Great Wars - Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Introduction

The symbols on the reels of this Stakelogic slot include weapons and soldiers, with the heraldic playing card symbols comprising the lower values. A five-of-a-kind combination on a payline could pay up to 1,500x your bet, with 5,000x your stake available if you land five wilds on a payline. The wild will, of course, substitute for all symbols except the scatter to help with winning combinations.

The scatter symbols serve two purposes. In addition to triggering the main feature, scatters will also pay 80x, 120x or 400x your stake for landing three, four or five respectively.

Land three or more scatters and you trigger the Great Wars free spins feature. This gives you up to 15 spins, with all wild symbols that land expanding to fill the whole reel to improve your chance of some handsome wins.

The king and queen offer payouts of 1.66x your stake if you land five in a row, and there are plenty of stacked symbols that can deliver some big winning clusters; for example, if the shields are joined together, they offer awards of up to 16.66x your stake. A single shield wild pays up to 33.33x your stake.

Theme, graphics and soundtrack

This is a visually impressive slot with plenty to see. The background makes the most of its limited space to convey the eternal battle between good and evil, with the good king on the left-hand side of the screen in full armour, standing with his sword on a cliff edge swathed in blue light. Below him, his troops march to battle on foot or on horseback in noble knights’ livery. On the other side stands the wicked queen, who is dressed like the archetypal image of Disney-esque evil, watching over her forces of darkness complete with horned helmets. The whole scene is washed in lurid green and is vaguely reminiscent of Stakelogic's Viking Smash.

A lot of care has been taken in the design of the reels, which spin against a backdrop of cracked stone walls. The heraldic letters pulse and glow with each win, while the human and animal images loom out of the screen to the accompaniment of dramatic orchestral chords. 

Big wins are signalled with a cascade of coins and more swelling music.

Great Wars RTP and variance

The RTP is 95.19 per cent, which is below the average of 96 per cent for this type of online slot, and the variance is low. Theoretically, this suggests that for each 100 wagered, the expected payout would be 95.19; in practice, this will be rare because the percentage is calculated on the basis of virtually limitless spins. 

The highest potential payout is 10,000x your total bet, which is pretty good; however, you are likely to see a much lower return. This is partly compensated for by the higher frequency of wins.

How to play Great Wars

1. Choose your bet size using the arrows or in the settings. The minimum bet is 0.20 and the maximum bet is 20. 
2. Click the spin button or choose the autospin feature, which enables you to spin the reels without constant engagement. 
3. Press play again to activate the turbo spin mode.
4. Click ‘max bet’ for the highest permitted stake.
5. Use the + and - to adjust your bet settings.

Bet sizes and paytable wins

There is a decent betting range, with a minimum bet of 0.20 and a maximum bet of 20.00. The maximum win is 10,000x.

Let’s take a look at the paytable for matching symbols on a payline:

- King, Evil Queen    

5 = 150
4 = 60
3 = 30
2 = 15

- Knight, tiger    

5 = 90
4 = 45
3 = 24
        
- Ace

5 = 75
4 = 36
3 = 15

- King, queen

5 = 60
4 = 30
3 = 12
        
- Jack

5 = 45
4 = 24
3 = 6

Great Wars bonus features & free spins

Stacked symbols

All the symbols come stacked on the reels. They may only be two high, but they include the wilds and scatters.

Wilds

There are two wild symbols: the green shield and the blue shield. These can substitute other symbols to create a winning symbol combination and can be mixed.

Scatters and free spins

Scatters (the fire crown images) come stacked on reels two, three and four. How many you land will determine how many free spin bonuses you win:

7 scatters = 8 free spins
8 scatters = 15 free spins
9 scatters = 30 free spins

During the bonus games, there are richer reels with more wins.

Great Wars review: our verdict

When you join this virtual journey into worlds of unashamed fantasy warfare, you can take advantage of the game’s two wild symbols. Due to their ability to replace regular symbols, they make it easier to land winning combinations. There are also scatter symbols, which are valuable as they trigger the Great War free spins. This mode offers 8, 15 or 30 free spins. The game’s scatters appear in stacked formations on the middle reels, so it is easier to trigger the free spins mode.

Despite its epic visualisation and primal theme, Great Wars is a very simple game but compares well with many free slots. 

The range of extras here is very limited, with only the free spins round really offering much in the way of excitement; however, the design is something quite special
 

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