Candyfinity

Candyfinity: Slot Overview

Ever wondered if dentists are put off online gambling by the overabundance of candy-themed slots? Kind of a hard question to answer, but one which cropped up while reviewing Candyfinity from software provider Yggdrasil Gaming. To kick things off, let's unpack the game's name. The first part, a little obviously, refers to the fact Candyfinity is indeed a candy-themed slot. The second part relates to a win mechanic, which adds new reels when winning combinations form, ultimately leading to an expanding grid dynamic and a rising multiplier. In some ways, Candyfinity is distantly related to the sort of stuff ReelPlay and NetEnt have been up to. However, Yggdrasil Gaming has infused more than enough innovation to make Candyfinity a unique gambling experience.

It doesn't look very unique, however, it has to be said. Not that Candyfinity will hurt your eyes if you stare at it too long, but the background is classic stuff made up of candy, a doughnut, ice cream, sprinkles - lashings of sweet stuff in other words. There is a raspberry, though, surprisingly. Perhaps it's one of those scenarios where you add fruit to ice cream in an attempt to convince yourself you're being at least partially healthy. No judgments, by the way. Candyfinity certainly looks the part; let's move on.

The next order of business is deciding how to tackle Candyfinity. Step one involves picking a base bet of 20 p/c to $/€20 per spin and then whether to activate the Golden Bet or buy a bonus. The Golden Bet ups the stake by 50%, whilst increasing the chance of triggering free spins. When buying free spins, players can trigger the feature with 3 or more bonus symbols for 100x the bet or guarantee a 6 bonus symbol trigger for 500 times the bet. It appears that the RTP remains the same no matter how you choose to play at 96% max, while the math model is highly volatile.

Candyfinity is played on a grid which starts at 6-reels wide, 3-rows high, providing 729 ways to win. To win, you'll need to land identical symbols on at least 3 adjacent reels from the leftmost side to collect some coins. After a win has landed, it creates a winning streak. Winning symbols are held in place, and the reels move one position to the right, revealing a new reel. The new reel is 4 symbols high, and if a winning symbol lands on it, the process repeats. The next consecutive win adds a reel 5 positions high, and for wins after that, the new reels are 6 rows high. At full whack, it is possible to have 46,656 ways to win in play. In addition, when a win is 6 reels in length, a multiplier of x2 is activated, rising by +1 for each following consecutive win. Landing 2 scatters creates or continues a streak spin on reel 1, even if no win is currently in view. The multiplier and expanded reels reset between paid spins.

For symbols, Candyfinity has 8 regular pays. The first 4 are candies with diamonds, clubs, spades, and hearts on them, while the higher value 4 are a candied watermelon slice, a candied orange slice, a blue candy, and a red candy. Landing a 6-of-a-kind winning way pays 0.5-0.75x the bet for the low pays and 1.25-10x the bet for the highs. Helping link wins is the game's wild symbol which substitutes for any regular paying symbol.

Candyfinity: Slot Features

The next feature to cover is Candyfinity's free spins bonus round. Landing 3, 4, 5, or 6 bonus symbols awards 6, 8, 10, or 12 free spins, respectively. Bonus symbols are collected during streaks in the base game but are removed from the reels during the bonus round, meaning free spins cannot be retriggered.

If less than 12 free spins have been awarded, players have the option of gambling what they won for the chance to win more - 12 at the most. Successful gambles award extra free spins; unsuccessful gambles lose the lot. During the bonus round, expanded reels and the multiplier do not reset between free spins.

Candyfinity: Slot Verdict

You don't need us to tell you how numerous the candy category of online slots is. Casino game makers are drawn to the genre like Augustus Gloop to Willy Wonka's river of chocolate – they can't seem to get enough. Fortunately, it turns out there are plenty of good ideas to be rammed into these sweet-style games, however, because Yggdrasil Gaming has made a doozy here. It might have been inspired by ReelPlay's Infinity Reels mechanic, and by association NetEnt's InfiniReels, it might not have, but either way, Candyfinity's got some pretty sweet ideas rolled in to thrill the teeth off sweet slot enthusiasts.

To put some distance between Candyfinity and the aforementioned 'infinity' style slots, this game rams new reels on the left-hand side rather than the right. Interesting because it feels counterintuitive, like readers of left-to-right languages seeing a book written in Arabic or Hebrew that reads from right to left. Yet, this method can totally work a treat in Candyfinity. If the winning symbols shift and the new reel does link, boom, more money in your pocket. Not only does it make the 'infinite' reel-adding mechanic feel quite new again, but it's also a sweet way to trigger consecutive wins without the need of a cascade/reaction/tumble mechanic.

Another cool thing is Candyfinity doesn't just shift wins to the right and add a reel. Extra rows are also hosed in there, as well as a multiplier when combos reach 6 symbols in length. All in all, there's an excellent snowball effect here that potentially gets bigger, better, and sugarier as it goes, somewhat reminiscent of Yggdrasil Gaming's Double Max feature. Monetarily, Candyfinity is highly potent as well, as it is capable of producing wins as high as 38,837 times the bet. When the playthrough was all said and done, Candyfinity was a pleasant surprise which blew away any expectations of it being another sweet yet unmemorable candy slot. It is pretty volatile, so that's something to bear in mind, but players partial to candy, or 'infinite' style mechanics, or slots with a build 'em up mentally, would do well to sink a tooth or two into Candyfinity.