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Canny the Can and the Book of Time Review

After plowing through so many ‘dark side’ releases from Hacksaw lately, it was a relief to finally get some lighthearted slapstick entertainment. Canny the Can and the Book of Time is lighthearted only on the cartoonish surface, however, as this is a volatile beast of a ’Book of’ mechanic release. The charming tin can from Hacksaw’s slot debut, Stick ‘Em, makes a welcome comeback as well.

The animated Canny character is accompanied by a tiny mouse, and the mouse is the top-tier pay symbol. The retro visuals add to the charm, and you get to see Hacksaw’s more cultural side in the bonus rounds. The ‘book mechanic’ feature comes with up to 3 starting special symbols, but you can get plenty more as well. The biggest surprise is the mysterious ‘What Time is it?’ bonus round, and both features can award up to 10,000x your stake.

Canny the Can and the Book of Time Slot - Reels Screen

Canny the Can and the Book of Time Slot Features

The premium symbols pay between 50 and 250 x your stake for 5 of a kind wins, and the Book symbols serve double duty as both Wild and Scatter. As a wild, the book symbol steps in for pay symbols to help complete wins, and as a scatter the book triggers the bonus round.

You need 3+ book scatters in view to trigger the ‘It’s a Classic!’ bonus round, and you get 1 special expanding symbol and 10 free spins from 3 scatters. Landing 4 scatters gives you 15 free spins and 2 special symbols, while 5 scatters awards 3 special symbols and 20 free spins. The special symbol, or symbols, are randomly chosen up front, like in most ‘book slots’.

Whenever a special symbol appears on at least 3 reels, the symbols expand to cover the entire reels for a full payline payout. The special symbols don’t need to land on adjacent reels to expand, and the special symbols take turns expanding if you land 3+ of more than one special symbol type on the same spin. You get +5 extra spins from landing 3+ scatters during the feature, and this also gives you +1 special symbol. All symbols can become special, and there are no more extra spins after that.

The ‘What Time is it?’ bonus round triggers from 3 Clock Man scatters in view, and this gives you 10 free spins. There are 3 clocks placed above the 3 middle reels, and they show a different time per spin. Whenever a Clock Activator symbol appears anywhere on the 3 middle reels, you get Wild Multiplier Clock symbols that spread from the top and fill all positions until it also replaces the triggering symbol. The wild multiplier is determined by the clock above, and it will be between x2 and x12. Multiplier values are added together if more than one wild is part of the same win.

The Bonus Buy Menu is available in some jurisdictions, but not in the UK for sure. It comes with the following options:

• Bonushunt feature spins (RTP of 96.27 % and high volatility) - pay 3x your normal stake to have a 4x higher chance of triggering the bonus round per spin.
• It's A Classic! (RTP of 96.39 % and high volatility) - pay 100x for 10 free spins and 1 special symbol.
• Even More Classic! (RTP of 96.35 % and high volatility) - pay 200x for 15 free spins and 2 special symbols.
• The Most Classic! (RTP of 96.37 % and medium volatility) - pay 400x for 20 free spins and 3 special symbols.
• What time is it? (RPT of 96.25 % and very high volatility) - pay 200x to get this feature.

The 200 Spins Canny the Can and the Book of Time Slot Experience

You get a brief taste of the base game, before we purchase the What Time is it? bonus round 30 seconds into the 4-minute highlights video. We landed a decent multiplier boosted win towards the end, and we then buy The Most Classic! feature right after. You can check it all out for yourself by hitting the play button below.

Review Summary

It was nice to see Canny the Can again first of all, and the retro slapstick cartoonish presentation is as charming as ever. The soundtrack fits the bill perfectly, and the spin pace is excellent all the way. Canny the Can and the Book of Time comes with up to 3 special symbols from the get-go in the bonus round, and single spin payouts of 5,000x your stake is possible if the mouse fills the screen.

The ‘book of’ twist is not highly original perhaps, but it kind of feels like it since everything else sticks out from the norm like a sore thumb. What is original, however, is the fact that you get a full-blown spreading multiplier wilds bonus round as well, and it too comes with a 10,000x potential. It might be too ‘out there’ for ‘book slot’ purists, but we found this to be a highly enjoyable and solid release from Hacksaw.

If you love Canny the Can and the Book of Time Slot you should also try:

Stack 'Em - is a follow-up release to Hacksaw’s Canny the Can debut slot, Stick 'Em, and it comes with a 5x6 cluster pays grid. You’ll build stacked winning symbol reel multipliers in the base game, and you get an increasing overall multiplier in the bonus round. The max win is 10,000x your stake.

Book of Destiny - is the ‘book slot’ debut from Print Studios, and what makes it special is that you get to choose your preferred special symbol when the bonus round triggers. You can also gamble to get up to 3 special symbols, and you get a new one per retrigger. The max win is 5,000x your stake.

Book of Golden Sands - takes you back to familiar ‘book slot’ territory, namely ancient Egypt. This Pragmatic Play release comes with up to x3 multiplier wilds in all stages, and the special symbol is collected to expand the grid in the bonus round. This can lead to payouts up to 10,000x your stake.