Raging Rhino Pokies
Raging Rhino is a mobile-optimised pokie from WMS Gaming that has a slightly unusual layout where 6 reels spin up images of various African creatures, along with an impressive 4,096 different prize-winning ways to line them up. Wild substitutions and a free spins game with multipliers are all added attractions in this popular game that’s also available at regular online casinos.
The wildlife theme gives developers plenty of opportunities to fill their games with exotic animals, although in the Raging Rhino video pokie we have just 4 of them, as the smaller wins come from landing the standard playing card symbols across the reels. The game is beautifully designed however, and has a nice image of the African plains behind the reels, although when they are spinning, they expand slightly to cover this up. A soft jade green backdrop to the symbols offsets the colourful pictures very well, and below it all, we see a set of simple control buttons.
These are used to adjust the amount staked per spin and this works in a slightly different way to most games, as there are no conventional paylines. Instead, players win by landing matching symbols in any positions across adjacent reels, although the line will need to run from the left side. A low limit bet of 0.40 and a top stake of 60.00 should suit all but the smallest of bankrolls and highest of rollers, although free Raging Rhino video pokie games are available to try out at many casinos.
Playing Raging Rhino
The smaller, although usually more frequent, wins come from the 9, 10, J, Q, K and A symbols, which are completely standard here, with no attempt to fit them in with the theme. Some players may not be bothered by this, others feel it’s a shame to see the same old symbols time and again, but it’s just a matter of personal preference.
Bigger wins are created by the mongoose, crocodile, cheetah, gorilla, and as the high paying member of the animal kingdom we have the rhino himself, who looks just a little annoyed with things rather than actually raging. Playing card symbols will need to land across at least 3 reels to be worth any coins, but the animals only need to be on 2, and anyone who wants to count up all the potential winning combinations is welcome to, but we will take the word of WMS Gaming and assume that there are 4,096 ways.
Raging Rhino
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Bonus Features
A nice picture of the sun setting behind a tree is a wild symbol, which is able to replace any others if it’s then possible to complete a winning line, filling in any gaps across the reels, or extending a line of matching symbols across extra reels for a higher payout. Because symbols won’t need to be on defined paylines, this is actually easier than it first appears, although it won’t be on reels 1 or 6 at either side, and won’t be able to act as the special diamond scatter symbol.
Although it’s got no obvious connection to the theme, a big diamond will still be a welcome sight, as it triggers a free spins bonus round. Any 3 diamonds, in any positions, will start 8 spins, there’s 15 free games when 4 diamonds turn up, 20 spins for getting 5 of them and if 6 diamond symbols appear at once, the top award of 50 free games is won. A scatter payout will also be awarded before the bonus games begin, so in the unlikely event that no wins are spun up during them players at least have an initial payout.
During these spins, any time the wild symbol completes a winning combination, the value is subject to a multiplier of 2x or 3x, and any 3 or more diamond scatters turning up in a single free spin will retrigger the whole round, with the new games starting as soon as the current ones have finished.
The Verdict
Wildlife themed online casino pokies continue to be a roaring success, so there should be a stampede of players heading to this game to enjoy the sights and even the animal sounds that come with it. The way that symbols only need to appear on connected reels, plus the fact that the animals will only need to be on reels 1 and 2 for a win, makes this a low volatility game, that tends to pay lots of smaller prizes rather than a fewer big ones.
Decent bonus features such as the free spins with multipliers help to turn this good-looking pokie into a game that can be just as good to play, so it comes highly recommended.