Trail Blazer Slot Machine - Play Trail Blazer Slot Free

Introduction

If feature-driven gameplay with multiple ways to win is your gaming sweet spot, Northern Lights has you covered. Trail Blazer features two free spins round bonuses and a Monopoly-style trail that can trigger six different boost modifiers.

The gameplay is clever and inventive, delivering stacks of potential and a really compelling playing experience. We will get to the bonuses later, but you will want to play a few practice spins of this slot. You can find this mobile-optimised Northern Lights Gaming demo here at Slots Temple.

Theme, graphics & soundtrack

It is not hard to see where the inspiration for Trail Blazer comes from with its street of well-to-do houses; however, Monopoly never featured blazing-hot free spins with fire-spewing volcanoes - unless we missed something!

The number of features in this game might have meant there was no budget left for the graphics, but this game looks surprisingly good. Using a cartoon style for the visuals, it is surprisingly easy on the eye and there is plenty to look out for on each spin.

There is also a jaunty introductory soundtrack, which somehow sounds very British, and some atmospheric jingles as you spin. The symbols include gold bullion, jewellery and four royals. For once, the playing card symbols are worth looking out for, as they boost you along the trail towards the free spins.

Trail Blazer RTP and variance

Trail Blazer has a 96.05 per cent RTP, which is slightly above average and should appeal to players across the board. The variance has not been reported at the time of writing.

How to play Trail Blazer

Here is how to set up your spins in Trail Blazer using the mobile-optimised player interface:

1. Start by clicking the three-line menu symbol to the top-right of the screen. This pops up a menu with the following functions:

- Rules
- Autoplay
- Game History
- Sound
- Home

2. Click ‘rules’ to open the paytable and find out about the symbols, payouts, lines and bonus features.

3. To the left of the reels, click the + and - buttons in the stake field to set your total bet.

4. You can set up autospins by clicking the button with the circular arrow or by opening the menu. Up to 100 spins are available and you can set win and loss limits.

5. When you are ready to play, launch your game with autospins or by hitting the spin button to the right of the reels.

Remember to set a session budget that lets you enjoy this Northern Lights slot while protecting your bankroll. Setting a reality check will enable you to stay in control of your gaming.

Bet sizes & paytable wins

This slot is definitely aimed at the casual player, with spins ranging from 0.10 to 20.00 credits per game.

Wins are paid in multipliers, with five-of-a-kind wins landing the biggest prizes:

- TB emblem pays 15x
- Jewellery pays 8x
- Bullion pays 6x
- Ace and king pay 3x
- Jack and queen pay 1.5x

Trail Blazer bonus features

Buckle up because there is plenty of bonus action to talk about in this game:

- Bonus trail

This runs along the bottom of the reels and has eight positions. On each spin, you can land royals with number overlays from one to three, which are totalled and you move along the trail.

Look out for the sign to the left of the reels that spins as the reels spin and can land on ‘trail held’ or ‘not held’. If the trail holds, you will start from where you landed last time.

- Boost bonus

Position four on the bonus trail is the boost. A random bonus selector will land on one of six game modifiers:

1) Five of a kind: reels respin and land a guaranteed five-of-a-kind win.
2) Re-spin: reels re-spin for a guaranteed win.
3) Wilds: several wilds appear on the reels.
4) Boost: you will advance along the trail.
5) Bonus chance +1: adds 1 to the bonus counter.
6) Bonus chance active: reels re-spin with all the bonus symbols accumulated in the bonus counter, increasing the chances of landing free spins.

Any overprints revealed will also be added to the trail.

- Bonus free spins

Land on the bonus square to activate the bonus wheel and earn one of two free spins bonus games:

Rim of Fire free spins: awards eight free spinsor flaming roaming wilds will land on the reels, moving and then locking at random.

Scorching Hot free spins: three random symbols are chosen for unlimited free spins. When a sun or rain symbol appears on reel five, the spins continue if the sun is revealed; if rain is revealed, the bonus ends.

- Blown Away bonus

At the beginning of any spin, a gust of wind can blow all the symbols off the reels. A new set of symbols appears and winning symbols lock onto the reels as the rest blow away. This continues until no more wins are formed.

Trail Blazer review: our verdict

We had an absolute blast playing Trail Blazer. It is clever and inventive yet dressed up with a nice dollop of nostalgia. Although the wins aren’t huge, the feature-packed gameplay is totally compelling.

We didn’t get anywhere near the reported 57,000x your stake top prize, but we were having too much fun to notice. If you like this style of game, NetEnt’s Mega Fortune slot adds progressive jackpots.

Disclaimer: Trail Blazer trademark / license is owned by Northern Lights. This site is not endorsed by Northern Lights.