Wildies

Wildies Slot Review

We're glad to familiarize you with a new slot, delivering thrill via the Wild symbol-infested bonus game that offers win multipliers and extra Free Spins. The biggest prize possible reaches x7,500, which allows you to count on a huge win, the maximum size of which depends only on your stake. Now, let us get better acquainted with this promising game.

Wildies Slot by Pragmatic Play Video Review 

Wildies General Characteristics

• 25 pay lines
• 5 reels and 4 rows 
• Extreme Volatility 
• RTP: 96.01%, 95%, 94%
• Base game hit frequency: 16.1% (1 in 6.21 spins)
• Free Spins hit frequency: 0.47% (1 in 211 spins)
• Odds for > x1,000 hit frequency: 1 in 40,400 spins
• Max win hit frequency: 1 in 2,700,000 spins
• Bet amount: 0.25 EUR - 250 EUR
• Maximum win multiplier: x7,500
• Maximum win value: 1, 875,000 EUR
• 8 main symbols
• Additional symbols: Wild, Scatter

Wildies Bonus Features

There are 25 win lines in this slot. Payouts are yielded for left-to-right prize sequences, beginning from the 1st reel.

Wild

This special symbol substitutes any other picture except the Scatter one, increasing players’ chances of winning. The Wild is a 2x1-sized picture that hits any reel. It can be positioned vertically (on a single reel) or horizontally (on two reels). Wild symbols are used during the base and bonus game.

Wild Re-Spins

The Wilds hit the game board only one at a time. Each Wild landing triggers a single Re-Spin. If the Re-Spin brings one more Wild onto the play grid, one more Re-Spin is awarded. A maximum of five consecutive Re-Spins are allowed in a single succession. Hence, the maximum number of Wilds eligible per round is 5. 

Wild Multipliers

Every Wild, starting from the second one, carries a multiplier, which evenly grows with each consecutive Wild appearing during the ongoing Re-Spin feature:

Each Wild yielded during the main game remains in place while the Re-Spin feature is active. Multipliers of several Wilds partaking in the same winning combination are summarized before applying. The Re-Spin feature action ends if no more fresh Wilds are on the screen. Also, it will automatically finish when five Wilds have already fallen during the current spin.

Scatter

These special symbols land anywhere on the screen, bringing a bonus game activation. There are at least three Scatters per round a player needs to get for the Free Spin round activation.

Free Spins (FS)

Regardless of whether 3, 4, or 5 Scatters hit the playfield, only 6 Free Spins initially are always awarded to a player. Every Scatter landed within the bonus game is collected by the special right-positioned meter that brings 3 extra Free Spins for each third Scatter. There are only four levels to unlock, which limits the maximum number of extra Free Spins to 12.

Also, each new level unlocked adds to the playfield one more Wild with a higher multiplier that maximally reaches up to x10 at the last 4th milestone checkpoint. It’s the only way the Wild can make it onto the grid within the bonus FS game. With each new Free Spin, every Wild moves onto a random place on the screen. 

If three Scatters activate Free Spins, a single Wild, carrying the x1 multiplier, is supplied at the start. However, if the bonus game starts with 4 or 5 Scatters landing within the main game, a player gets from the start 2 or 3 Wilds, respectively, and a relevantly filled Scatter-collecting meter. Of course, additional Wilds have multipliers according to the meter (x1, x2, x3). Unfortunately, these pre-collected Scatters don’t award extra Free Spins, which reduces the number of available additional Free Spins to a player.

Buy Free Spins

A player can purchase a bonus game activation for the x80 price. The number of Scatters activating the FS round will be random—3, 4, or 5.

Our Experience Playing Wildies

We have played 300 spins for real money to attentively explore this game. The initial deposit was precisely €200. The stake was €1. It was a game version with an RTP of 96.01%. 

The 1st hundred spins supplied two bonus games that earned an overall €37.2. Wilds made us another €36.6. During the main game, we had 15 cash prizes, sizes of which fluctuated from €0.2 to €16. The biggest gap between wins totaled 15 spins. After the 100th spin, we had €178 on the balance. 

The 2nd hundred spins supplied us with three bonus FS games, which earned €51. Throughout the main game, Wilds brought as much as €49.26. The most elongated non-winning period consisted of 16 spins. There were 18 ordinary cash prizes from €0.2 to €25.4. As a result, upon the 200th spin, we had €208.8. 

The 3rd hundred spins didn't trigger any bonus FS game but allowed 18 ordinary wins, including the largest of €34. Wilds earned us €48.2. Eventually, after the game was over, we possessed €184.6. 

Here are all the statistics:

As you can see, base game cash prizes aren't that frequent. Because of that, non-winning gaps may last as long as 20 rounds in a row. Also, note that the considerable amount of prizes comes thanks to Wilds. As a result, the game's profitability heavily depends on its appearing frequency. The main downside of the FS round is the low number of initial Free Spins, which is only 6. 

This aspect may lead to small bonus game winnings, as in our case. Partially, that is compensated by sufficiently frequent Free Spin triggering. Fortunately, up to 12 extra Free Spins are available through collecting Scatters during the bonus mini-game. Interestingly, we got a maximum of three additional Free Spins throughout the five bonus games we played. Another perk is Wilds, persisting on the play grid till the end of the bonus game, boasting multipliers up to 10.

Wildies Verdict

In conclusion, it is a visually pleasant game that uses Wilds as the main instrument of income generation in the base and bonus game. Among the most prominent upsides are the Re-Spin feature and Free Spins, featuring sticky Wilds, win multipliers, and extra Free Spins. 

On the other hand, the initial number of Free Spins is only six, which often leads to small wins through the bonus game. Moreover, as it turned out, it might be hard to get a considerable amount of extra turns. Also, this slot can have different RTPs on various sites. Yet, given its extreme volatility, it may be the perfect choice for those high rollers seeking huge prizes, let alone lovely game graphics intensifying playing enjoyment.