Wild Jack

The lawless American Wild West provides the setting for Wild Jack, a charming mini-slot from London-based designer Bee-Fee. The rare mini-game that offers both wild symbols and free spins, this title offers players more action than many full-scale games. The West has never been so golden.

Theme

The three reels are set on the main street of a small, dusty Western town, next to the saloon. Gaming symbols include a sheriff’s badge, vintage pistol, golden bells, and horseshoes, while the lower-value symbols are provided by watermelons, grapes, oranges, and cherries. The outlaw Wild Jack acts as scatter, substituting for other gaming symbols to form winning combinations while also offering the game’s top payout of 50x for three of a kind. A covered wagon acts as scatter. Instead of music, the sound world of this game features the sounds of the old west, with horses trotting by as men call out to one-another.

Betting Options and Functions

The West may be wild, but Bee-Fee’s design team makes sure that this game’s betting structure is cleanly organized. There are 27 ways to win, each paying from left to right, while per-spin bet is set simply from 0.10–50.00 times the betting currency. Autoplay can be toggled on or off, a departure from standard slot play, where this feature is selected for a finite quantity of spins. Detailed paytable information and sound options are available at the lower corners of the game screen. Unfortunately, information regarding the overall theoretical return to player ratio is not available, often an indicator of below-average odds for players.

Features

Most mini-slots lack extra features, but this is not the case with bonus-packed Wild Jack. A simple double-or-nothing gamble feature is offered on all wins (except when autoplay is engaged), where players choose red or black. Wins are either doubled or reduced to zero, and the feature can be played again and again. Additionally, any time the reels are completely taken up with any single fruit symbol, activating all 27 ways to win, a triple multiplier is applied across the board, triggering a massive win.

The appearance of three scatter symbols on the reels awards 15 free spins, which are played with an active triple win multiplier. The feature can be retriggered within bonus play, adding 15 more free spins to the total. This is where the biggest payouts can be won.

Our Take

Thanks to Bee-Fee’s solid design, there’s no need for a trip to the saloon in this Western – Wild Jack offers all the sin and adventure travelers will require. As far as mini-slots go, this title is a classic. Those who enjoy it are encouraged to try this company’s larger slot games, such as the marine Riches from the Deep and the fantasy mashup Pharaohs and Aliens.