Theme of The Game

Carnaval Forever relies on a story that’s been fairly popular with players, as it often delivers gorgeous imagery, which is inspired by the carnival that takes place in Rio De Janeiro each year.

The beautiful women attending and dancing at the carnival are stars of this slot machine, along with the master of ceremony. Royals (10 to A) are the low value symbols.

Developer

Betsoft has been around the block for a while now, and they have a good number of great slot machines available on the market. They’ve been releasing slots with impressive graphics for years, and Carnaval Forever is no different.

If you want games with an interesting story, they have a series of such releases that they’ve launched a couple of years ago, and I suggest you try those out as well.

How To Play It

You will discover that the betting options are grouped at the bottom, on a row which has values ranging from $0.10 to $10 on it. You select the amount that you want to use, using the buttons to the sides to find the smaller or higher values, if they’re not visible. The line bet which results from this is between $0.01 and $1.

In addition to the regular bet, the game also allows you to buy access to the feature with free spins. You just need to be willing to pay 100x the stake, in order to trigger it. You can do it with an amount between $10 and $1,000.

Special Features

The Queen of the Carnaval is your scatter symbol, and you will be able to use its abilities whenever she appears a minimum of three times anywhere. 5, 7 or 9 free spins are triggered, as a result of her appearance in 3, 4 or 5 positions. You basically get guaranteed winning spins here, with the chance to trigger 2 extra rounds if you see her again on the reels.

As I’ve mentioned above, you have the option to buy access to this feature, paying 100x the stake for this. Bonus Buy Coins can appear on the reels as you play, reducing the cost of the purchase by $2 to $20, and eventually even triggering it for free. At that point, it gives you 1 free spins with a guaranteed win, and then resets.

It would actually be better to trigger it while it still costs something, not to wait until it hits zero, so that you can get 10 winning spins, instead of only 1. The downside of this option is that the bonus cost is tied into the current bet level, so if you change it, you need to pay full price again.

Getting back to the more regular features, the Wild is a symbol which shows us a silhouette of the queen, on a stage that’s surrounded by colorful feathers. Wilds pay up to 100x the stake for each combination they form, so together they can pay 1,000x the stake if they fill up the reels.

Maximum Payouts

At 1,000x the stake, it’s not the biggest prize around, but you got to love those free spins and their guaranteed wins. Considering the bet values which are possible here, you can win $10,000 at most, for one spin.

This game has an RTP of 96.22%, so long-term it’s expected to be as profitable as any other slot machine. It’s not something to make you play or ignore the slot, it’s just a normal percentage.

Summary

Carnaval Forever has the usual awesome graphics that we find in Betsoft’s slots, along with decent payout potential (1,000x the stake) and as features I love the free spins with guaranteed wins.