Another week has flown by and another batch of slot releases have hit the CasinoBeats inbox. This week’s slot selection features bank-breaking bonuses from Wizard Games, the latest Coins instalment from Wazdan and another Dream Drop jackpot title by Relax Gaming.
Piggi Bank – Wizard Games
Players aim to land prolific piggy banks in the latest title from Pariplay subsidiary Wizard Games, showcasing a 5×3 reel slot with 20-paylines and a maximum win of up to x2,500 the player’s wager. This title has low volatility and an RTP range of 88.01, 94.01 and 96 per cent.
Benedict McDonagh, Managing Director at Wizard Games, stated: “We are thrilled to expand our portfolio with our exciting new release, Piggi Bank. Incorporating a popular, nostalgic theme with a simple yet lucrative bonus game, we’re confident this will be a smashing slot added to our portfolio.
“We want to be a go-to destination for operators looking to offer diverse, engaging content that stands out to a variety of demographics, and this light-hearted release is another step on our journey to this goal.”
Prize piggy bank symbols are available, displaying monetary values between x0.5 and x200 the player’s bet. These prize values will be collected into the player’s balance if the pig symbols land on the same spin as a special hammer ‘collect’ symbol.
Additionally, if five or more piggy bank symbols land on the same spin, nine free spins will be awarded.
Wild money bag symbols are also available, substituting for all symbols other than the piggy banks and collect hammers. Landing three, four or five wilds in a winning combination will also payout x4, x10 or x30 the player’s bet.
When the free spins game mode is triggered by five or more piggy bank symbols, all those piggy banks symbols will apply their values to a bank vault that sits beside the reel set.
Then, each time a hammer collect symbol appears during a free spin, the accumulated value in the bank vault will be awarded to the player’s free spins winnings.
Furthermore, any piggy bank symbols that drop into play throughout the free spins will apply their values to the bank vault sum.
Players can buy access to three varieties of bonus game mode triggers, with an option to see either five or six pigs landing on the reels available for the price of x80 the player’s wager.
Alternatively, players can select an option for between seven and nine pigs to appear for x100 their stake, or between 12 and 15 for x120.
25 Coins – Wazdan
Wazdan’s staple slot series has been expanded with a new cluster-collecting bonus feature as the studio released a 5×5 title that offers a maximum win of x2,000 the player’s wager. This slot has variable volatility levels while using an RTP of 96.17 per cent.
Andrzej Hyla, Chief Commercial Officer at Wazdan, stated: “Our renowned Coins series of games has proven to be incredibly popular, with more and more features – and reels – being added to every fresh instalment.
“The introduction of a new mechanic to our offering is another hugely exciting moment, and we’re confident that players will love 25 Coins.”
There are no standard symbols in this game, as prizes can only be won during the hold the jackpot bonus game mode.
This bonus feature is activated by landing any five gold or bonus coins on the middle row in the base game.
Bonus coins appear throughout both the base and bonus game modes, presenting prize values between x1 and x5 the player’s stake.
Special cash infinity symbols can also drop on the reels, displaying monetary values between x5 and x10 the player’s bet. These symbols stay sticky on the reels to increase the chances of triggering the hold the jackpot mode.
Wazdan has introduced a ‘cluster collector’ symbol in this new title. This symbol will stay sticky on the reels until the end of the hold the-jackpot bonus game.
These symbols will collect the values of all coin or cash infinity symbols that appear in the nine positions adjacent to it, adding the values to their own value. This will occur for up to five spins.
Other symbols that can drop in during this base game include mystery symbols, which can transform into any symbol other than the infinity symbols and a jackpot mystery symbol that will reveal either a mini (x10), minor (x20) or major (x50) prize. These symbols will only perform their features in the hold the jackpot feature.
Additionally, these two symbols can appear as ‘sticky to infinity’ alternatives, staying on the board until the jackpot feature has been activated and completed.
With the bonus game mode, three spins are initially awarded to the player, with each new bonus symbol landing on the reels resetting the number of spins to three.
All symbols that drop onto the reels during this game mode stay sticky for the entirety of the hold the jackpot spins.
Furthermore, three different jackpot symbols can land on the reels to award players with their corresponding jackpot prizes. Jackpot prizes come in the form of mini, minor and major values, offering x10, x20 and x50 respectively.
Treasure chest symbols are also available, collecting all values from other prizes on the reels and attributing them to their own value. It will then apply a random multiplier between x1 and x20 to its value.
Hercules Unleashed Dream Drop – Relax Gaming
The latest slot release from Relax Gaming implemented the studio’s Dream Drop mechanic into a title that took players up Mount Olympus to tell the tale of Hercules.
