About the Game
Sticky Bandits Thunder Rail is a 26 to 53 payline slot game that starts as a 5 high, 4 reel game and can be expanded to a 7 high, 7 reel game. The game features sticky WILDS that trigger re-spins, expanding columns and reels, tall WILDS, big WILDS, multiplier WILDS, cash WILDS, diagonal WILDS and random WILDS, as well as a TRAIN Heist bonus game.
RTP
- The theoretical payout is 96.07%.
- With the side bet activated, the theoretical return to player (RTP) is 96.33%.
Respins
Every time a WILD symbol appears, the WILD feature is activated and a re-spin is awarded.
Sticky Respins
Whenever you land a WILD in the base game, it will become stuck in place, activate its feature and award a re-spin. This also applies to re-spins. Landing additional WILDS will not award additional re-spins, and thus a spin cannot award more than one re-spin. A round can still have multiple re-spins as long as each new spin continues to award more. When a WILD becomes stuck in place, it will remain in that position until the end of the round. BONUS SYMBOLS cannot land during re-spins.
Expanding Play Area
When a COLUMN EXPANSION WILD symbol or a ROW EXPANSION WILD symbol appears, the grid can be expanded to a playing area with seven symbols and seven reels.
Wild Symbols
All WILDS symbols that can appear are functional WILDS symbols. There are 8 different functional WILDS symbols. The MYSTERY WILD is an additional 9th functional WILD symbol that is available when the Extra Bet is activated.
When TALL WILD is activated, it will fill all non-WILD cells in its column with WILDS symbols. This does not apply to future cells in the same column if the column is later expanded.
DIAGONAL WILD randomly selects either a positive or negative diagonal and fills the non-WILD spaces on it with WILDS symbols. A positive diagonal is defined as the diagonal that extends in the direction of the lower left and upper right corner of the DIAGONAL WILD, while a negative diagonal is the one that extends in the direction of the upper left and lower right corner of the DIAGONAL WILD.
The BIG WILD symbol expands to a 2×2 area and fills non-WILD symbols in its place with WILD symbols.
BIG WILD randomly selects either the left or right direction, and then randomly selects either the top or bottom direction. It expands to a 2×2 area in the selected directions and fills the non-WILD spaces on it with WILDS symbols.
RANDOM DICKER places 2 to 4 WILD symbols randomly on the grid.
RANDOM WILD places 2 to 4 WILDS symbols randomly on the grid. It always places WILD symbols on top of non-WILD cells when there are non-WILD cells.
MULTIPLIER WILD assigns itself a random multiplier value. This multiplier remains on the MULTIPLIER WILD symbol until the end of the game round. Possible multipliers are: 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 10x and 100x.
MULTIPLIER WILD assigns itself a random multiplier value. Possible multipliers are 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 10x and 100x. This multiplier remains on the MULTIPLIER WILD symbol until the end of the game round. Once MULTIPLIER WILD has a multiplier value, all line wins where MULTIPLIER WILD is part of the win are multiplied by this multiplier. Additional wins from CASH WILD are not multiplied as they are not line wins. If a line win is affected by multiple multipliers, the total multiplier for that line win is the sum of the multipliers.
CASH WILD places a random payout value on itself. This payout value remains on the CASH WILD symbol until the end of the game round. Possible payout values are: 1x, 2x, 3x, 5x, 20x and 100x the bet.
CASH WILD assigns itself a random payout value. Possible payout values are 1x, 2x, 3x, 5x, 20x and 100x your bet. This payout value remains on the CASH WILD symbol until the end of the game round. Once a CASH WILD has a payout value, that value is paid in addition to regular wins if it is part of a line win. Multiple line wins on the same CASH WILD symbol do not result in multiple CASH WILD payouts. A CASH WILD symbol can end up paying multiple times if it wins on multiple re-spins.
ROW EXPANSION WILD adds one more row to the grid, up to a maximum of 7.
The ROW EXPANSION symbol adds another row to the grid, up to a maximum of 7. More rows result in more active paylines.
COLUMN EXPANSION WILD adds another column to the grid, up to a maximum of 7.
The COLUMN EXPANSION symbol adds another column to the grid, up to a maximum of 7. More columns lead to the possibility of longer wins.
MYSTERY WILDS are only available when Extra Bet is activated. If a player lands MYSTERY WILDS at all, they are guaranteed to land between 2-4. Unlike other WILDS, MYSTERY WILDS cannot land with other WILDS, and all MYSTERY WILDS are activated at the same time. When they are activated, another functional WILD is randomly selected, and all MYSTERY WILDS are transformed into it and follow the mechanics of that WILD’s activation. This secondary activation is not simultaneous and follows the normal rules.
