Winter Queen Slot
Novomatic have released a cool slot machine for you to sink your teeth into and it’s called the Winter Queen. So, what’s special about this slot game then? To start with, it’s not a fruit machine – this is what we’ve come to expect from Novomatic, but better than that, there are features packed in that you wouldn’t even dream of expecting to find.
Spinning the reels can be done from 40 coins, but if you want big cash, you need to stake big coins per spin. If you have a limited bankroll, the great news is you can win huge cash via small stakes or big stakes. Now, this 5 reel, 40 paylines slot machine features some very special symbols – four of which are stacked symbols and fill the entire reel. During your free spins, symbols can zoom to triple their size, to not only boost your bankroll, but to boost the excitement of the game. Other special features you can benefit from are wilds, scatters and a gamble feature.
Fantasy Feel
The Winter Queen is a fictitious woman who goes about her daily life of reigning supreme over the creatures of the polar lands that she lives in. Despite the wintery theme, the Queen wears very little; a piece of blue cloth that only just covers her modesty. Other symbols on the reels include a polar bear, husky, kingfisher, mystical orb and card values of K, Q, K and A.
Surrounding the reels, you will see lots of snowflakes and 40 different coloured lines – these indicate the 40 paylines on offer. Paylines can be adjusted, but the more you have in play, the more chance you have of hitting a winning combination. Use the control to select your bet, view the paytable, activate the auto play feature and keep track of your bankroll, wins and stake.
Cool Cash
Your stake will depend on the amount of coins that can be won, but for the benefit of those playing minimum stakes of 40 coins, you can win a maximum 800 coins. To get your hands on the jackpot, you will need to spin in a win line full of mystical orb symbols – these will light up your eyes and your balance.The expanding symbols are the highest value symbols, after the jackpot-paying symbol, the Winter Queen awards 300 coins, the polar bear offers 150 coins and the husky and kingfisher both offer 120 coins – this is based on those playing minimum stakes per spin. Remaining card values offer either 60 or 80 coins when a win line full is created.
Frozen Features
Just like the majority of Novomatic slot machines, you can expect to find wilds and scatters on the reels; the wild is the Winter Queen logo and this does as wilds do; replaces all other symbols to create winning combos. Scatter is the mystical orb, not only can this pay the jackpot, but three or more will offer up the 10 free spins.
Should you be lucky enough to trigger the free spins, you will benefit from zoom symbols. The high paying symbols of polar bear, kingfisher, husky and Queen can expand to fill a 5x3 size on the reels – when this happens, you know you’re in for some big wins. Gamble allows you to do just that – gamble for more money. Base game wins allow you to guess the next colour suit to effectively double your cash or lose the lot.
Worth it?
Winter Queen is a highly animated and fun-filled online slot game that on the face of things offers nothing much, but the features are something spectacular. When we were playing, we managed to trigger the free spins regularly, which is what you’d expect from a medium variance slot machine.During our free spins, we happened to spin in a 5x3 symbol on every spin, this boosted our 40 coin stake to a staggering 20,500 coins.
Substantial wins fall during free spins, but we’d advise you to steer clear of the gamble feature, as this is a 50/50 game of chance that wants you to lose. You can play this slot machine via desktop, mobile or tablet devices, but there is no demo mode offered, so you’ll have to put your money where your mouth is to see if you enjoy the game or not.
