Wild Crowns - Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Introduction

There are a few things that make Wild Crowns stand out, despite the lack of originality in the card symbols, bars and 7s that make up the theme. There are 4 rows, when most 5-reel slots have three, and Platipus have added a thrilling free spins round with multipliers, and a distinctive nudging wilds feature, on top of the 20 paylines. Here’s our slot review.

Theme, Graphics & Soundtrack

Calling Wild Crowns a themed slot may be pushing it a bit. It’s basically a collection of the most common online slot symbols, set against fairly basic background of shifting blue triangles. First you have the card suits: hearts, clubs, spade and diamonds. Each is a brilliantly carved gem, very pleasing to the eye. Then there are the bells, bars and 7s that you may associate with a classic fruit machine.

This isn’t necessarily a criticism. Simplicity has its own charm, especially when it’s well-crafted. The jazz piano accompaniment certainly brings the Wild Crowns slot to life, like you’re in a land-based casino in a hotel somewhere.

Wild Crowns RTP and Variance

Wild Crowns comes with a 95% RTP and high variance, which isn’t necessarily unusual for Platipus Gaming free slots online, but won’t appeal to every player.

When we’re writing a slot review, we often say that 96% is the average to look for with RTP, but we also like to remind you that slot results are still random. Yes, 95% is a little low, but it doesn’t exclude bigger or smaller from cropping up.

As for the high variance, well, that’s why we recommend playing as a free slot. High variance is higher risk. Virtual money reduces that, even if the prizes are virtual too.

How to Play Wild Crowns

This layout is nothing unusual for an online slot:

1. Start by reading the loading screen. If you need more, the paytable and info page are in the menu.
2. Next to menu are some useful little controls: full screen and sound. You’ll have to head over to the other side of the screen for quick spin/turbo.
3. Quick spin is by the main spin button, and it’s in this corner that you’ll find the bet adjustor. Before you play, you need that at your preferred level.
4. In a free slot, balance and bet are all virtual but it’s still good practice to set a budget with limits before starting. Keep track of this, and if it’s time to take a break, by regularly reviewing your game history in the menu.
5. Now it’s time for spin. As an alternative, the autoplay button next to it doesn’t just let you set automatic spins, but allows you to include some limits as stopping points.

However you play, play responsibly.

Bet & Win Sizes

The total bet is between 1.00 and 100.00. To see returns on that bet, you have to match symbols across one of the paylines. You can win from three matches, but the biggest payouts come if you’re lucky enough to find a 5-symbol combination:

Green diamond, Purple club - 40

Yellow spade, Red heart - 50

Blue star - 100

Bell - 200

Bar - 300

7 - 400 

Crown wild - 500 

Max-win 8,859x

Volatility High

Top RTP 95.00%

Wild Crowns Bonus Features

It’s that part of the slot review where we talk about bonus features, so are you ready for some extra excitement?

Nudging Wilds

So, the wild can substitute for non-scatter symbols when you need to fill a line. That’s standard. What’s really special, setting the Wild Crowns online slot apart, is that wilds can move. That’s right, when one or more wilds appear in the top three rows, the reel around them freezes and they start to move down, one position at a time, one every turn until all disappear.

Free Spins

We always like to see a free spins round in our slots, but adding multipliers to it, like in the Sweet Bonanza slot, just sends our excitement through the roof:

3 scatters = x1 multiplier.

4 scatters = x2 multiplier.

5 scatters = x3 multiplier.

As if that wasn’t enough, the second and fourth reels will be filled with wild symbols. Then, every time you trigger nudging wilds, it gives a +1 boost to your multiplier!

Wild Crowns Review

You might not be excited when you see Wild Crowns for the first time. No, there’s nothing wrong with the graphics, but they’re not exactly dazzling and new. What we hope our Wild Crowns slot review has shown you is that there’s more to this slot than meets the eye. The interplay between free spins and nudging wilds fills this slot with potential.

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