payouts are worth 2x, 10x, or 100x (depending on how many scatters triggered the round).
Also during the Free Spins round, mystery symbols come into play. These symbols remain stuck in position and then reveal themselves in the box on the right side of the reels.
Another feature of the Free Spins round is overlay symbols, which can randomly land on any symbol on the reels. When two overlays land, the mystery symbol gets upgraded to a higher value and you get an extra free spin.
Bottom Line
Pragmatic Play aced the crime theme with realistic graphics and an upbeat soundtrack, but there are no special features in the base game, making this slot a one-horse show. If you don’t land the Free Spins bonus round, the game will be pretty boring. If you do manage to trigger the Free Spins, the mystery and overlay symbols are done very well. This is a great game for beginners who don’t want to be overwhelmed by a slot with too many features, as well as experienced players who enjoy the thrill of volatile gameplay. And of course, anyone who loves cops and robbers will want to give this game a go.
