Classic slots tend to have no bonus games but Sizzling Scorpions courtesy of Microgaming has one. Though simple and unsophisticated, the bonus round adds fun and contributes diversity to the retro gaming action. The slot has three reels and one payline that accepts 1, 2 or 3 coins. Coin values are fixed at $0.50 so you are allowed to bet only $0.50, $1 and $1.50 per spin.

In Sizzling Scorpions, no winning combination pays less than your bet size. If you wager, for example, 50 cents, every winning combo that you hit will exceed that amount or equal it at least. Symbols utilized in the game are suns, bar variants, sevens and scorpions. Single, double and triple bars pay x5, x10 or x20 for three of a kind. The specific value depends on the type of bars matched on the payline. Besides, any mixed bar combination is also profitable, generating a win of x3 times a bet. Three suns pay x50 and three Sevens pay x70.

The Scorpion pays a jackpot prize if three stop on the line. A jackpot value on a three-coin bet is five times as much as on a one-coin bet. To make it clear, three scorpions award x1000 if you have wagered 1 coin, x2000 on the second coin and x5000 on the third coin. So to maximize your winning odds, you should always play with three coins in order to relish the opportunity to scoop a $2500 jackpot.

Bonus features

A Scorpion Race mini-game is triggered by the Turkey Vulture symbol landed at the center of the third reel, provided you play at the maximum stake. In the bonus game, three scorpions, named Sting, Striker and Venom, are going to participate in a race. You are asked to nominate the one that you think will be the first to cross the finish line. If your favorite finishes in the first place, you win $50. If your scorpion finishes 2nd or 3rd, you are paid $25 or $15, accordingly.