Animal Carnival (Fantasma Games) – Review & Demo Play

Animal Carnival Slot Overview

Roll up for Animal Carnival, a circus slot from Fantasma Games set beside a wagon in a quiet clearing. It runs on 5 reels with 10 paylines and pays both ways, starting from the outermost reels on either side. Only the bottom three rows are active, while a red curtain hides three extra rows above. Wins trigger the Avalanche feature, clearing symbols so new ones can drop. Special symbols and wilds shine through the curtain and can fall into play, which keeps the base game lively between cascades.

Under the hood it is medium volatile with an RTP of 95.64 per cent. Stakes range from 0.20 to 200 per spin, and hits land at about 18.22 per cent. I rate the pace decent once avalanches chain together, as both-way lines help small strings connect. Feature buy is available at 70x the bet, and that version runs on 95.94 per cent RTP. Max win is quoted at 1642x the stake, so the meters need to pull weight if you want something meaty.

Animal Carnival Slot Information

On the paytable the low pays are 10 to A in the familiar Fantasma font. Five of a kind delivers 1.5x the bet either way, which feels modest on a 10 line game. That is where the Avalanche system and the meters step in. Lines form across the three active rows, and you need at least three on a payline to start things rolling. With cascades, it is common to see extra symbols drop from the hidden rows to keep the panel ticking.

Premiums are a playful bunch: a bear in a blue hat, a monkey with a small purple hat, a warthog, a crocodile, and a crowned feline. Five of a kind pays between 2.5x and 3.5x the stake, so stacked wins matter. The art is clean rather than flashy, but the animal antics fit the setting. I found right to left hits rescue plenty of near misses, especially when a new symbol tumbles into the first reel to complete a line you did not expect.

The Wild symbol is a star with a W. It substitutes all regular pays, appears on all five reels, and a five-of-a-kind wild line pays 5x the bet. A Sparkle Wild looks similar with a golden ring and turns 1 to 4 positions into extra wilds when it lands. Those extra wilds can sit up top behind the curtain and later drop in via avalanches, which gives the meters more to chew on during a streak.

Animal Carnival Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	Wild
	5	x5
	4	x1.5
	3	x0.5
	5	x3.5
	4	x1.5
	3	x0.5
	5	x3
	4	x1.25
	3	x0.5
	5	x3
	4	x1.25
	3	x0.5
	5	x2.5
	4	x1
	3	x0.5
	5	x2.5
	4	x1
	3	x0.5
	5	x1.5
	4	x0.75
	3	x0.25
	5	x1.5
	4	x0.75
	3	x0.25
	5	x1.5
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.1
	5	x1.5
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.1
	5	x1.5
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.1
	Respin
	Scatter

Animal Carnival Slot Features

Avalanches trigger on every winning line. Symbols in the win are removed and new ones fall from above. During a sequence, total wins collect in the Win Meter while wilds collect in the Wild Meter. The Wild Meter starts at x1 and rises by +1 for every three wilds you gather. When the sequence ends in the base game, the amount in the Win Meter is multiplied by the Wild Meter and paid. Cannons then remove themselves and 3 to 6 random normal symbols to spark another drop.

Sparkle Wilds add more fuel by cloning wilds onto 1 to 4 random positions. Three scatters award 10 free spins, and you gain +1 spin per scatter during the round. The Wild Meter does not reset here, so it can build across the feature before the final multiplication of the collected total. The bonus triggers about once every 202 spins on average, or you can buy it for 70x the stake, which bumps the RTP to 95.94 per cent for that mode.

Animal Carnival Slot Conclusion

I came in for the animal antics and stayed for the busy cascades. The mix of both-way lines, avalanches, and the twin meters keeps the screen active, even if the symbol values are on the low side. Medium volatility with a 95.64 per cent RTP will not suit every bankroll, but the free spins can cook when the meter climbs. It is not a heavy machine, yet as a light circus piece it gets the job done when Sparkle Wilds and cannons line up.