Fruit Party fans rejoice! The sequel for Pragmatic Play’s beloved fruit-themed slot game is here, and it’s not only looking fresh and shiny — it’s also a lot more fun.
The game looks somewhat more developed, so to speak, with arguably better-sounding tropical EDM music that builds upon the music of the original Fruit Party.
Apart from that, nothing else changed much in terms of outward appearance. The same 7 by 7 slot fills itself with colorful fruits and the occasional Golden Peach.
Let’s take a look and decide for yourself whether Fruit Party 2 is any better than the original Fruit Party!
Introduction to Fruit Party 2
Like its prequel, Fruit Party 2 is a crypto slots game with 49 spaces where fruit symbols can appear.
You get a payout every time you hit at least 5 of the same fruit symbols in a cluster, connected horizontally or vertically. Here’s an example of a winning cluster:
Like in many of Pragmatic Play’s games, Fruit Party 2 has the Tumble Feature, which makes it possible to win combos in a single round. In the example above, after the two clusters have been cleared, the symbols above fall down to fill the empty space.
Look at the strawberries above the green apples — once they land on the last three rows, you get another cluster of five strawberries. Another win for you!
Fruit Party 2 Game Features
Let’s first talk about the graphics. Fruit Party 2 looks a lot more refined and developed. You can compare this to the original Fruit Party.
The game designers did well in making the symbols look more consistent. Perhaps one complaint for the original game was that the symbols — and the general appearance of the game — look childish and amateur.
With more detail and resolution on the background as well as foreground, the game becomes more enjoyable on bigger screens as well as on mobile.
Payouts and RTP
Without any multipliers, the maximum payout you can get from the paytable is €300 for a €2.00 bet. Of course, if you spin a few times, you rarely get a round that is devoid of any bonuses.
In the original Fruit Party, a 2X multiplier can appear at random at a winning cluster. In Fruit Party 2, the rule changes completely. When a winning cluster is found, there is a random chance that a Wild Bubble appears.
The Wild Bubble initially carries a 2X multiplier (or 3X in the free spin), and if it touches another winning cluster within the same round, it pops and multiplies the payout of that cluster.
Now, when the cluster gets cleared out, there is still a chance for the Wild Bubble to reappear. If it does, it will carry 4X, 8X, 16X and up to 256X in the base game and up to 729X in the Free Spin.
The bonus always applies to the next winning cluster in the chain, so you’d be at a huge advantage if you keep having a winning streak and Wild Bubbles reappearing.
If more than one Wild Bubble touches a winning cluster, the amount of multiplier is first added together, and then the bonus applies to the payout. If you ever get so lucky, you can multiply your payout up to 5000X your bet on both the base game and the Free Spin.
In this example Free Spin round, two Wild Bubbles worth 3X touch a winning Grape cluster. Their bonuses add up to 6X, which pays out €6 for a €2 bet (the free spin is worth €200 for this bet).
According to Pragmatic Play, this game has a theoretical RTP of 96.45%. Arguably, this is one of the highest RTPs of many slot-based games, and this is part of why Fruit Party 2 is so fun and potentially rewarding.
Free Spin
The Golden Peach is a scatter symbol. When you get at least 3 Golden Peaches on any position, you can enter the Free Spin rounds, which grants you at least 10 free spins. You get more additional free spins if you get the following:
3 Golden Peaches = 10 Free Spins
4 Golden Peaches = 12 Free Spins
5 Golden Peaches = 15 Free Spins
6 Golden Peaches = 20 Free Spins
7 Golden Peaches = 25 Free Spins
Compare this to the original Fruit Party’s rewards for the Golden Peaches scatter symbol.
3 Golden Peaches = 10 Free Spins
4 Golden Peaches = 11 Free Spins
5 Golden Peaches = 12 Free Spins
6 Golden Peaches = 13 Free Spins
7 Golden Peaches = 14 Free Spins
This makes Fruit Party 2 a little more “volatile” compared to its predecessor. This means it would take more risk to get the delicious, lucrative Golden Peaches for the Free Spin. Of course, you can always buy at least 10 Free Spins for 100X your bet size.
