The Grand Journey

Most of us like adventure – if not live, then at least on TV and computers. The sense of thrill that exploration/adventure theme gives us is priceless if we cannot afford to have our own. And if you add a drop of fantasy and mystery to the mix, and stir in some bright coloring of exotic settings, you’ll get a sight for sore eyes that will engage you and make you enjoy the theme for a long while. This is precisely what Microgaming had in mind when they launched their great new title “The Grand Journey” – a video slot with fantasy adventure theme that is worth giving a shot.

You may say there’s nothing new about this game and that so many other software providers release similar titles; yet their success testifies of their popularity and the high demand for them among players. And what makes this Microgaming release stand out from the crowd are great graphics and the choice of characters, which involve an explorer, a gorgeous Amazon warrior, dinosaurs, sabre-toothed tigers, volcanoes, and many others. Sounds like an unlikely match to put together history, nature and exploration in the same theme? Well, it somehow works for “The Grand Journey”.

This 5-reel, 30-payline slot also involves some special features, which will make your winning odds bigger and your play more interesting. Hence, there are wilds, an expanding wild, scatters, free spins which award increasing multipliers. But to get any of these, you need to decide how much money you want to play with. At first sight, the selection does not seem to be satisfying, as the coin denominations involve only two sums - $0.01 and $0.02, but when you have in mind that you can place up to 20 coins per each of the paylines, the range of bet amounts at your disposal becomes quite decent for low- and mid-rollers.

Special Features:

One of the strong sides of “The Grand Journey” are its special features, some of which bring fresh ideas for slotsmakers to employ in the future.

To start with regular ones, the game involves the game logo wild symbol, which appears quite often and comes stacked. Its major benefit is that it doubles the prize when participating in a winning combination.

Then, there’s an expanding drill wild, which only shows up on reel three, where it expands to occupy the whole reel and bring more winning chances. Finally, we have a globe scatter, which awards a round of 15 free spins when three or more of them appear anywhere. The best thing about them (and the most innovative) is that you may find yourself looking forward to any non-winning free spin, because each consecutive non-winning spin during the feature will increase your prize multiplier by one (up to 10x), whereas each win will return the multiplier back to the starting 2x.

All in all, “The Grand Journey” has a lot to offer, so it will surely justify your choice by not deteriorating your casino balance and by providing you with a lot of fun!