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Lisa Michaels
Looking for a unique game? Generous Jack’s distinctive design sets it apart from the average slot. Start at the bottom of a grid of four rows and land shiny Jack symbols to unlock the rest. If you line up matching numbered casino chips on any active rows, you’ll win cash prizes of up to 10,000x your bet.
Generous Jack also awards respins and free spins, depending on how many Jack symbols you manage to collect.
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Generous Jack has an unusual layout: four rows with a different number of symbols on each, increasing from three at the bottom to six at the top. There are no paylines: payouts are awarded based on the value of adjacent chips.
Follow these steps to play Generous Jack:
Generous Jack uses the same control scheme as other Push Gaming slots like Jaguar Drop and Rat King. Press the Spin button to play manually, or use the Autoplay button to set up automated spins instead. You can change your stake between spins with the Bet button.
The Star button opens the Bonus Buy menu, which lets you trigger the Free Spins feature instantly. Finally, tap the Menu button to view the paytable and rules.
I found Generous Jack’s symbols a little bland, to be honest, as most are simple casino chips. But that can’t really be helped, as the setting is a traditional casino table.
There are 10 chip symbols, numbered “0” - “9”. Each chip multiplies your bet by the number shown, and they can be added together to award bigger prizes.
Any golden Jack symbols that land will be collected and added to the Free Spins meter. Dud symbols featuring a wavy line have no value and function as a blocker.
Generous Jack’s Win What You See system awards prizes based on the chips and their position on the table.
Land one or more numbered chips on any active row to win the value shown. This can either be a single-digit prize for just one chip or a bigger payout when chip values are combined. For example, a “5” chip and a “6” chip in adjacent positions would multiply a $1 bet by 56 to award a prize of $56.
Dud symbols can prevent numbered chip values from multiplying. If a dud landed between a “5” chip and a “6” chip, the values would be added together to award $11 instead of 56x the bet.
Generous Jack is fairly light on bonus features: you can trigger a small Free Spins round and individual respins.
At the start of each spin, only the bottom row is active. If a Jack symbol lands on an active row, it will be removed and collected into theFree Spins meter. The next row up will become active.
If a Jack symbol appears on the newly unlocked row, that will be collected, and a respin will be awarded. However, any Jack symbols unlocked on a new row will not activate the next one.
During respins, numbered chips stay in place, and dud symbols are respun. If a Jack lands, it will be collected, and another respin will be triggered. Once the respins end, the next paid spin will start at the bottom row as normal.
To trigger the Free Spins feature, you need to fill a specific portion of the Free Spins meter (each Jack symbol is one portion). Fill three portions to win three free spins.
The maximum number of free spins available is 10. Only numbered chips and dud symbols appear during the feature.
You can pay 150x your bet to trigger the feature with a random number of free spins.
You could win up to 10,000x your stake in Generous Jack.
Generous Jack’s theoretical RTP is 96.23%, which is above the 96% average for slots. However, the RTP increases to 96.55% with the Bonus Buy option.
The high volatility means that this game might not be quite as generous as the title indicates. The top prize available is great at 10,000x, but reaching such a big payout seems incredibly unlikely at times. Still, Generous Jack can award payouts fairly regularly, even if they are usually small.
As the action takes place at a casino table littered with a few cards and poker chips, I was a little underwhelmed by Generous Jack’s visuals at first. However, I warmed to them a little more as I kept playing. It has a sophisticated, old-school style that evokes the gambling dens of yesteryear.
Fun piano music plays in the background, and the sounds of people chatting and playing games at other tables reinforce the casino setting.
Launch our Generous Jack demo to try the unusual gameplay for free!
Generous Jack’s Win What You See structure means that finding similar games can be tricky if you want more of the same. But while it’s not quite a cluster pays slot, it’s pretty close: landing adjacent numbered chips in clusters will award the more generous prizes.
With that in mind, I’ve chosen three diverse cluster pay slots that might appeal to you if Generous Jack’s structure has piqued your interest.
Reactoonz offers a max win of 4,750x your bet and exciting bonuses.
Sugar Rush can award up to 5,000x your bet, as well as up to 30 free spins.
Rise of Olympus lets you join the gods of ancient Greece and win up to 5,000x your stake.
Generous Jack is one of the most original slots I’ve played in a while, and it’s likely to be an acquired taste. Fans of more conventional slots may find this a little too different, and it might be too confusing for novices.
Still, Push Gaming has taken a bold approach with Generous Jack, and it’s worth a try if you want something unusual. Play our free demo to sample the game for yourself!
Lisa started off as a croupier at her local casino. However she found her niche in writing and has subsequently used her real-world gambling experiences to help produce and review the many online slots that are released monthly. Lisa also contributes to keeping you up to date with Canadian newsworthy stories.
