Wild Hills Introduction
Capture the essence of the wilderness with Casino Technology's Wild Hills pokie. Atmospheric music and beautifully crafted pictures of wild animals and birds help catch the wonder of the natural world, with its reels set in a wood-textured casing against a mystical twilight background.
This 5 reel, 10 payline pokie has many of the features you'd expect from an online game, with a non-progressive jackpot, a Scatter and a Wild that yield free games and multipliers respectively, and a top award of 10,000 credits.
Gameplay
The pay table is impressive, with the Scatter granting 15 free spins, from which 15 more can be won. The Wild symbol effectively doubles any payout in which it features. In this pokie, the Scatter is symbolised by the Eagle. 2, 3 4 or 5 of a kind will get you 20, 50, 100 or 1000 credits. 3 Eagles or more trigger the 15 free spin bonus, which features a 3X multiplier which is valid on all wins (except the 10,000 5-Wolf jackpot, of course!)
The Wolf is the Wild symbol, and looks the part with its piercing blue eyes. You can even hear him howl in the distance if he features in any of the wins. As is usual with Wild features, the Wolf will substitute any other symbols on the reels apart from the Scatter. When the Wolf shows up, he'll pay out 10, 250, 2500 or 10,000 credits for 2, 3, 4 or 5 appearances.
Of the other wild animals, you have the small bird paying out 20, 100 or 400 credits for 3, 4 or 5 appearances. The horned animals - the Ram and the Goat - will net you 2, 25, 125 and 750 credits for 2, 3, 4 or 5 of a kind. Then there are the rodents - the Hare and the Gopher - and 3, 4 or 5 of each of these will yield 15, 75 or 250 credits.
Filling up the remainder of the reels are the Ace, King, Queen, Jack, 10 and 9 symbols, colourful yet rugged in their design. As is standard in Casino Technology's games, the King and Ace will get you 10, 50 and 125 credits for 3, 4 or 5 of a kind, while the Queen, Jack and 10 will net you 5, 25 and 100 credits. The 9 will net the same but gives you an extra 2 credits for two shows.
Gamble in the Wild
The Double Up feature has an extra twist, in that you can keep half the winnings after each game and gamble with the other half if you don't want to risk losing it all. You can also choose to double by guessing whether the card you've been dealt is red or black, or to quadruple by guessing which suit it's going to be. Wins are frequent enough to keep you continuing play, and the animals on the reels look great.
Take a chance in the Wild Hills and if you're lucky, maybe you'll hear the five wolves howl!
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