Rocket Reels Slot by Hacksaw Gaming

Rockets, Clusters, and a 7x7 Grid

Rocket Reels sits inside Hacksaw Gaming's Pocketz Series, sharing the 7x7 cluster-pays engine with games like Xpander and Hop'n'Pop. Five or more matching symbols connected horizontally or vertically form a winning cluster, get removed, and new symbols tumble in from above. Standard cascading stuff. The twist is the rockets.

Three rocket types land on the grid. Basic rockets carry multipliers between 1x and 5x. Medium rockets hold 10x to 20x. Premium rockets sit at 25x, 50x, or 75x. When three or more rockets appear on the same spin, they launch upward through their reel, destroying every symbol in the flight path and leaving a trail of multiplier values behind. Those multiplier positions stick around for the rest of the round. Any cluster that forms over a multiplier position gets boosted - and if a cluster covers multiple multiplier spots, the values add up before applying.

Free Spins Remove the Leash

Three scatter symbols trigger 8 free spins, and this is where the rocket mechanic stops holding back. In the base game, you need at least 3 rockets landing together for any of them to fire. During free spins, every single rocket launches automatically, no minimum required. Wild symbols also show up exclusively in free spins, helping close cluster connections.

The difference between base game and bonus feels sharp. Base game sessions tend to run dry between rocket triggers, and even when rockets do fire, needing three at once means most individual rockets just sit there doing nothing. Free spins flip that restriction off entirely, and the multiplier positions start layering across the grid. That's where the 10,000x ceiling becomes realistic.

UFO Feature and the Volatility Question

There's also a UFO that appears randomly on spins where rockets have launched. It beams up 20 or more symbols (sometimes clearing nearly the entire grid), letting fresh symbols drop in. Think of it as a reset button that gives the tumble sequence another shot at forming clusters over existing multiplier positions.

Player opinions on Rocket Reels tend to split. The rocket multiplier layering is satisfying when it connects - stacking 25x and 50x trails across a 7x7 grid creates the kind of tension Hacksaw does well. But the base game gaps between meaningful hits run long. Clusters of five low-pay symbols at 0.1x your bet don't exactly keep the balance healthy. The paytable needs big clusters (13+ symbols) or multiplier help to produce anything substantial. HIGH_5 pays 300x at 15+ symbols, but landing 15 connected identical symbols on a 7x7 grid with 10 different symbol types is rare without cascading help.

Symbols themselves are colorful alien rocks and planets against a purple space backdrop. Cartoon astronaut floats around. It looks clean for a 2021 release, if a bit generic in the space theme department. The 7x7 grid gives it a puzzle-game feel that separates it from Hacksaw's typical 5x4 payline slots.