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Lobster Mania is a casino classic and the same fun, brought to us by slot giant IGT it’s charming and the winning opportunities translate into the online version too. Lobster Mania’s original and full name is actually Lucky Larry’s Lobster Mania.IGT’s Lobster Mania is vibrant and fun, set on the coast with the backdrop being the sea. The reels themselves are made up of driftwood, within the reels the symbols continue the sea life theme with a fishing boat, lighthouse, lobster Wilds and Scatters. The music also adds to the playing experience with the B-52 classic Lobster Rock soundtrack.This IGT Slot has been massively popular over the years and continues its reign within the online community too. The main reason for Lobster Mania’s popularity is the true winning potential, you can WIN BIG. There are several winning opportunities within the main game and within the bonuses are where you can win life changing sums of money.
Symbols
Wild SymbolThe wild can be spotted via the cool and chilled lobster with sunglasses and a drink in its claws. This wild can be a substitute for all other symbols to help create winning combinations with exception to the scatter and bonus symbols.Scatter SymbolThe scatter symbols are your way of earning big, these symbols are represented by the crab. Scatter wins are awarded via the symbols appearing in any position on the reel and for any number of played lines – so your chances of being rewarded are great.
| Scatter Symbols Appearing | Multiplied By Your Bet |
| 3 | x4 |
| 4 | x25 |
| 5 | x200 |
Bonus SymbolThe cheerful bonus symbol is recognisable by Lucky Larry Lobster himself in the yellow attire. This bonus symbol can appear anywhere on the reel, if 3 or more appear that’s when you go onto the Buoy bonus round.
Features
The Great Lobster Escape Bonus RoundWithin the Great Lobster Escape round Lucky Larry helps lobsters escape, for every lobster that has escaped you get a prize and the bonus game will end when no more lobsters have escaped.The Buoy Bonus RoundThis is the second bonus game and the one I managed to play a few times within normal play when you get 3 or more Lobster Mania symbols – I had 3 appear.As soon as the required amount are on your reel it will say ‘Pick Me’ you then have to pick one of the symbols and this will then determine how many buoys you can pick – this can be anywhere in between 2 or 4, I had 3 each time.Once you have chosen, you’re then taken on board with the captain, from here you then choose your buoys. Once chosen the captain will empty them whilst talking to you, to see how much you’ve won.When all the lobsters have been counted up your winnings will appear.
Verdict
IGT’s Lobster Mania is one our favourite online slots, its fun, interactive and incredibly lucrative. This slot is great entertainment for all players from those wanting to place 25p bets to a colossal £500, which isn’t common, but any amount provides plenty of features being activated.The theoretical return to player is stated to be 92.449% however from our own experience and general feedback its one of the most popular slots due to the frequent and vast winning amounts. There is also a Lobster Mania 2 coming soon so keep a look out for that too.
