Joker Lanterns Hold and Win Slot Review

Game Rules

Joker Lanterns Hold and Win is a 6-reel, 4-row, 40 paylines video slot game, featuring HyperBet, Cashpots, Multiplier Wilds, Free Spins Bonus and HOLD AND WIN Spins Bonus. All lines are always played.

Theoretical payout is as below:

• 96.04% when HyperBet Level 1 is played,
• 96.40% when HyperBet Level 2 is played,
• 96.54% when HyperBet Level 3 is played,
• 96.67% when HyperBet Level 4 is played,

And for BuyBonus:

• 96.64% when HOLD AND WIN Spins level 1 option is played,
• 96.82% when HOLD AND WIN Spins level 2 option is played,
• 96.73% when Free Spins level 1 option is played,
• 96.93% when Free Spins level 2 option is played

Wild Symbol

HyperBet

Use the HyperBet selector to change MULTIPLIER WILD value in the base game, the number of initial spins in FREE SPINS BONUS and MULTIPLIER WILD value during FREE SPINS.

Free Spins

3 or more scattered BONUS symbols trigger FREE SPINS BONUS and pay x2 bet for 3 BONUS symbols and x4 bet for 4 BONUS symbols. For every 3 BONUS ACCUMULATOR symbols collected, win 3 extra free spins!

Hold And Win

During the base game or FREE SPINS BONUS, when four or five HOLD AND WIN symbols appear in any position, the values associated with them are awarded to player. The maximum value associated with HOLD AND WIN symbols is 5000x bet. During a FREE SPINS BONUS or BuyBonus, the bet used to determine HOLD AND WIN values is the bet that was shown on the interface immediately before triggering the FREE SPINS BONUS or BuyBonus.

Hold And Win Spins Bonus

During the base game or FREE SPINS BONUS, when 6 or more HOLD AND WIN symbols appear in any position HOLD AND WIN SPINS are triggered, awarding 3 initial HOLD AND WIN SPINS. HOLD AND WIN symbols that initiated HOLD AND WIN SPINS are locked in place for the duration of the HOLD AND WIN SPINS. Each HOLD AND WIN symbol that appears on the reels during HOLD AND WIN SPINS is locked in place for subsequent spins, until either the full grid is locked or until the HOLD AND WIN SPINS end. Whenever a HOLD AND WIN symbol locks in place the number of remaining HOLD AND WIN SPINS is reset to 3.

If all the positions on the reels are locked by HOLD AND WIN symbols, the Full-Grid Prize is awarded and the HOLD AND WIN SPINS end. The Full-Grid Prize is equal to 20 times the bet value. The bet value used to determine the Full-Grid Prize value is the bet that was shown on the interface immediately before triggering the HOLD AND WIN SPINS. In case the HOLD AND WIN SPINS BONUS is triggered during a FREE SPINS BONUS or BuyBonus, the bet used to determine Full-Grid Prize value is the bet that was shown on the interface immediately before triggering the FREE SPINS BONUS or BuyBonus.

At the end of HOLD AND WIN SPINS, all the values associated with HOLD AND WIN symbols and grid prizes are collected in the HOLD AND WIN accumulator and the resulting cash amount is awarded to player.

Cashpots

The game has 4 CASHPOT levels. When a player wins a CASHPOT, they are awarded the value displayed on the interface for the level of CASHPOT won at the time that it is won. CASHPOTS can be triggered when four or five HOLD AND WIN symbols appear in any position. or during the HOLD AND WIN SPINS. Each time CASHPOT is triggered, one of 4 CASHPOTS is randomly selected and will be awarded to player. It is possible to win each CASHPOT level more than once during HOLD AND WIN SPINS. In case a CASHPOT is triggered during a FREE SPINS BONUS or BuyBonus, the bet used to determine CASHPOT values is the bet that was shown on the interface immediately before triggering the FREE SPINS BONUS or BuyBonus. During Free Spins, pays are based on the bet on the initiating game.

Buy Bonus

If a player selects to play a BuyBonus bet, a given FREE SPINS BONUS or HOLD AND WIN SPINS variant is awarded immediately with a number of initial spins according to the selected bet. For each BuyBonus option the FREE SPINS BONUS or HOLD AND WIN SPINS variant, bet amount for the option, and the number of initial spins are shown. After a selection is confirmed, the FREE SPINS BONUS or HOLD AND WIN SPINS variant is played with the selected number of initial spins, and with the same bet as is active on the game interface immediately before the selection is made.

If HOLD AND WIN SPINS variant was selected, then HOLD AND WIN SPINS are triggered with 6 HOLD AND WIN symbols locked in place.

During the BuyBonus feature, the pays are based on the initial bet that was displayed on the game interface, immediately before the player triggered the BuyBonus. For each payline, at most one combination is paid and that is the combination that matches symbols on the positions for the payline and that maximizes the payout. Wins from different paylines are added together and to the total win.

For Scatter Pays, which are pays for symbols appearing in any position, for each symbol, at most one combination is paid and that is the combination for the highest matching count of symbols.

Scatter wins for different symbols are added together and to the total win. Bonus symbol only appears on columns 2,3,4,5 during the Base Game. Accumulation symbol only appears on columns 2,4,6 during the Free Spins. Multiplier Wild symbol only appears on columns 2,3,4,5 during the Base Game. Multiplier Wild symbol only appears on columns 2,3,4,5 during the Free Spins.

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