Theinfinity reels mechanichas proven to be a hard nut to crack, and many developers have tried and not quite succeeded in taking the engine to mainstream stardom. Quickspin might just achieve that feat with Beastwood, and they’ve conveniently come up with their very own name for the engine as well. It’s called Endless Reels in this game, which is actually a more precise description in our view.
The production value comes across as very high, with impressive visuals and cinematographic cut scene sequences. The scrolling reel-adding mechanic flows smoothly, and we didn’t experience the ‘grid reset fatigue’ that we’ve complained about many times before. The reel multiplier system can escalate quickly, especially in the bonus round, and we’ve no complaints about the solid29,520x potential(except, perhaps, the 1 in 100m probability).
Winning combos start out with asymbol win multiplierof x1, and the symbol win multiplier is multiplied when more than one of the same symbol appears on a reel. If you land more than one wild on a reel, all symbol win multipliers are multiplied by the number of wilds. When no more reels are added, your payout is calculated by multiplying the paytable symbol value by the symbol win multiplier.
The symbols pay between 0.15 and 2.5 x your stake, and you needat least 3 matching symbolsin view on each of the 3 starting reels to win. TheGolden X Wildsteps in for pay symbols to help continue the endless reels winning streak, and they cannot appear on the 3 default starting reels. Extra reels are added in a scrolling fashion, and you keep getting new reels as long as the original win is extended.
In addition, there is aReel Multiplierthat first appears above reel 5, and it will also appear on every 3 reels after reel 5. Any win from a reel multiplier boosts all current symbol win multipliers by x2.
You need to accumulate at least4 scattersin the same endless reels sequence to trigger the Bonus Round, and this gives you10 free spins. Any additional scatters above the minimum of 4 gives you+3 extra spinson top of that. Thex2 Reel Multiplieris moved ahead to reel 4 in the bonus round, and it appears on every single reel after that. Each scatter awards+1 extra spin.
Finally, non-UK players, and anyone living in an eligible jurisdiction, may take advantage of theBonus Buy feature. If you’re willing to part with120x your stake, you get a spin with at least 4 triggering scatters. The RTP increases to 96.38 % if you purchase the bonus round.
We had a very good time testing Beastwood from Quickspin, and we’ve whipped together a brief and edited highlights video for you as usual. You get to see only the best moments from our 200 spins test session, and you can see for yourself how we fared by hitting the play button below.
Beastwood is hands down the best implementation of the infinity reels concept we’ve seen to date. It’s called Endless Reels in this release though, which fits the bill quite nicely, and the reel-adding scrolling system flows as smoothly as a dream. Another thing that helps is the chains being wrapped around winning symbols, as well as the reel multiplier that starts when you reach reel 5.
The visual presentation is top notch, with engaging story elements to boot. Although the winning system might sound complicated on paper, you’ll have no trouble understanding it as soon as you get into the swing of things. Getting the reel multiplier boost from each added reel in the bonus round can make a difference to the tune of 29,541x your stake, and it will be interesting to see how this solid attempt at cracking the “infinity code” is received by the community.
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