Introduction to Whole Lotta Honey
Whole Lotta Honey is a casino slot from Gaming Corps featuring a bee society. However, it’s not the regular bee society you may think of, but rather a cartoonish environment with a human-looking queen bee with wings. She’ll take you to a honeycomb-shaped grid with a Scatter Pays system, awarding wins for 8 or more symbols no matter where they turn up on the screen. Let’s see if we can score some un-bee-lievable big wins, as the game developer phrases it in the marketing material.
If you want to meet the queen bee, you can spin the free demo of Whole Lotta Honey at the top of this review.
Theme, Gameplay, and Payouts
Whole Lotta Honey is a video slot from Gaming Corps featuring 7 reels containing 3-4-5-6-5-4-3 rows. There are no regular paylines; wins are instead made by landing 8 or more matching symbols anywhere on the grid. The Min.bet is 0.1, and the Max.bet is 25. The game’s default RTP is set to 95.78%, but you may also come across versions of 93.77%, 91.87%, and 89.89%. Whole Lotta Honey has high volatility and a max win of 10,000x the bet.
Whole Lotta Honey takes place in a fantasy land with big green mountains. In the foreground is a smaller hut, and behind it a huge castle-like building with a bee-hive-shaped roof. The grid in the middle of the screen is clearly inspired by honeycombs, with hexagonal symbols. The first and last reels have 3 rows, while the reels grow the closer you go to the middle. To the right of the grid is a fairy-like bee with purple hair and a crown hovering in the air. We assume she’s the village bee queen. To make a win, you need to land 8 or more matching symbols anywhere on the reels. All winning symbols will be removed from the reels and new ones will be added, making it possible to make consecutive wins on the same spin, co-called cascades. The game is available on mobile phones, tablets, and desktop computers.
The lower-paying symbols in Whole Lotta Honey are blue, yellow, pink, and red flowers. They pay between 2x and 4x the bet for wins containing 15 or more symbols. The higher-paying symbols are green, purple, blue, pink, and red gemstones. They will give you between 5x and 40x the bet for wins of 15 or more symbols. There’s no Wild Symbol, but a Scatter Symbol that can trigger the Free Spins.
Special Features & Slot Mechanics
What is the max win in the slot Whole Lotta Honey?
You can win up to 10,000x the bet.
What features are available in the slot Whole Lotta Honey?
The features are Multipliers, Beehive, Free Spins, Hot Bet, and Feature Buy.
Multipliers
Multiplier symbols increase your total win at the end of a spin. These symbols can appear with values ranging from 2x to 100x. When they land, they multiply the total amount you win during that spin.
Beehive
On any spin, the Beehive feature may activate. It can either place Multiplier symbols onto the reels or add enough Scatter symbols to trigger the Free Spins. The Beehive feature is not available during the Free Spins. Any animation showing the Beehive growing or glowing is for visual enjoyment only and does not affect your chances of winning.
Free Spins
Landing 4, 5, or 6 Scatter symbols awards 10, 12, or 14 Free Spins, respectively. Every time a Multiplier symbol appears on a winning spin, its value is added to a Total Multiplier, which is then used to increase the win for that spin. The Total Multiplier stays active throughout the entire Free Spins round.
You can also earn 4, 6, 8, or 10 more Free Spins by landing 3, 4, 5, or 6 Scatter symbols.
Hot Bet
Activating the Hot Bet costs 1.5x the bet and increases your chances of triggering the Free Spins feature.
Feature Buy
The Feature Buy option costs 100x the bet and gives you a spin that guarantees at least 4 Scatter symbols, giving you direct access to the bonus feature.
Final Thoughts on Whole Lotta Honey
Whole Lotta Honey is colorful, slightly silly, and equipped with some cool features to keep you entertained for some time. The bee-themed world is charming in a cartoon kind of way, and the honeycomb grid adds a nice visual twist compared to traditional reel layouts. However, the setup is nothing new, and we’ve seen it in previous games such as the cluster win titles Honey Gems and Honey Rush 100. The Scatter Pays system and cascading wins keep the gameplay moving smoothly, and the animated queen bee to the right of the reels gives the scenery some extra life.
The game does a solid job with its feature lineup. The Multipliers can create some sweet win boosts, especially during Free Spins, where the Total Multiplier can grow into something quite satisfying. The Beehive feature adds a bit of surprise to regular spins, while the Hot Bet and Feature Buy give players extra ways to chase bonuses if they’re feeling adventurous. The lack of a Wild symbol slightly limits the excitement during the base game, but it’s, on the other hand, quite normal that such a symbol is missing in Scatter Pays games.
The high volatility and 10,000x max win promise big potential, but like many high-risk slots, patience is definitely required. The RTP of 95.78% is slightly below the industry standard, and make sure that you’re not playing any of the other versions with even lower RTPs.
Whole Lotta Honey from Gaming Corps is worth a spin session, but it may not become the crown jewel of your slot collection.
