Smoking Gun - Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Introduction

 
Rival Gaming have worked on a twist of the classic western slot in Smoking Gun.

The game plays on a classic 5x3 reel set which offers 50 adjustable bet ways. It features a wild symbol which expands when more than one winning line is available. The wanted poster, a regular in this kind of game, is the scatter symbol, and when three or more appear on the reels the free spins mode is triggered.

In this phase of the game there are three different features available: sticky wilds, an extra wild and drop icons which allow other symbols to cascade down into vacant spaces.

In all there are 13 paying symbols. The highest payer is the hootch bottle, followed by the paying wild sheriff. The moustachioed cowboy, sheriff’s badge and bearded cowboy make up the next group of higher-paying symbols. These are followed by the horseshoe, saloon hostess, and pistols. Finally there are four pieces of ironwork representing playing card suits.

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Theme, Graphics & Soundtrack

This is a classic Western slot with all the symbols you might expect to find. The difference is Rival Gaming have upped the ante here with some great design of the symbols and a classic frontier town backdrop. In the background buzzards hover over a desert landscape as the sun sets in the west.

A High Noon-style soundtrack featuring banjos plays in the background and perfectly sets the scene.

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Smoking Gun RTP and Variance

Smoking Gun has an official RTP of 94.93%, and we would rate this game as high variance. There are barren spins, but once you land free spins the game steps up a gear. Even so, in the base game big wins are available via the expanding wild.

How to Play Smoking Gun

The game is straightforward to understand, but here are a few tips to get you saddled up.

1. When the main screen opens, go to the left of the dashboard and click on the settings cog. Here you can adjust volume and the game speed from low through medium to high.
2. Next, click on the “?” icon for a description of how the buttons operate.
3. Next, click on the information grid for the pay table examples and information on how winning lines are formed.
4. Now move right to the value button to set the value of the coin you are using in the game.
5. Next to this, decide on how many coins you wish to wager on each line.
6. Finally, in this group, choose the number of lines you are betting on.
7. To the left of the spin button, located in the centre of the dashboard, you can opt for maximum bet, and below this, in line win, you will see the amount you have won on each line if successful.
8. You can engage auto-play to the right of the spin button for 3, 25, 50 or 100 spins.
9. To the right you can keep an eye on your balance.
10. You are all set to play - just hit the spin button.

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Bet Sizes & Pay Table Wins

Coin sizes range from 0.01 to 0.25, and you can wager up to 10 coins on each line.

The pay table is as follows:

Hootch Bottle
X5 = x2000
X4 = x200
X3 = x40

Wild Sheriff
X5 = x350
X4 = x150
X3 = x35

Hat
X5 = x300
X4 = x100
X3 = x30

Moustachioed Cowboy
X5 = x250
X4 = x90
X3 = x25

Sheriff’s Badge
X5 = x200
X4 = x80
X3 = x20

Bearded Cowboy
X5 = x150
X4 = x75
X3 = x15

Horseshoe
X5 = x80
X4 = x40
X3 = x10

Saloon Hostess
X5 = x50
X4 = x25
X3 = x8

Pistols
X5 = x40
X4 = x20
X3 = x7

Iron Heart
X5 = x30
X4 = x15
X3 = x6

Iron Diamond
X5 = x25
X4 = x10
X3 = x5

Iron Spade
X5 = x20
X4 = x8
X3 = x4

Iron Club
X5 = x315
X4 = x5
X3 = x2

Smoking Gun Free Spins

Three or more wanted posters will trigger free games, which have three different modes.

The first is the exploding sticky wilds round. Here dynamite will appear as sticky wilds and trigger re-spins when forming a winning line. If more stickies appear after the first win, the process repeats.

The second involves the drop icons, the pistols, which will disappear and be replaced by new symbols.

Finally, galloping expanding wilds feature as the horse symbol, and this will act as an additional wild which expands if a winning line can be formed.

Smoking Gun Review

This is a triumph from the designer,with a great design, fabulous features and a volatility level which keeps everyone engaged. The betting range means it can appeal to all players. We suggest you give this slot a go, especially if you are new to the designer.

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