Pimped (Play'n Go) Slot Demo & Review

What do you call the theme in a game like this? A cartoonish take on the oldest profession in the world? Microgaming’s Playboy without the stripping ladies? You know what, I’m not touching this one with a ten-foot pole. It’s called “Pimped”. It features Pimps and girls in bikinis. Insert your preferred descriptive word here! As for the graphics, well, I’m sure there is somebody in New York who has that sofa in their ”pimp” apartment, and if that is the case, I’m sure girls similar to the ones featured on the symbols once sat on it. Pretty authentic, then! The sound stays quiet until you begin to spin the reels, at which point the volume of the music is increased. The loop is a little on the short side and does become repetitive, though it is broken up by enough sound effects that I didn’t end up reaching for the mute button. If you’re a player who likes to listen to a solid beat whilst playing, head over to our music slots section, where you’ll find something funky to tap your foot to.

These days, Play’N’Go organise their paytables in terms of “Times the Stake, but sadly this was not the case back when their Pimped slot game was released. Instead, wins are shown in coins, so I will do you the favour of working out the math. Five Wilds on a payline pay the most of all the symbols at 100x for five-of-a-kind. Next in the hierarchy is the Pimp symbols, which pay 75x your stake for five on a payline. After this, you have the Gangster at 50x, the Babes at 40x, and then the Gold Watch and Stacks of Cash, which both pay out 25x your bet. Here’s

We end this section with the betting ranges, and the lowest stake you can place is €0.01 – that’s one payline, one cent, and a coin value of a penny. You can increase this to €2.00 coin sizes, five coins per line, and a maximum of ten paylines for a top bet of €100.00 per spin.

The base game in Pimped is as straightforward as they come – a five-by-three play area with ten paylines in standard positions spread across the reels. The wilds are stacked on all reels, which is nice to see and adds nicely to the win potential during the base game. Apart from this, though, there is little to break up the action.

You’ll need at least three large dollar symbols to trigger the free spins feature, beginning with five “win spins” on your counter. Unfortunately, you don’t receive any additional free spins no matter how many scatters you hit, and this is made even more frustrating because of the lack of payout for the scatters themselves. However, the bonus round is at least a good one, so let’s get back to having fun and talk about that!

Win Spins Feature

During the free spins bonus in Pimped, you are guaranteed a win on every single spin! This is really cool, and I don’t remember ever seeing it before I played this game. Since then, Play’N’Go has used it many more times, and some other developers have even borrowed the concept as well.

Any scatters appearing on the reels during free spins add one additional free spin to your remaining total – unlike the triggering scatters, it really does matter how many dollar signs appear during the free spins. Hit all five at once, and you will given an extra five free spins, for example.

Bonus rounds tend to go on for quite a while, as hitting one dollar sign happens frequently. I would guess that this is why Play’N’Go imposes a maximum cap on the number of win spins that can be awarded at 20 free spins. This feels a little low to me – some games give you this many (or more!) free spins to start with!