Forest Ant

The complex, modern world can be enough to make many people wish for a simpler kind of life. Fugaso provides a charming view of such a life in Forest Ant. This five reel slot is based on the life of an ant living in the woods, and from the looks of it, it’s a pretty great life. Free spins and a sophisticated gamble feature keep things interesting.

Theme

A strangely anthropomorphized ant stands to the left of the reels in this slot, acting as players’ guide to this green world. The reels are framed by green leaves and flowers, lending gameplay a serene quality. Gaming symbols include budding flowers and ants in a variety of woodsy situations – under a toadstool, gazing at a beam of light, and so on – as well as wood iterations of the playing card values ace through ten. An ant holding a walking stick acts both as wild and as scatter, making his symbol by far the most important in the game. A soothing, pastoral soundtrack emphasizes the calmness of the forest over the activity of the ants.

Betting Options and Functions

Ant colonies are known for astonishing systematic efficiency, and in this case Fugaso maintains its game’s fine points at a similar standard. There are 20 fixed paylines, all paying from left to right. Bet level is adjustable from 1-10 and coin value can be set from 0.01– 1.00, yielding an overall per-spin betting range of 0.20–200.00 ties the betting currency. Autoplay is on offer up to 100 spins at a time, with a variety of available limits on win, loss, and feature triggering. Quick spin is also available for players who prefer a faster game tempo. The overall theoretical RTP is a above average at 96.03%.

Features

Life for an ant in this forest seems simple enough, and Fugaso has followed suit by including two of the most common types of bonus features. Free spins are triggered by the appearance of three or more of the scatter symbols on the reels. 10 free spins will be awarded. During the feature, one gaming symbol is chosen at random to act as an additional, mystery scatter – which means it will pay regardless of position on the reels. The feature can be re-triggered without limit.

There is also a gamble feature, in this case a simple game of high card against the dealer. After every win and for as many times as they wish, players can either collect their winnings, risk the whole win for a chance to double its size, or wager only half of the win in order to “double half” (increase the win size by 50%).

Our Take

Forest Ant may not be terribly groundbreaking in its gameplay or features, but Fugaso has built a solid, uniformly pleasant slot that is sure to win some fans.