The Wild Wood: Online Casino Game from Novomatic - Video slots Review

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The specialists of Novomatic company have released a new online slot machine named «The Wild Wood» devoted to Wild nature. If you are mad of forest, mushrooms, flowers and animals, you necessarily need to test this model. It delights the eye by a lovely design and fascinates by interesting features, carefully described in the following review by the gambling guide Casinoz.

Rating

8.57/10

Users

8.57/10

Your country: United States. You are allowed to play this game

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10000

Max bet

5000:1

Max payout

Number of reels

Number of lines

General description

«The Wild Wood» is a video slot with five reels and ten pay lines always active on default. Symbols are located in 5x3 scheme at the screen.
Bets per each of the active lines must be the same. StarGames Casino accepts from four to one thousand credits per each of them. This way, it is possible to place from forty credits to ten thousands per spin. The betting range may vary in other online casinos.
This video slot is provided with numerous features, including basic symbols, special elements, a round of gambling feature, free spins with advanced options and additional bonuses.
Paid combinations are formed at the active lines by common rules. To get a payoff, you need to hit several same symbols, situated at the neighbor reels from left to right. As usually, only the most valuable combination at each of the lines is taken in account.
Wins are calculated by multiplying the bet per line by the index of formed combination. It can be from x2 to x5000.
By the end of a round which gave you a payoff of any size, you may launch the gambling feature. This round was designed in a classic style «guess a color of the card». We suppose you know the rules.
Please read about bonuses and different exceptions from the general rules in the following paragraph.

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Symbols

The gaming symbols, which you will see at the screen of «The Wild Wood» video slot, are a fox, a badger, a chestnut, bells, a mushroom and card signs from nine to ace.
The following elements are provided with advanced functions:

Wild (a logo of «The Wild Wood») is imaged at all reels. It forms winning combinations by the general rules and replaces other symbols to double up payoffs by formed combinations. It can’t replace Scatters.
Scatter (a night sky with half moon) drops at all reels as well. This symbol is paid independently of its location at the screen, while wins are calculated by the total bet.

In addition, Scatters trigger unusual free spins discussed below.

Bonus games

«The Wild Wood» has no thematic prize round, but it offers interesting free spins with advanced options and another bonus feature:

Wild Transformation – when three and more Scatters drop out at any cells of the screen, first of all they are paid. Then they turn into Wild symbols. In case new combinations are formed in result, they are paid too. After that free spins begin.
Free Games – the gamblers gets right for sixteen free spins by the bet of the previous round paid by the casino. All Scatters switch to the Wilds here. Prize rounds may be prolonged.

Detailed description of the bonuses can be found on the Help, but there is no need to learn them carefully, because you don't need any special skills to participate.

Jackpots

Any progressive jackpots by Novomatic are not drawn on «The Wild Wood» slot machine.

Interface

Well, we won’t explain functions of all buttons, because this game is available in multiply languages and the control panel is pretty convenient.
You can set up an amount of the bet in range provided by the selected online casino.
The automatic game mode, the basic settings of screen and sound parameters are available. The model was designed for browser mode and doesn't require downloading any special software.
The pay table explains the general rules, provides the multipliers, the scheme of the active lines and other details. The special manual is also provided.

Conclusion

Switching Scatters to the Wilds is quite a rare feature for modern slots, that should attract fans of uncommon options. Moreover, the model offers profitable free spins, that guarantees good payouts.
«The Wild Wood» slot machine has low dispersion level. The theoretical payback index is average for modern video slots.

Where to play for free or real money?

The novelty is available in the online casinos powered by licensed Novomatic software. Most of them offer to test games free and play for real money. Our experts were testing «The Wild Wood» in StarGames Casino.
It is possible to watch a video-review of this slot machine, that should be useful for the beginners, at Casinoz.
Please share your opinions about this slot in comments. Fair rates, informative responses about «The Wild Wood» and your personal experience is very welcome.