Love it or hate it, fighters like McGregor and Mayweather make their respective combat sports more exciting. I watched UFC almost religiously when McGregor was around. Today everything feels clinical and dry. I’ll watch the big fights and see highlights of the fights that are talked about, but that’s about it. I miss the show. I miss McGregor asking ‘Who the hell is that guy?’
Missing my daily dose of the show, I searched elsewhere. Evoplay’s Belt of Champion Bonus Buy slot certainly has a name that’s funny enough to get me interested. Let’s see if it can do the job.
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Wilds can appear on the reels of the base game through old-fashioned spins or by activating the Wild Time feature. When a wild appears, like all other wilds, it replaces other symbols to complete a winning combination. Slot wilds in championship belt bonus purchases may also have multipliers. These multiplier wild symbols can boost your winnings by 2x, 3x, 4x or 5x.
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The previously mentioned Wild Time feature can be triggered on any rotation. Once triggered, between 5 and 20 wild symbols will be added to the reels. If two or more wilds are added to the same position on the reels, the symbol becomes a multiplier wild. Up to 5 wilds can land in the same location and the multiplier increases by 1x, with each subsequent wild increasing by up to 5x.
When three or more scatter symbols appear on the reels, a round of the slot’s free spins feature begins. The number of scatter symbols used to unlock the feature determines the number of wilds added to the reels during the free spins round. 3 scatter symbols will spawn 20-50 random wilds, 4 scatter symbols will spawn 40-100 random wilds, and 5 scatter symbols will spawn 80-200 random wilds.
Before starting the free spins round of the slot, you must select 3 of the 20 mystery Hit It symbols. The mystery symbol you choose determines the random wild number that gets thrown onto the reels during the free spins round. This will trigger a round of 10 free spins. During the free spins round, a random number of random wilds are thrown onto the reels on each spin. On the last spin, all remaining random wilds are added to the reels.
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If you don’t want to step into the octagon and win free spins rounds the traditional way, you can opt to purchase the slot’s free spins bonus round.
Would Dana be proud of The Belt of Champion Bonus Buy slot?
The Champion Belt Bonus Buy slot has a medium to high volatility in addition to its incredibly long name. This means that there will be small, consistent wins, even if the gameplay leans towards infrequent big wins. If you win up to $100 per spin, you’ll play for $321,300 in prize money. The RTP of the slot is 96.2%.
I think it says a lot about Slot’s commitment to the topic that the action never actually enters the Octagon. The champion bonus purchase belt slot only scratched the surface of the theme, which left me a bit disappointed as a UFC fan. And if you don’t satisfy me, who is the target audience for this game? This is all a bit of a shame, as the slot’s gameplay and bonus features are solid. It’s just the subject matter that disappoints it. I give this a 6 out of 10. Okay, that’s a little harsh, but like I said, I’m a UFC fan.
If you’re looking for a combat sports themed slot, I recommend giving Donkey and The GOATS a try.