Another week has passed and a flurry of slot releases have hit the CasinoBeats inbox. Put your feet up as we guide you through a slot selection that features a spine-tingling Slot of the Week pick from TaDa Gaming, the return of Swintt’s Big Max and an East-Asian extravaganza from Wazdan.
Slot of the Week
Nightfall Hunting – TaDa Gaming
A horde of blood-thirsty monsters terrorise the reels in TaDa Gaming’s latest terrifying slot release Nightfall Hunting, our latest Slot of the Week selection in which a monster hunter takes care of werewolves, ghouls and vampires.
Nightfall Hunting uses a five-reel grid with a 3-4-4-4-3 row set-up, offering 30-paylines and a maximum win of x10,000 the player’s bet. The title has medium-high volatility with an RTP of 97%.
Sean Liu, Head of Product Management at TaDa Gaming, commented: “Through delivering innovation and creativity, we ensure that our portfolio is accessible and relevant across all player demographics.
“Nightfall Hunting is a cinematic inspired gaming challenge that players will want to continue playing to the end. We are excited about this first release in our new DarkReel series and believe players will be too.”
As this slot is part of the studio’s new DarkReels series, bells can appear on reels one and five, displaying ‘ex match’ text.
If bells land on both reels at the same time, the horror feature will be triggered. This causes all low value symbols in the grid’s middle three reels to transform into wilds to increase the spin’s win potential.
Furthermore, three wild symbols can appear in the second, third and fourth reels, represented by ghouls, werewolves and vampires. When these wilds appear on the reels, they will nudge to cover the full reel.
For each position the wild nudges across, a multiplier displayed on the wild will increase by a value of one. This allows for a maximum multiplier of x4. Each wild will substitute for all symbols in the game, awarding payline wins that are enhanced by its multiplier.
Weapon scatters are also available, but only on reels two, three and four. When three scatters appear on the same spin, six eclipse free spins will be awarded. In this feature, each spin is guaranteed to drop a wild symbol into play.
However, landing three scatters on the same spin as the two ‘ex match’ bells will activate eight horror eclipse free spins.
This game mode sees the bell symbols that triggered the feature lock into place, guaranteeing the horror wild feature on every spin. This game mode also guarantees one of the three monster wilds on each spin.
Featured Slots
Big Max Door – Swintt
Swintt’s fabulous fox returned in the studio’s latest slot sequel, Big Max Door, which uses a 5×4 reel grid with 20-paylines and a maximum win of up to x10,000 the player’s wager. This slot has an RTP of 96.56%.
Tereza Melicharkova, Head of Marketing at Swintt, commented: “Big Max Door is the latest SwinttPremium sensation that’s getting ready to blow the slot world off its hinges! Featuring rewarding mystery symbols, instant-win prizes and a main feature that offers a potentially unlimited number of free spins, it’s sure to be another popular addition to our beloved Big Max game series.”
Door reveal symbols are available in the base game, appearing in stacks of up to four symbols. These door symbols will each reveal identical symbols across the board to increase the player’s chances of forming big wins.
The stacks of door reveal symbols will not disappear from the reels on subsequent spins, but will shift one row down until they have shifted below the reels.
Additionally, these door symbols can award golden fox symbols that will either add scatter symbols to the reels or award multiplied bet amount prizes.
Gold treasure chest scatters can also drop into play, triggering the free spins feature when three or more scatters fall on one turn.
In the free spins feature, reels two and four will start with a full stack of door reveal symbols.
The free spins also use a win multiplier that starts at x1 and increases by one after every door reveal feature that reveals a standard paytable symbol. This multiplier will be applied to all wins in the subsequent free spins.
Free spins will continue until there are no door reveal symbols left on the reels.
Big Max wilds can appear across the board, substituting for all symbols other than reveal doors and treasure chest scatters. Landing three, four or five wilds on a winning payline will award x2.5, x12.5 or x50 the player’s bet.
