Polar Pioneers

Polar Pioneers is an arctic adventure theme slot from Microgaming. It uses the 25 line, 5 reel format and has a top non progressive jackpot of 15,000 coins. It has a free spin feature and a re-spin bonus which helps you get the free spins. Maximum bet is 500 coins and coin sizes start at a penny.

The Explorer symbol is wild and acts like a joker for everything but the scattered Huskies. Getting five Explorers on any active line pays a big 15,000 coins multiplied by your line bet. On Polar Pioneers you can play up to 20 coins per line so the jackpot comes in at a very nice 300,000 coins.

The scatters make up the games second highest pay with five scattered Huskies symbols pay 125 times your total bet or 62500 coins at the max bet of 500 coins per spin. The Huskies also active the games bonus stage. You need three Huskies to start the feature but there is a bit of a twist.

If you get two scattered Huskies symbols you get a 2nd chance re-spin. This means that when you get two you always have another shot at winning the bonus. The two scatters are held while the rest of the reels re-spin. If you get any additional Huskies you win the free spins bonus.

In this case the feature is 10 free spins with all wins doubled. This boosts the top jackpot to a huge 600,000 coins for five wild Explorers. The feature can be re-triggered but in a bit of an odd twist the re-spin bonus does not come into play during the feature.

Of course there are lots more ways to win than just the top jackpot and the scatters. In total there are 40 unique winning combinations. Other good pays include 2500 coins for five ships, 2000 coins for four wilds, 1000 coins for five boots and 500 coins for either five compasses or five picks. All of these wins can be multiplied by up to 20X depending on coins bet per line.

It's always good to see something new and the 2nd chance re-spin is something that is a first for Microgaming. It would have been great if it was also activated during the bonus as it would have made getting re-triggers that bit easier but it still offers a second shot at getting the free spins.