Extra Bet
The extra bet adds the MYSTERY WILD feature to the game.
Extra Bet adds the MYSTERY WILDS feature to the game. The Extra Bet is worth 2x. Wins and overall logic during the Extra Bet round are based on the base bet, not the Extra Bet. Otherwise, the game plays as normal. Extra Bet can only be activated in the base game. Buy and Extra Bet cannot be activated at the same time. Extra Bet may not be available on all markets.
Base Game Max Win
A total win of 1000x the bet in the base game immediately ends the round and the player is paid 1000x the bet. When playing Extra Bet, the maximum win is calculated based on the base bet.
Bonus Game
Landing 3 or more BONUS SYMBOLS in the base game triggers the Bonus Game. The Bonus Game is always played on a 7×7 grid. The Bonus Game uses a multiplier activation feature with a character activator. The player starts with 3 lives. Spins continue until the player runs out of lives, with each spin consuming one life. Whenever a symbol lands anywhere on the screen, it is stuck in place and persists until the end of the Bonus Game, although it can be modified by other features. Whenever a symbol lands, 3 lives are restored.
Bonus Game Features
All collectible symbols in the bonus game have a feature attached to them. All symbols have an internal status – fresh, consumed or refreshed. All symbols are fresh when they land after a spin until they are filled, at which point they are considered consumed. Refreshed is a special status that can be triggered by the RE-ACTIVATOR feature.
At the end of each spin, when fresh symbols land in the player’s area, these features are evaluated and filled. In the event that multiple features are eligible to fill, the order of fill is based on the feature type. From first to last: GRABBER -> DOUBLER -> BOOSTER -> RE-ACTIVATOR. If different copies of the same feature are eligible to fill, the order of fill is based on when the symbol was placed – the oldest one first. After all features have been filled, if any symbols are in a refreshed state due to the RE-ACTIVATOR feature, they are now filled. This activation sequence is a separate step from the main activation sequence, but otherwise follows the same rules.
All features affect symbols in a straight line segment that extends from themselves. This line segment continues until it reaches the edge of the play area. Any play area sections that are on this line but are separated by a non-play area section are excluded. The line segment does not include the feature symbol itself. The direction that a feature can activate is up, down, left and right. The direction is randomly chosen, but will always choose the direction in which the feature symbol connects to another symbol.
Train Heist Bonus Game
Landing 3 or more BONUS SYMBOLS in the main game will trigger the TRAIN ROBBERY BONUS GAME.
TRAIN HIST BONUS GAME uses the ACTIVATOR feature. The symbols that land can only be activated if the Bandit can reach them in a horizontal or vertical direction. He then chooses a direction to activate the feature on the symbol randomly.
If a GUARD symbol appears, the Bandit must use his ammo to destroy it. If GUARD symbols appear in 3 consecutive spins, the Bandit runs out of ammo and the Bonus Game ends. GUARD symbols have no value and are for entertainment purposes only.
The GRABBER symbol adds the value of all symbols activated by the Bandit to its own value when it is active.
The DOUBLER symbol doubles the value of all symbols activated by the Bandit.
The BOOSTER symbol adds its own multiplier to the symbols activated by the Bandit.
The RE-ACTIVATOR symbol refreshes all symbols activated by Bandit. They then reactivate their functions.
Bonus Game Max Win
A total win of 10,000x the bet in the bonus game immediately ends the round and the player is paid 10,000x the bet. Please note that the maximum win applies to the total win of the base game and the bonus game combined. When playing Extra Bet, the maximum win is based on the base bet.
Buy Feature
- By paying 5x bet, you can buy a guaranteed base game WILD feature spin.
- By paying 60x bet, you can buy entry into the Bonus Game with at least 3 BONUS SYMBOLS.
- By paying 155x bet, you can buy entry into the Bonus Game with 5 BONUS SYMBOLS.
- Buy Feature RTP is 96.54% for WILD feature spin, 96.78% for Bonus Game with 3 or more BONUS SYMBOLS and 96.87% for Bonus Game with 5 BONUS SYMBOLS.
Not all Buy Feature levels are available in all markets.
Paylines
Bet line wins are paid sequentially from left to right. Only the highest win per line is paid. Symbol payouts are displayed in the paytable and reflect the current betting configuration. A malfunction voids all payouts.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Buy Free Spins
- Extremally high evaluated – 6.9
- Design is fine
- Max Win – x5000.00
- The slot was commended for his quality
- €/$0.20 per spin is a starting bet in the Sticky Bandits Thunder Rail
- Basic standard of RTP
