Groundhog Harvest

Groundhog Harvest Review

Join six jolly groundhogs in the Groundhog Harvest slot and help farmers fertilize their fruits and veggies to win the best garden award. The game is built on the Cluster Pays mechanic and utilizes exciting features that guarantee Wild symbols on each spin and award multipliers as you hit wins. Match symbols in clusters, trigger the Free Spins, and rack up wins of up to 50,000x the stake.

Groundhog Harvest - Slot Outlook

The game tells us about six groundhogs that have escaped a secret science lab, where they mutated to become more intelligent and proficient at farming and cultivating. These cuties have been rescued by an old farmer who fed them vegetables from his own garden, and in return, thankful groundhogs helped him grow the veggies big and luxuriant and finally, win the best garden award. However, that friendship was ruined when two evil men broke into the farm to capture the animals. Groundhogs were then released to the wild for not to be seized, but they eventually returned and helped other farmers with their production.

That takes us back to the game, where players will find themselves at a lush garden, where the groundhogs help them achieve juicy wins. Design-wise, the Groundhog Harvest slot is bright and colorful, featuring all sorts of fruits and vegetables on the reels, as well as an upbeat soundtrack that puts you in the right mood. Although the game comes with a 19.5:9 aspect ratio designed specifically for mobiles, it's playable on any device including the PCs, and to drop in, players need to place bets from $0.2 to $200 per spin.

The Groundhog Harvest slot is powered by a medium volatile math model and has a solid RTP of 96.71%. That said, wins should occur fairly often, or roughly in 1 out of 3 spins according to the hit rate of 29.5%. The maximum exposure simulated in one billion spins is 3,083x the stake, but wins of up to 50,000x, which is the advertised value, are theoretically possible.

The actions take place across a massive 7x7 reel setup with the Cluster Pays system. To score a payout, you'll need to build clusters of 5 and more symbols by landing them horizontally or vertically adjacent anywhere on the reels. The paytable is made up of 7 regular symbols that are split into two categories. On the lower side, we see onions, potatoes, and apples, while the premiums include corns, grapes, carrots, and peppers. Clusters of 25 and more low symbols are worth 10x your bet, and highs pay from 15x to 20x.

Groundhog Harvest - Bonus Features

In true Cluster fashion, the Cascading Reels mechanic is central to the gameplay. Whenever you score a payout, all winning symbols get removed from the grid to allow new ones to tumble down on the grid and fill the gaps. You can achieve long win streaks on each spin since the cascades continue until there are no new winning combinations to be formed. The feature is tied to the progressive Multiplier, which is also available on any spin. It starts at 1x and grows by +1 with each consecutive cascade, no limits. However, the Multiplier resets back to the initial value between the spins.

As alluded to earlier, Wild symbols are guaranteed on each base game spin. Once you hit the spin button, a Wild groundhog will be placed at a random position on the grid to help you form winning combinations, and unlike regular symbols, it doesn't get removed in the cascades and stays until the end of the spin. After it substitutes in a win, it moves to a random blank adjacent position before other symbols tumble down.

When 3 or more Wild symbols appear anywhere in view during the base game, players receive 8 Free Spins, and the accumulated Multiplier is carried over to the bonus game. Now, you get three and more Wilds instead of one on each spin, and those stay on the reels until the end of the free games. You can also win additional spins by landing +1, +2, or +3 fruit box bonus symbols anywhere on the reels.

Groundhog Harvest - Slot Verdict

With its cherishing and lovely look, Groundhog Harvest is a perfect slot to take a break from volatile blockbusters and relax in a nice setting. Besides, there's a lot for players to get stuck into, even in the base game, which is highly appreciated.

With growing Multipliers and guaranteed Wilds, you certainly won't have a dull moment during the gameplay, while the Free Spins round takes it to a whole new level of entertainment. All up, Groundhog Harvest is a decent slot, and those who are into the Cluster-style gameplay shouldn't miss this one out.