How to play Fruit Party 2
To start playing Fruit Party 2, navigate over to the Casino section on Gambulls website. This page showcases all the available casino games on Gambulls including Fruit Party 2. You can filter the games based on the type, popularity, provider, or simply by searching for the name.
If this is your first time, or perhaps you’d like to test the game before staking real money, you can choose to demo the game first. This will allow you to try and get a feel for the game without any risk involved. In fact, you can demo any casino game on Gambulls without having to sign-up!
Once you’ve got a feel for the game and are ready to stake some real money, you can proceed to jump in the real game and start winning big payouts.
In Fruit Party 2, the bet size ranges from 20 cents up to €100 with €2.00 as the default bet size. You don’t need to worry too much about the coin value and bet amount, if you only want to know your total bet size, which is very clearly displayed down below.
To spin the reels, simply click on the cycle button, or press the [spacebar]. If you’re inclined for a faster gameplay, you can turn off the fancy animations in the settings menu. If you really want to feel the rush, hold the spacebar down to skip rounds that don’t win anything.
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Tips for playing Fruit Party 2
Fruit Party 2 is slightly more volatile than Fruit Party 1, with a slightly lower RTP. This makes the game riskier, but this could give you a much higher reward possibility. At one test session, it was possible to get 1000x of the bet during a Free Spin.
This can be considered a wild jackpot. While the chance of this happening is quite low, it makes for a nice game when it does happen.
Like any slot game, there is a general strategy for playing Fruit Party 2. This strategy won’t guarantee you a winning streak and jackpots. But it does guarantee one thing — you’ll enjoy playing Fruit Party for a longer game time. And who knows? Perhaps with a longer game time, you’d hit a jackpot.
1. Start with low bets to have a better feel for the game
A lower bet allows you to play Fruit Party 2 with a much slower pace. This gives you time to have a better feel of the game without exhausting all of your balance.
2. Don’t focus too much on one bonus
Once you have a hang of the game, it’ll be tempting to focus solely on getting that sweet Golden Peach to win Free Spins. For sure, the feeling of getting the Free Spins is rewarding! But you end up not enjoying the multipliers and tumble combos when they do happen.
3. Free Spins can be fun as it is risky
According to the developers, buying a Free Spin can be a bit riskier. However, multiplier bonuses appear more often. This could mean that the game may pay for itself, and you may even get back more cash than you put in.
4. Watch your credit balance!
When you play with a lower bet, you play at a more relaxed pace. At some point, you may wonder what it’s like to play with a higher stake.
In truth, it makes no difference to your win rate. Fruit Party 2 will always have a theoretical RTP of 96.45%. Increasing your bet makes your gameplay more volatile — meaning that you win and lose faster.
Of course, you should take care to adjust your bet size based on the amount of credit balance you have. If you have a €100 starting credit, it makes no sense to bet €100 per roll. More often than not, you’d play only once!
Conclusion
Fruit Party 2, though it may be more risky than its prequel, is not as risky as some other Pragmatic Play slots. The RTP of 96.45% is above average and should be acceptable to most new players.
From looking only at the outward appearance, there isn’t a major change between Fruit Party 1 and 2. However, we should appreciate the game devs for noticing the finer details and making the game look more developed.
Of course, once you start playing Fruit Party 2, the game not only feels developed, but it is improved in some significant way. With (literally) wild multipliers, which didn’t exist before, the slow beginner-friendly game can suddenly become intense, as we look forward to triple-digit bonuses.
Strangely enough, the jackpot bonus (the maximum amount you can possibly win) still hasn’t changed. It is still 5000X your bet, as it is for the original Fruit Party. It would be a lot cooler if this number gets an upgrade.
But Fruit Party 2 has more good things than bad things, and it’s definitely worth trying the prequel Fruit Party just so you get a taste of the difference.
On a closing note, it’s important to keep in mind that as with any casino game there will always be an element of luck in the game. Despite the relatively high RTP, you still should be aware of your limits and set a target for when you want to fold and cash in your gains.
Additionally, cryptocurrencies are highly volatile assets with price and market movements that can fluctuate greatly depending on many factors. Be sure to assess your risk levels and do your own research on the crypto coins you decide to use before proceeding.
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