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Powered by Thunderkick Games, Barber Shop is a fun five reel video slot with 25 paylines. Players can participate from 10p to £100 per spin.
Theme
As you’d probably expect, this slot takes its theme from the world of men’s hair styling. A bunch of well-groomed gentlemen customers provide the symbols alongside cut-throat razors, shaving cream and a traditional barber’s pole. When characters contribute to a winning spin they receive an animated shave, which is a cute touch. The interior of the barber shop acts as the backdrop and the soundtrack is suitable calming and courteous.
Respin Feature
Every time you land a winning combination in the base game, the symbols used will be surrounded in shaving cream and stay in place while the others respin. If the respin lands another winning combination then the characters used will also remain in place. This continues until no more matching symbols appear. Your total win is then calculated, which can turn out to be quite a high amount.
Free Spins
Landing five of the barber shop sign bonus symbols anywhere on the reels triggers the free spins round. You’ll be awarded 10 free spins with the possibility of adding two more for each additional bonus symbol. The respin feature is still available in the free spins round but here it comes with a multiplier, which increases from 1x up to 5x with each respin. At the end of the round Thunderkick’s Inwinity feature means the reels will keep spinning until the land on a winning combination.
Verdict
In terms of contemporary video slots, Barber Shop’s graphics and soundtrack appear relatively simple. However, that adds to the charm of the game and there is plenty to keep players entertained. Wins can soon accumulate due to the respin feature and this is particularly true in the free spins bonus where the multipliers are applied. Barber Shop is nice to look at, fun to play and the wins come pretty often. What’s not to like?
