Net Gains

Net Gains

Relax Gaming comes up with a collaborative venture again and the outcome is called Net Gains. The major animals you may remember from the previous Venice Beach bodybuilder instalment, Beast Mode, are back, and you’ll join the rowdy crew on a fishing expedition this time. Worry not though, as this is nothing like most other fishing pokies out there. Yet, the game is fast-paced, packed with fun animations and audio, and the 6×4 grid is placed in front of a giant fishing net. Thanks to the size of the animals on board it shouldn’t be a problem to use these fishing nets as the lion, rhino, crocodile, and shark surely know how to roll up their sleeves.

How to Play

Net Gains is a 6×4 online pokie that comes with 4,096 payways. This allows winning when symbols land on adjacent reels in any position. To make your first spin on the reels of Net Gains you need just a couple of clicks and the steps below will get you started:

• Visit your preferred online casino that features Net Gains in their game lobby.
• Load the game.
• Make sure to check the three-line menu for the game rules and paytable.
• Think of a predefined budget.
• Select the amount you want to wager with.
• Go for it and play the spin button.

Players in NZ online casinos can make use of the autospin whilst the turbo mode is also available to speed up the spins. Both autospin and turbo are optional and can be ignored.

Symbol Wins

Net Gains sees you go in pursuit of the many treasures hidden in the sea. Taking you to open waters, you’ll need to prepare yourself for the rough sea, but the good thing is that it’s worthwhile if you make it to the end. Nicely designed, the visuals are amazing: with a pirate/fishing boat in the background, you’ll see the lion and his other strong crew members aboard the vessel. As for the symbols, you’ll come across A, K, Q, J and 10 royals which are all presented to you on fishing hooks.

The high values include gem necklaces, bottles of rum, an octopus, crabs and Captain Lion. The latter is by far the most lucrative symbol with combos of 3, 4, 5 or 6 leading to payouts of 1, 2.5, 5 or 25x the total stake. The shark is the wild symbol of the game and therefore substitutes for all normal symbols. Other symbols include the 3 mystery symbols, the Ship’s Bell Bonus Scatter and gold, silver and bronze coins. These are collected by collect or persistent collect treasure chests. Here is what to expect from the symbols:

Bonus Features

The number 3 apparently has an important meaning for Relax Gaming, as it plays a central role in the features of Net Gains. There are 3 different mystery symbols and 3 different free spins features. In addition, it is important to know that Net Gains uses the waterfall mechanism which makes a major difference. That is, winning symbols are removed from the playing field after which empty positions are filled by new symbols.

3 mystery symbols

There are 3 mystery symbols in Net Gains. Here is what they do:

• Normal: all normal mystery symbols turn into the same pay symbol during a spin.
• Octopus: Octopus mystery symbols turn all units of any pay symbol into mystery symbols. Mystery symbols then all turn into the same random pay symbol.
• Bomb: bomb mystery symbols work the same as a normal mystery symbol. In addition, they also destroy all non-mystery symbols on the playing field after the prize money has been paid out. As a result of the waterfall mechanism, all these empty positions are naturally filled again, so that the spin continues for a while.

It is also possible that a mystery symbol turns into a scatter. This only happens if you have already managed to rotate 2 scatters on the playing field.

Net Gains Free Spins

There are 3 different free spins features in Net Gains and the nice thing is that you can choose which of the 3 free spins features you want to play. In Net Gains you first have to spin 3 scatters in the base game after which you’ll be able to choose between:

• 5 sticky mystery free spins.
• 7 stacked wilds free spins.
• 8 coin collection free spins.

Although the 3 free spins feature of Net Gains are completely different, they have 3 important similarities: all spins are free, every free spin can activate the hot mode and spinning an extra spins symbol gives 2 extra free spins. Here’s what the 3 free spins do:

• Sticky Mystery Free Spins

During the sticky mystery free spins feature of Net Gains we see the 3 mystery symbols as described above. They can land on reels 2 to 6 during the sticky mystery free spins feature. In this event, the collection meter is displayed next to the playing field, which increases by +1 every time the waterfall mechanism takes place. Every 3 segments you manage to fill in this way will give you 1 extra free spin. In addition, 1 mystery symbol is added to the playing field. The collection meter does not reset between spins.

• Stacked Wild Free Spins

During the stacked wilds free spins feature, 2 types of wilds can land on reels 2 to 6. This is a multiplier wild and countdown wild. The multiplier wild, which lands with a multiplier of a minimum of x2 and a maximum of x5. This multiplier is then applied to any winning combination that the wild is part of. Every time the wild is involved in a winning combination, the counter decreases by 1. The wild is therefore not removed from the playing field, as is the case with other winning symbols. Only when the counter has reached 0 will you see how the countdown will be removed from the playing field.

• Coin Collection Free Spins

During the coin collection free spins feature of Net Gains, different coin symbols can land. Each of these coins lands with a bet multiplier:

• Bronze coins with a bet multiplier of minimum of x1 and maximum of x40.
• Silver coins with a bet multiplier of minimum of x3 and maximum of x100.
• Gold coins with a bet multiplier of minimum of x10 and maximum of x2,500.

The prize money of these coin symbols is only paid out if you manage to land a collection symbol on reel 6 at the same time. That is, the prize money of each coin symbol during the subsequent spin is also collected. It is also possible to spin a persistent collection symbol. This symbol remains on the playing field for the remaining duration of the feature and thus collects all the prize money from the coin symbols that have been spun. Also, a persistent collect symbol awards 5 extra free spins.

In addition, in the coin collection free spins feature, 4 or more coin symbols are removed from the playing field if there is no collection symbol. The prize money of these coin symbols is then saved, so that it can be collected later during the spin. Once the spin has ended without spinning a collect symbol, the accumulated prize money is gone.

You can earn extra free spins during this version of the free spins feature with every 10 coin symbols giving you 1 extra free spin. During this free spin, the maximum prize money of coin symbols is increased; this can be done up to 5 times.

Bonus Buy

Players in the country of New Zealand can buy the bonus round option for 100x the stake. This gives you a choice between the 3 features. In this case, the RTP goes up to 97%.

Payout Metrics

In the Net Gains online pokies, players will need to be ready for a game that has a high variance and is classified as 5 out of 5 by Relax Gaming. The RTP of the game is set at 96.10%. When making use of the bonus buy feature, the Return to Player becomes 96.50%. For the max win of 15,000x the bet you will need something special which is what the Coin Collection is all about. This allows winning extra spins and its coins to reach 2,500x the bet values. Expect a winning combination every 3.69 spins on average as the hit frequency rate of this online pokie is set at 27.03%.

Summary

With previous titles like Beast Mode, the Net Gains pokie is a thrilling fishing adventure with lots of attention to small details. This is what we’re used to from Relax Gaming and we love how the Lion, Shark, Rhino and Croc look like a unified pack despite their obvious differences. In terms of the gameplay, cascades symbols are always welcome and so are the mystery symbols. The best is clearly the Octopus Mystery Symbol as this changes one randomly chosen symbol into a mystery symbol when then transforms again for a bigger win. The main attraction of the game is clearly the Free Spins feature as it gives the player three different choices. Out of the three, our pick would definitely be the Stacked Wilds free spins as the wilds that can come with them have multipliers of up to 5x. That said, the Coin Collection free spins can see Gold Coins worth up to 2,500x your total bet which is high and gives players some extra reasons to try out this Relax Gaming pokie.