Wild Drops

Overview Wild Drops

BetSoft’s newest creation, the mining themed game Wild Drops, is an unusual slot game with plenty of features, a charming soundtrack and an interface unlike anything else in BetSoft’s canon. For this game, BetSoft has plunged us deep into the heart of the earth to mine for multi-coloured gems. Finding the right gems in certain combinations could make some players very rich indeed. However, it is unlikely that this will happen before players have played a significant number of spins, as the volatility rating for this game is about as high as they come.

Features for Wild Drops include a cascading reel dynamic, multipliers and a free spin bonus. The latter of these uses the gold coins hidden under each gemstone. These are all collected in a meter. Collecting 5 in a single sequence will then trigger a bonus round that grants you 5 free spins where the middle column is filled with wilds on every spin. Clearing the grid in this bonus round also awards players with a 10x multiplier bonus. Other features will be explained in full later in this review.

Theme and Symbols

The theme for Wild Drops is mining, or to be more precise- rare gem mining. Mining is a popular theme for many free las vegas slots as it has a straightforward association with finding wealth or fortune whilst involving yourself in risk. This is precisely the same dynamic that slots are built on - risking small amounts with the hope of striking it lucky and bringing in the big prizes. As mining themes go, BetSoft has done a really excellent job here, with high-quality visuals and a very tidy setting that they have put a lot of effort into.

The background for Wild Drops is a cavernous mineshaft under the ground. However, it can’t be particularly deep, as natural light seems to be shining through the gaps in the roof of the mine. The cave is full of classic mining equipment, such as crates and tracks and wheels and pullies. The detail is pretty staggering, from the light glints of the tracks to the texture in the wooden boxes.
The board for Wild Drops is the central column of the mine shaft in the middle of the screen. On this solid pillar of rock, the gems sit on some sort of chain-linked grid, which is probably supposed to represent the conveyance method of removing the gems from the earth. It is all thematically perfect and highly detailed.

The symbols for this game are the 8 gems of different shapes and colours. The most valuable of the gems is the white gem, worth 10x your stake for 5 on a pay line. All of the other symbols have their values explained in detail in the paytable. The specials for Wild Drop are the wild, which is the W and the bonus scatter symbols (the gold coins) found behind the regular gem symbols.

Wild Drops slot Game Play

Wild Drops is played on a 5-reel, 8-row board with 16 fixed pay lines. To achieve wins on this slot, players must match a minimum of 3 of a kind on the pay line. Combinations can be found anywhere on the grid. The betting range for Wild Drops is 10p to £20 per spin.

Players can toggle their stake up and down using the coin value adjuster tool located directly underneath the reels. Information about the slot, including the paytable and the auto spins options, can be found via the menu button to the left-hand side of the reels.

The volatility rating for Wild Drops is rated in the high end of the spectrum. The return to player percentage for Wild Drops is 96.11%, a touch above average. The biggest payout that players can win on one spin is 4,4000x your total stake.

Wild Drops slot Features

The first and most triggered bonus in this game is the cascading reels dynamic triggered every time you score a win. When you trigger a win, the winning symbols are blasted off the reels and replaced by new ones from above, giving you another chance of scoring a win from the same spin. Clearing the whole grid using a cascade will award you instantly with a 5x multiplier to your win.

The next feature is the free spin bonus. To trigger this bonus, you have to collect 5 special bonus symbols. Doing so will grant you 5 free spins. During this bonus game, if you clear the grid, the instant jackpot is doubled to 10x. There is also a column of wilds in the middle of the board for each spin in the free spins. This makes it easier to clear the board and win that jackpot.

Conclusion on Wild Drops slot

Visually beautiful, engaging to play, and with exciting payouts, Wild Drops has plenty going for it. However, players should be wary of the massive volatility and the comparatively low top prize. That said, those two elements seem to be the only drawbacks of this awesome game. Congratulations, BetSoft, on another homerun.