New Instant Wins Added To Doubly Bubbly Free Game

Published On 17th May 2022

Long before the arrival of daily free games such as The Bonus Drop, Paddy's Wonder Wheel and various Winner Spinner games at the likes of Buzz and Mecca, Jackpotjoy and co were already ahead of the curve. Originally they had free games where you could win JoyPoints and we even hosted our own branded versions of them here on Loquax. Sadly those golden days have long gone as have those games. In their place came a series of titles such as Tiki's Catch Of The Day, Doubly Bubbly, Daily Paper, Daily Rainbows and Search For The Phoenix. Qualifying players who deposited at least £10 at the likes of Virgin Games, Double Bubble Bingo and Jackpotjoy can choose one of these games each week to play daily for the chance to win spins or cash.

New Instant Wins

The premise of each game is the same although the theme is different. Each day players get six opportunites to select squares from a grid of 99. Each square either reveals a symbol or a cross. The cross represents a "no win". If you get enough matching symbols of the same kind over the week then you win a prize which may be a handful of spins on selected slots or cash. However it's safe to say that these games have gotten a little bit boring and stale. When it comes to daily free to play games we actually often forget to visit Jackpotjoy. However something has changed with respect to a couple of the Gamesys games and it's called Instant Wins. At time of writing the new mechanic was only available on Doubly Bubbly and Search For The Phoenix. But what exactly is Instant Wins and how does it effect game play?

Hidden Symbols

Game play on Doubly Bubbly and/or Search For The Phoenix remains exactly the same. You make your six daily square picks as usual. However if during your picks you reveal a Magic Soap Bar (Doubly Bubbly) or Phoenix Feather (Searcg For The Phoenix) then you've won Instant Spins. The number of spins is random between 1 and 50 and are for the free game's respective slot. Remember this new feature is in addition to the base game where you can still win prizes by matching symbols. In theory you could match symbols and win a prize plus reveal the instant wins symbols to win more spins. At the momement other Gamesys free to play daily games such as Daily Paper and Tiki's Catch Of The Day don't have the new mechanic but we suspect that it won't be too long before all the games include the Instant Wins element.

A Good Idea?

Free to enter games are fabulous mechanics to draw players into a site on a daily basis but if it's hard to win then interest quickly wanes. In addition if the format doesn't change then interest wanes. Adding extra interest to the daily free to play games is a great idea and we like the fact that you can now potentially win spins on a single pick. However the game format - pick squares from a grid to reveal symbols - remains the same and all options look dated. What we'd really love to see from Gamesys is perhaps a new game format - perhaps even a winner spinner mechanic or a scratchcard - just to alleviate the boredom of the pick squares to match symbols. There did used to be a bingo free game which featured the late Queen Of Bingo, Barbara Windsor, but that obviously has now gone. However it'd be nice to see a new version that offered the chance to win free bingo tickets instead of spins. On a positive not it is good is that Jackpotjoy and co do allow you to change game each week.

The Monthly Game

One thing that we - and possibly a lot of other players - overlook is that each of the daily free games at Jackpotjoy have a monthly play element. Each day that you play - for example Doubly Bubbly - gives you a pick on the last day of the month for the end of month game. This allows you another chance to potentially win spins on the free game's respective slot. The problem for the likes of Doubly Bubbly and Search For The Phoenix is that they to get the most from them you really need to login every day. This maximises your picks during the week and offers the most picks for the bonus game at the end of the month. If you maximise your play then this makes these free games well worth doing. However for us it's a little bit old school when compared to newer games which offer instant win gratification. Spinning a wheel or wagging a fox's tail for the chance to get some free spins is simple but very effective.


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