Tonight I ventured back into a Microgaming casino and tried a game called “Big Kahuna – Snakes and Ladders.” This turned out to be a very island-themed game, where many of the icons were tropical fruits, or monkeys, etc. The music was okay, somewhat tropical, but it didn’t help the gameplay. I only played for about 15 minutes until I had enough of losing money. The game is a 5×15 slot with up to 20 coins bet per line, with a bet from $0.01 - $0.25, allowing a $75.00 max bet. I played for 15 minutes on the max bet, and ended up down almost $2000, which was plenty of a loss for me. There is supposed to be both a free spin bonus, and a quest bonus. The quest comes with three snake icons, in the 1st, 3rd, and 5th reels, I never hit that. I never fully understood what triggered the free spin feature after reading the information, but I hit it once and picked up 5 free spins. That saved the game a little, as it was a decent payoff, but the standard gameplay payoffs were very inconsistent. Not to mention the game was terribly laggy and couldn’t keep up. The slot motion was pretty smooth, but the act of spinning, or transitioning between wagers was very slow. Overall I was really displeased with this game, as I was amped up for a pretty good game tonight, only to be let down, once again.
