Fire Joker is Play’n GO’s take on the old fruit machine: cherries, lemons, bells and sevens on five reels and five lines, with a joker on top of the paytable. What makes it worth a second look is what it leaves out — there is no wild and no scatter — and what it puts in their place: two features that both depend on reels landing completely covered by one symbol.
- Respin of Fire
- Wheel of Multipliers
- Stacked symbols
- No wild, no scatter
- Studio
- Play’n GO
- Released
- 2016
- Layout
- 5 reels, 3 rows
- Ways to win
- 5 fixed lines
- Volatility
- Medium
How It Plays
Five reels, three rows and five fixed paylines. All five lines are always active, so the bet is set as a single total stake rather than a line bet multiplied by a coin value — one control, one number. The range covers small stakes and runs up to a high ceiling, and the exact figures for the build you are playing are shown in the bet selector itself.
Wins are paid left to right from the leftmost reel, three or more matching symbols on a line. Symbols arrive in stacks, which matters more here than in most classic slots: both features are triggered by whole reels coming up as a single symbol, and stacking is what makes that possible at all. Only the highest combination on a line is paid.
Symbols
The symbol set is deliberately old-fashioned. Cherries, lemons, oranges and plums fill the low end, bells and sevens sit above them, and the joker is the top symbol on the paytable. There is no wild to substitute for anything and no scatter to trigger a free spin round, so a winning line is exactly what it looks like.
Because there are no substitutions, the whole game leans on stacks. A reel covered by one symbol is common enough to feel like part of normal play, and two of them at once is what starts the game’s only feature chain.
Bonus Feature
There are no free spins in Fire Joker. Everything the game has beyond the base paylines comes from two connected features, and both are triggered by the reels themselves rather than by a special symbol.
The first is the Respin of Fire. When reels land completely covered by the same symbol, those reels are held and the rest spin again, giving the screen a second chance to fill out. The respin is free and does not cost an extra stake.
The second is the Wheel of Multipliers. If the full screen ends up showing one and the same symbol — whether straight away or after the respin — a wheel is spun and the multiplier it lands on is applied to the win, up to 10x at the top end. This is the game’s big moment and it is rare by design. It is worth saying plainly: every spin is independent, so a screen that has not filled in a long session is no closer to filling on the next spin than it was on the first.
Controls
The panel sits under the reels and is short, because there is little to set. Bet selects the total stake for the spin, covering all five lines at once; there is no separate coin value and no way to switch lines off. The paytable button opens the symbol values and the feature rules for the build you are on.
Autoplay runs a chosen number of spins on its own and can be told to stop early — on a set loss, on a single win above an amount you name, or when a feature triggers. Autoplay stops on its own when a feature starts, so nothing is skipped past.
Every game also carries an information panel with its rules and its return-to-player figure for the build running here. That panel is the accurate source; a number copied from elsewhere may describe a different build — see how to read RTP.
Pros and Cons
Fire Joker suits players who want a classic slot without a bonus round to sit through: five lines, a small screen to read, and features that resolve in a couple of seconds. The absence of a wild is unusual and it makes the base game plainer than most modern releases, which is the point rather than an oversight.
It is a poor fit if you are after free spins, picking rounds, or a game with decisions in it — there are none. It is also a slow game to watch if what you are waiting for is the full screen, because that is the only outcome the multiplier wheel comes from.
- Simple to read: five fixed lines and a short paytable
- Respin of Fire triggers from ordinary stacked reels, not a rare symbol
- Features resolve quickly, with no long bonus round
- One bet control instead of a line bet plus a coin value
- No free spins and no bonus game
- No wild and no scatter, so the base game is plain
- The multiplier wheel needs a full screen of one symbol, which is rare
- Nothing to decide, which some players find dull
18+ or the legal age where you live. This game carries a house edge like every other. Play only with money you can afford to lose.
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Questions
- Does Fire Joker have free spins?
- No. There is no free spin round and no scatter symbol. The two features are the Respin of Fire and the Wheel of Multipliers, and both are triggered by reels landing covered by one symbol.
- Is there a wild symbol?
- No. Fire Joker has no wild, so nothing substitutes for another symbol. Every winning line is made of matching symbols only.
- How does the Respin of Fire work?
- When reels land fully covered by the same symbol, those reels are held and the remaining ones spin again at no extra cost, giving the screen a chance to complete.
- How do I get the multiplier wheel?
- The whole screen has to show the same symbol, either directly or after the respin. The wheel then adds a multiplier of up to 10x to the win. It is a rare outcome, and each spin is independent of the ones before it.
- Can I try it without money?
- Yes, the game has a demo mode on virtual credits, which is the cheapest way to see whether the pace suits you.