Ice Lobster slot
Ice Lobster is a Pragmatic Play slot that went on general release in April 2024. It plays on 5 reels and 3 rows with 20 paylines, and the studio rates it as highly volatile. The idea that sets it apart sits inside the free spins: each anchor scatter that lands there turns its square into a trap, and the lobster cash symbols are paid when they settle on one of those marked squares.
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Ice Lobster: key facts
| Studio | Pragmatic Play |
|---|---|
| Released | April 2024 |
| Reels and paylines | 5 reels, 3 rows, 20 paylines |
| Volatility | High |
| Wild | Golden fish lure: substitutes for every symbol except the anchor scatter and the lobster money symbols |
| Free spins | 8, 12 or 15 for 3, 4 or 5 anchor scatters |
| Traps | Anchor positions are locked as traps for the round; each new anchor marks one more and adds 1 free spin |
| Lobster money symbols | 0.5x to 1,000x total bet, paid when they land on a trap |
| Trap multiplier | Rises as more positions are marked, up to 3x |
| Autoplay and turbo | Not available at sites licensed in Great Britain; UK rules require at least 2.5 seconds between the start of one game cycle and the next |
| Stakes | From 20p a spin in the studio's range. UK rules cap online slot stakes at £5 a spin, or £2 if you are 18 to 24 |
| RTP | Shown in the game’s information panel |
All values (Bet Levels, Maximum Wins etc.) mentioned in relation to this slot game are subject to change at any time.
How Ice Lobster plays
A line pays for three or more matching symbols on one of the 20 paylines, counted from the leftmost reel. The card ranks 10, J, Q, K and A make up the low end of the paytable. Above them comes the angling kit, running from the fishing net through the fishing rod and life buoy to the tackle box, and the fisherman heads the list.
The wild is a golden fish lure. It stands in for every symbol apart from the anchor and the lobsters, so it helps complete a line but never turns into a cash prize itself. Three or more anchors are needed to reach the free spins, and that round is where the lobsters and their prizes take over the action.
Anchor scatters and the free spins
The anchor is the game’s scatter. Three of them award 8 free spins, four award 12 and five award 15. When the round starts, the squares where those anchors stopped are locked for the rest of the feature and shown as traps. Every further anchor that appears during the round marks another trap and adds one more spin to the count, so the spins and the marked squares can keep growing together until the last spin is played.
Lobster traps and cash prizes
Lobster money symbols carry cash values, listed as multiples of the total bet in the key facts table. A lobster is cashed only when it lands on a trap, so the squares the anchors have marked are the ones that count. The studio adds a multiplier to the lobster values that grows as more positions get marked across the reels, and the independent records put its top level at three times the shown value.
Ice Lobster compared with Big Bass Bonanza
Pragmatic Play also publishes Big Bass Bonanza, the December 2020 fishing slot that Ice Lobster most resembles. Both use a 5x3 grid, but Big Bass Bonanza has 10 paylines to Ice Lobster’s 20. In Big Bass Bonanza the cash fish are gathered by a fisherman wild during the free spins, so a prize needs both a fish and a fisherman. Ice Lobster removes that collector: where a lobster lands decides whether it pays, and the anchors mark the spots. The fisherman still appears in Ice Lobster, though only as the top line symbol.
| Game | Released | Grid and lines | What collects the cash prizes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bass Bonanza | December 2020 | 5x3, 10 paylines | A fisherman wild during the free spins |
| Ice Lobster | April 2024 | 5x3, 20 paylines | Traps marked by anchor scatters during the free spins |
All values (Bet Levels, Maximum Wins etc.) mentioned in relation to this slot game are subject to change at any time.
Ice Lobster at Fortune Games
Ice Lobster is listed with the video slots in the Fortune Games lobby, where all play is for adults (18+). The UK caps in the table apply to every player. There is no autoplay or turbo mode, as at every site licensed in Great Britain. Fortune Games has an app on the App Store and Google Play.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Ice Lobster slot?
It is a fishing slot from Pragmatic Play, released to casinos in April 2024. Lines pay on a standard 5x3 grid, but its free spins have their own twist: lobsters carrying cash are paid when they land on squares that anchor scatters have marked, rather than being gathered by a collector symbol.
How do you get more free spins in Ice Lobster?
Once the round is under way, every anchor scatter that lands is worth one extra spin, and it also marks one more trap on the reels. So the count can rise spin by spin while the traps spread. The first award depends on the number of anchors that opened the round, from three anchors up to five.
Can the golden lure wild pay lobster prizes in Ice Lobster?
No. The golden fish lure substitutes for the line symbols but not for the anchor scatter or the lobster money symbols. Lobster prizes come only from lobsters resting on trap squares in the free spins, so the wild’s job is limited to forming the line wins that sit alongside them.
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Checked on 10 November 2026 against Pragmatic Play’s Ice Lobster game page, the SlotCatalog and casinos.com records for Ice Lobster, Pragmatic Play’s Big Bass Bonanza launch announcement and the studio’s game listing for it, the SlotCatalog and casinos.com records for Big Bass Bonanza, and the Gambling Commission’s stake-limit guidance and remote technical standards. How we research and check our guides: our editorial policy.