Pragmatic Play releases Forging Wilds on August 26, 2024. The slot theme is based on a castle-style room with a bearded warrior. 

This review will reveal the game setup and bonus features of the new slot.

Game Setup

Once you open the game, you will notice 5 reels and 3 rows. You can land winning combinations on 20 paylines on a default RTP of 96.52%.

The other RTPs are 95.51% and 94.46%. 

To get going, you must place a minimum deposit of 0.20 or a maximum deposit of 240 for a shot at the maximum win. The maximum win is 10000x played on high volatility.

Winning combinations contain either low or high-paying symbols. The low-paying symbols are J to A card ranks while the high symbols are an air blower, an anvil, a helmet, and a warrior. 

Landing 5 OAK combinations rewards 2x to 2.5x while landing 5 matching high symbols rewards 10x to 40x. 

Wilds are the warrior symbol and land on any reel. 

Bonus Features

Forging wilds

When a wild lands after a win, it may randomly become forged. Once this happens, the wild locks in place and receives a 1+ multiplier as a respin occurs. 

With each respin, the wild may remain forged, and its multiplier increases or becomes unforged. 

When no more wilds are remaining on the reels, respins end. The multipliers are applied to winning combinations they are part of and when they are more than one, are added before application.

Forging wilds respins

Landing 3, 4, or 5 scatters triggers the free respins round which rewards 5, 10, or 15 wild symbols. Every respin may receive more wilds, which may become forged, and added to the screen in random positions.

When there are no more wilds in the pool and no more forged wilds, the round ends. 

You can land 3, 4, or 5 scatters for an extra 5, 10, or 15 wild symbols. There are no wilds on the reel strips during the bonus and can only be added from the pool.

Feature buy

Skip to the bonus round using the Feature Buy. You have two options which are 75x to trigger the bonus round with 3 to 5 scatters while 550x triggers the bonus round with 5 scatters. 

Verdict 

Forging wilds is a unique slot that rewards you with wilds in the bonus rounds instead of Free Spins. Additionally, you can head straight to the bonus round to enjoy the thrill faster.