Pragmatic Play offers players a Mexican theme with its latest slot, Hot Pepper.

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Set across a 7x7 grid, the title is filled with Mexican-inspired symbols such as tacos, limes and piñatas. They must form a cluster of at least five adjacent symbols to award a win.

These winning symbols are then removed from play, with new symbols replacing them and tumbling in from the top of the game board.

Each winning cluster also produces a pepper wild, which substitutes all other symbols in game, offering additional wins. This wild can also act as a multiplier up to 128x, which increases in size based on the number of symbols that created the cluster and the number of subsequent tumbles it is part of.

Irina Cornides, chief operating officer at Pragmatic Play, said Hot Pepper ties into the “affinity for cluster mechanics and wilds working in tandem” shown by players of the developer’s titles.

“Building upon these popular features seen in previous releases, while introducing upgrading wilds and a fun Mexican theme, has created a slot that puts player engagement and enjoyment at its heart,” she added.

Three bonus symbols are required to unlock 12 free spins, where any wilds created begin at their maximum level and will carry a multiplier of at least 16x. They can then climb as high as 128x.