Burning Hot is a 2014 fruit slot from EGT, now Amusnet. It has five reels, three rows and only 5 fixed paylines, with a clover wild, two scatter symbols and the Jackpot Cards mystery feature. There are no free spins. The top line win is 3,000x the line bet. It suits you if you want a very simple fruit machine with an above average listed RTP and quick spins.
How does Burning Hot work?
You play five reels and three rows with 5 fixed paylines, paying from left to right. The symbols are cherries, lemons, plums, oranges, grapes, watermelons and sevens.
The clover wild substitutes for regular symbols and expands to fill its reel, which can complete more than one line. With only 5 lines, wins are less frequent than on 20 or 40 line fruit games, but each line counts for more of your stake.
Each paid spin covers all 5 lines, so your stake is always split five ways. A full screen of one fruit, helped by an expanded clover, pays on every line at once, and that is how the bigger base game wins happen. The game has no autoplay frills or animations, so spins move quickly.
What are the Burning Hot bonus features?
There are two scatters, a dollar sign and a purple star. Both pay from any position but do not start any feature.
Jackpot Cards can trigger at random after any spin, win or lose. You turn over cards until three of the same suit appear and win the matching jackpot level. After a win you can also try the gamble round, guessing the colour of a face-down card to double the amount or lose it.
Is Burning Hot worth playing? RTP and volatility explained
The listed RTP is 96.45%, a little above average. Amusnet (formerly EGT) games often come in more than one RTP version, and some catalogues warn that the payout can be much lower at certain casinos. Check the help screen at your casino for the exact figure.
Volatility is rated low to medium. Sevens are the big payers at 3,000x the line bet, and with 5 lines that is a smaller share of your total stake than the number suggests. The game is about steady play rather than huge wins.
Burning Hot has spawned many spin-offs, including versions with 6 reels, 20 lines and 40 lines. They share the look but not the maths, so the RTP and max win on this page apply only to the original 5-line game.
Tips before you play Burning Hot
- Check the RTP in the help screen at your casino.
- Make sure you open the 5-line Burning Hot and not 40 Burning Hot, which has different figures.
- Use the gamble feature only with money you are happy to lose.
- Start at a low stake and raise it only if you want to.
- Set a time limit, since spins are fast.