Nine Tails - Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

It has five reels, five rows and 259 pay ways. According to Habanero, the RTP is 96.75 per cent. However, there are reports that it comes in different versions with RTPs ranging from 92.26 per cent to 97.29 per cent. Its variance level is medium. It is set in ancient Japan, and it features scatters, wilds and free spins.

Introduction

Malta, despite being a tiny island, is home to many globally successful game developers, partly because the country was among the first in Europe to introduce sensible gaming laws. Habanero is part of this Maltese community, and Habanero demo slots are a regular feature at online casinos around the world. Nine Tails is an Asian inspired slot, but instead of the common Chinese setting you find in a game like NetEnt’s Koi Princess slot, it bases itself instead on a Japanese folktale and borrows its look from anime cartoons.

Nine Tails has a five-reel, five-row grid with 259 pay ways. The minimum coin value is 0.01 and the maximum 20. There are 10 bet levels. The minimum bet is 0.30 and the maximum is 6000.00. There are10 symbols: the six high-paying ones are the White Fox, the Symbol of Life, the Cat, the Lantern, the Bells and the Jar. The White Fox is the wild, and the Symbol of Life is the scatter

Theme, Graphics and soundtrack

This is a very smart-looking game which will appeal to players who enjoy something that takes you a long way from conventional slot games. You won't see a visible grid or reels - just the icons floating in the twilight garden, which has been very well designed with leaves gently blowing in the breeze and the slightly mysterious anime-style woman sitting flanked by candles, fan in hand, watching you with inscrutable blue eyes. You can see the rise and fall of her breathing and the measured blinking of her huge eyelashes. The animation is great, and the lady’s transformation is spectacular. Nice authentic soundtrack, great graphics.

Nine Tails RTP and Variance

According to Habanero, Nine Tails has an RTP of 96.75 per cent. The variance is medium.

How to Play Nine Tails

1. Nine Tails has 259 pay ways. Instead of conventional paylines, it uses a connected ways system which involves matching three of a kind in sequence either horizontally or vertically
2. Use the plus and minus buttons to select the coin size and the bet level. These are located either side of the play button. The total current bet level is displayed on the left-hand side. The player’s remaining balance is displayed on the right-hand side. You can also use the coin and arrow button to select the maximum bet.
3. Click Auto to access the autoplay menu. Here you can set the number of automatic spins to 10, 20, 30, 50 or 100. There are also other options. You may set the game to stop when a free games feature is triggered and stop if a single win exceeds a specified level and if your credit decreases by a set amount.
4. Press Start to spin the reels with the current bet. Alternatively, press the space bar to spin. You can halt the reels by pressing the stop button at any time.
5. Only the longest combination will win.

Bet Sizes and Paytable Wins

You can bet from 0.30 to 6000.00. The maximum pay-out is 46865x

The highest pay-outs are as follows:

Symbol of Life

5 = 23.10

Cat

5 = 12.77

Lantern

5 = 7.77

Bells

5 = 5.77

Jar

5 = 3.77

Yellow Flame

5 = 1.27

Blue Flame

5 = 0.77

Green Flame

5 = 0.57

Purple Flame

5 = 0.37

Wild

5 = 12.77
        

Max-win 46,865x

Volatility Medium

Top RTP 97.92%

Nine Tails Bonus Features

Lady Feature

During the base game the lady, who sits to the right of the grid, can change at random into either the gold, red or green lady during a spin. If she changes to red, then one scatter symbol will appear on the screen. If she changes to gold, then three wilds will appear on the screen. If she changes to green, then four symbols of the same type - cat, lantern, bells or jar - will appear on the screen.

Free Games Feature

If three, four or five scatter symbols appear anywhere on the reels, then the player is awarded 7, 27 or 57 free games respectively. Any winning combination, including scatter symbols, will award a single prize of either 0.07 or 0.77 on the tail of the fox. Prizes will be awarded if all nine tails have these. 0.07 prizes are randomly upgraded to 0.77, and 0.77 prizes can be randomly doubled. At the end of the free games feature all remaining prizes are paid out, not upgraded or doubled. This feature can be retriggered. The free game is played at the same bet level as the game which triggers it.

Nine Tails Review: Our Verdict

Nine Tails is proof that you don’t always need complex gameplay and bonus games for a satisfying experience. The visuals and sound go a long way to making the experience worthwhile, but there is enough in the way of unexpected random events to hold the interest, and the sudden transformations of the otherwise serene observer are particularly enjoyable..

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