Chilli Bandits Slot by Slotmill 🎰 Free Demo and Review

Chilli Bandits Review

Chilli Bandits is a new exciting slot by developer Slotmill, which combines two highly popular themes, mixing up Mexico and cowboys. It also comes packed to the brim with a huge number of entertaining and rewarding bonus features, including three different Wilds, each with its own special function, and powerful Free Spins with growing Multipliers.

Anyway, we’ll talk about the gameplay shortly in the features section, and low let’s start walking you through the exteriors of Chilli Bandits. First of all, it’s worth noting that the design team of Slotmill has done a tremendous job of producing the sights and sounds, as the game offers perfect aesthetics of the Western genre. The background gives us a view of what looks like a quite lovely old Mexican town, while the soundtrack captures the essential cowboy vibes.

Chilli Bandits Slot - Reel Screen

Powered by a highly-volatile math model, the Chilli Bandits slot comes with an above-average RTP of 96.11%, plus the payback value is slightly boosted when using the Buy Feature. As for the winning potential, players can hope for payouts up to 15,000x the stake from a single spin, which is decent. The slot is playable on any device, and the bet levels vary from £0.2 to £50 per spin, which should appeal to many.

Chilli Bandits utilizes a rather unorthodox reel layout of 3-4-4-4-3, where winning combinations are created when 3 or more symbols of the same kind appear across 576 ways, though, that number can be increased when the features step in. The symbol collection consists of 10 regulars, split into two categories. On the lower side, we see classic A-10 card ranks, worth from 0.9x to 1x your bet for five-of-a-kind, and the higher lot includes in ascending order maracas, cacti, pistols, hot sauce bottles, and money bags, paying from 1.5x to 3.5x your bet for combinations of five. A bunch of Wilds is also included - the standard are 1x1 Wilds that stand in for any other regular symbols in winning combos, and the rest are stacked Chilli Wilds that play into the features, explained below.

Chilli Bandits Slot Features

Chilli Bandits Slot - Chilli Wilds

The so-called chilli bandits are the three Wild symbols the game relies heavily on, which can appear on the three middle reels at any stage. They always land in stacks of 4 rows in height and nudge to fill the reel entirely when landing partially. Whenever a Chilli Wild appears in view, it awards the respective modifier, as alluded to below:

• Clint Heatwood - doubles the number of winning ways
• Chilli the Kid - splits up to 6 random regular symbols on the reels, making them count as two separate symbols.
• Belle Pepperr - converts up to 6 random symbols on the reels into the same symbol.

Chilli Bandits Slot - Free Spins Gamble Wheel

Bonus symbols are also available only on reels 2, 3, and 4, and when three hit simultaneously anywhere in view, the Free Spins feature comes into play. If there aren’t enough Bonus symbols for a trigger though, they transform into regular 1x1 Wilds, still giving you a small benefit at least.

Initially, 8 free spins are awarded, and players can win additional spins via the Free Spins Gamble Wheel that is offered upon entering the bonus. You can skip the gamble and proceed to the bonus or opt in for a chance to win up to 16 free spins in total. Successful gambles grant +4 extra free games, and you can Gamble twice per the feature. However, if the gamble is lost, all free spins are forfeited and you return back to the base game.

Once triggered, the Chilli Multiplier is activated, which is applied to all wins the Chilli Wild symbols take part in. It starts at 1x, and each Chilli Wild landing on the reels during the bonus increases its value by +1x for all subsequent spins, no limits. Finally, more additional free spins can be won with the +1 Spin symbols, which true to their name, award an extra spin whenever they appear in view.

Chilli Bandits Slot - Free Spins

Players can trigger the above-mentioned extras immediately via the Fast Track feature, offering three options to choose from:

• Free Spins - triggers the bonus for the cost of 80x the current bet. Comes with an RTP of 96.48%.
• 1+ Chilli Wild - triggers a spin with at least one Chilli Wild symbol for the cost of 40x the current bet. Comes with an RTP of 96.35%.
• 2+ Bonus Symbols - guarantees a spin with at least two Bonus symbols for the cost of 10x the current bet. Comes with an RTP of 96.22%.

Those who want to turn up the pace can opt for the Burst Mode, which is a much faster way to play Slotmill games. When activated, you can’t see what is happening in the game as it only displays the spin results, which occur with a frequency of 2 spins per second. Pretty rapid indeed. All you need is to choose the preferred bet level and the number of spins and then watch winning appear on the screen. When a bonus is won, players are offered either to play through it in a regular way or simply leave it to the Burst Mode.

Review Summary

To sum things up, Chilli Bandits is definitely enjoyable. It stands out from the crowd of Western slots with its Mexican touch and produces an entertaining gaming experience with the action-packed gameplay lurking beneath. With that said, it certainly leans towards unmissable for those really into the Old West thing.