Prosperity Reels – Wazdan
Cash rains down from money trees in Wazdan’s latest East-Asian slot release, Prosperity Reels, which showcases a 6×6 reel slot with 46,656 ways to win and a grand jackpot prize worth x1,000 the player’s wager. This title has variable volatility with an RTP of 96.12%.
Andrzej Hyla, Chief Commercial Officer at Wazdan, said: “As we approach the final quarter of 2024, we want to build on what has already been a remarkable year and Prosperity Reels reflects our continued ambition of bringing captivating slots to the player market.
“Immerse yourself in a lavish experience where wealth oozes through gameplay, and our mechanics offer optimal chances for royal wins.”
Bonus gold coins can drop into play, displaying monetary values that range from x1 to x10 the player’s wager. Landing six or more coins on the same spin will activate the hold the jackpot game mode, in which the displayed prizes can be claimed.
Additionally, sack symbols can land on the reels. These symbols will collect all values from coins that have dropped into play, adding them to its own value to double the win potential if the hold the jackpot feature is triggered.
Wild symbols are also available in this game, appearing as firecrackers. These symbols will expand towards the top of the reels when they drop into play, while substituting for all symbols other than sacks and gold coins.
In the hold the jackpot game mode, players are given three spins on a 6×4 reel set. Three individual reels also sit above the main grid, which can reveal bonus symbols that enhance the reels below.
Players will use the three spins to try and land as many gold coins on the main grid as possible, with each symbol that appears resetting the number of spins to three.
Once all three spins have been completed, players will receive the accumulated value of all coins that have dropped into play.
Each of the three reels that sit above the main grid will cover two main reels each, with bonus symbols impacting symbols within the two reels they appear above. These bonus symbols will stay sticky in their positions for the duration of the game mode.
Bull collect symbols can appear in the bonus reels, collecting all values from the coins within its two respective reels and adding them to its own value.
This collected total will then be multiplied by a random value between x1 and x9 before being applied to the payout for the hold the jackpot feature.
Jackpot coins can appear on the three bonus reels, awarding enhanced prizes of mini (x25), minor (x50) or major (x150).
The cash rain money tree symbol is also available on the bonus reels, adding between three and eight coins to its two respective reels. When new coin symbols land within its two reels, their values will become enhanced.
If a mystery bull symbol lands in one of the three bonus reels, it will reveal either a jackpot coin, bull collect, standard coin or cash rain money tree symbol once the game mode draws to a close.
If players manage to fill the main grid with 24 coins as well as the bonus three reels, the grand prize of x1,000 will be awarded.
The Tumbles – Relax Gaming
Relax Gaming’s latest release sees players travel back in time to a winter season in the Stone Age for a 6×6 reel slot with a total of 47,656 ways to win, offering a maximum win of x5,000 the player’s wager. The game has high volatility with an RTP of 96.15.
Shelley Hannah, CPO at Relax Gaming, stated: “The Tumbles really is one for the ages that promises to captivate players with its vibrant visuals and excellent gameplay at medium volatility level.
“The glacial landscapes, animated symbols and big win potential all combine to offer a fun and engaging gaming experience as we add another Tumble title to our growing collection.”
Throughout the game, when wins are formed a tumble feature will occur, causing the winning symbols to disappear after providing their payout to make way for new symbols that drop in from the top of the reels.
Ice blocker symbols will also appear on every spin, blocking winning combinations from being formed.
Winning symbols will destroy any ice blocker symbols that are adjacent to them when a tumble feature occurs. This allows for more symbols to drop into play, increasing the number of ways to win for that spin.
If players manage to destroy every single ice blocker symbol on one spin, a multiplier between x5 and x10 will be awarded.
Multiplier symbols can also drop into play, presenting values between x2 and x10 that will be applied to all wins that occur on the same spin.
Bonus mammoth scatters are also available, triggering eight free spins when three or more land on the same turn. If all ice blocker symbols are destroyed on one spin in the free spins game mode, a x10 multiplier is guaranteed.
Finally, wild W symbols are available on reels two through six, substituting for all symbols other than mammoth scatters and multipliers.