Blueprint Gaming have dipped into the old-school animation archives. This time, it brought Yogi Bear into the online slots space. Apart from Yogi Bear, the game revolves around a collection meter mechanic, where certain symbols fill up Yogi’s jar of honey. Hit enough of them and new versions of the base bonus unlock, including multipliers and extra spins. All of this plays out across a 5x3 grid with 10 paylines, and the slot has its eyes firmly on bonus collectors and nostalgic players.
There’s no mistaking who this game is based on. The whole slot leans into the Yogi Bear franchise, from the background that mimics Jellystone Park to the character symbols featuring Boo-Boo, Cindy Bear and Ranger Smith. Yogi himself doesn’t appear in full, but his logo does, and he’s the face of the bonus trail. It’s a proper cartoon design job with animated pops, gentle background music, and sound effects that mimic old-school Hanna-Barbera shows.
The symbol values range from low-paying card ranks to character symbols with more bite. Here's what you’ll find on the reels:
Symbol | Payouts for 3, 4, and 5 of a kind |
J | 0.5x, 1x, 5x |
Q | 0.5x, 1x, 5x |
K | 0.5x, 2x, 7.5x |
A | 0.5x, 2x, 7.5x |
Ranger Smith | 0.5x, 3x, 10x |
Cindy Bear | 0.5x, 3x, 10x |
Boo-Boo | 1x, 4x, 20x |
Yogi Bear Logo | 1x, 5x, 100x |
Standard Free Spins are triggered when three Bonus Scatters land on the reels. You’ll get 10 spins to start with, and the collector meter doesn’t reset during the bonus round. The Free Spins can also be enhanced depending on how far you’ve progressed along the meter trail. Multipliers and additional spins come into play as the jar fills up.
This is the feature the whole slot revolves around. Every time a Collect symbol lands, it fills Yogi’s jar in the corner of the screen. As the number rises, you unlock upgraded versions of the bonus mode: dual collectors, added respins, and more. Hitting 14 Collect symbols sets you up to potentially trigger the Super Bonus, which requires an extra Scatter to activate.
The Super Bonus mode is a two-stage event. First, you get a round of enhanced Free Spins. Then, it transitions into the Pic-a-Nic Payday bonus, an instant win feature where a grid is filled with special symbols.
There are three modifiers that can activate on any base spin:
These modifiers act independently and can be triggered randomly, including during Free Spins.
Yogi Bear uses a standard 5x3 grid with 10 fixed paylines. Wins pay left to right from reel 1, and only the highest line win per line is paid. The collection meter sits to the left of the reels and continues building throughout your session unless reset.
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Yogi Bear is one of those slots that isn’t trying to reinvent anything, but it understands exactly what it wants to be. The cartoon branding is handled well, and the collection trail feels like a natural extension of the theme rather than a bolt-on. The fact that the meter carries through into bonuses gives it more longevity than most single-session slots. If there’s one downside, it’s that some players might want more consistent activity on the reels between collection triggers, but for bonus chasers, this has plenty going on.