Zulu Gold is a video slot developed by ELK Studios with 262,144 ways to win. There are expanding reels, free spins, multipliers that increase, stacked symbols, and more. The RTP of this highly volatile slot is 95%, and the top prize is 10,000x.
It is the sixth slot in ELK Studios’ series of slots featuring the brave explorer Kane. This game features a few things from previous releases, like expanding reels and colossal symbols, along with new features that make for a genuinely thrilling experience.
Slot Features
In Zulu Gold, there are many special symbols that each provide a unique function that improves players’ chances of winning:
Colossal Symbols
The wild symbol and all paying symbols appear as colossal symbols. On the reels, they can occupy 2×2, 3×3, or 4×4 spaces and perform some pretty cool functions
Under the colossal symbol, if there is a space left empty, symbols to match it will be placed in that space.
If a colossal symbol falls below any regular symbols of a smaller size, the colossal symbol will smash them. Wild symbols, bonus symbols, or symbols that are the same size will not be destroyed.
Zulu Stacks
Getting Zulu Stacks helps you land wins and expand the reel set more easily. Symbols can be stacked two, three or four positions high.
Spreading Wilds
There is also a special significance to the wild gold lion symbol. It will appear in each cascade in a single spin, creating trails of wilds as it travels across the reels.
Charged Wilds
They look like Zulu Stacks, but they are actually wilds with extra lives.
Verdict
We’ve enjoyed all of the ELK Studios Gold slots, but Zulu Gold is an absolute standout. The graphics and mechanics of this game are both excellent:
The increasing multipliers in the free spins bonus are another welcome addition.
The Big Six Wheel, or as it’s referred to, the Wheel of Fortune, is an unequal game of chance and part of a class of classic games known as carnival games. It’s a simple game where players place bets on numbers, and every land-based casino under the sun has the Big Six Wheel typically at their entrance. Online Casinos also have live game show versions of the game, and the Wheel used, almost always contains 54 individual slots.
Big Six Wheel’s Rules
On the Wheel, you will see spaces displaying dollar amounts ranging from $1, $2, $5, $10 OR $20, along with two “logo” spaces featuring the casino’s logo or emblem. To start the wheel spinning, players must place their bets in the corresponding area in front of the Wheel. The dealer spins the Wheel for three rotations. The needle stops in the winning space when the revolutions are complete. All prizes get paid out to the lucky winners. Never place a bet after the Wheel has started spinning
There are also Big Six spinoffs at online casinos, including games like Lucky Wheel and Spin to Win. The most notable version of this game is Evolution Gaming’s Live Online Dream catcher.
Conclusion
Big Six Wheel isn’t like online Roulette or Blackjack when it comes to house edge; however, it can lead to some decent winnings with the right approach. Consider the volatility levels with specific bets unless you have a massive bankroll chasing the bigger prizes. Gamesys offers an online version of Big Six with an over 2% house edge and Dream Catcher a house edge of 4.66% for a $1 bet. The key to playing any game of chance s research; it helps you identify the best variations to play and enjoy more rewards and winnings.
Neon Valley Studios’ Queen of Alexandria is a video slot released on Microgaming’s Quickfire platform. Players can bet between 0.10 and 20 credits per spin, and the RTP is 92.50%. The slot includes expanding wilds, re-spins, and Microgaming’s WOW POT progressive jackpot.
Slot Features
In terms of the features and bonuses of the slot, the software provider has kept things pretty simple.
Expanding Wild Re-spins
Cleopatra, the legendary queen of Alexandria, is the main wild symbol in Queen of Alexandria, and she can appear on reels 2 to 4. She will expand when she lands in view.
The wild reel will lock and award a free re-spin as soon as a new win is formed. On the re-spin, any further Cleopatra symbols that land in view will also lock in place – paying out any wins – and a further re-spin is awarded.
Jackpot Feature
The progressive jackpot bonus round is the highlight of Queen of Alexandria. Upon activating the progressive jackpot bonus round, you will be taken to a giant wheel of fortune. Upon spinning this wheel, the notch will land on one of the four colours; green, red, blue and yellow.
You’ll receive the progressive jackpot if your notch lands on the yellow segment of the wheel (albeit the smallest segment) as it awards the ‘WOWPOT’ jackpot that is currently worth over 4,000,000 Euros.
Verdict
Queen of Alexandria may lack originality, but jackpot chasers are unlikely to mind as long as they have a chance to win big. At the time of publication, the highest jackpot was worth an eight-figure sum, and while it’s unlikely we’ll ever see the slot produce wins as big as those seen on Mega Moolah and its counterparts, it’s evident that the potential is there.
Born in 1956, Thomas Hyland, aka Tommy Hyland, was raised in New Jersey, USA.
Blackjack card counting has made him famous, as has managing the longest-running Blackjack team since it started in 1979.
The Early Years
He spent most of his teenage years in New Jersey, where he developed an interest in gambling.
During his childhood, he used to throw pennies at a wall with his friends, and they would make bets based on which penny landed closest to the wall. At first, the bets were just pennies, but then they became quarters. Tommy then began betting on other things like whether he’d win a cricket match or a golf match.
As he got older, he stopped placing bets himself and started collecting them instead. When he got his calculations wrong and lost $400, he stopped taking bets and focused on getting a scholarship to Wittenberg University in Ohio.
The Beginning of Blackjack Gambling
He played poker with numerous friends in dormitories during his college years until he read “Playing Blackjack as a Business” by Lawrence Revere.
Tommy and his friend practised the methods from the book and then went to casinos to test out their skills. They weren’t very successful until Tommy read another Stanford Wong book about card-counting. The book stated that to be successful, you must work as a team, and that’s exactly what Tommy did. He formed a Blackjack card-counting team.
Occasionally, the teams made millions in one night, while they lost a small fortune at other times.
They then created Blackjack computers, a form of cheating, which led to Tommy and his team being arrested many times when casinos caught them.
Where is he today?
Tommy no longer manages a Blackjack team but can still be found playing Blackjack in casinos today, although at a lower level than before.
Iron Dog Studio brings you Dwarven Gems Megaways, one of the best slots available. It is one of the more expansive Megaways slots out there. Several symbols appear on each reel, and the top reel features a bonus reel. There are six reels and seven symbols on each one. You can get as little as 324 and as much as 200,704. The potential is good, but the volatility is high!
Slot Features
Cascades
Cascades are always in play. In other words, winning symbols either explode or fall off the grid. This means that new wins are possible. The process doesn’t end until you fail to achieve a new victory.
Dwarven Bombs
You can get Sticky Wilds by landing a Dwarven Bomb on the horizontal reels. As a result, it destroys a bunch of symbols during the Cascade. The result of this can be a new win and some extra Cascades.
Free Spins
With four Green Gem Scatters, the Bonus Wheel will spin. With this, you will receive 6-11 free spins with a global win multiplier. Each successful Cascade increases it by 1x. In addition, you can get special Power Gem symbols that act as both Wilds and Scatters. In addition to increasing the free spins tally by 2, these will add extra Wild symbols to the board.
You’ll get yet another free spin as a bonus if you win on your last free spin. In addition, this can continue for some time. The feature can only end on a no-win spin!
Verdict
There are plenty of bonus rounds to play in Dwarven Gems Megaways’ Megaways slot. It’s one of the best Megaways slots you can find if you can stomach the volatility. However, you will have to do some deep digging to find the best RTP version.