Thunder Cash Pokies
With 5 reels and 20 paylines of electrifying action, Thunder Cash, from Ainsworth Technologies is a classic pokie that has been a big hit at land based casinos worldwide and has now been adapted for online play. Lightning bolts and the rumble of thunder accompany each spin of this game, that has plenty of familiar icons such as playing card symbols, dice and red 7’s along with bonuses like wild substitutions, scatter wins and a free spins round that comes with locked wilds.
If this isn’t enough to tempt people to Thunder Cash, how about the possibility of scooping any of 3 progressive jackpots that are won at random? With the big increase in the number of players contributing a small portion of each wager made on this game, at the many casinos that feature Ainsworth titles, the frequency of these jackpots being won will also increase.
Playing Thunder Cash
Flashes of electricity shoot down either side of the reels, lighting up a dark background and adding a bit of colour to the surroundings, while the actual reels are coloured gold and crisp graphics to all the symbols makes them stand out against this backdrop. In common with many games, the playing card 9, 10, J, Q, K and A are used to make up the lower value symbols. Between 5 and 150 credits will be won when 3, 4 or 5 of the card symbols appear, but to win more, players will be looking to land the picture symbols across the reels.
A stack of gold coins, some dice, a big blue diamond and a red number 7 will line up to create the higher wins, and all of these symbols will need to appear across a payline on adjacent reels running from the left side.
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Bonus Features
A picture of 2 lightning bolts will be able to replace any of the standard symbols to help complete winning lines. This wild icon only appears on reels 2, 3 and 4, so can’t make up a line on its own, but this isn’t a shocking feature, as many pokies work in a similar way. By filling in the gaps between matching symbols, or extending winning lines of 3 into more rewarding lines of 4, this wild will boost the frequency of winning spins, but it’s not the only bonus in this game, as the Thunder Cash logo will also trigger some special features of its own.
This can land anywhere to be worth 5 credits when 3 turn up at once, 10 credits when 4 appear and 100 for seeing 5 at once, while any 3 or more also takes players to a free spins round. This has the potential to be quite a rewarding set, as any wilds that land throughout the 8 spins, will stay locked in place.
So the longer the spins continue, the more chance there is that the reels will be filling up with wild symbols, and anyone who sees a further 3 scatters appear at once will be given an extra 5 spins at the end of the initial round.
Jackpots
Three progressive jackpots can be won at any stage, and players don’t need to do anything other than spin the reels to be in with a chance of a big payout. Minor, Major and Platinum jackpots can be won, and the current values are displayed above the reels, so they know what prize could potentially be claimed on the next spin.
Gamble Game
Players who like to take a bit more risk will be able to gamble each win. The aim of this round is to decide if a playing card will be revealed as a red or black suit, and although a correct guess doubles the amount won and lets players try again to double it over and over, a wrong pick at any stage loses the original win as well as any gamble win collected so far.
To help a little bit, the last 10 cards are shown, but even if they were all the same colour, it’s still a 50/50 risk and perhaps should be approached with caution, as these gambles are notoriously difficult to win.
The Verdict
Thunder Cash is in some ways an old-fashioned game, with traditional symbols and for the most part, pretty standard gameplay. The wild substitutions and scatter pays are also nothing special, but having wilds held during the free games adds a little innovation to things.
It’s worth noting however, that payouts are lower in the free spins round, which is a shame, but this will hopefully be more than compensated by the wild wins that can get more and more frequent as the bonus games progress.