Football Star Deluxe

By Matthew Kennedy | Updated 4 March 2024

Microgaming have released another slot called Football Star Deluxe which is their second one in the series. Although it was related to Euro 2020, it should still have some appeal. Features include rolling reels, stacked wilds and increasing multipliers.

About the slot

Football Star Deluxe is a 5 reel, 5 row video slot offering you the choice of playing 18, 38, 68 or 88 paylines, it can be played across all devices from 18p up to £44 per spin.The frameless reels are set on the centre of a football pitch within a crowded stadium.Symbols are football boots, a football pitch, a referee, football shirts and 4 football players, one of which is the star striker, he is the most valuable, landing 5 in a winning combination will give you x6.68 of your wager.The wild symbol is the game logo and the scatter symbol is the trophy.

Gameplay

The striking wild feature is triggered at random and can transform any of the centre 3 reels into a wild reel.Landing 3, 4 or 5 scatter symbols on the 3^rd, 4^th  and 5^th reels will trigger the free spins feature, and you will get 12 bonus spins with a x2 multiplier, which will increase with each win. The rolling reels engine removes all winning symbols and new ones will fall into place. 3, 4 or 5 scatters will also pay out x5, x25 or x252 of your wager respectively.You can see super stacked wilds appearing on the reels during the bonus feature, these can land on the 2^nd-5^th reels.Football Star Deluxe is visually pleasing to players who want their football fix. The RTP can vary from 96.18% up to 96.88%, depending on how many paylines you select. It is a high variance slot but you can win up to x3,200 of your wager.

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