Drop the Wilds

Game Review

We are proud to announce that the gambling industry can greet a new provider, which aims to develop both land-based and digital games. The company seems to know their potential audience as the slots they create tend to be highly entertaining with actually real chances for wins. Some of their video slots are focused on wilds, as you can see by their titles, and that's the thing about the reviewed game, too.

Once you enter the game, it will greet you with a huge grid that consists of 5 reels and 4 rows with 20 pay lines. The slot is disco-styled, however, the industrial-looking background will never distract you from spinning the reels. Surprisingly, the base game has no background music, so you will only hear sound effects when spinning the reels, but everything changes once you hit any of the bonus features. Since the game is sort of dedicated to the old-school pinball game, you can expect to see 3D symbols that depict the shiny metal ball during the many stages of the pinball game. To the right of the playing field, you will notice an indicator on a tube, which is a mechanism that pushes the ball up once you trigger the Drop the Wilds feature. Overall, the graphics are awesome, and the game runs smoothly, developed for both PC and mobile platforms.

At the bottom of the screen, the working panel allows you to adjust your bets from $0.10 to $100 per spin, which is a classy offer for every player. If you wish, you may use the auto option with up to 500 auto spins, while the hamburger menu above has the turbo mode that is relevant in any situation. Here, players can explore the pay table and game rules, as well as enable/disable the sound effects and switch on/off the Gamble feature. Besides, the slot has 22 languages for your choice!

There is no official word about the game’s volatility, but we believe it to be at least medium. Don’t worry, the bonus symbols appear on the grid often enough, so you have a rather nice chance to go home with sweet wins. The max win of 1,000x is average, and the below-average RTP of 95.15% is a slight disappointment for us and many other players.

Slot Features

As always, the regular game symbols can be divided into low pays (5) and high pays (5). A-10 royals present the low-valuable category, and they equally pay 1.5x your bet for five identical symbols. The high-valuable ones can be better described as ‘different stages and angles of the pinball game’, and these symbols are worth 2x-3x your bet for the full win combo.

As for special symbols, we can highlight wilds, Drop the Wilds symbols, and Free Spins symbols (in other words, scatters). Here, wilds not only substitute for all regulars but also increase your bet by 5x if you land five wilds on a pay line. Drop the Wilds symbols pay the same. Free Spins symbols, as you probably guessed, trigger the very Free Spins feature if you get 3 such symbols on the grid.

Given this video slot offers an array of bonuses, you are unlikely to get bored. Firstly, there is a reasonably common feature (yet beloved by many) called the Risk Game. If you want to increase your wins by 2x or even 4x, you need to enable the Gamble feature in the settings. The Gamble play screen shows a face-down card, and you have to guess its suit color if you wish to double your win. However, if you’re feeling confident enough, there’s a chance to quadruple your wins by guessing the exact suit of the card. Players can gamble up to 5 times in a row, but the max win amount is limited by $250,000. Nonetheless, if your guess is incorrect, the feature stops and your initial win is lost.

Now, we shall move to the main fun! The Free Spins symbols offer many opportunities to benefit. As we noted, there is an indicator with an arrow that is located on the bottom right of the grid. Each Free Spins symbol makes the mechanism work, and the arrow may stop in any position. If the arrow stops in the green section, congratulations – you’ve triggered the Drop the Wilds feature. The funky disco music starts to play while you enter the pinball game that is played out automatically. The ball transitions around the gaming table and then drops in one of 9 holes, which define the number of wilds your reel set is about to receive. Wilds take random positions on the grid and become fixed for one free respin.

Next, if you managed to land 3 Free Spins symbols (reels 1, 3 and 5 only), the main feature of the slot is finally activated! You enter the bonus game with 5 free spins by default, which you can’t retrigger. Nonetheless, what makes this feature so unique and important is the incorporated Drop the Wilds feature that is active on each free spin. In other words, you are guaranteed to enjoy each free round with up to 9 wilds!

Finally, players can save their time and immediately purchase access to the bonus round by using the Buy Bonus feature that costs 40x your bet. Keep in mind that the feature may not be available for some jurisdictions.

Review Summary

The provider did a great job presenting itself in the gambling industry by creating a slot with a unique and engaging mechanic which is something, not every provider can offer their audience. The pinball theme seems thought through, while players have many chances to have some fun. We only wish for at least a standard RTP percentage and higher symbols' payout!