Pollen Nation

Pollen Nation is obviously a creative play on the word “pollination”. This game from the works of Microgaming celebrates everything related to bees. The idea in this game shifts conservationist from thinking about just the environment to thinking of the essential bees of our valued ecosystem. Our bee population is rapidly diminishing, making this awareness from Microgaming very commendable.

About the Developer

Over the years, Microgaming has always dazzled us with its ingenuity and creativity. Microgaming has authored a whole lot of games that have become fan favourites. There is no doubt that this present game from Microgaming would keep up with the high expectations we have regarding Microgaming. Credited with the introduction of the first online casino in 1994, Microgaming has not relented in creating a unique gaming experience.

About the Game

The serene sound of nature is omnipresent throughout Pollen Nation. From the earlier description of this game, one would expect that the background of the game would have something to do with the humming of bees. I just can’t imagine how the buzzing of bees would be musical. Fortunately, in this game, the background is made up of birdsong in the meadows; we all appreciate the musical prowess of our birds.

Pollen Nation is a coin-based game. As a result, the conversion of credit to coins is prevalent, with coin bets varying with paylines and credits. The benefit of this is that it gives us better options when it comes to gameplay and strategy.

The symbols across the 25 paylines of this game do not just consist of bees. We also have some of our celebrated bee products amongst the symbols. These products include honeycomb, honey, beeswax, pollen puffs breakfast cereal and royal jelly. Another important symbol is the Queen bee. She serves as our wild symbol. When she appears two or more times, the wins are tripled. Landing five Queens endows players with a bonus of up to 60,000 coins.

In this game, there are two scatter symbols. The first is a scatter bee which multiplies our total bet staked for the win in question. If three scatter bees appear, wins are multiplied by five. Players can also get up to 80x multiple when they land five or more of this symbol. The second scatter is the babee (you do not want to bite your tongue off trying to say, Baby Bee). When a player launches three or more of this scatter across the five reels, the babee bonus game is launched. When this occurs, you have to fill up the babee’s bottle with honeycomb till you come across the ‘stop’ symbol. At this point, your prize could result in a potential 32,250 coins.

Verdict

Pollen Nation projects the bees as friendly, however, you shouldn’t take this too seriously as you could get a biting sting. This game is just another evidence that Microgaming does love to outdo itself. As it is always said, the proof of the honey is in the eating. Well, Pollen Nation appears so delicious.