First Past the Post

The First Past the Post slot is a 5 Reel, 25 Paylines slot +Free Spins + Substitutes +Scatters.

An entertaining slot with a good free spins feature that will appeal to horse racing enthusiasts.

The First Past the Post slot is a horse racing themed slot which certainly looks good with some pretty decent artwork, particularly in the bonus game.  As you would expect with a horse racing theme the sounds and background music are pretty good as well.

However, we have reviewed many slots in our time which look great but don't necessarily come up to scratch on the playing front.  We are glad to say that this isn't the case with the First Past the Post slot.  This slot has the usual array of features you would associate with most 5 reel slots these days with  the usual substitute and scatter symbols as well as a standard gamble feature.  However, where the First Past the Post slot really excels is in it's Free spin feature.

It really does surprise us at the Online Pokies Club how long it has taken to come up with a horse racing themed slot.  Lets face it, horse racing is the sport of kings, and racing enthusiasts are some of the keenest punters around so a horse racing themed slot was always, on paper anyway, going to be a popular theme on which to base a slot.

The First Past the Post free spins feature is triggered by landing the Horse symbols on reels 2,3 and 4.  Once the feature is launched you are tasked with choosing one of three horses that are then entered into a race.  Where your horse finishes determines the free spins you are awarded.  These vary from 30 free spins at a multiplier of 4 for finishing first, to 15 free spins at a double multiplier for coming last.  This feature can be retriggered within the free spins mode which is a nice touch.

Overall we were fairly happy with the First Past the Post online slot.  The Free spins bonus game is fun, and is a nice diversion away from some of the more mundane bonus features that Microgaming have produced in recent times.   The First Past the Post free spins feature can be seen in our video review below. Above average.