Fire Gnomes (Crazy Tooth Studio) – Review & Demo Play

The Fire Gnomes Slot Game

Fire Gnomes drops me into a dark fairytale of mushroom houses and cheeky gnomes, built by Crazy Tooth Studio under the Games Global banner. The grid runs 4 reels by 5 rows with 95 paylines, and the BIG BuildUp mechanic sits on shelves either side of the reels. Build-Up symbols stack there until an activation symbol lets everything fly. The mood is highly ambient, with gnome animations punctuating the action, yet the core loop is simple once you’ve seen a few rounds.

Symbols and Payouts in Fire Gnomes

The low-win set is the card suits in green, brown, purple, and blue. Hitting 3 or 4 of a kind pays 0.07x and 0.2x the stake. Premiums are mushrooms in matching colours, paying 0.13x and 0.33x for 3 and 4 OAK. All payline wins follow the stake multiplier of the current game, and the pays are compact by design, which keeps the focus on feature value rather than line hits alone.

Special icons do the heavy lifting. Regular wilds substitute pay symbols, while wild multipliers carry 2x to 5x values and multiply any win they help create. Scatters land on reels 1 and 4 to trigger the bonus. Feature Activation symbols show up on reels 2 and 3 to fire stored awards. Build-Up symbols appear on reels 1 and 4, with barrels feeding wilds or multiplier wilds, and shields adding silver or gold prizes to the shelves.

Fire Gnomes Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.2
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.2
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.2
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.2
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.1
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.1
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.1
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.1
	Scatter
	Wild

Fire Gnomes Slot Bonus Features

Everything revolves around BIG BuildUp. In the base game, Build-Up symbols land on reels 1 and 4 and are stored on the left and right shelves. Barrels equate to wilds or multiplier wilds, while shields represent gold or silver credit prizes. I quite like a spell of dead spins when the shelves are filling, as the anticipation builds for the activation symbol to arrive and let the gnomes loose with their animations.

The Fire Gnomes Feature triggers when one or more Feature Activation symbols land on reels 2 or 3. One or more shelf awards then activate. Added Wilds and Added Wild Multipliers convert symbols on their row, while silver and gold prizes pay instantly. It’s quick, punchy, and often sets up follow-on line hits thanks to the multiplier wilds dropping into place across the grid.

Fire Gnomes Bonus starts from two scatters on reels 1 and 4. You get 5 free spins, the board fills with initial credit values and special symbols, and at least one gnome rolls a 2x to 5x bomb each spin. A bomb on a credit multiplies it. Hitting Retrigger adds spins by the bomb value, Credit Boost raises all activated credits, while Row, Column, and Orthogonal spread activation across their directions. Each cell can cap at 1,800x, and all activated values pay when spins end.

How to Win at Fire Gnomes Slot

The setup is 4 reels, 5 rows, and 95 paylines, paying for 3 or 4 matching symbols from the leftmost reel. Bets range from 0.15 to 30 per spin. I use Autoplay when grinding and Quickspin to trim animation time if I’m in a hurry. The aim is to stack as many Build-Up symbols as possible on both shelves, making them as valuable as you can, then spring them when Feature Activation lands for a flurry of wilds, multipliers, and credit prizes.

Fire Gnomes Slot RTP & Volatility

The RTP tops out at 96.18%, and the maths leans medium to high variance. Published hit rates of 33.83% in the base game and 26.73% in bonus give a fair feel for rhythm. Beware of adjustable RTP ranges, as some venues may run lower models. The game’s line pays are modest, so most of the heft sits in shelf value and the bonus grid, where multipliers and spread activations can turn a slow start into a proper payout.

Max win is quoted at 6,787x, with a listed overall hit frequency around 25.59%. In practice, my sessions swing between shelf-building lulls and sharp bursts when activators chain. Bet sizing from 0.15 to 30 supports casual tests and more serious presses. I rate the ceiling as decent for this engine, and results feel fair when shelves stay active and bombs land on the right symbols rather than fizzling on small credits.

The Final Thoughts on Fire Gnomes

Once you clock the loop, Fire Gnomes is straightforward: stack barrels and prizes, trigger them cleanly, and let the bonus bombs multiply and spread. The gnome antics add charm, and Turbo can cut the fluff if you prefer pace. I’ve had plenty of engaging sessions, especially when both shelves were stacked before a tidy activator. With BIG BuildUp at the core and a 6,787x ceiling, it’s a quirky, entertaining slot that rewards patient shelf play and timely activations.