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Astro Pug

Astro Pug Lightening Box

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RTP95.7%
Reels8
Paylines1296

Astro Pug Specifications

SoftwareLightning Box
Type of SlotVideo slot
ThemeAsian
RTP95.7%
Reels8
Paylines1296
Scatter SymbolsYes
Bonus RoundsNo
Free SpinsYes
Wild SymbolsYes
Progressive JackpotNo
Practice PlayNo
AutoplayYes

With a name like Astro Pug, you’d be forgiven for assuming that this slot from Lightning Box is based on dogs in space, but that is in fact not the case.Instead, the developer tries to put a different spin on the well-worn slot theme of Chinese culture and imagery, and it does that, but whether that’s a good thing or not is a subjective matter.

About the slot

With five reels and 1,296 ways to win, Astro Pug is playable from 50p to £250 a spin on all compatible desktop, mobile, and tablet devices, making it suitable for pretty much every player.The theme takes classic imagery, especially animals, and puts a modern spin on them to create symbols on the reels, with a costumed individual paying out the most for five on a payline. This may be only 2.5x your bet, but that can change, we’ll get to that.The pug is the wild symbol here and will exchange for all symbols but the bonuses, although this only appears on the three middle reels.This is a mess of a slot in terms of design really, Lightning Box have tried to do too much and ended up with a game that simply doesn’t make sense aesthetically.

Gameplay

There are innovative features here, including the middle reel being a 16-symbol Reelfacta, which can lead to big wins and also helps out with features.Land bone symbols on the reels during a winning spin for a multiplier of 2x, 3x, or 4x your win depending on the number of symbols, which helps with the low payouts.Five or more scatters on the outer ring of the Reelfacta will trigger between three and 12 free spins, with sticky wilds and bombs landing on the Reelfacta, each wild will add a spin, while the bomb ends the feature.A fun slot to play, if difficult to look at, Astro Pug certainly has its perks.

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