8 Balls of Fire (Reflex Gaming) – Review & Demo Play

The 8 Balls of Fire Slot Game

I’ve spent time on 8 Balls of Fire, a Reflex Gaming slot built with Yggdrasil. The action sits on a tropical island with an erupting volcano. The layout is 6 reels, 3 rows, and 20 paylines. Stakes run from 0.20 to 100 per spin. You get Wild Symbol, Fireball Symbols, Free Spins, Volcano Prize, X2 Fire Balls, Fireball Link Bonus, Pick Bonus, Wild Fire Bonus, Golden Bet, and Bonus Buy. Mini, Minor, Major, and Mega pots sit by the grid. The Super Wild is a 3-high stack.

Symbols and Payouts in 8 Balls of Fire

The lower-paying symbols are 10, J, Q, K, and A. Six of a kind pays between 2x and 4x. The higher-paying symbols are watermelon, pineapple, green mask, and red mask, which pay up to 6x and 20x. Wins form by landing three or more on adjacent reels from the leftmost reel. The wild is a woman marked Super Wild that lands 3-high and substitutes for regulars. The Scatter Symbol is a green mask with Bonus text. Fireball symbols show as golden or blue.

Prize Fireballs can display Mini, Minor, Major, or Mega, plus coin values of 1x, 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 10x, 15x, 20x, and 25x. Volcano Symbols appear in base play and free spins. They act as wilds except against scatters and Prize Fireballs. During free spins, a Volcano Wild in an active zone can award the Volcano Prize. That prize is seeded at 15x, 25x, 50x, or 100x for 3 to 6 triggers, and each Volcano hit adds 5x the base bet.

8 Balls of Fire Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	6	x20
	5	x5
	4	x2
	3	x1
	6	x10
	5	x4
	4	x1
	3	x0.5
	6	x6
	5	x3
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.3
	6	x6
	5	x3
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.3
	6	x4
	5	x2
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.2
	6	x4
	5	x2
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.2
	6	x2
	5	x1
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.1
	6	x2
	5	x1
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.1
	6	x2
	5	x1
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.1
	Special
	Scatter
	Bonus
	Wild

8 Balls of Fire Slot Bonus Features

The Fireball Link Bonus triggers when 8 or more Prize Fireballs land. The triggering fireballs lock. You receive 3 respins, which reset to 3 whenever at least one Prize Symbol lands. All new fireballs stick until the end. The feature ends when no respins remain or all positions are filled. Filling the grid awards the Mega Pot of 5000x. If one or more X2 Fire Balls appear, they double the total value after all other prizes have been added.

Wild Fire Bonus can activate at random in the base game. Blue Prize Fireballs are added and they behave as wilds, substituting for all except scatters and Volcano symbols. Landing 3, 4, 5, or 6 Blue Fireballs pays 1.5x, 5x, 10x, or 50x. Pick Bonus can also trigger. Fireballs collected above the reels are used in a pick and match. Match three and take the respective pot prize. Mini is 20x, Minor 50x, Major 500x, and Mega 5000x.

Free Spins start with 3 or more scatters for 8 spins, or via a Bonus Buy of 120x. On every spin, the volcano marks random positions as active. A Prize Fireball, Scatter, or Volcano landing in an active spot locks that cell for the rest of the feature. Cells without a hit have two lives before they drop. If all positions lock, all Prize Fireballs are doubled. A scatter on reel 6 within an active or locked zone adds 3 spins and doubles the Volcano Prize.

How to Win at 8 Balls of Fire Slot

I play 8 Balls of Fire on a 6x3 layout with 20 paylines paying from the leftmost reel across adjacent reels. The final win is the sum of all line wins. Stakes sit between 0.20 and 100, with Quickspin and Autoplay to pace sessions. Golden Bet costs 0.25x the current stake and increases the chance of triggering free spins. If I want instant action, Bonus Buy offers 50x for the Fireball Link Bonus or 120x for the free spins.

8 Balls of Fire Slot RTP & Volatility

The 8 Balls of Fire RTP sits at 95.50 percent by default, a touch below average. Reflex Gaming provides several versions, and operators can select alternatives of 94.0 percent, 90.50 percent, or 86.0 percent. The volatility is high, and the quoted hit frequency is 23.4 percent. I always check the version on offer before I start, as the lower settings change the feel and length of play. That choice affects feature cadence and average session cost.

The max win is 10,000x the bet. Alongside this cap, four fixed pots sit on the left of the grid. Mini pays 20x, Minor 50x, Major 500x, and Mega 5000x. These can arrive through Fireball Link or the Pick Bonus. The bet range of 0.20 to 100 keeps the game open to varied bankrolls, while the feature set creates several routes to that headline prize. Hit windows can feel streaky on a high variance curve.

8 Balls of Fire - The Final Thoughts

8 Balls of Fire blends Hold and Spin action with a layered free spins round, and I rate that mix. Fireball Link and the Volcano Prize kept me engaged, while Golden Bet and Bonus Buy gave me flexible entry points. The default RTP is slightly below par, and the volatility bites, yet the 10,000x ceiling with those Mini, Minor, Major, and Mega pots makes the chase compelling. For me, the Free Spins and Fireball Link Bonus are the standouts.