While using a 5×5 board with 259-ways to win, the slot offers a maximum win of x10,000 alongside its progressive jackpot prizes. The slot uses an RTP of 94 per cent.
Shelley Hannah, CPO at Relax Gaming, commented: “Hercules is an iconic character that has transcended many forms of entertainment through the years, we are thrilled to have this fabled Greek hero front and centre in our latest release which we are sure will prove popular with players and operators.
“If the great game artwork, engaging mechanics and gripping features weren’t enough to captivate players, we are confident the gargantuan Dream Drop Jackpot will be enough to pique their interest.”
When five identical high value symbols appear in the first reel during the base game, a respin feature is activated. This causes the symbols and any identical symbols appearing on other reels across the board to become sticky, while a free respin occurs around them.
If another identical symbol lands on the board due to this respin, the feature will be repeated. This allows the chance for a large number of paying combinations to be formed with the respin symbol.
Special lightning symbols can appear during these respins, causing the board to expand by one row each time they drop into play. A maximum board size of 10×5 can be achieved with this symbol.
Moreover, the identical symbols that appear during the respin can appear with multipliers of x2, x3, x4 or x5, which will be applied to any payline wins that are formed with those symbols during the respin.
Once a respin occurs with no identical symbols or lightning symbols dropping into play, the feature will end and all payline wins that have been formed will payout their prizes.
For the bonus game mode, this respin feature is enhanced, as three spins are allocated to the player instead of just one.
The game mode starts with the lowest-paying high value symbol – the blue lion – appearing as a full stack in the first reel, but this symbol can be upgraded as the game mode plays out.
Special shields can appear in this game mode, with values of one, two or three. These values will be collected in a meter beside the reels. Once this meter reaches a value of 10, the symbol will be upgraded to the next-highest paying high value symbol.
As in the base game respins, symbols can appear with multiplier values of x2, x3, x4 or x5 that will be applied to any wins formed using said symbols.
Furthermore, Relax Gaming’s Dream Drop jackpot function is available in this game.
Randomly triggered jackpot spins can occur in the base game, and when five DD symbols land on the reels in this feature, players will be taken to the Dream Drop bonus.
Five varying jackpot reels appear in this jackpot feature, while special shields appear beneath them on each spin. Each of these shields will present a number that will be used to fill the space on the shield’s respective jackpot reel.
Once a jackpot reel is filled by the shields, it will award its respective prize. Five jackpot prizes are available, with players hoping to be lucky enough to claim the millionaire mega jackpot.
Pigeon Hut – Stakelogic
Stakelogic’s slot production has turned to the hustle and bustle of the city streets with its new release, a slot split into two 5×3 boards that offer 20-paylines each to allow a total of 40-paylines, providing a maximum win of up to x12,500 the player’s bet.
Daniela Fricchione, Head of Account Management at Stakelogic, commented: “At Stakelogic, we love finding new ways to entertain our players and explore different themes and genres. Pigeon Hut is one of our most amusing and unique titles to date, with the game combining a unique theme with engaging gameplay bonuses and strong winning potential.
“We take pleasure in finding inspiration in the strangest of places, and with Pigeon Hut, we have drawn on the back alleys of cities, bringing them to life with a vibrant animation style and memorable cartoon characters.”
Bonus pigeon wing scatters can appear, triggering eight, 10 or 15 free spins when three, four or five wings land on the same spin, respectively.
Wild W symbols are also available, substituting for all symbols other than the pigeon wing scatters. Landing three, four or five wilds on a winning payline will respectively provide wins worth x3, x6 or x15 the player’s wager.
Furthermore, firecracker bonus symbols can drop into play, activating the firecracker bonus features. This causes all high value symbols on both reel sets to transform into wild symbols as a respin bonus occurs.
When a firecracker symbol drops into play, all high value pigeon symbols in its half of the reel set will turn into wild symbols. These wild symbols then become sticky on the board as a respin occurs around them.
Each wild symbol will also cause its mirrored position on the opposite reel set to transform into a wild.
If firecracker symbols land on both reel sets on the same spin, then the bottom reel set will perform its feature first, before the top half repeats it.
Additionally, two firecracker symbols on the same half of the reel set will cause the wild symbols to appear with multipliers represented by the number of firecrackers that dropped into play.
As the free respin occurs, any additional firecrackers symbols that drop into play will award one extra respin while increasing any multipliers on the wilds by a value of one. The respins will end when no further firecracker symbols land on either reel set.
In the free spins game mode, more firecracker symbols and high value pigeons will be added to the reel sets.
