Joker Loot

Joker Loot Review

This release combines iconic themes with an innovative mechanic, providing a unique gaming experience with potential for big rewards.

Design-wise, it's a polished game, with sharp graphics and a blend of mining and Joker themes. The setting is deep within a goldmine, with reels made up of jewelry, gems, and bombs. It's an interesting mix that works well.

The symbol collection includes 10 regulars, split into high and low values. The lower section features five gems, and the higher includes compasses, rings, necklaces, cups, and Faberge eggs. Five-of-a-kind wins are worth 0.75x the bet for the low symbols, and 1x - 5x the bet for the premiums. Wilds, represented by bombs, substitute for other symbols.

Joker Loot plays out across a 5-reel, 5-row layout. Wins are achieved by landing at least 3 matching symbols adjacently on the reels from the leftmost. The number of win lines is dynamic and changes on each spin.

This depends on the blank symbols that land. At maximum capacity, with no blanks, the reels produce 3,125 lines. Blanks prevent winning combinations but play a crucial role in the features.

Players can set bets from £0.2 to £50 per spin. The volatility is high, and the RTP is slightly below average at 95.95%. Buying the features boosts the payback to 96.2%. Wins should occur fairly often, as the 21.64% hit rate suggests. The maximum win is 12,000x the stake.

Joker Loot Slot Features

Cash Hop is the gaming mechanic where big wins are achieved. The Cash Hop symbol starts on the top row and moves one position down with each spin, returning to the top after reaching the bottom.

The Cash Hop starts with a 10x multiplier value, and landing Cash Boost symbols increases its multiplier randomly by +1x to +5x. The Cash Hop's value can be increased indefinitely until the respins feature is triggered, then it resets.

Landing a Blank, Multiplier Blank, Cash Boost, or a Wild Blast symbol on reel 1 on the same row with the Cash Hop triggers the Looting! feature. The bonus symbol explodes, and the Cash Hop will move to its position. Then, respins proceed: the reel with Cash Hop stays still while all other reels spin again. If a special symbol lands adjacently to Cash Hop on the next reel, it moves further and the respins continue, until a Cash Hop reaches the 5th reel and gets collected or no special symbols create a path for the Cash Hop to move. When collected, the value shown on the Cash Hop will be paid to the player.

Wilds and Blanks create paths for Cash Hops, but Multiplier Blanks increase the value of the Cash Hop when it lands on it. The multiplier is assigned randomly, either 2x or 3x.

Landing 3 or more Joker symbols awards 8 Free Spins, played with additional Cash Hops. Their number depends on the number of triggering Scatter symbols and can be either 3, 4, or 5.

Before the free spins, players get 3 spins on the Bonus Wheel to determine the starting Cash Hops value. The numbers shown on the wheel depend on the number of Scatter symbols, but the maximum multiplier is always 1,000x. There are 3 blue segments, which increase the Cash Hop multiplier and give an extra spin on the wheel.

The bonus game operates similarly to the base game, except for more Cash Hops. During the free spins, Scatter and Cash Boost symbols are removed.

Players can skip to free games via the Buy Bonus, offering 3 options:

• 64x the bet - triggers free spins with 3 Cash Hops.
• 79x the bet - triggers free spins with 4 Cash Hops.
• 104x the bet - triggers free spins with 5 Cash Hops.

Review Summary

The Cash Hop mechanic is enjoyable. Walking the coin bag through all five reels can be challenging. There’s risk involved, yet the rewards are worth it.