Tweethearts slot puts lovebirds and big wins on the reels

Just for the Win have produced a number of games for Microgaming over the years and their 15^th game in their partnership has just been released into casinos.

Tweethearts is an unusual 17 pay line slot that features double symbols as well as the standard single symbol, a chance to win 300x your stake and a rather exciting randomly triggered base game Wild bonus.

Let's take a look at the game and see how it shapes up.

Overview

• Game: Tweethearts
• Developer: Just for the Win (for Microgaming)
• Reels: 5x3
• Pay Lines: 17 (non-selectable)
• Minimum Bet: 0.10
• Maximum Bet: 100.00
• Jackpot: 300 coins
• Free Spins Bonus: Yes
• Other Bonuses: Yes
• Progressive: No
• Volatility: Medium

Presentation

The Tweethearts slot is presented in a very cheerful and colourful way with brightly coloured symbols and a rather sunny backdrop to the game of crystal blue skies and jungle. The soundtrack is equally jaunty and is a nice addition to the game.

The main thing to note with the presentation is while that it is very slick and of a high standard that we expect from Microgaming slots, there are some differences from the usual offering. Tweethearts also has double symbols on the reels. These are symbols with two of the same symbol together on a single space on the reels. The double symbols land on the middle of each reel in the base game and, initially, during Free Spins.

These symbols only act as a double symbol when forming part of a win and when they do they add a symbol to the line win and so they can increase the value of the win significantly, especially if you can land several across the reels.

What is on the reels?

Each symbol in the game has its own single and double variation and you can use these together to create winning lines of up to ten symbols. Wins still start with just three symbols, but they are very small and often pay a small fraction of your bet. To land better value wins, you really need to hit five or more symbols across the reels.

Symbols include playing card symbols, Jack, Queen, King and Ace and these are the lower value symbols offering up to 50x your stake for a win. The higher value symbols are all different birds and these are easiest to distinguish by colour, there are green and blue birds, purple and pink and red and orange and these offer wins of up to 150x your bet.

The Tweethearts logo is the highest paying standard symbol, offering wins of 300x your bet for 10 across a pay line.

Alongside these standard symbols, there are a selection of Wild symbols, as well as the Free Spins Scatter. And of course, there are single and double versions of these symbols too as we will explore below.

Wild features

There are both single and double Wild symbols on the reels in the base game and these are the pink and blue coloured Wild symbols. You can land these right across the reels in the same way you can land standard symbols and if you do then they pay the jackpot win of 300x your bet.

Of course, Wilds can also be used as substitutes for other symbols and when they do, they can land you extra wins and extra value wins. Double Wilds will count as two symbols when replacing other symbols on the reels, which increase the value of any win.

There is another Wild symbol, the Lucky Wild, but this is only active on the reels during the Free Spins bonus round which we will explore below.

There is a randomly triggered bonus game called the Random Wild feature which can trigger at any point in the base game and when it does, between two and six Wild symbols will appear in any position on the reels to hopefully land you a sizeable win for that spin.

Free Spins features

There are two types of Free Spins symbols, single and doubles and you need to land five of these symbols (remembering doubles count as two) anywhere on the reels to trigger the Free Spins bonus game. If you land more than 5 Free Spins symbols on the reels to trigger the bonus then you will receive one additional Free Spin for every symbol above five that you land on the reels.

During the bonus, the Lucky Wild symbol is active on the reels and if you can land this anywhere on the reels on any spin, then it will reward you with one additional spin added to your total. Furthermore, when it lands, it will ensure that all the symbols that appear in that same spot on the reels will be double symbols for the remainder of the Free Spins bonus round.

Best feature of the Tweethearts slot

This is an interesting game and while double symbols are not a completely original feature, it is relatively rare for a game to have them in. The fact that you can land them across the middle of each reel in the base game is a bonus but while the base game is fun to play and can be rewarding, it is the Free Spins bonus which is the main talking point of the game and which offers you the best chance of landing a good value win. If you can hit this with more than five symbols, then those extra spins, and any more you can trigger with the Lucky Wild, can pay real dividends in the bonus feature and it is here you are more likely to win the larger cash prizes available in the game.

Conclusion

Tweethearts is a nice idea that has been executed well by Just for the Win. The double symbols work well in the game and give it an added bonus, but it is very difficult to hit those wins of six or seven or more symbols and as a result, sometimes those bigger value wins do seem a little out of reach. However, the Free Spins bonus can provide you with some very lucrative wins, and the randomly triggered Wild bonus in the base game really does help lift the game. This is certainly a game you should take a closer look at, especially if you are of an ornithological persuasion. Remember, the bird is the word!

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