The yearly Venetian carnival—in Februaries—is the basis for Light ‘Em Up, an August 2016 video slot in its developer Ainsworth’s over 50-game “Core” game family whose similar games are Flamenco Riches; the Ainsworth-owned Rio Riches (August 2018) and Vegas Fiesta Grand (May 2022) are relatable too.

Themes: Italian culture, festival, fire show, and performing arts. Light ‘Em Up has: thirteen symbols, two substituting wilds, 30 selectable win lines (nine choices), repopulating carnival queens, rightward combinations, 41 coins, (more) free games, and three win multipliers.

Twelve symbols (logo, mask, swords, lantern, drum, fan, A, K, Q, J, 9, and 10) require three to five-of-a-kind, paying: X2 to X300 in the regular games; and X2 to X100 in the free games.

Light ‘Em Up Game Characteristics

Light ‘Em Up has a frameless and translucent 5X3 grid that contains freestanding, patterned, golden-lined, and baby pink reels. An adjacent carnival queen contrasts with the backgrounding floral purple embroidery.

The Light ‘Em Up coins per line: $0.01, $0.02, $0.03, $0.04, $0.05, $0.06, $0.07, $0.08, $0.09, $0.10, $0.25, $0.50, $0.75, $1.00, $2.00, $3.00, $4.00, $5.00, $6.00, $7.00, $8.00, $9.00, $10.00, $15.00, $20.00, $25.00, $30.00, $35.00, $40.00, $45.00, $50.00, $55.00, $60.00, $65.00, $70.00, $75.00, $80.00, $85.00, $90.00, $95.00, or $100.00.

The Light ‘Em Up’s lines: 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, or 30. The 41 coins and line options amount to 369 total bets, including the $0.01 minimum bet and $3000.00 maximum bet.

Light ‘Em Up has two special and eleven ordinary symbols. Special: the substitute is a beflowered and bejeweled “wild” carnival queen in purple; and the free games-triggering scatter is a purple-and-golden “Light ‘Em Up” logo.

Ordinary symbols: fiery red-and-golden Venetian mask, crisscrossing gold-handled swords, gray lantern, green-and-golden drum, dark purple fan; purple A, orange K, golden Q, blue J, green 9, and red 10.

In the Light ‘Em Up’s regular games: 9/10 pay X5, X10, and X50; A/Q/J/K pay X5, X20, and X75; logos pay X2, X10, and X100; fans/drums/lanterns pay X15, X80, and X150; and swords/masks pay X25, X100, and X300.

Over three Light ‘Em Up logos offer ten free spins, while 2+ re-landing logos offer five free spins. In the free spins: 9/10/J pay X2, X5, and X20; A/K/Q pay X2, X5, and X25; lanterns/fans/drums/swords pay X2, X10, and X50; logos pay X2, X10, and X100; and masks pay X5, X15, and X100.

The free spins draw three “expansion” carnival queens in its “bonus” inner reels that then draw a X1 win-multiplying queen, a wins-doubling queen, or a wins-tripling queen. Lowest win: $0.02. Five-of-a-kind of logos pay up to $3000000.00 (non-progressive jackpot).

The HTML5 game Light ‘Em Up software has mobile/desktop versions, bet history, and 10/25/50/75/100 auto games. Sound effects: retro, ringing, white noise, swishing, and clanging. The animated 3D graphics: burning combinations, flaming reels and fans, dolly zooming, and blinking carnival queen.

Luck in Light ‘Em Up

Light ‘Em Up is a game of chance. Its RTP rate is 94.38%, while its house edge is 5.62%.