Cupid Review

Cupid is a video game with 5 reels, 3 rows and 20 fixed pay-lines. You can play it with wagers from 0.01 to 200 credits with different currencies. The RTP of the slot is 96.00%, the volatility is medium. There is a card gamble you can take part in and double your wins trying to pick a higher value card and beat the dealer.

You can also trigger 20 Heart Spins and win from various heart scatters. These are multipliers that range from 1x to 500x bet. The wild doubles your wins when it takes part in paying combinations. A full screen of the most rewarding premium symbol pays a 9,000x stake, but with the help of wild symbols, you can win more.

The Design

Cupid is set up in the sky with a clear blue background with white clouds. The grid has a gold frame with ornaments and the game logo on top. The reels have dark blue colours for the background of the card symbols, which also have gold frames.

There are gold harps, rings and cups, red crystal hearts, red roses and Cupid himself with his arrow in action. The images are decorated with gold, look very clear and simple. The soundtrack is very pleasant, melodic with the sounds of a harp. The game menu is on the bottom of the reels and is intuitive.

Cupid Gameplay

Cupid has 20 fixed pay-lines and to get a win you need 2 to 5 symbols of a kind on a line of the standard ones. The scatter does not need to appear on a pay-line and rewards in any position for 2 or more symbols.

The paying symbols include 6 card royals at the low end, 5 premiums, a wild and a scatter. The 9 pays from 0.10 to 5x stake for 2 to 5 symbols on a line. The 10, J and Q cards grant wins of 0.25, 1.25 and 5 times the stake for 3, 4 and 5 matching ones on a line. The K and A return 0.50, 2.50 and 6.25 times the stake.

The premium symbols are 5 items related to the love theme. The gold cup and the ring pay 0.75, 3.75 and 12.50x stake for 3, 4 and 5 of a kind. The gold harp gives you 1, 5 and 20 times the stake for 3, 4 and 5 symbols. The white dove and the red rose are the most rewarding of the regular symbols. They pay 0.10, 1.25, 6.25 and 37.50 times the stake for 2, 3, 4 and 5 symbols on a line.

There is a wild symbol and it is with the image of Cupid himself with the arrow and bow. It substitutes for all other symbols except for the scatters and pays as well. When contributing to winning combinations with 1 or more symbols, the wild doubles your wins. It gives you 0.50, 12.50, 125 and 450 times the stake for 2, 3, 4 and 5 symbols respectively.

The scatter is the red crystal heart framed in gold. It doesn’t need to appear on a pay-line to give you 2, 5, 20 and 500 times the stake for 2, 3, 4 and 5 symbols. It also activates the free spins.

Cupid Features / Bonuses

Cupid includes doubling of the wins from wilds, free spins and a gamble feature. The free spins are called Heart Spins. Landing 3 or more crystal red heart scatters in a base game round activate 20 Free Spins. They play with the same bet as the triggering one and you cannot retrigger them.

During the free games can land halves of 9 different heart symbols, which are all scatters. The left halves land on the left of the grid, while the right halves – to the right. When the left and right half of the same scatter heart symbol appear side by side, you win the relevant prize. This can be:

Light pink heart scatter = 1x bet win;
Vivid pink heart scatter = 2x bet win;
Green heart scatter = 5x bet win;
Orange heart scatter = 10x bet win;
Purple scatter = 20x bet win;
Turquoise crystal heart scatter = 50x bet win;
Blue crystal heart scatter = 100x bet win;
Multicoloured heart scatter = 200x bet win;
Red crystal heart scatter = 500x bet win;

The free games are boosted with extra and larger wins from the 9 additional heart symbols.

Every time you form a winning combination, you can take part in the Card Gamble. It lets you double your wins up to 10 times your stake. You can choose from the 3 face-down cards and try to beat the dealer’s card, which is face up. Depending on its value, you can have higher or lower odds of success.

The average return to player of this feature is 84%. On the whole, your chances for winning depend on the dealer’s hand. The higher value it has, the lower chances you stand to choose a better card. The odds range from 162% to 42% for 2 to Ace cards given to the dealer, who can never get a Joker, which beats all cards. The player, on the other hand, can reveal a Joker. You can collect your winnings at any time and end the gamble, in which you aim to choose a higher value card.

The Conclusion

Cupid is a video slot with a distinctly romantic atmosphere. It is suitable for players with smaller and larger budgets alike. There are enough extra features to grant decent wins. The wilds will double your payout, there are free spins, scatter bet multipliers and a card gamble. If you like the features and theme of Cupid, spin the reels and have a good time with the rounds!