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Slot Overview

Samba Reels is the latest Blueprint Gaming release. This bright, carnival-themed slot looks quite basic but offers a surprisingly deep feature set. With quirky mechanics like Samba Shuffle, Clone Reels, Free Spins, and a decent maximum win potential of 5,000x, is the game any good? Can mechanics offset the dated design? Let’s find out.

Gameplay & Bonus Features

Samba Reels is a 5-reel, 3-row slot with 25 fixed paylines. Wins are paid from left to right. You can wager from €0.25 to €500 per spin, and the game offers a below-average RTP of 94.53%. 

There isn’t a huge amount of bonus action in Samba Reels, but you will find a unique Samba Shuffle bonus, and when 3 or 4 full reels of the same symbol land, the game triggers a shuffle that moves full reels to the left to help form (or improve) a winning combo.

Landing 3, 4, or 5 of the Scatter symbols anywhere in view awards the Free Spins bonus. During the free games, Clone Reels come into play. Whenever 2+ Sun symbols land, Clone Reels are activated, and they then clone their reels for the next spins, effectively repeating the entire reel’s symbol layout to keep momentum going. Plus, if you land 2+ triggering Scatters, you’ll receive an extra free game, too.

Theme & Design

Samba Reels goes all-in on a Rio-style carnival theme, and you’ll see the reels inside a packed stadium, with an animated crowd moving around and making a LOT of noise! When bonuses and features are triggered, the animations change fittingly, too, and while we like the concept, we can’t help but feel that the game’s a bit too dated in its design.

If you like carnival slots that focus more on a bright, colourful atmosphere rather than a detailed backstory, think Carnival Cove and Carnival Queen 2, then you’ll find a similar vibe in Samba Reels.