🎰 Pokies With Stacked Wilds
Bonus features are being developed thick and fast in the online pokies industry with innovative slot designs, reel mechanics and themes to choose from.
From rotating reels to sticky wilds and everything in between, it’s a great time to be a fan of online casinos. However, it’s not the reels or themes that we’re focusing on today, instead, we’re going to be looking at one of the top wild feature on offer in the modern slot – the stacked wild.
If you’re new to the stacked wilds feature available in some of the best online pokies, fear not, it’s one popular pokie feature that’s super easy to understand. The stacked wild functions in much the same way that a regular wild adds to an online video slot, only players will find the wild symbols appearing in vertical pairs.
To get the most out of the stacked wild bonus feature, players should be looking to land their wild symbols on reel number 1 and number 2. It’s the first pair that offers the best chance of improvement when building paylines with stacked wilds landing on reels 3-5 will offer a decreased chance of claiming those large maximum wins.
Although it’s not really something that can be influenced by the player, it’s always nice to know and we’re sure that it’s only a matter of time before players are able to select where they’d like their wilds to land (on some new-age real money pokies, anyway).
🎰 Our Favourites
Twin Spin Megaways (NetEnt)
Released by NetEnt in 2020, Twin Spin Megaways is the first in-house production of a Megaways slot and what better way than to revamp the timeless Twin Spin pokie.
The theme of the game is much the same as the original (launched way back in 1996), although players should expect some visual upgrades as well as reworked mechanics. Symbols are very much traditional with diamonds, bar and bell graphics appearing on the reels when spinning.
The Megaways mechanics upgrade is the most interesting part of NetEnt’s release with a bonkers 117,649 different ways to win. The number of paylines isn’t the only spec to make your jaw drop either and players will be pleased to find a whopping maximum win of 38,000x the original bet per single spin in the game.
The RTP is decent too, rated around the average in the industry at 96.04% with a high volatility rating. Overall, it’s a fantastic pokie featuring those wonderful stacked wilds and a worthy successor to the legendary original Twin Spin pokie.
Ramses Revenge (Relax)
Ramses Revenge, released by the team at Relax Gaming in 2020, offered players plenty to chat about with a feature-full pokie.
The theme of the Ancient Egyptians is one that we’ve seen chosen in the online pokies world countless times before and that’s exactly what Relax went for in Ramses Revenge. The typical ultra-bling method has however been swerved in favour of a great looking minimalistic pokie complete with symbols featuring hieroglyphs, mummies and Anubis.
The play area is large in the slot, offering a 6×4 grid that’s good for a fantastic 4,096 paylines for players to build their winning combinations across. The maximum win per spin is, quite frankly, phenomenal with the maximum value of up to 49,996x their original wager. There’s plenty of features too, including stacked wilds and walking wilds, helping lucky players reach that huge maximum win.
There’s an industry average RTP value that players will find when spinning the reels of 96.15% and a high volatility rating, as to be expected with such a high maximum potential win. The game is a breath of fresh air in the Egyptian theme, worth checking out for a new take on a classic!
Mystery Museum (Push Gaming)
The first of two fantastic pokies from Push Gaming highlighted in our list of favourites is Mystery Museum, released in late 2020.
The pokie follows the theme of a typical museum with players able to “Uncover the secrets of the past by venturing through the Mystery Museum”, sounds spooky, right? The graphics, symbols and animations are top-notch and the game plays beautifully, Push Gaming really lives up to its reputation.
The video slot isn’t quite as exciting as you may think on paper with just a 5×3 play area offering a total of 10 fixed paylines in the game. However, it’s the maximum win up for grabs that really changes the mind of pokie players with up to 62,003x the original wager on offer from a single spin.
The RTP value is a little over the average that we’d expect at 96.58%, another reason to love the Mystery Museum slot. Volatility is as high as it comes when playing the slot, not something to be particularly surprised about when taking in that max win, but something to keep in mind when spinning the reels.
Razor Shark (Push Gaming)
The second Push Gaming pokie that we’re featuring on our list is Razor Shark, released a year prior to Mystery Museum in late 2019.
