Rabid Randy: Dark Trails Slot Review

About the Game

• Win Free Spins Multipliers Of Up To X10.
• Progressive Free Spins Multiplier.
• Frame Collection With Wild Substitution.

Rabid Randy Dark Trails by NetEnt is a 5-reel video slot with transforming wild symbols, free spins with progressive multipliers and an Elevate feature. The reels are arranged in a diamond shape, with reels 1 through 5 featuring symbols 3, 4, 5, 4 and 3 high from left to right. The game is played with varying bet values ​​and 20 fixed bet lines. Bet line wins are paid if they appear in a row, starting from the leftmost reel and going to the rightmost reel, with no gaps. Simultaneous wins on different bet lines are added together and only the highest win on each line is paid. A bet line win is equal to the value shown in the paytable. The symbol payout values ​​shown in the paytable are dynamic and change depending on the bet value selected.

The Paw, Hot Paw, Wild symbols, and Frames

The main game can feature Paw, Hot Paw, Wild, Frames and Active Frames symbols. When a Paw symbol appears on the reels, its position is marked by a trap-shaped frame before it leaves the reels. A Paw symbol can randomly turn into a Hot Paw symbol, and when this happens, its Frame becomes an Active Frame.

At the end of the next spin, the position with the active frame turns into a Wild symbol. All frames adjacent to the active frame, as well as adjacent positions with frames, also turn into Wild symbols. Frames and active frames remain on the reels until they turn into Wild symbols or free spins begin. Wild symbols disappear from the reels at the beginning of the next spin.

Wild symbols substitute for all symbols except the Crazy Randy symbol. Substituting for a Wild symbol brings the maximum winning combination on a bet line according to the payout table.

Free Spins Multiplier and Collect Meter

In the base game, whenever a Paw symbol lands on a position with no frame or an active frame, the Paw symbol is collected and removed from the reels and 1 point is added to the collection meter. If a Paw symbol lands on a position with a frame or an active frame, the Paw symbol is collected and removed from the reels and a random number of points from 1 to 4 is added to the collection meter.

Each time the accumulation counter reaches 200 points, the free spins multiplier in the upper right corner of the reels gradually increases in the following order: x1, x2, x3, x5, x7, x10. After each increase, the accumulation counter resets to 0. If the number of points exceeds 200, the free spins multiplier increases and the difference in points is added to the accumulation counter after it resets.

The Free Spins Multiplier can be increased during the main game, but is only applied after the Free Spins have ended. After the Free Spins have ended, the Free Spins Multiplier is reset to x1, but the Points Counter remains at the same number of points as in the round that activated the Free Spins. If the Free Spins Multiplier reaches x10 during the main game, the Points Counter remains full and no points are added to it until the Free Spins are activated. In this case, after the Free Spins have ended, the Free Spins Multiplier is reset to x1 and the Points Counter is reset to zero. Each time the bet is changed, the Free Spins Multiplier, the number of symbols collected on the counter, and the position of the Frames, Hot Paw and Active Frames symbols are saved along with the bet. Frames, Active Frames and Hot Paw symbols disappear from the reels, and the Free Spins Multiplier and Points Counter are reset to their initial values. When you return a bet, they are restored along with the bet.

Note: Saved data may be deleted.

Free Spins

Three Crazy Randy symbols on reels 2, 3 and 4 in the main game activate free spins. The initial number of free spins is 3.

Before the first free spin, all Frame and Active Frame positions that did not turn into Wild symbols during the game round that activated the free spins remain on the reels as Trophy symbols and reveal a random prize of 0.5x to 50x your bet at the end of the free spins. During the free spins, each empty position on the reels spins separately. During the free spins, only Trophy symbols can appear on the reels, awarding a random prize of 0.5x to 50x your bet. Each time a Trophy symbol appears, it remains on the reels until the end of the free spins, and the number of free spins is reset to 3. The free spins end when the free spins counter reaches 0 or when all positions are filled.

When Free Spins end, the total Free Spins win (the sum of wins from all Trophy symbols on the reels) is multiplied by the Free Spins Multiplier accumulated in the base game. If all positions on the reels are filled, an additional x2 multiplier is added and the total Free Spins Multiplier is doubled. Free Spins are played with the same bet as in the round that triggered the Free Spins. When Free Spins end, the total Free Spins win is added to any wins from the round that triggered the Free Spins and the game returns to the round that triggered the Free Spins.

Elevate Feature

In-game features can be activated using the Raise feature. Within the Raise feature, one of the following features can be activated in one round of play:

When Free Spins with Elevate feature is activated, all frames, active frames, and Free Spins Multiplier and Collection Counter progress from the main game are saved. The frames and active frames disappear from the reels and the Free Spins Multiplier is set to x1. At the end of the Free Spins, the saved frames and active frames are returned to the reels and the Free Spins Multiplier progress is restored.

RTP

• The theoretical return to player for this game is 96.13%.
• The theoretical return to player in the Elevate Feature with Free Spins is 96.04%.
• The theoretical return to player in the Elevate Feature with Free Spins Multiplier is 96.04%.

Paylines

Line wins in Rabid Randy: Dark Trails are paid if they appear in a row, from the leftmost to the rightmost reel, without any gaps. The winning options are clearly shown in the illustrations above. Only the highest win on each bet line is paid. A malfunction voids all payouts and games. For more information, see the section “Unfinished Game Rounds”.

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