Booming Glow

If you were around for the 1970s or 1980s, then you know how big neon colors and signs were. Along with things like glowsticks, glow-in-the-dark items in particular were very popular, and that's the focus of the Booming Glow slot by Booming Games. It's a different type of theme than we have seen in virtually any other type of online slot, and while it has an interesting visual appeal, this game also has solid gameplay values as well.

Game Format

The format of this slot is pretty standard, and it uses five reels, three rows and 25 paylines. Something that is a little unusual is that the minimum coin size is $0.03 which means you'll have to spend at least $0.75 per turn. We would have preferred if it was lower at the standard $0.01 level because that would have allowed more players to comfortably get in on the action, and we think they're shooting themselves in the foot to a large degree thanks to this decision. The maximum bet size is $3, so you can wager as much as $75 per turn. While players do have the choice of dropping the number of paylines below 25, it will increase the house advantage and decrease the RTP percentage, so we advise that you keep it at the maximum.

The payouts for this game are based on your total bet size. The win sizes listed below are based on a wager of $0.75 per spin, and you'll need to adjust the payouts accordingly if you play with a different size of bet.

Wild Symbols and Payouts

The red, neon W symbol is the wild in this video slot. It's also responsible for the largest regular win that you can get in the game as a whole with a 600x prize available for five of the wilds on an activated payline. A win of 60x for four of a kind isn't bad at all, and you can also win 1.5x for three of a kind. Just two pays 0.30 if they couldn't make a three-of-a-kind win that would give you a better prize.

Two-Way Pay Feature

The wild symbols can help you to activate a feature that will give you better payouts for a number of spins. Three or more wilds anywhere on the reels act as a scattered bonus symbol to activate the Two-Way Pay feature. For the next 10 spins after this feature is activated, all activated paylines will pay in both directions. This means that five-of-a-kind wins will pay double since they'll count in both directions. This increases the hit-rate of the game in a serious way, and it means more wins on each spin. On top of that, this feature can be re-triggered to add even more Two-Way Pay spins to your total.

Scatters and Free Spins

The blue, neon S symbol is the scatter symbol in the Booming Glow slot, and it's made in the same style as the wild. These scatters give some solid payouts like 11.25x for five of a kind, 7.5x for four of a kind and 3.75x for three of a kind. Where the real value for this symbol comes into play, however, is with the free spins bonus feature. Three of more of this symbol anywhere on the game board will add 10 free spins for the player, and this feature can also be re-triggered to add 10 more free spins over and over again.

Symbol Set and Payouts

There are four symbols that all give you the top level of regular pays. This set includes the people holding glowsticks, the purple dancing figure, the body made up of neon rings and the glowing neon stars. All four of these symbols will pay 15x for five of a kind. You can also earn wins of 3x for four of a kind or 1.5x for three of a kind with this top tier of symbols.

The woman dancing in the purple outfit and the neon sneakers pay 3x for five of a kind. Other than the wild, they are also the only symbols that pay for two of a kind or more in this game, so that adds some value and helps to increase the hit-rate.

Finally, there's the bottom tier of the pay table. This includes the record player, the individual glowstick, the lava lamp and the green and black gloves. The win for all of these is 1.5x for five of a kind.

Our Thoughts

The visual appeal of the Booming Glow video slot is very apparent with its neon, glowing theme. Booming Games did a great job in making this game stand out visually in a very serious way. The gameplay is also interesting in the sense that there are multiple features that can last over several spins, and when you add that to the wild and scatter payouts, there are some pretty good prizes available as well.