Ultra Hold &Spin

By Matthew Kennedy | Updated 4 March 2024

Ultra Hold & Spin is new slot release developed in partnership by Reel Kingdom for Pragmatic Play. Features include expanding wilds, respins and multipliers worth up to x500.This is a classic style video slot with the addition of some modern features. The RTP is set at 96.70% and it has a medium-high variance.

Slot details

Ultra Hold & Spin is a 3 reel, 3row slot with 5 paylines and can be played across all devices. Wagering starts from 5p up to a whopping £500 per spin.The gold framed reels sit on a backdrop of flames. Symbols are cherries, plums, strawberries, a single bar, x’s, melons a gold star, and lucky 7’s, the latter will payout x50 of your wager for 5 on a payline.The fiery wild can substitute all other symbols barring the gold and silver coin symbols.

Gameplay

If a wild symbols forms part of a winning combination it will expand and give you a wild reel.The gold and silver coins can only appear on the 3^rd reel, if 3 of them land on the same spin, this triggers the Hold and Re-spin feature and award you with 4 re-spins and the triggering coins will lock into position. The coins will have a cash value worth up to x20 and each coin will reset the re-spins back to 4. The feature ends when no more coins appear.If a diamond symbol lands on the 1^st and 3^rd reel during the feature, this can have a multiplier value worth from x100 to x500 of your wager.Ultra Hold & Spin is a pretty average slot and the graphics are pretty dated. It is a basic slot with a couple of features added. The maximum payout of x500 of your wager is really disappointing even for a classic style slot.

Matthew Kennedy

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