Happy Birthday

Everyone enjoys a good birthday party, a fact Eyecon knows well: their latest five-reel slot, Happy Birthday, sends players all over the world an invite.

This slot feature free spins with a triple win multiplier, wild symbols with double win multipliers, and not much else.

Theme

It’s not entirely clear what kind of birthday is being celebrated here, but it seems to be quite a rager! Dozens upon dozens of balloons float behind the reels, which are lit up with flashing lights. No background music is provided, but sound effects accompanying play are raucous and celebratory.

Gaming symbols include a champagne with its cork popping, glasses clinking, heart-shaped balloons, hippopotami wearing ribbons, pandas wearing party hats, cupcakes, bouquets of flowers, wrapped gifts, musical notes, party hats, and noise makers.

Now:

A birthday cake acts as scatter, the gateway to free spins, while streamers act as wild, substituting for other symbols to form winning combinations… while adding a double win multiplier to all wins in which they are involved, and offering a game-best payout of 9500x for five-of-a-kind.

Betting Options and Functions

A lot of planning goes into a good birthday party, and Eyecon’s seasoned design team brings their trademark attention to detail to bear in this slot, to excellent effect.

There are 25 adjustable paylines, each paying from left to right. Bet-per-payline is set from 0.01–0.50, for an overall per-spin bet range of 0.25–12.50 times the betting currency. Autoplay is available for up to 100 spins.

The overall theoretical return to player ratio sits about the industry average at 95.4%.

Features

Despite all the jubilant visuals and enticing gaming symbols on offer in this slot, players’ hopes for a big birthday gift depend on only one bonus feature.

Free Games:

These are activated by the appearance of three or more birthday cake scatter symbols on the reels. 15 free spins are awarded. During bonus play, all wins are tripled! Scatters remain on the reels during the feature, so that it can be re-triggered up to a maximum of 15 times.

Our Take

The design team at Eyecon is no slouch: they’ve built and released enough slots by now to know the difference between a great slot, a forgettable one, and a dud.

Happy Birthday falls into this middle category: while the celebratory atmosphere is enjoyable, there’s really nothing here to distinguish this title from its competition.

Rebets Splendour is a much stronger release from Eyecon, with outstanding RTP and a luxe theme.