Gem O Rama

Step into a colorful, bling-filled world in Gem-O-Rama, built by the Bratislava-Based Synot Games. It’s a simple, glamorous world where stacked wild symbols trigger automatic respins, separate gaming symbols allow for double or quadruple win multipliers.

Theme

Bold colors and shining gems provide the theme for this slot, with a design reminiscent of Prince. The five reels are set against a pink background; any win will temporarily change that background color to that of the gems that trigger it. Gaming symbols include six gems of different colors and shapes, as well as top-paying lucky number seven. A clear, spherical prism doubles wins, while a rainbow-colored orb acts as the expanding wild symbol. A new-age, harp-rich soundtrack is in keeping with the easeful gaming atmosphere.

Betting Options and Functions

Who says that glamour and substance can’t go together? The Synot Games design team makes sure that all elements of gaming are well looked after in this slot, which features ten fixed paylines, each paying in both directions. Overall bet per spin is set simply from 0.20–100.00 times the betting currency, while autoplay is available up to 1000, or even an infinite number of spins. Detailed game rules and paytable information are available via the menu at the lower left corner of the gaming screen. The overall theoretical return to player ratio is quite decent at 96.45%. Most gaming symbols appear stacked, which increases this slot’s volatility – players may have to wait longer than usual to see wins, but those wins are likely to appear with higher-than-usual payouts.

Features

Though Gem-O-Rama does not offer free spins or bonus features, the special gaming symbols are more robust than in many games. The prism double multiplier symbol appears on the outermost reels, and can act in concert to raise the win multiplier to quadruple the original win size. Furthermore, not only do the wild symbols expand to fill entire reels, but the appearance of each new wild symbol on the reels triggers an automatic respin of the other reels. There is a maximum of three free spins, as the wild symbols appear only on the middle three reels, but these stacked-wild free spins often are the key to this game’s biggest payouts.

The Synot Games design team includes a rather sophisticated gamble feature. In addition to the usual chance for players to go double-or-nothing on any win, the option exists to split the win into halves, banking one half and gambling with the other. While attempting to predict the color of the next card, players will occasionally turn up a joker, which results in a win regardless of player prediction.

Our Take

Whether they support LGBT rights or not, this rainbow slot is likely to charm many players. Play is extremely smooth, and the multi-colored aesthetic somehow eases the visual monotony that sometimes accompanies slots without bonus features. Though simple and straightforward, Gem-O-Rama appears to be a winner.