Pragmatic

Pragmatic is the largest instant games provider we currently have in Aardvark. It features a vast array of instant games, each of which has unique features and graphical representation.

Although all Pragmatic instant games differ in their design and graphics, their fundamental process is the same. The user has to select the sum he/she wants to bet, and then the instant start to spin automatically to determine whether the spin is winning or not.

Every game features its own winning lines (paylines), i.e. lines that determine the winning amount of each spin. The user has to spin mostly three or more adjacent symbols from at least one of those lines in order to win.

Although every game's win structure is different, all pays are left to right on adjacent reels.

Each Pragmatic instant game belongs to a volatility tier that determines the frequency and amount of payouts players receive. Volatility tiers range from 1 to 5 with 5 being the largest volatility the game can have. High volatility games pay out less often on average but the chance to hit big wins in a short timespan is higher. Each game's volatility tier and its RTP are included in each game's rules.

Originally developed by Australian software studio Big Time Gaming in 2015, Megaways instant games feature a random reel modifier that creates additional paylines for each spin. While conventional video instant games have a fixed number of reels and paylines, the Megaways random reel modifier changes the number of symbols shown on a reel during every spin. There are usually six reels in Megaways instant games online and between two and seven symbols are shown per reel. While the number of symbols shown can change during a spin, the number of reels will stay fixed during the game.

The following Pragmatic instant games are available:

A number of Pragmatic instant games allow online users to buy free spins without having to wait for them regularly. Free spins can be bought in select games for 100 times the amount of the stake. Once the user confirms that he/she wants to buy free spins, the game provides an automatic spin to fulfill the condition for free spins, and the feature begins. Some of the games that allow bettors to buy free spins include:

• Starlight Princess
• Gates of Olympus
• Sweet Bonanza
• Wild West Gold
• Gems Bonanza
• Chicken Drop
• Lucky Lightning
• The Hand of Midas
• Temujin Treasures
• Release the Kraken
• Book of Vikings
• and others

Online users should note that bettors are not guaranteed to have a net positive return on their investment to buy free spins.

Some Pragmatic instant games that offer online users to buy free spins offer one additional feature as well - increased bets. Increased bets offer users a possibility to increase their stake beyond their wanted and/or maximum value in order to gain an advantage in each of the spins. Once a user selects the increased bet option, his/her chances to score a feature (and/or free spins) increase. The increase in most cases is 100%, i.e. the possibility for a user to score a feature win doubles.

Some of the games that provide this feature are:

• Empty the Bank
• Hot Fiesta
• Juicy Fruits
• Gates of Olympus
• and others

Once this feature is selected, the user can no longer buy free spins. In order to be able to buy free spins feature again, the customers has to turn the increased bet feature off.

A significant number of Pragmatic instant games feature local jackpots where online users can spin additional prizes on top of the usual spin wins. The requirements to roll a jackpot vary from game to game, and each game features a different jackpot structure. For example, one instant game might require to spin all 5 symbols on any pay line, with the final symbol being a special wild (a featured example below), other games only feature jackpots during free spins rounds.

Jackpot amounts depend on the bet amount the user has selected. Besides others, some of the jackpot amounts can be seen as follows:

• Diamond Strike
  • Mini - 10X
  • Minor - 30X
  • Major -100X
  • Mega - 1000X
• Lucky Lightning
  • Silver - 50X
  • Gold - 250X
  • Platinum - 10000X
• Temujin Tresures
  • Mini - 28X
  • Minor - 88X
  • Major - 288X
  • Grand - 8888X
• Amazing Money Machine
  • Mini - 25X
  • Maxi - 50X
  • Major - 500X
  • Grand - 5000X

A select number of Pragmatic Instant games feature a way for the users to choose the type of free spins he/she would like to receive. When a bonus feature and/or free spins are spun or bought, the user is then presented with two or more choices from which the customer has to select the type of spins that best suit him/her at the moment.

The choice is mostly between a smaller multiplier and more guaranteed money, and a bigger wins multiplier and a slimmer chance of winning.

A select number of Pragmatic Instant games feature a way for the users to multiply their wins each time they spin. Together with regular reels, online customers spin a separate bonus section, or reel, where additional bonuses are located. Each spin features a different multiplier and/or bonus, which helps keep the bettor engaged and interested in each spin.

The bonus a user can encounter varies from game to game but in most cases the additional section features a win multiplier, bonus win, and/or free spins.

The Tumble Wins feature adds a significant twist to all customers' winnings. After each spin, the winning combinations are paid, and all winning symbols disappear. The remaining symbols fall to the bottom of the screen, and the empty positions are replaced with symbols coming from above. If new winning combinations appear on the screen after the filling of the empty positions, they are paid subsequently.

• Tumbling continues until no more winning combinations appear as a result of the tumble.
• There is no limit to the number of possible tumbles.
• All wins are added to the player's balance after all of the tumbles resulted from a base spin have been played.