Beat the Bobbies Review and Demo

Eyecon Gaming is a subsidiary of Playtech after being acquired in 2017. It’s fully licensed to provide high-quality online casino games in the UK, including popular titles like Fluffy Favourites and Irish Luck.

Category	Detail
Game Title	Beat The Bobbies
Software provider	Eyecon
RTP	95.25%
Volatility	High
Max Win	Undeclared
Theme	Great Britain
Key Mechanic	243 ways to win, free spins, multipliers, scatter wins, wilds

Beat the Bobbies Gameplay

Beat the Bobbies is played on a traditional 5x3 reel grid, but instead of a fixed number of paylines, wins are awarded for landing three or more matching symbols on adjacent reels, no matter their position. This means 243 ways to win on every spin, and a faster pace than you would expect from a high volatility slot.

Here’s an idea of what you could expect to win for matching combinations of each symbol with a £1 per spin stake:

Symbol	3 matching symbols	4 matching symbols	5 matching symbols
Old Lady	0.20	0.40	4.00
Beefeater	0.20	0.60	4.00
Young Postie / Suave Man	0.40	0.60	6.00
British Bulldog	0.40	0.80	8.00
Patriotic Lady	0.40	1.20	8.00
Ruby Ring	0.80	2.00	20.00
Tiara	1.20	4.00	20.00
Crown	1.40	4.00	32.00
Pink Gem	2.00	4.00	40.00
Penny Scatter	5.00	10.00	50.00

Unlike many other slots, the scatter symbol is also a paying symbol, and can lead to some pretty rewarding payouts, along with triggering the free spins round.

Theme and Story of the Beat the Bobbies Slot

Beat the Bobbies is a based on the wide appeal of iconic British symbols like Beefeaters, bulldogs and Buckingham Palace. In the game, you are playing as the renowned jewel thief, Penny, as she tries to escape the bobbies.

The paying symbols are all classically British. Starting with a little old lady and a Beefeater, who offer up to 4x your stake. Just above are the young postie and a suave gentleman who award up to 6x your stake. Awarding up to 8x your stake are the panting bulldog and the patriotic lady with a Union flag ribbon in her hair.

As the payouts get higher, the symbols become flashier too. A ruby ring and a glittering tiara can pay up to 20x your stake. A royal crown offers up to 32x your bet. Finally, the most coveted prize of all, the pink gem, can pay out up to 40x your bet.

The gradual increase from the lowest paying symbols to the pink gem means that every win feels meaningful, as there isn’t a dramatic gap between them.

Graphics, Sounds and Vibes

The computerised graphics are up to par with what you’d expect from a modern online slot. The pristine palace serves as a simple backdrop so players can focus their attention on the reels. The reel animations are pretty smooth, but the game isn’t as immersive as it could be because there is no continuous soundtrack. Instead, there are fruit machine-style sound effects when a scatter lands or you get a payout.

The sound design improves considerably in the free spins bonus round. The atmosphere shifts as night falls and a jaunty theme plays as the reels spin. A fun animation plays of Penny riding off on the back of a getaway motorcycle while the other characters chase her. This helps increase the tension and the pace of the bonus round, which can be pretty rewarding thanks to multipliers.

I asked one of my fellow CasinoTopsOnline expert reviewers what they thought of the audiovisual design of the slot. Here’s what they said:

Beat the Bobbies Slot on mobile

Beat the Bobbies is built on an HTML5 framework, making it perfectly suited to mobile play in landscape or portrait mode. Landscape mode offers an experience closer to desktop, with the spin button on the right of the grid. But the button is still easily reachable in portrait mode, as it’s moved to the bottom of the screen.

The design changes a bit between the orientations, with the background expanding to show more of the palace and stately driveway in portrait mode as the reels are condensed to fit on the screen. Both versions are very user-friendly, so all mobile users can enjoy the slot, no matter their personal preference.

Here’s the opinion of one of CasinoTopsOnline’s mobile gaming experts:

243 Ways To Win

Instead of traditional fixed or adjustable paylines, Beat the Bobbies uses a 243 Ways to Win mechanic. Payouts are awarded for landing three or more matching symbols on adjacent reels, starting from the leftmost reel. This creates a faster pace of play and means players don’t have to remember specific paylines.

