Honey Rush Black and Yellow: Slot Overview

Bee-themed slots are forever drifting in and out of casinos with their adorable faces and fuzzy bodies, and one that’s had real staying power is Play’n GO’s 2019 release Honey Rush. It’s a cluster-pay slot packed with meter-charging appeal, and it even went on to inspire a Honey Rush 100 remake. After a few years, the studio has dipped back into the honey pot once more. The result is Honey Rush Black and Yellow, a game that tweaks several elements while keeping the satisfyingly slick blend of cluster, charge, clone, and more.

While the earlier games leaned into calm countryside scenery, Honey Rush Black and Yellow swaps that for a lively, fast-moving city backdrop. That choice likely ties into the Black and Yellow soundtrack performed by Wiz Khalifa. It’s a surprising pairing—an American rapper alongside a bee slot—but that’s the concept. Since the track references Wiz Khalifa’s hometown of Pittsburgh, it helps explain the golden bridges in the background and why players are “flying” around a city instead of fields. It would be fascinating to know how the collaboration started. Play’n GO has produced multiple music-themed slots with different artists, so perhaps Wiz Khalifa was simply on its radar. And, of course, the title fits a bee’s colour palette perfectly.

The honeycomb-style grid remains in place, featuring 7 reels that drop 4-5-6-7-6-5-4 symbols. Wins are formed when 5 or more matching symbols connect to create a cluster. Any winning symbols disappear, and the empty spaces are filled via a symbol drop. If the drop produces another win, the cycle continues. Honey Rush Black and Yellow is a highly volatile slot with stakes from $/€0.10 to $/€100 and a preferred RTP of 96.25%.

The pay symbols include four flowers, bronze, silver, and gold coins, along with diamonds. The biggest clusters are 35+ matching symbols, and when they land, they return 10x to 50x the stake.

Honey Rush Black and Yellow: Slot Features

Core gameplay revolves around Cash symbols, Bee collection, Rush Meter features, and Walking Wilds.

Cash Symbol

Cash symbols appear carrying values of 0.2x to 100x the bet. If Cash symbols land within a winning cluster of 5 or more, they trigger the Cash Bonus, paying out the total combined value of those Cash symbols.

Bee

When Cash symbols don’t end up in a winning cluster, they are collected by the Bee positioned outside the grid, causing it to grow in size. Each time one or more Cash symbols are collected, the Bee has a chance to trigger. When it does, it awards an Instant Bonus: the 10x Mini, 20x Minor, 50x Major, or the 100x Grand.

Rush Meter

Every win helps charge the Rush Meter, which lines up features at specific collection levels. Once the Rush Meter has been charged, any queued features will activate when no further wins occur. The Rush Meter resets once the game round ends.

• Level 1 (30 symbols) Drone Colony – Clones the centre symbol, creating a cluster size of 7+.
• Level 2 (60 symbols) Worker Colony – Same, but the minimum cluster size is 10-15.
• Level 3 (90 symbols) Queen Colony – The minimum cloned cluster size is 20-37.

Walking Wild Multiplier

Walking Wilds arrive with an x1-x3 multiplier attached. They substitute paying symbols and, crucially, they aren’t removed when included in a win. Instead, after any win—whether the wilds contributed or not—they shift to a random open position after each cascade, and their multiplier increases by +1. Once the multiplier hits its cap of x3, the Walking Wild is removed after that final cascade or spin takes place. If the first spin produces no win, there’s a chance that 2-4 Walking Wilds are randomly added to the grid. When multiple wilds are involved in the same win, their multiplier values are added together. Clusters of 35+ Walking Wilds pay 250x.

Honey Rush Black and Yellow: Slot Verdict

Based on the music-linked slots it has produced, Play’n GO’s Spotify playlist is probably a wildly varied mix. From the horror-rock theatrics of Lordi to teen-pop favourites NSYNC, the studio hops between genres like a restless butterfly—or, in this case, a restless bee. With Honey Rush Black and Yellow, Play’n GO has sensibly taken a formula that already performs well and mostly let it run, keeping that warm, golden, sweet-flowing feel. The shift in theme works better than expected, proving bee slots can flourish in the city just as easily as they do in the countryside.

The bee character on the left also brings a bit of comedy, swelling larger and more bloated as it gulps down Cash symbols. When it finally pops, don’t expect enormous rewards, though, because the Grand here is only 100x. Rather than leaning on jackpots, Honey Rush Black and Yellow is all about chaining wins together, and it’s built to keep those streaks rolling—and then rolling again. There aren’t loads of extra features, but the ones included are designed to complement each other, helping to create consecutive wins, multipliers, and cloned clusters, which they can deliver effectively. Or not, depending on how the round plays out.

All in all, Honey Rush Black and Yellow is a solid addition to the Honey Rush series, topped off with a strong 20,000x max win (apparently, since the odds are said to be under 1 in 1 billion). Rather than rebuilding the idea from scratch, Honey Rush Black and Yellow serves up a smooth third portion, paired with a fresh audiovisual polish.