3 Pot Surge is a sci-fi-themed online video slot from Light & Wonder set in a wacky science lab environment with surging electric bolts and plasma balls of energy that take you on adventures to special bonus arenas. The base game is played on a classic 5x3 reel set with 243 paylines.
Two bonus games are triggered by special plasma balls, with various configurations based on your triggers. Four jackpot prizes are up for grabs, and persistent wilds in the base game that offer multiple opportunities to win.
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When you’re signed up, logged in, and ready, return to this page and tap the tile to get started. Within the vibrant science lab, the 5x3 reel set is surrounded by buzzing electricity. Three different-coloured plasma balls sit atop the reels, and the dynamic jackpots are displayed to the side.
There is a cog icon in the top corner to access the game settings and read the game rules. You can use the blue coin stack button below the spin button to choose your bet size, then, when happy, hit spin to start your game.
Your aim is to hit winning combos by matching symbols along paylines and collect energy cubes to activate features for boosted wins.
On the reels are low-paying Jack-Ace playing card royals, mid-range science equipment, and premium scientist characters. The top payer is the male scientist, who offers a 30x payout for matching five of a kind.
In addition to regular pay symbols, there are three energy cubes in red, green, and blue to match the plasma balls above the reels, plus lightning bolt wilds.
The table below shows payouts based on a £1.00 wager:
Symbol | Match 3 | Match 4 | Match 5 |
Jack | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.40 |
Queen | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.40 |
King | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.40 |
Ace | 0.30 | 0.50 | 1.00 |
Robot | 0.30 | 0.60 | 1.50 |
Beakers | 0.30 | 0.80 | 2.00 |
Female Scientist | 0.30 | 1.00 | 2.50 |
Male Scientist | 2.00 | 5.00 | 30.00 |
Wild symbols don’t actually occupy reel positions, but land over the top of them, transforming the position into a wild. Wilds can substitute for regular symbols except energy cubes to help you complete paylines and appear on reels 3, 4, and 5.
In the base game, wilds are persistent and move up one reel position for subsequent spins until they drift off the top of the reels. If a wild lands on an energy cube, that position becomes both a wild and an energy cube.
Each energy cube lands during the base game is collected in the corresponding coloured plasma ball above the reels. At any time, this action may activate the relevant feature, depending on the combination collected:
Plasma Ball Combo | Features Awarded | Free Spins | Wilds Per Spin |
Red | Jackpot Feature | - | - |
Blue | Mighty Feature | 6 | 3-6 |
Green | Mega Feature | 6 | 5-8 |
Blue + Green | Super Feature | 6 | 7-12 |
Blue + Red | Ultra Feature + Jackpot Feature | 6 | 3-6 |
Red + Green | Supreme Feature + Jackpot Feature | 6 | 5-8 |
Red + Blue + Green | Ultimate Feature + Jackpot Feature | 6 | 7-12 |
The jackpot feature is a pick feature with a guaranteed winning outcome of one of the four jackpots:
In the jackpot feature, you are presented with 15 mystery boxes. Click on them one at a time to reveal either plasma balls linked to a specific jackpot or an upgrade symbol. Match three to win the corresponding prize.
If 3 upgrade symbols are revealed before a jackpot, your jackpots are upgraded to the next level. The feature ends when one of the jackpots is awarded.
The free spins bonus is played on an alternate reel set where blue and green energy cubes do not appear. The wild symbols in the bonus can appear on reels 2, 3, 4, and 5, but are not persistent.
The combination of activating plasma balls determines the number of free spins and wilds you will receive on each spin.
Additional red energy cubes award 1 or 2 free spins or a cash prize between 0.10x and 110x. There is also a chance the red energy cube will award the jackpot feature.
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