Added: January 26, 2017
Tattoos are hot. Some people brazenly flaunt their tattoos. Others have discreet tattoos hidden from public gaze. People who don’t have tattoos envy those who do. Hot Ink online pokie from Microgaming brings the theme of tattoos on the reels. This 1024 ways to win video pokie is live at online casinos like Casino Mate, Royal Vegas and Roxy Palace.
The video pokie takes you inside a tattoo parlour. The high paying symbols are the parlour, the customer’s chair and the tattooist. There are two beautiful female assistants as well, who are named Angel and Luci. The play between good and naughty in these names will not be lost to discerning players. Angel and Luci also award payouts in mixed combinations. The low paying symbols are popular tattoo designs such as flaming dice, winged heart, star, horseshoe and cherries. The win animations are natty and the background music is pleasing.
The Hot Ink Logo is a simple wild symbol. Given that the video pokie has the all pays format, nothing extraordinary is needed in the wild symbol. This symbol also awards the top line payout of 1,000 coins. A thematic bonus game on the second screen is triggered when three or more Tattoo logos land anywhere on the reels. You pick one of the tattoo albums and open it. Your payout depends on the combination of tattoos revealed. If you get a complete set of tattoos then you will be awarded 10 free spins at doubled payouts. Three fish symbols appearing anywhere on the reels trigger the regular free spins feature that awards 20 free spins at doubled payouts. The free spins can be retriggered.
Hot Ink also includes the Re-Spins feature. After every spin a respin value will be displayed below each reel. You can pay that amount and spin only that reel again keeping all other reels fixed. This introduces interaction in the online pokie because you have to assess whether it is worth paying a particular respin amount in relation to the benefits that it may provide.
There are four rows of symbols across the reels, which lead to 1024 ways to win. You can wager up to ten coins per payline with the coin size ranging from AU$0.01 to AU$0.25. The total bet will be 50 times the line bet. The maximum total bet per spin works out to AU$125, which will interest the high rollers. But do not expect high volatility from this online pokie.
