Safari Sam Introduction
Safari Sam is an free online pokies game from BetSoft that is available to play on browsers and mobile or tablet devices. This game features five reels and up to thirty possible paylines, with a vibrant safari-wilderness theme. In addition to the regular features and prizes, there are a number of bonuses and breakout games. These allow the player to double their winnings, enable multipliers and unlock free spins.
There are also Wild and Scatter modifiers for even more chances to win.
Into the Wild
As the titular Sam, a plummy old-school British explorer judging by his voice and attire, you'll hunt through the great wilderness in search of wildlife and for the chance to make contact with the elusive native people who call the land their home. Graphics are very modern and feature a number of entertaining touches, like Sam's movements, his encounters with the native lady and the flowing water immediately beneath him.
The soundtrack consists of hand drums and the occasional sound effect, including occasional dialogue from Sam himself. This all comes together to create a very slick-looking pokie with numerous light-hearted touches.
Wild Prizes
This game consists of five reels, and there is a maximum of 30 paylines for you to bet on. Prizes are awarded for successful three-, four- and five-of-a-kind matches on an active payline, and selecting all 30 unlocks the chance to win a special stacked collapse bonus feature.
As mentioned above, aside from regular prizes there is a double-up mini game and a special breakout bonus round in addition to Wild and Scatter functions for a greater number of winning opportunities. The most valuable symbol is Safari Sam's, and the possible maximum prize for finding five of these is 1000 credits. At the other end of the scale are the tent, vehicle and sleeping symbols, which only yield maximum prizes of 50 coins each.
Not to worry, though, as even smaller prizes can soon add up to bigger amounts thanks to the host of extras. Random Wilds are Wild multiplier symbols that are the key to some huge prizes. These can be used as a substitute for any other normal symbol as part of a winning combination and award a randomly assigned bonus, with 2x, 3x, 5x and even 10x multipliers available.
Safari Scatter Wins
Scatter wins award a maximum prize of 600 coins and can be found in any order. Finding the gorilla, monkey and zebra symbols next to each other in any combination on payline one activates the free spins feature. By activating one of the animals you turn it Wild, with a 2x multiplier that lasts until the end of the round. One of the more novel features is the double-down mini game, in which you bet your current winnings on a coin toss.
Guess correctly and you double your prize; guess incorrectly and you lose it all. This feature can be selected during the normal game mode. The safari bonus round is triggered by finding three or more binocular Sam symbols.
After triggering this, you will be prompted to select an area for Sam to explore. In this mode the mission is to spot animals through the binoculars, some of which even come with Wild multipliers, which can make for some particularly impressive prizes.
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