Ski Bunny is a 3-reel slot based on AWP slots principles as it has a lineup of nudges, a bonus game and loads of on-reel features providing some interaction with the player. The main game has only one ‘win line’ and chiefly classic icons such as watermelon, lemon, orange and bar.

Like in many games of this type, a total bet is low, at $0.10 to $10 per spin, but you will not earn coins or other real-money currency in the main game. When matching three symbols on the line, you win a certain number of free spins according to the paytable, for example, 5 free spins for three plums. Then you enter a bonus screen with three reels, five paylines and a different set of symbols, and this is where you do win real coins. So your objective is to land a winning combination in the main game and make it to the bonus reels.

Base game

The full name of the slot reads “Ski Bunny, 3 Games In 1”. What does this mean? Under the reels are three buttons titled as Blue Run, Red Run and Black Run (in a similar way to difficulty ratings of ski resort pistes). Clicking any of these before a spin, you select a level of difficulty that manifests in how often combinations line up. On Black slopes, the hit frequency is low but the number of free spins is much higher, at 50 free spins awarded for three Bunnies (against 10 on Blue level).

Randomly emerged Nudges and Holds will help you align needed symbols on the line. By using a Nudge, you push slightly a reel, making it shift a little to display a needed symbol at the center. When activating a Hold function, you fix a selected reel and have the others re-spun at no cost. You can also gamble nudges and save them for the next spin.

Bonus game

After winning several free spins, you enter the bonus game featuring 3 reels and 5 paylines, all activated. The free spins run automatically and feature six symbols: Carrot, Chalet, Helicopter, Ski Lift, Skis and Bunny, all creating 3-of-a-kind combinations. Payouts here range between x1 and x500, which puts the top jackpot prize at $5000. When free spins end, you return to the base game.