Dirty Jack Introduction
Dirty Jack is a Wild West themed pokies game, with plenty of iconography to tell a story. From cowboy hats to frothy beers, it's all set against a cartoon backdrop of a frontier town, dust and all.
Layout and gameplay
As with the majority of real-life video game machines, the paytable for this PariPlay game is displayed helpfully at the top of the screen. The aim of the game is to match three or more icons on each of the three reels. Symbols include two crossed pistols, wanted posters, silver bullets and the classic three 7s.
Different symbols will pay out different cash prize amounts and it will very quickly become obvious which are the most lucrative, rare and highest paying icons. This is a very classically designed pokies game with just three paylines. Although this does somewhat limit the scope for players to increase their winning odds, there is the facility to adjust the betting amounts.
This can be done very simply by pressing the plus or minus on the coin value button located at the bottom of the game screen. As expected, the more the player puts into the game, the better returns they can expect if they land a winning match on the reels.
No bonus
Dirty Jack doesn't feature a lot in the way of bonus features. There are no scatters or wilds here, so its time for players to leave town if they are looking for those features in their gameplay. It seems the developer of this game has decided to remove all distractions and let the player focus entirely on the reels.
This might not be a bad thing because what it means is that the player can take a chance at a straight-up, no-nonsense, no gimmicks game, with very little in between. Just winning or losing. Most players will be hoping to land a big win and that's entirely possible here.
Summary
Despite the distinct lack of bells and whistles in this game, Dirty Jack definitely holds its own within a market saturated with themed pokies games. The unadorned, bonus free nature of these reels is actually a positive thing. More like a machine you might come across in a bar or a casino. The designer seems to have aimed for a more realistic style, over the bonus- heavy online versions typically on offer.
The only difference might be that players will hope against hope that the bar they have stumbled across, isn’t so true to the Wild West life, or they may find themselves caught in the middle of one of those famous bar brawls!
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