Theme and graphics
Microgaming are one of the leaders in casino game development, and each of their products is a very interesting and engaging slot. Break Away is no exception. This is a game with a hockey theme. Its action takes place on a hockey field, and as the music you will hear the sounds of supporting your favorite team fans. As you build a combination in Break Away all the symbols involved in it explode and new ones fall in their place, allowing you to build winning lines again. No additional software is required to play, just a web browser. Break Away loads very quickly and doesn’t slow down during the game. All in all, if you like hockey and are looking for an interesting slot with low variance, by no means pass Break Away by.
Gameplay and Paylines
Each of the symbols on the reels of this game is related to hockey in one way or another. The high paying symbols are the forwards, midfielders, defenders and referee. Payouts for them range from 15 coins for a combination of 3 to 500 coins for a line of 5 icons. The low paying symbols are represented by the hockey pitch, helmet, skates and ice pouring machine. They can bring you anywhere from 2 to 125 coins. Before you start the game you will need to place your bet. This can be done by changing the number of coins on each line and the coin value. The first can be between 1 and 10 and the second between 0.01 and 0.10.
In Break Away, all possible 243 winning lines are active, giving you the maximum opportunity to make winning combinations on each spin. You will need to catch at least 3 symbols in one of the lines to get your payout.
Pay special attention to the Scatter represented by the hockey puck, which is the best symbol in this game. For 5 of these icons you could win 12,500 coins.
Special Symbols
The reels of Break Away slot show hockey players in different game situations, a referee in a traditional striped jersey, an ice arena, a helmet and crossed sticks behind it, skates and an ice pouring machine. All the pictures are very well-drawn.
The game also has two special symbols: Wild (the trademark Break Away logo) and Scatter (the flaming puck).
• Wild drops out in long strips, but only on the three middle reels. He does not, of course, form a combination, but replaces the other symbols, if necessary.
• Scatter appear on all reels and form combinations regardless of their location on the screen. Payouts for them are calculated based on the total bet made on the spin.
Bonus games
The following is a brief summary of the slot’s prize features:
• Free Spins – Three, four or five Scatter’s entitle you to fifteen, twenty or twenty-five free spins at your current bet. During these spins, the Rolling Reels feature is active with additional payout multipliers of up to x10. The free spins cannot be extended.
• Smashing Wild – Hockey players may appear on the screen on any spin. They will fill one of the three middle reels with stacked jokers. In doing so, a payout is guaranteed. These Wild symbols remain in place until the end of the Rolling Reels.
• Rolling Reels – It means that the symbols that make up the paying combinations are shattered and fly away in shards of ice. Other symbols will fall in their place. If combinations are formed again, everything repeats. This can theoretically happen an unlimited number of times in a row.
