Candyland (Thunderspin) – Review & Demo Play

Candyland Symbols and Paytable

I read the Candyland paytable as a clear top heavy ladder. Five of a kind on the premium hits 100x, dropping to 50x for four and 20x for three. The next tier lands 50x, 20x, 10x. Mid ranks slide to 20x, 10x, 5x, then 10x, 5x, 2.5x. Low symbols pay bands at 5x, 2.5x, 1.5x, then 3.5x, 1.5x, 1x, followed by 2.5x, 1x, 0.5x and 1x, 0.5x, 0.3x. The paytable also lists Wild entries.

From a player angle, that spread tells me wins lean small until clusters line up, while the ceiling on five premiums is beefy for a base hit. Three of a kind often sits between 0.3x and 5x, so session flow depends on streaks. The Wild lines hint at extra help binding wins, which suits a high variance ride. I track my stake against those bands and press on when I see fours popping, as the leap to five makes the spin worth the risk.

Candyland Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	5	x100
	4	x50
	3	x20
	5	x50
	4	x20
	3	x10
	5	x20
	4	x10
	3	x5
	5	x10
	4	x5
	3	x2.5
	5	x5
	4	x2.5
	3	x1.5
	5	x3.5
	4	x1.5
	3	x1
	5	x2.5
	4	x1
	3	x0.5
	5	x1
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.3
	Wild
	Wild

Candyland - Our Slot Review

Candyland comes from Thunderspin and landed on 18 April 2017. It runs a 5 reel set with 10 betways and a bet range from 0.10 to 100. The maths pairs high volatility with an RTP of 95%, and the top payout reaches x1000 of the stake. I tried Candyland in demo play online first, then pushed it on my phone, where the HTML5 build ran without glitches. It plays like a punchier session slot, so I sized stakes with care and aimed for ladders on the paytable.

Candyland Final Ratings

Theme and symbols sit in a sweet shop lane, and the icon set mirrors that. The layout is clean and the symbol ladder makes sense at a glance, which helps when I am watching for five-of-a-kind windows. Sounds and music back the spins without dragging, which is in line with how Thunderspin usually packages its games. I keep the audio on low and focus on the reels, and the feedback on wins is snappy enough to track runs during longer sessions.

On features, the page highlights Wild entries in the paytable, and that is what I saw in play. I did not hit extra pick rounds or free spins during my tests, and the help text I checked was light on extras. That puts weight on line wins and symbol density. With high volatility in the mix, I treat the Wild presence as the main driver to glue high bands together and adjust expectations around that simple loop.

For numbers, the RTP sits at 95% and the max win is x1000, which aligns with the studio’s mid ninety per cent range and their typical top payout bracket. Originality comes from the crisp delivery rather than quirky mechanics, and that is fine when I want a straight line game with spikes. The hit profile feels honest to the sheet, so if I am chasing bigger steps I give it room to breathe and stick to stakes that fit a swingy curve.

Compare Candyland With Other Slots

On the comparison grid, Candyland shows 5 reels, 10 betways, high volatility, RTP at 95%, and a bet range of 0.10 to 100 with a max win of x1000. Placed against Thunderspin norms, those figures sit in the ballpark, with the RTP in the mid ninety per cent band and a payout ceiling around a thousand times the stake. It reads as a higher variance ride rather than a gentle grinder, so it suits longer sessions where I can weather blanks.

In practice, it behaves like the studio’s punchier titles I have run on desktop, tablet and mobile without glitches. Free play is widely available, so I load the demo, nudge the bet slider, and watch hit rate across a hundred spins before moving to cash. If the fours are turning up on mid and premium symbols, I stick with it. When the board goes cold, I park it and come back later rather than push through on tilt.