King of Africa Introduction
King of Africa is a great little pokie from WMS that is now available to play for free on our site. Featuring some great prizes and classic bonus functionality, this game is ideal for fans of no-frills free pokies that are all about the gameplay.
Layout
As with the majority of our pokies, King of Africa comprises five reels with three rows each, which are laid out in a five x three configuration. There are 20 paylines, which remain fixed throughout. Prizes are awarded to the lucky player for successful instances of two-, three-, four- and five-of-a-kind adjacent symbol matches on a payline.
In the main game, matches are calculated from right to left; in the case of multiple matches, only the highest value match will pay out. There are a total of 10 symbols overall, seven of which are regular types that award prizes for successful symbol matches. The remaining three are very special, awarding players with wild and scatter functionality and unlocking the game's special feature: the free spins mode.
Prizes
The mighty lion, king of the pride, is the most valuable of the regular prize symbols in this game, awarding prizes for two to five symbol matches on a payline. This is worth a large total prize of 5,000 coins when playing with the maximum bet. Next up is the languid-looking leopard, which awards a generous prize of 2,500 coins.
Way down at the other end of the table is the lowly shield symbol, which awards prizes for instances of three to five appearing on the reels. With this many winning opportunities and the chance to unlock free spins, even low amounts can turn into something far bigger and better with continued play.
Bonus
Appearing first among the special symbols is the King of Africa logo. This is wild, which means that it can be used as a substitute for any other symbol except the scatter as part of a winning combination in a valid configuration. In addition, the King of Africa logo awards some huge prizes for instances of two, three, four and five appearing on a payline.
The maximum prize available from these symbol matches is a huge, huge 15,000 coins. The second of the special symbols is the scatter, which awards goodies when two to five appear on the reels in any configuration, regardless of the game's paylines.
Finding five at once will award lucky players with a very generous prize of 12,500 coins, while finding three or more will unlock the game's special feature: the free spins round. During this free spins round, players begin with eight free spins; however, this can be retriggered, with a further eight spins awarded for each additional appearance of three or more scatters.
In this mode, a stacked wild giraffe symbol will randomly appear on one reel per spin, making it even easier to find winning combinations. All free spins are played using the total bet of the regular spin that initially triggered the feature.
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