Beckoning Girls Slot
Beckoning Girls sounds like it should be the name for a stock photo meme, the natural successor to LaughingGirls.jpg. This ain’t no meme though, it’s a slot, albeit one with huge meme potential. SimplePlay are the company behind this mind-bending game, one which can best be filed under ‘WTF?’
Prepare to be amazed and bewildered and confounded all at the same time. SimplePlay are a Southeast Asian company which means their slots tend to be quirkier and more, well, Asian than most others out there. In Beckoning Girls it’s fair to say they’ve hit peak Asian. Find out more right here…
Too Cute to Handle
The reels, housed within a standard 5x3 grid, are framed in gold, much like any standard issue Chinese temple-themed slot. Rich red is everywhere, conveying a sense of luxury, a sense that’s tempered only by the scene of domestic living in the background; a sofa, television, TV stand and series of cushions can be made out. This is the realm of the Beckoning Girls, a trio of cuties who appear to enjoy nothing more than to serve the needs of their master, a man whose tastes are...unusual. “Have real fun with these lovely babes!” runs the slogan for this unashamed slot.
Feline Fine
Beckoning Girls is a 243 ways slot with a line bet that can be set between 1 and 10. The coin size can be toggled between 0.01 and 0.5, making for a maximum bet of 150 per spin. To the right of the reels three jackpots can be made out, the mini, major and mega. By the time you reach the mega, there’s a six-figure sum to be scooped, though with five figures to play for, the maxi jackpot doesn’t look so bad either.
There are playing card symbols, which make up the lower values in this game. Each one is adorned with a golden bell, the sort that would be placed around a cat’s neck. When the reels come to rest, the symbols arch ands shake, almost as if they were cats trying to play with the bells around their necks. You’ll also spot a giant bell bobbing across the board from time to time.
So Kawaii
The themed symbols feature various body parts of the three cat girls who star in this unorthodox game. There’s a tail and body section and also a head section, where those fluffy kitten ears make an appearance once again. You know the game’s warming up once multiple supersized kitten bells appear on screen. Then a bell rings and one of the cat girls appears, full length this time to dance a cutesy little cat dance.
When you’re taken through to the feature, achieved with the aid of three scatters, which are the cats’ bells, you’ll be given three to choose from. Select one and another girl will burst from it ready to do her little dance. Then the remaining two will open so that the trio are all dancing in a line. You’ll be awarded a win, which appears wrapped up like it were a fortune cookie. Free spins can be won too accompanied by a wild multiplier.
A Niche Theme
It will come as no surprise to learn that the cat cosplay theme to be found in Beckoning Girls is a niche one, certainly in the western world at least. SimplePlay have put out loads of odd yet entertaining games in this manner, even if most of them are not quite as bizarre as this effort. Microgaming’s Sure Win is a fine example of a slot that plays in a manner quite similar to Beckoning Girls. It’s a 25 payline slot with an RTP of 96.29% and which as 12 free spins to be won with multipliers of 2-4x. You might also wanna try Eyecon’s Stampede, a 243 ways slot which sadly isn’t nearly as cute or colourful as SimplePlay’s effort.
Is This Beckoning You?
It’s hard to know what to make of Beckoning Girls exactly. It’s original and unique, that’s for sure, and it’s magnetising too. Once this slot starts you’ll struggle to take your eyes off it. Nubile ladies prancing around in cat costumes tend to have that effect. Beckoning Girls is certainly one for the men, for it’s hard to imagine much women taking to this strangely infantilising game, one that should appeal to fans of anime. If you are of the belief that Japanese culture is super kawaii, this game talks your language and plays your jam.
