Wolf Run MegaJackpots Pokie
How does a company like IGT take one of their biggest pokies and re-invent it? In the case of Wolf Run, they have added it to their Megajackpots range, alongside Cleopatra and Isle O’Plenty which means that all of the features that have made it so successful are retained and now players have the potential to scoop a multi-million Dollar prize at the end of any spin.
So, those players who enjoyed bonus features such as wild substitutions, bonus pays and free spins will still get all of this, but if they land the Megajackpots symbols across the game, they win the progressive prize. As the pokies chosen to feature the Megajackpots are all very successful games, the main prize builds up quite quickly, with a small percentage of each bet made on them, across all online casinos that carry the range, being put aside until a single player wins the lot.
There’s 5 reels here, with symbols lined up in 4 rows and 40 paylines running from left to right across the game. Players can choose to activate 1, 5, 10, 20 or 30 of these lines, but unless all 40 are used, it excludes them from winning the progressive jackpot and means that some combinations won’t count when they appear across lines that haven’t been activated.
Playing Wolf Run Megajackpots
Like the original game, this pokie has a backdrop of forests and mountains peeking out from behind the reels, some feathered decorations around the title and payline indicators to the sides, which is a fairly conventional set up. If 3 or more of the same type of symbol stop on sequential reels on a line, running from the left side, players will win a prize and the smaller, but likely more frequent wins, come from the playing card symbols falling into place.
Landing matching 9, 10, J or Q symbols will pay out 5x, 20x or 100x the line bet, while the K and A symbols will be worth 5x, 50x or 150x. Picture symbols are what gives a pokie its uniqueness, and Wolf Run has a couple of totem pole sculptures that are each valued at 20x, 75x or 250x when landing on 3, 4 or 5 reels at a time, while a white wolf and a grey wolf are both worth 25x, 100x or 400x.
Wolf Run MegaJackpots
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Bonus Features
There’s 2 wild symbols in this game, and we’ll start with the howling wolf and moon symbol that players may recognise from the original version. This is worth 50x, 200x or 1000x the line bet but will also act as any other, with the exception of the bonus symbol and the MegaJackpots icon, to help make up winning combinations.
The MegaJackpots symbol works the same way and pays the same amounts out, but what players will really wat to see is this symbol suddenly appearing on all 20 reel positions, as when this happens, the progressive jackpot is won. It’s an instant payout, with nothing more needed from the players, and means that the very next spin could provide them with a life-changing prize. There is also a Behind The Scenes MegaJackpots draw that can be won after any spin, although players who stake more will improve their chances of winning by this route.
The other extra feature that occurs is carried over from the original and consists of a free spins game, triggered by landing the Bonus symbol in any 3 or more positions across the middle 3 reels. This will first pay out 2x the total bet amount and then 5 free games will begin, with different background colours to the symbols, just to highlight the fact that players are in the bonus round. Payouts are the same, but if 3 more Bonus icons land, then an extra 5 spins will be added on, potentially several times over.
The Verdict
Wolf Run MegaJackpotscontinues the success of the original and is now improved by the potential for that massive progressive win. It follows what is arguably one of the most popular themes, with lots of pokies based on North American wildlife and culture, while adding some decent bonus features.
Although wild substitutions and free spins are nothing radical, many players are looking for easy to learn games that they can relax with, spinning the reels for steady wins and triggering the occasional bonus as they go.