Spider Circus Hold and Win

Spider Circus Hold and Win comes from BGaming and leans on a spooky, Halloween-inspired setting. Its special features are designed to give players more ways to win, with the aim of making each session more rewarding and enjoyable. That combination makes it a good fit for players who like their slots on the eerie side.

Gameplay Features and Bonuses

Spider Circus Hold and Win uses a 5×4 grid and lets players decide how many paylines are active, up to a maximum of 100. The RTP of 97% sits above the industry average, volatility is medium, and the maximum win is 5,000x the total bet. Symbols pay from left to right along active lines, and depending on the symbol, a win needs either 2 or 3 matching icons at minimum.

Line Selection

A switcher next to the reels sets the game to 20, 40, 60, 80, or 100 paylines. More lines mean a higher minimum bet, and the setting can be changed before any spin.

Expanding Wilds

The Wild replaces any symbol apart from Scatters and Spiders. On reels 2, 3, and 4, a Wild that forms part of a win expands to fill the entire reel.

Scatter Pays

3 or more Scatters pay out wherever they land on the grid, so they do not need to line up on an active payline.

Spider Symbols

Each Spider carries its own value, but that value only pays out during the bonus game. In the base game, the Spiders have a different job. 6 or more of them on the reels trigger the Hold & Win bonus.

Hold & Win Bonus

Only Spider symbols land during this round, and the player starts with 3 Respins. Every Spider stays on the grid until the bonus ends, including the ones that triggered it, and each new Spider resets the Respin counter to 3.

The round finishes when the Respins run out, when every cell on the grid is filled, or when the maximum win is reached. The payout equals the combined value of all Spiders on the reels at that point.

Multiplier Discs

Three discs open the bonus game by revealing random multipliers of x2, x3, x4, or x5. These multipliers are then placed on random cells, and any Spider that lands on one of those cells has its value multiplied.

Wheel of Fortune

The 10th, 15th, and 20th Spider to land during Hold & Win each turn into a Wheel of Fortune. The wheel spins and produces one of five results.

• A Spider symbol with its original value
• A Spider symbol with a randomly increased value
• A Prize symbol worth Mini (10x), Minor (25x), Major (100x), or Grand (500x)
• A Collect symbol that adds up the values of all Spiders on the reels
• A x2 or x3 Multiplier applied to the values of all Spiders on the reels

A Wheel of Fortune that lands on a multiplier cell keeps that multiplier, and it is applied to the symbol’s value when the bonus game ends.

Progress Bar

A progress bar counts the Spiders collected during Hold & Win and updates each time a new one lands. It shows the running total on the reels, which also tells the player how close the next Wheel of Fortune is.

Buy Options

Players have two ways to speed up access to the bonus.

• Chance x2: Increases the likelihood of triggering Hold & Win and costs 50% more per spin.
• Hold & Win: Direct purchase cost of 60x the bet which starts the bonus game with Spiders and the Wheel of Fortune in play.

Design and Soundtrack

The game takes place inside a Halloween circus, and the entrance sets the tone straight away. It is shaped like the face of a crazed clown, with his open mouth serving as the doorway. The room around it is decorated with carved pumpkins, spider webs, and balloons in black, purple, and orange, that have spooky faces of their own. The symbol set draws on fruit and vegetables, including watermelons, cherries, grapes, oranges, broccoli, red peppers, eggplants, and pumpkins, and every one of them has a spooky face carved into it. Additionally, the soundtrack follows the same Halloween mood as the visuals.

The Grand Show by Push Gaming and Haunted Reels by BGaming offer a comparable setting and similar gameplay features for players who want alternatives.

The Bottom Line

Hold & Win carries most of the game’s value, since Spider values only pay out inside the bonus. Each round has room to grow through sticky Spiders, Respin resets, and multiplier discs, and the Wheel of Fortune at 10, 15, and 20 Spiders adds Prize symbols up to 500x along with Collect and Multiplier results. The base game is simpler and relies on expanding Wilds and Scatter pays. A 97% RTP and medium volatility point to more moderate swings, though the 5,000x maximum win is modest next to many high-volatility titles.