Who Wants To Be A Stallionaire Pokie Machine
The full title of this pokie is Who Wants To Be A Stallionaire and this should give potential players an indication of what it’s all about, which is a weird mix of horse racing and a TV game show.Although it looks like a standard 3 reel, single win line game, it’s got a couple of extra features to help make it first past the post, with a bonus board game, Nudges and Holds, plus the nice cartoon style that the developer Microgaming are well-known for.
A Day At The Races
A dark green background with a chequered pattern that looks somewhat like a jockey’s shirt sets off this game in style. There’s a whole series of features and payout details surrounding the reels, along with the game title and of course some control buttons that let players set the size of their bets.
As there’s only a single payline, it’s straightforward process of adjusting the wager from as little as 0.10 to as much as 10.00 per spin, which many people will see as a fairly low maximum, but it’s typical for this type of game that’s more suited to casual players.
Starting with the main payout schedule, any time 2 matching symbols land on the line, players get a return equal to the stake, while landing a full line of carrots will pay them back 2x the stake. Next up in value is the jockey’s helmet that’s worth 4x, while a cigar pays 6x.
Then we see the single Bar symbol being valued at 8x, the double Bar at 10x and the triple Bar icon rewards 20x the bet, while the 7’s are another classic symbol in 3 reel pokies and here it’s worth 40x. The finishing post pays 80x and then it’s a big jump in value to the Rolls Royce car that pays 500x the bet amount when it lands across the win line.
Some of the symbols have little horseshoes attached to them, and these are a symbol of luck, as the bronze, silver and gold shoes will light up corresponding ones in a 3 x 3 grid to the left of the reels. Once a full horizontal or diagonal line is lit on this grid, players gallop off to the bonus game that plays out on a new screen.
Who Wants to be a Stallionaire
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A Racing Certainty
In this bonus game, players see a dapper racehorse dressed in a smart suit, sitting cross-legged on an armchair, smoking a cigar and surrounded by cash. There’s a board game displayed next to him and the aim is to use 3 of the coins next to the horse to move around the board, spinning up cash prizes, mini games, Nudges and Holds or landing on a losing square to end the round.
Players have 3 initial spins of the counter, but can earn extra ones when they land on the right spots and with a top prize of 500x the stake, it’s a nice game to play.
Some of the rewards take players back to the main game, with Nudges being the ability to move individual reels up or down to get a winning combination and Holds being a feature where a reel can be kept in place while the others spin to hopefully land another win.
The Verdict
Stallionaire has a fun theme and an interesting format that’s similar to other Microgaming releases, but can still be quite rewarding. While the action on the main reels is pretty standard, the real treats come from the bonus game which is fairly easy to trigger.
Players have 3 attempts to get around the board for some of the bigger wins and in practice, this can be tricky to accomplish, but they shouldn’t feel as if they have fallen at the first fence, as they would have to be pretty unlucky not to win a prize in this round.
Quite what a horse is doing running a racing team is anyone’s guess, however it all looks good and coming from such a popular developer, players can rest assured that it will be a reliable pokie which can be trusted from the Off.