Big Shrimpin'

Big Shrimpin' Overview

Big Shrimpin' is a fishing-harbour slot from Rival Gaming, released on 18 March 2024. It runs on a classic 5x3 grid with 25 paylines, and SlotCatalog lists a 94.2% RTP and low volatility. Bets run from 0.25 to 25 per spin. No maximum win has been published for the game.

The reels hang from chains above a working dock at dusk: a red trawler is moored on the left, wooden warehouses line the quay on the right, and strings of coloured buoys frame the grid. It is a relaxed, slightly cartoonish setting, and the symbols stay on theme from top to bottom.

The Symbols

There are no playing-card symbols in Big Shrimpin'. Every position is taken by something you would find on a shrimp boat or in a harbour:

• the bearded fisherman in his green jumper and the shaggy dock dog,
• a big red shrimp and a green fish,
• a seagull, a lighthouse and an anchor,
• a ship's wheel and a red-and-white float.

Two special symbols sit on top of these. The trawler in a gold frame marked "Bonus" is the bonus symbol, and a coiled fishing net is the wild.

The Net Wild

The wild is the heart of the base game. When the net lands, it expands to fill the whole reel, a column of rope and netting from top to bottom marked "Wild". Because it covers all three rows, one expanded net can complete several lines at once. Our screenshots show it on reel 1 and on reel 3; SlotCatalog lists the expanding symbols among the game's features.

At a 25.00 bet, a net on reel 1 helped a set of fish and floats to a 50.00 win, 2x the stake. A net on reel 3 turned the dog and anchor symbols around it into a 36.00 win across several lines. These are typical low-volatility results: modest, but they arrive often and keep the balance moving.

Two Bonus Features

Big Shrimpin' has two separate bonus rounds, and the buy menu shows both side by side:

• Catch of the Day Pick Bonus – 300.00 at a 25.00 bet, which is 12x the stake,
• 15 Krilling It Free Spins – 425.00 at the same bet, which is 17x.

Both prices are low compared with most modern bonus buys, which fits the game's low-volatility profile. The Bonus Buy button sits on the left of the reels, next to the trawler.

Krilling It Free Spins

In the base game, the free spins are triggered by the framed trawler Bonus symbols. The screenshots show three of them landing across the reels, and the result is a congratulations panel: "You won 15 free spins".

During the round the net wild keeps expanding, and the wins build up in a Total Win box on the right, next to the free spin counter. In our round a stack of fish and dogs with an expanded net produced a Big Win of 125.00 – 5x the 25.00 bet – and the total at that point stood at 247.00 with 3 free spins still to go. That is almost 10x the stake before the round was even over.

Catch of the Day Pick Bonus

The second feature takes you out of the harbour and onto open water. The trawler cruises across a bright blue sea dotted with coloured marker buoys, and you pick buoys to pull up the lobster pots beneath them. Each pot reveals a cash prize, shown as it is lifted from the water.

In our round one pot was worth 25.00, exactly 1x the bet, and the running total in the wooden panel at the top right had reached 175.00 – 7x the stake. SlotCatalog classifies the round as a "Pick Objects" bonus game.

How the Numbers Fit Together

Big Shrimpin' is built for steady play rather than a single big hit. The 94.2% RTP is below the industry average of around 96%, which is common for Rival titles, and the low volatility means the game returns smaller amounts more regularly. The two buy prices tell the same story: 12x and 17x are cheap entry points, and the rounds we saw returned 7x and roughly 10x.

The spread of stakes is narrow – 0.25 to 25 – and suits players who want a long session on a small budget more than those chasing a large multiplier.

The trigger itself paid nothing in our round: three Bonus trawlers landed on a spin with no line win, so the value of the feature comes entirely from the 15 spins that follow.

Graphics and Sound

The art style is warm and detailed. The fisherman is drawn with a thick beard and a knitted jumper, the dog has a scruffy black coat, and the harbour background changes from a blue daytime sky to a pink dusk. The pick bonus is a full scene of its own, with the trawler dragging its net across the water. Bunting-style strings of buoys run around every panel, including the bonus messages and the buy menu.

Who It Is For

Big Shrimpin' suits players who enjoy a relaxed, low-volatility slot with two simple bonus rounds and an expanding wild that does a lot of the work. The cheap buy options make it easy to try both features, and the fishing theme is carried through consistently. Players looking for a high maximum win will find little here: none has been published, and the game's design points to frequent small wins.

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