Venice is known as the most romantic city in the world and is a popular slot machine subject. There are a number of Venice themed slots available both online and in brick and mortar casinos. Hearts of Venice slot is a newish game with quite detailed graphics and a nifty little respin feature from Williams Interactive Games. This fifty reel slot has a very wide wagering margin even though all of the win lines are fixed. Players can bet as much as 200 coins per spin or as little as 0.40, or anything in between. Hearts of Venice slot is a medium to low variance game however and betting in the high rollers category may see you ending up with a very empty looking bank balance quite quickly.
Romantic Feel
Hearts of Venice slot is all about being romantic in the city of Venice. The graphics and feel of the game reflect this, with lots of pastel colours and pick rose petals. The reels take up most of the screen, with only a tiny view of a canal and a street light visible behind them. The overall colours to Hearts of Venice slot are purple, pink and gold. The reels are purple edged with gold and most of the symbols and animations have pink in them. Animations come mostly when you hit a feature; the base symbols do not animate when forming a win. During the feature a romantic tune plays, otherwise the slot is silent if the reels are not spinning.
Romance is in the Air
All of the symbols in Hearts of Venice slot are theme based and have to do with either romance or the city of Venice itself. They have been designed to look like drawings with lots of detail and a realistic feel. Lower paying symbols include a hat, a rose, some rope and the poles that the gondolas are tied to. These will pay up to 500 coins at maximum bet for five of a kind. Mid paying symbols are a streetlamp, a bridge, a gondola and a flying lion statue. The top ranking symbols in Hearts of Venice slot are the obligatory gondolier and a pretty woman sniffing a rose.
The wild symbol is the games logo. This can be found on reels two, three four and five and will replace all other base game symbols. The wild is not worth anything as a symbol in its own right however.
Reveal Feature
Some of the symbols on the reels will appear covered with a pink heart. This heart will disappear when the reels settle, to reveal whichever symbol lies beneath them. This works kind of like wild symbol, with the revealed symbol usually forming a part of a winning combination with existing symbols on the reels.
Bonus Guaranteed Free Spins
The silhouette of two lovers is the trigger for the free spins round. Ten free spins will be awarded for three or more of these anywhere on the reels. The reels behave normally during the free spins round, and it can be retriggered. Hearts of Venice slot has a bonus guarantee that you will win at least ten times your bet during the free spins round.
Hot Hot Respins
If reel one settles with stacked heart symbols covering the entire reel, players will get two respins like happens in the case of a few real money pokies. During these respins the heart symbols and any wilds that appear will be locked in place.