Home of the Brave Slot Review
The ballots are in, the confetti has settled and the new administration has taken control. Here in Home of the Brave, promises are made to the people of a great nation. Promises of order, democracy and most importantly of all, a promise to Make Slots Great Again.
The words of such a promise reverberate throughout the country and world as many watch hopefully, and others watch frightfully. Nolimit City’s latest poke at the USA shows us what lies beneath the golden glow of democracy, showcasing the skeletons in the closet, or should we say, basement,
Home of the Brave follows on from Land of the Free, a hilarious yet insulting jibe to the simpler folk of the USA, namely those within rural parts and with a proclivity for…well, keeping things within the family. More recently came Duck Hunters, which took us stateside once more
From the countryside to the White House, Nolimit City continues their story, which is hopefully just that and not a foreshadowing of WW3.
Base Game & Features
Home of the Brave is a standard 5-reel Video Slot with 1,024 ways to win and average bet sizes between £.€0.20 and £.€100 per spin. Known for their high statistics, Nolimit City has included an Extreme Volatility (12) rating, an overall RTP of 96%, and an impressive max win cap of 61,446x your bet.
Each game round consists of 5 High and Low-paying symbols, each capable of delivering payouts between 0.1x and 1x your bet. Wins are calculated when 3-5 matching symbols land from left to right, starting from reel 1. Winning symbols are removed and replaced through an active Cascade Feature, allowing new symbols to drop in from above.
Conveyor Belt
Above the main reel set sits the Conveyor Belt, where Special Symbols can drop onto their respective reels if an empty position is created after a win evaluation. The special symbols that can drop include:
- Wild Launch Button: Triggers the Hot Sauce Reels and transforms into a Wild Doughnut afterwards.
- Wild Doughnut: Acts as a standard Wild symbol.
- xNudge Wild Tower: This symbol drops gradually nudges down to the bottom row, becoming a Stacked Wild with an active Multiplier. Each nudge increases the Multiplier value until it reaches the bottom row. Please note, that xNudge Multipliers are additive.
- Red Cap: activates The Cap Win Machine, allowing players to receive additional rewards and an Instant Max Win payout.
- Trash Can: This is a non-paying symbol that allows new symbols to enter the Conveyor Belt.
Hot Sauce Reels
Hot Sauce Reels are positioned on either side of the main reel set and are triggered when a Wild Launch Button appears in the game area. In the base game, one of the Hot Sauce Reels will partially or fully fill with symbols per spin.
Once active, the symbols revealed on the Hot Sauce Reels will trigger before the next cascade:
- xSplit: Splits all symbols on the adjacent row, except Scatters and Red Cap symbols.
- xBomb Wild Multiplier: This symbol substitutes for all symbols except Scatters and Red Cap symbols. XBomb symbols will remove adjacent paytable symbols and increase the Multiplier by its value for the next cascade.
- Multiplier RPG: This symbol contains multiplier values between x2 and x99. Once active, the Multiplier(s) are transformed from the RPG to the new Wild that the Wild Launch Button transformed into.
The Cap Win Machine
The Cap Win Machine is a simple bonus game with 4 rows of Multipliers that appear on Red Cap symbols. There is 1 Yellow Cap that is displayed as ‘Max’. This symbol will instantly award the 61,446x your bet max win cap.
- Row 1: 30x your bet
- Row 2: 20x your bet
- Row 3: 15x your bet
- Row 4: 10x your bet
If 1 or more Cap symbols fall down from their respective rows, you will collect the total value, multiplied by your current bet as the overall win amount. If no Cap symbols fall, no win is awarded.
xBet & Bonus Buy
- xBet: Guarantees a Scatter symbol on reel 2 (1.4x your bet)
- xBet Deluxe: Guarantees a Scatter symbol on reel 2 and a Wild Launch Button on the conveyor belt (5x your bet)
- The Satan Spin: Guarantees a Wild Launch Button and both Hot Sauce Reels are filled with symbols (333x your bet)
- 8 Covfefe Spins: 80x your bet
- 10 Dog Eating Spins: 999x your bet
- Lucky Draw: 70% Covfefe Spins and 30% Dog Eating Spins (355x your bet)
- The Win Cap Machine: Yes, it’s God Mode (6,666x your bet)
Covfefe Spins
Landing 3 Scatter symbols in the base game triggers Covfefe Spins, awarding 8 Free Spins.
During this round, both Hot Sauce Reels contain symbols on each spin and xBomb Wild Multipliers are sticky throughout the feature. Landing a ‘More’ Scatter awards an additional +2 Free Spins and upgrades any remaining Covefe Spins to Dog Eating Spins
Dog Eating Spins
Landing 4 Scatter symbols anywhere in the base game triggers Dog Eating Spins, awarding 10 Free Spins.
In this round, both Hot Sauce Reels contain symbols and a guaranteed Wild Launch Button is positioned on the Conveyor Belt with each spin. xBomb Wild Multipliers will remain on the reels throughout the entire feature.
Our Verdict
First of all, the music slaps, let’s make that known to begin with. If we had a vote then we’d put forward the Dog Eating Spins tune as a viable candidate for the USA’s national anthem.
Home of the Brave is a release of shock and awe once more. But what better way to deal with the worrying state of political affairs between the one most powerful country on earth and others with big red buttons than a bit of humour? Maybe one day we’ll be sat in bunkers eating rations and waiting out the radioactive fallout with nothing but memories of good times to keep us sane.
We certainly think Home of the Brave would be a fond way to remember the world before it got too serious, and it’s not a bad way to spend your time now when all is (relatively) well. Controversies aside, it’s another fine release from Nolimit City, equipped with plentiful features, like the Conveyor first seen in Land of the Free, and other staple Nolimit City xMechanic features.
There are two free spin modes, with Dog Eating Free Spins as the better of the two with guaranteed Wild Launch Buttons, Sticky xBomb Wild Multipliers and an improved Hot Sauce Reel.
Returning to Home of the Brave is The God Mode, named here as the Cap Win Machine. We’ll be honest, the all-or-nothing spin is a bit much for us. We could take it or leave it, but we’re not blind to its appeal and can appreciate it as an innovative way to hit max wins.
In terms of volatility, Home of the Brave is rated 12 (insane) by Nolimit City, and it has an attractive max win of 61,446x. Players can expect to see this 1 in 13.8M spins with the 96% RTP option.
Overall, another round of applause for Nolimit City. When you look to them not only for the controversies but for their brilliance and creativity then you know they’re doing something right.