On June 6, 2024, Pragmatic Play released Wildies. The video slot is set in a relaxed atmosphere in a European urban space. 

In this review, you will learn about the game setup and bonus features.

Game Setup 

The video slot has 5 reels and 4 rows. Once you've placed your bet, you have 25 paylines to land winning combinations on high volatility with a default RTP of 96.01%.

The other varying RTPs are 95.00% and 94.00%. 

Once you place a minimum bet of €0.25 or a maximum bet of €250, you can take a shot at the maximum win worth 7500x. Your chances of achieving the maximum win are 1 in 2700000. 

You can land both low and high-paying symbols. The lows are four symbols, which are J to A ranks. The highs are also four symbols, which are cups of coffee, candy canes, cakes, and jelly. 

Landing 5 matching royals will reward you with 1x, while landing 5 matching highs will reward you with 12x to 30x. You may also land wilds anywhere on the grid, which covers two positions vertically or horizontally. 

Landing 5 OAK wilds rewards you with 40x. 

Bonus Features

Wild respins

When a wild lands during the base game, it unlocks the wild respins feature. The wild remains while the reel respins. 

Whenever you land any extra wilds, they also remain on the grid while the respins continue. Once no more wilds land, the feature ends.

You will earn different multipliers for each extra wild. These are:

• For a second wild, you will receive 2x

• For a third wild, 3

• For a fourth wild, 5

• For a fifth wild, 10x.

The earned multipliers apply to all winning combinations. When you land more than one wild, the values are added and applied to winning combinations. 

There are no more wilds after the fifth wild. 

Free spins

Landing 3, 4, or 5 scatters unlocks the Free Spins round with a reward of 6 Free Spins. All wilds that land during the round remain on the grid and move to random spots on each Free Spin during the round. 

If you land 3 scatters, you start with 1 wild. For 4 scatters, 2 wilds and 5 scatters, 3 wilds. For every third wild collected, one more wild is guaranteed on the next spin and 3 extra Free Spins. 

Multipliers are awarded for a specific number of wilds until the fifth wild, as follows:

• For 3 wilds, 2x

• For 4 wilds, 5x

• For 5 wilds, 10x

The round will start with 3 collected scatters if unlocked by 4 scatters. It will start with 6 collected scatters if unlocked by 5 scatters. 

Buy free spins

You can skip the hassle of the game to reach the Free Spins round by placing 80x the bet. This guarantees landing 3, 4, or 5 scatters. 

Verdict 

While the slot has few bonus features, it delivers great entertainment and gameplay with the multipliers and extra scatters in the Free Spins round. Additionally, you can skip the base game and head straight to the fun in the Free Spins round with the Buy Free Spins feature.