Wild Symbols

The Bobby symbol is a traditional Wild, substituting for all symbols except the Penny Scatter. It isn’t a paying symbol, but it can help complete winning combinations for higher payouts. This symbol can only appear on reels 2, 3 and 4. There’s a little animation of a row of marching bobbies that plays as the wins are displayed.

Penny Scatters

The scatter symbol is a close-up of Penny’s masked face with a gold trim to help it stand out. Landing three or more of these anywhere on the grid will take you through to the free spins round. Not only that, but the scatter is also a paying symbol, awarding up to 50x your bet if you manage to land five of them.

Free Spins

The free spins round is triggered by three or more of the Penny scatter, but unlike most slots, where the number of scatters corresponds with a set number of spins, players get to choose how many they get. Each lot of free spins comes with a different multiplier on all wins:

• 20 free spins with a 2x multiplier

• 15 free spins with a 3x multiplier

• 10 free spins with a 4x multiplier

• 8 free spins with a 5x multiplier

• 5 free spins with a 10x multiplier

Here’s what one of my fellow CasinoTopsOnline writers thought about the bonus features:

Beat the Bobbies Slot Wagering Details

Once you understand the storyline and the mechanics, it’s important to take a look at the maths behind the slot. The Beat the Bobbies volatility is high. Combined with an RTP of 95.25%, you can expect quite a few dead spins before you get a win.

RTP and Volatility

High volatility typically means fewer payouts, but when they do land, they are larger amounts. It’s a high-risk, high-reward strategy that suits more seasoned players. Plus, the 243-ways-to-win mechanic makes the game feel consistently rewarding, increasing the overall pace.

Bet Sizes and Variance

The minimum bet is £0.25 per spin, which is on the higher end of the scale, as many slots allow you to go all the way down to £0.10 or even £0.05. The maximum bet per spin is subject to the UKGC caps of £2 for under-25s and £5 for anyone aged 25 and up.

Jackpots and Best Wins

Beat the Bobbies doesn’t feature any kind of jackpot and the maximum win cap isn’t publicly listed anywhere. The current best recorded community win is £6,795.

Testing the Beat the Bobbies Slot with a £50 Bankroll

I tested out the Beat the Bobbies demo on a hypothetical £50 budget to give a comprehensive overview of what to expect. I set my stake at £1 per spin, giving me 50 spins in total.

I got a small win of £0.40 on my second spin, followed by a slightly bigger win of £1.60 on spin 5, thanks to a well-placed Wild. There were further small wins and then on spin 16, I landed three crown symbols for a payout of £1.40. Things ramped up a bit after that as another Wild completed a row of five old ladies, leading to a £4.00 payout on spin 20, and I landed five bulldogs on spin 22 for a win of £8.00.

At this point, my balance was sitting at £43.00. My biggest payout came on spin 31, where two Wilds on reels 2 and 4 completed multiple combinations of four and five matching symbols and I won £8.80, bringing my balance to £46.00. Unfortunately, the high volatility meant that I experienced quite a few dead spins at the end of my session and despite wins of £2.00 and £2.80 towards the end, my final balance was £32.40, meaning an overall loss of £17.60.

Slot	Beat the Bobbies	Lucky’s Fish & Chips	Punk Rocker
Developer	Eyecon	Eyecon	NoLimit City
RTP	95.25%	95.63%	96.01%
Max Win	Unknown	9,000x	15,072x
Volatility	High	Medium-high	Very high
Theme	Great Britain	British seaside	1970s British punk scene
Bonus Features	243 ways to win, free spins, multipliers, scatter wins, wilds	100 paylines, free spins, scatter wins, wilds	Up to 46,656 ways to win, respins, extra reels, free spins, xWays, wilds

Beat the Bobbies is an ideal slot for mid-range players with a slightly bigger bankroll. For more intense, high-stakes gaming with lots of bonus features, high rollers may prefer the NoLimit City slot Punk Rocker, while Lucky’s Fish & Chips may be more suited to absolute beginners or more casual players.