Quick verdict: The Flintstones is Blueprint Gaming's 2024 officially licensed slot based on the classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon, and it shares its underlying engine with the studio's popular King Kong Cash Go Bananas — a straightforward 10-line grid built around a Money Collect mechanic and an escalating Free Spins structure that can uncap entirely in the right conditions. At up to 95% RTP, medium to high volatility and a published 10,000x max win, it's a well-specified modern take on a classic-feel slot format.
The Story
Blueprint Gaming released The Flintstones in May 2024 as an officially licensed slot built on the Hanna-Barbera cartoon about a Stone Age family living a distinctly modern suburban life. Blueprint's own game data lists King Kong Cash Go Bananas as this title's family tree — meaning The Flintstones runs on the same core Money Collect and Free Spins engine that game established, reskinned around Fred, Wilma and the rest of Bedrock rather than built from scratch. It's a sensible approach for a licensed slot: proven mechanics and familiar characters from a cartoon whose "Yabba Dabba Doo!" catchphrase remains part of its brand identity, carried over here as a lighthearted, unpretentious presentation.
Theme, Gameplay & Symbols
The Flintstones plays out on a 5-reel grid with 10 fixed win-lines. Low-paying symbols are the standard playing-card royals; higher-paying symbols draw on the cartoon's main cast, building toward Fred Flintstone himself as the key recurring figure — his appearance on reel 5 is what activates the game's core Money Collect mechanic. Money Collect symbols sit on reels 1 through 4 throughout play, waiting for Fred to land and trigger their payout.
Presentation & Sound
Visually, The Flintstones sticks close to the cartoon's familiar look — warm Stone Age colours, rock-textured reel framing, and character art clearly modelled on the original animation rather than a loose reinterpretation. As a 2024 release, it's a considerably more polished production than some of Blueprint's older licensed titles, with clean animation on the Money Collect payouts and Fred's reel-5 landing. The soundtrack leans on an upbeat, cartoonish energy fitting the source material, with a distinct chime marking every Money Collect award and a bigger fanfare when Super Free Spins kicks in.
How to Play The Flintstones
- Set your stake using the bet selector. Blueprint Gaming's own published range runs from £0.10 to £20 per spin, though exact limits can vary by operator — and UKGC rules cap online slot stakes at £5 per spin (£2 for 18–24-year-olds), so UK players can't stake anywhere near the top of that range.
- Spin the 5-reel grid. Wins pay across the 10 fixed win-lines when matching symbols land on adjacent reels starting from the leftmost reel.
- Watch reels 1 through 4 for Money Collect symbols — when Fred lands on reel 5, every Money Collect symbol currently on the grid pays out.
- Land 3 Bonus symbols on reels 2, 3 and 4 to trigger 10 Free Spins, with the Money Collect feature staying active throughout.
- During Free Spins, watch for Super Fred upgrades boosting the Money Collect values further.
- If a Super Bonus symbol lands on reel 4 when Free Spins trigger, Super Free Spins activates instead — an unlimited free spins round that continues until a spin produces no win, with every spin carrying a Money Collect upgrade.
Features & Mechanics
The Money Collect Feature is The Flintstones' core mechanic: Money Collect symbols populate reels 1 to 4 throughout play, and whenever the special Fred symbol lands on reel 5, every Money Collect symbol currently in view is awarded. This can happen in the base game as well as during Free Spins, giving it a steady presence across the whole session rather than being locked to a single bonus round.
Landing 3 Bonus symbols across reels 2, 3 and 4 triggers 10 Free Spins, during which the Money Collect Feature remains active and can award Super Fred upgrades that increase the value of collected symbols. The standout mechanic is Super Free Spins: if a Super Bonus symbol lands on reel 4 at the moment Free Spins trigger, the round upgrades into Super Free Spins instead — an uncapped run of free spins that continues, according to Blueprint's own description, "until a win is created" on a spin, with every spin during the round carrying its own Money Collect upgrade. Because there's no fixed spin count once this variant triggers, a strong run has genuinely open-ended potential rather than a hard ceiling on spin count.
Volatility & Win Potential
Blueprint Gaming publishes three RTP configurations for The Flintstones — 92%, 93% and a top figure of 95% — so it's worth checking the in-game info screen at whichever operator you play, since which build is live depends entirely on the operator. Blueprint rates the game at 3 out of 5 on its own volatility scale, and separately describes its target audience as "medium to high volatility slot players" — a fair summary given the Money Collect mechanic can produce steady base-game payouts while Super Free Spins carries the game's real ceiling. Blueprint publishes a confirmed max win of 10,000x stake for this title.
Pros & Cons
- Pro: The uncapped Super Free Spins round — continuing until a spin produces no win, with a Money Collect upgrade every spin — gives genuinely open-ended win potential when it triggers.
- Pro: A confirmed 10,000x max win and a well-tested Money Collect engine shared with King Kong Cash Go Bananas.
- Pro: A well-executed, modern licensed production that captures the cartoon's tone without overcomplicating the base game.
- Con: Three separate RTP configurations mean the figure at your chosen operator isn't guaranteed without checking the in-game info screen.
- Con: The best win potential is gated behind the rarer Super Free Spins upgrade — standard Free Spins alone is a more modest round.
- Con: A fairly simple 10-line structure compared to Blueprint's more feature-dense Megaways or multi-bonus-round titles.
Final Verdict
The Flintstones takes a proven Blueprint engine — the Money Collect and Free Spins structure from King Kong Cash Go Bananas — and gives it a well-produced, faithful Hanna-Barbera reskin, with the uncapped Super Free Spins round providing genuine open-ended upside when the right symbol lands at the right moment. At up to 95% RTP, medium to high volatility and a confirmed 10,000x max win, it's a solid, accessible licensed slot for fans of the cartoon and Money Collect mechanics alike. Worth a look via the free demo below to see whether you can trigger Super Free Spins before wagering anything for real.
