Wheely Wheely Big Win

Although it’s supposed to be mobile-compatible, don’t count on getting Wheely Wheely Big Win to work on your iPhone or Android, as it hasn’t been encoded in HTML5. As a result, you’ll need a browser running Flash for it to work. So, that’s a pretty poor start to the review for this game, eh?

Desktop players should be fine though, even if the Chrome browser is unlikely to approve of this Slingo Originals release. Following a short splash screen which features an image of fireworks, you’re taken through to the board where you’ll find that you’re looking at a very clean and very minimalistic game.

Truly Wheely?

One thing that’s got to be said in this game’s favour is that its colour palette and minimalist aesthetic is nicely done. There’s no clutter here and the colours neatly complement one another. You’ll find that you’re looking at two wheels, one inside the other, rendered in a combination of red and black. Behind them, an innocuous purple background allows you to focus on the wheels which have the potential to score you a wheely big win. If you’ve elected to play for fun, your starting balance will display as $5,000, though this figure is largely immaterial as if you run out you can just reload and start again.

Audio controls and a link to a playing guide can be found in the top right of the screen. The theme tune is a little nippy after a while so you might want to silence it so you can focus on the matter in hand. Or, you know, put on your own sick tunes. To the bottom left of the screen you can set your stake. This is set at 2 coins by default but it can go as low as 0.5. Alternatively, the game allows you to set a max bet of 100 coins at a time. The final controls of note are a turbo button situated to the bottom right and a spin button that’s hard to avoid because it features a rotating arrow that keeps circling continuously.

Wheel of Fortune

How does the game work exactly? The simplest way is to hit that spin button and see for yourself; within a game or two you’ll have gotten a feel for what’s happening. Basically you can click the arrows on the inner and outer wheels to denote that size of the winning area. When the wheel spins, it the top arrow situated at 12 o’clock comes to rest within a designated win zone, you’ll be awarded the sum specified in the centre of the wheel. The smaller you make the win zone, the larger the reward but the lower your chances of winning.

And that, in a nutshell, is the dilemma you face. Do you maximise the size of the win zone but settle for small wins each time or do you crank up the size of the pot and pray that you get lucky? Wheely Wheely Big Win by Slingo Originals has an RTP of between 94.2% and 96% depending on the bet you’ve set, which places it on a par with video slot. With each of the two wheels, you’ve got to select whether black or red is the zone you want to aim for. Whichever colour you select will illuminate to show that this is where you’re seeking to land the 12 0’clock arrow.

The interface for the game is very neat and the simple single image that constitutes the playing guide is equally neat. Slingo Originals certainly aren’t the first company to pioneer wheel-based games like this, which can be thought of as a simplified version of roulette. In Wheely Wheely Big Win though they’ve certainly perfected it. Aside from the fact that this game isn’t nearly as mobile-friendly as it should be, there’s very little that’s wrong with this no nonsense casino game.

Wheely Worth a Go?

Whether or not you choose to play for real money is your prerogative, but Wheely Wheely Big Win is certainly more fun that way. The developer of this simple casino game haven’t reinvented the wheel here, if you’ll excuse yet another execrable pun, but they’ve capably delivered a wheel-based gambling game. Wheels have fascinated humans for millennia; there’s something mesmerising about watching them spin for all eternity. That’s something to ponder as you try to work out what it is about Wheely Wheely Big Win that’s so enthralling. Games this simple shouldn’t be this moreish, but this one certainly is. Spin, win and repeat.