Get your swimmers on, it’s time to go play in the water in this aquatic-theme pokie. It’s an underwater setting for Razor Shark as players are thrown in at the deep end with symbols including snorkels, scuba gear and, of course, sharks.
Razor Shark offers a 5×4 play area with just 20 paylines available, but like it’s older brother, the maximum win available offers is the star of the show. Players playing the pokie will find an infinite maximum with the highest observed of 85,475x the original wager – not bad at all! There are a plethora of bonus features to thank for that including, but not limited to, those tasty stacked wilds.
The RTP is on the higher side of average, sitting pretty at 96.70%. Volatility is exactly as you’d expect with an infinite maximum win and is about as high as they come. Overall, Razor Shark is a pokie with plenty going for it and huge wins up for grabs.
Eastern Emeralds (Quickspin)
Quickspin has some incredible titles in their range from Sticky Bandits to Midas Coins, but it’s the 2018 release of Eastern Emeralds that gets stacked wilds fans excited.
As the name would suggest, Quickspin have opted for an Asian theme in this slot, based in the wilderness and surrounded by stunning mountains. The pokie features a whole host of iconic oriental themes including dragons, fishes and birds making their way across the reels.
There’s a typical 5×3 play area on offer with a total of just 20 fixed paylines. However, a redeeming chunky maximum payout of 12,600x the original wager available in a single spin thanks to a great selection of bonus features including our favourite stacked wilds.
There’s an RTP value around the average that a player should expect to find of 96.58%, but it’s the variance that’s of most interest to players. Volatility is rated as medium, ensuring that plenty of players can choose to try out Eastern Emeralds with all bankroll sizes able to play.
Caishens Cash (Pragmatic)
Pragmatic’s Caishens Cash, released in 2019, is next up on our list, following the Chinese God of Wealth and Money as their theme focus.
It’s not the first time that we’ve seen Caishen make his way to the reels and we doubt it’ll be the last, but that doesn’t mean the game doesn’t look and feel great. The Asian influence is clear upon opening the game with symbols and colours carefully selected.
There’s a total of 243 different paylines in the pokie all squeezed into a 5×3 play area. There’s plenty of great features on offer too, including Stacked Wilds, all working together to offer a giant maximum win per spin of 21,749x the original wager.
The RTP is around the average that we’d expect from a slot of this type at 96.5%. Volatility is on the higher end of the scale, no surprises considering the theme and the maximum win, catering to those that enjoy a riskier slot.
Story of Hercules (Spinomenal)
The Story of Hercules, released by lesser-known gaming brand Spinomenal in 2019, gives players a taste of mythology in this feature-friendly pokie.
The theme of the game is very clearly mythological, specifically turning to the Story of Hercules (as the name may hint) for inspiration. Players will find playing cards, dragons and Hercules himself featured as symbols when building their winning combinations.
The play area is typical sitting at 5×3 and 50 different paylines are ripe for creating those winning combinations. There are a plethora of features too, including the stacked wilds that we all know and love, resulting in an estimated maximum win of around 22,500x the original wager.
The RTP sits bang on the average that we’d tend to expect from a pokie of this type with a value of exactly 96%. Volatility is medium in the game with a moderate amount of risk offered, allowing for players with large or small bankrolls to learn about the story of Hercules.
Bamboo Rush (Betsoft)
Released in September 2019, Betsoft’s Bamboo Rush proved to be one of the most exciting games of the year, in no small part thanks to the stacked wilds offered.
The game is one with bamboo and, of course, Panda’s as the main focus, but there’s a clear Asian influence in the video slot with the Yin and Yang symbol and traditional castles to compliment the plethora of Panda’s.
The play area sits at 5×4 with a total of 40 paylines available for players looking to spin those reels and land winning combinations. There’s plenty of features to get excited about too with stacked wilds stealing the show and allowing for an enormous maximum win per spin of 53,208x the original wager.
There’s an RTP sitting a little above average at 96.9% that’s sure to put a smile on the faces of pokie fans. Volatility is high in the game, meaning that players that love a little risk will adore Bamboo Rush!