Wild Drops Slots
Wild Drops is an online slot game with a thrilling mining and treasure hunt theme at its core and it was crafted and released by popular developers Betsoft in July of 2021.
This engaging slot is packed with several bonus features designed to maximise players gaming experience. A cascading win mechanic, a clear the grid bonus with multipliers and free spins are offered with a maximum win potential of 4,400x times the stake allowing for significant wins.
The game plays out on 5 reels with 8 rows and 16 fixed paylines which pay both ways and where horizontal clusters of three to five matching symbols pay anywhere. A virtual view of a mine deep underground is seen behind the reels complete with railway tracks, wooden carts and premium value gemstones. The visuals are exemplary simulating the virtual environment as close to a real mine as possible and accompanied by some slick and colourful animations.
Players will need to set their wagers in order to start gaming and these start from a minimum of $0.20 per spin and up to a maximum of $22.00 per spin. This range makes the game accessible to players with different budget sizes. Winning combinations trigger cascading reels where new symbols drop to replace the winning ones which potentially creates additional wins.
A useful convenience is the Auto-play button which can be optionally used to set up a number of automated spins. This can be a handy tool for those who dislike manual play and likewise for those punters who are keen on maintaining a particular gaming budget.
The RTP (Return to Player Percentage) is a generous 97.11% and this slot plays at high volatility which means wins may not be so frequent but when they land they can be substantial in size. This offers thrilling opportunities to risk averse high rollers with deeper pockets although it may present more of a challenge to more novice punters who will need to game with caution and prudence as the road can get bumpy. They will want to utilize the free spins and central column of wilds to maximise their wins and aim to clear the grid for additional multipliers.
The gaming symbols are shown as gemstones in yellow, blue, pink, purple, blue, light blue, green and white. The diamond is the most lucrative icon offering players 220x for five on a payline. The other gems offer payouts of 110x, 44x and 11x for five. The wild symbol is the golden nugget with the letters wild imprinted on it and it brings payouts of 550x for five of a kind combination. This wild can substitute for all the other gaming symbols to make more winning symbols with the exception of the scatter which symbolises the golden bonus symbol.
Hidden beneath the gems there are randomly located golden coin bonus symbols and collecting 5 hidden bonus symbols by clearing gems on the reels in a single spin will trigger the Wild Drops bonus round. Here, punters will be awarded with 5 free spins during which the middle row will fill up with wilds on every spin and their progress will be tracked on a special meter shown to the right of the gaming grid.
On each free spin there will be a central column where guaranteed wilds will land. When players clear the grid fully during the free spins they will receive a bonus multiplier of 5x and this increases to a bonus 10x in addition to the base win.
Players can take Wild Drops slot game on the go to play anywhere and anytime as it is fully mobile optimized. It is compatible with any iOS Apple, Android or Samsung smartphone or tablet device with a responsive design which automatically resizes for optimal and slick performance during gameplay.