Glitz Pokie
Glitz is an onlinevideopokie from WMS Gaming that’s full of sparkly jewels which light up 5 unusually designed reels across 60 paylines, triggering free spins when they line up in the right places. The theme of jewels is a popular one that’s seen in many similar games, so WMS Gaming have added their own unique twist to Glitz, which makes it stand out from the crowd.
A new reel layout is the first thing that players will notice when they open up this game, with reels 1 and 2 on the left side containing just 2 symbols each and reels 3, 4 and 5 each being 4 symbols high. Low limit players can stake just 0.05 on a spin of these odd-shaped reels, with the maximum wager set at 90.00, although some online casinos let people try out the free Glitz video pokie, just so they can see how it all works before committing any of their own cash to the game.
This isn’t one of the newest pokies in the WMS range and it shows in the overall design, where the reels are set against a plain red background and the symbols are in a fairly simple style. But it all works well and anyone who can grasp the reel layout and doesn’t mind playing an older game will find Glitz to be an entertaining pokie with the potential for some big payouts.
Playing Glitz
The pay table will detail what jewels are each worth and from the bottom up we have green, blue, yellow and red ones, that are all worth the same values, then some oval and square greenish gems, and the best payouts come from the emerald and diamond symbols, along with a big sparkly G. To win anything from these standard icons, players will be looking for 3 or more of the same type to stop across a payline on adjacent reels running from the left side.
A single click gets the reels spinning, and there’s an Autoplay option that sets them off for a pre-determined number of times, stopping if certain win or loss limits are reached.
A couple of bonus symbols are also on the reels, and these trigger extra features when landing in the right place.
Glitz
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Bonus Features
The wild symbol helps players to get additional wining lines by acting as any other, apart from the big $ sign. If matching symbols appear across a line, but not on adjacent reels, and the wild is in the right place to bridge the gap, players will still get the win, and just the wild landing on 3 or more reels across a line will pay out some of the biggest prizes in the game.A free spins bonus game is the main feature of the Glitz video pokie however, and the path to the bonus rounds can be a little confusing, as there are several different ways to trigger them.
If the reels on the left side become filled with the same symbol in all 4 positions, players are awarded 5 free spins, during which these will be locked in place, making it much easier to line the same symbol up across the 3 larger reels. Another way to play for free is by landing this combination plus at least 3 of the Dollar symbols anywhere on the large reels, which will trigger 20 free games, and again, the reels on the right will contain the matching symbols throughout.
A third way to get awarded the free games is by having the Dollar appear on the large reels, in any 3 or more positions, without matching symbols on the right side. Players are guaranteed 5 spins, but before they begin, they will play a mini game where they need to pick from a number of jewellery boxes, which will reveal a symbol that fills the 4 positions on the right side throughout them. Whichever way the free games are initiated, any 3 or more scatters will add 5 more spins to the end of any still left to play out.
The Verdict
Online pokies filled with glittering jewels will always attract players, and Glitz is a pretty good example of the type. The reel layout will take a bit of getting used to, and the different ways in which free spins will be triggered seems a bit unnecessary, but look beyond this and we have a nice, reliable game that has plenty of colour.
With 60 lines in play, it should be relatively easy to line matching rows of symbols up, helped of course by the wild, so anyone looking for a jewel-based pokie, that’s comes with no download needed, should certainly consider Glitz.