America has been, of late, as the Gen Z’s would call it, ‘absolute cinema’. Tariffs are being handed out like hotcakes, as are yet more innovative releases from the provider that keeps on giving, Nolimit City. Following on from their molten hot over the limit instalment Tombstone Slaughter comes something a little tamer, Duck Hunters
Duck Hunters is the latest eccentric release where nothing with 2 wings is safe (planes included). It has the same comical take on the US as Land of the Free did, and we’ve still got Home of the Brave to look forward to as Nolimit furthers their mockery of America.
Duck Hunters belongs in the Nolimit Labs family, though it isn’t quite as experimental as the likes of Munchies and Outsourced: Slash Game, which weren’t even slots
Duck Hunters – Base Game
Base Game & Features
Set on a 6-reel, 5-row format, Duck Hunters is a highly volatile video slot, featuring a Scatter Pays mechanic and varying bet sizes between £.€0.20 and £.€100 per spin. The game’s overall statistics include a high RTP of 96.05%, and a sizable max win cap of 30,000x your bet.
Wins occur when 8-12+ matching symbols land anywhere across the grid, regardless of their position. All High-paying symbols are made up of characters, awarding payouts between 0.15x and 5x your bet, while Low-paying symbols include ducks, eggs, crossbows, whiskey, and beer. Wilds substitute for all symbols except Scatters.
Due to the nature of the Scatter Pays mechanic, winning combinations are subject to removal via an Avalanche Feature. All winning symbols are wiped off the grid, creating space for new symbols to drop in.
After wins are removed, a Multiplier of x2 is added to each position where a symbol is taken. If a position has an existing Multiplier and is part of a new winning combination, the Multiplier is Doubled, reaching a maximum of x8,192.
Duck Hunters – Multiplier Grid Feature
xWays and Infectious xWays
xWays symbols can transform into regular High or Low-paying symbols and increase the position Multiplier by x2, x4, or x8. Additionally, Infectious xWays symbols will infect all other instances of the same symbol, expanding them to the same size. If more than 1 xWays or Infectious xWays symbol hits, all instances of that symbol will transform into the same symbol type.
Bombs
If a Bomb symbol appears on the grid, it will explode and remove all adjacent symbols within a 3×3 pattern. The symbol size is doubled on the positions affected by the bomb’s explosion.
All Bomb symbols will explode before the Avalanche Feature occurs. Please note, that Wild and Scatter symbols are unaffected by the blast.
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xBet: Each spin is 5 times more likely to trigger a Free Spins mode, guaranteeing a Scatter on the second reel. (2x your bet)
Day Spins x2: Each spin will start with all positions marked with a x2 Multiplier (2.8x your bet)
Day Spins x64: Each spin will start with all positions marked with a x64 Multiplier (90x your bet)
Day Spins x1,024: Each spin starts with all positions marked with a x1,024 Multiplier (3,000x your bet)
Bonus Buy
7 Duck Hunt Spins: 70x your bet
8 Hawk Eye Spins: 200x your bet
10 Big Game Spins: 600x your bet
Lucky Draw: (50% Duck Hunter, 25% Hawk Eye, 25% Big Game) 235x your bet
Duck Hunt Spins
Landing 3 Scatters across the grid triggers Duck Hunter Spins, awarding 7 Free Spins.
During this round, all marked Multiplier positions are held for the duration of the feature. Landing an Extra Shot symbol awards an additional +1 Free Spin. In addition, up to 3 Upgrades can be randomly awarded in this feature – these include:
Upgraded xWays: xWays symbols are replaced with Infectious xWays
Upgraded Bomb: An exploding bomb removed all adjacent symbols within a 5×5 pattern
Extra Shots: Replaces the regular Extra Shot symbol, awarding +2 Free Spins
Duck Hunters – Upgrade Wheel
Hawk Eye Spins
Landing 4 Scatters in the base game triggers Hawk Eye Spins, awarding 8 Free Spins. This round follows the same mannerisms as Duck Hunter Spins; only 2 Upgrades are randomly awarded.
Big Game Spins
Landing 5 Scatters on the grid triggers Big Game Spins, awarding 10 Free Spins. Again, this round follows the same rules and functions as Hawk Eye Spins; only all 3 Upgrades are awarded.
Duck Hunters – Big Game Spins
Our Verdict
Duck Hunters isn’t one of those Nolimit City titles that completely reinvents, but it does take a hugely popular mechanic to insane new heights.
The likes of Pragmatic Play’s Sugar Rush, its successor Sugar Rush 1000, and Thunderkicks Hot Potato and Hot Turkey centres around multiplier zones, as do many others, but none quite reach the levels that Nollimit City has taken it to. While playing it we saw multipliers so big that they were hard to properly comprehend, and subsequent wins that could only be possible in a slot from Nolimit City.
Each of the bonus rounds is kept fairly simple in this one, with Upgraded xWays, Bombs and Infectious xWays and the number of them that you get at once being the main difference between bonus rounds. At any level, Duck Hunters can kick off, but at the top level, it’s a sight to behold.
Something that we did find to be quite unbelievable was the rather brutal Day Spins Nolimit Booster. The top level of this is more expensive than the top level bonus. It starts every single multiplier on the grid at 1024x, yet a spin at this can award absolutely nothing. It’s risky but undeniably exciting.
Overall, Duck Hunters should be a well-received instalment by all. It’s got all of the craziness that you expect from Nolimit City, but recognisable mechanics that should resonate with those opposed to too much wackiness.
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