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Lisa Michaels
Some people watch hockey for the goals, but many also watch hockey for the fights. Goons Gone Wild by Games Global and PearFiction Studios is all about fisticuffs. Battle it out with three rugged hockey players who hold the keys to 3 powerful LinkNWin bonuses. Prizes worth up to $250k per spin can be won if you can roll with the punches.
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The control layout includes buttons to spin the reels, use autoplay, change your bet, activate faster spins, and open the menu.
The paytable for Goons Gone Wild is equally split with five lower-value and five higher-value symbols. The lower-value symbols are chunky card royals. 10, J, and Q pay 0.6x your bet for 5 of a kind, while K and A pay 1x.
The higher-value symbols are the slot’s colourful cast of characters. The Zamboni driver pays 2x your bet for 5 of a kind, the referee pays 2.5x, the yellow player pays 3x, the red player pays 4x, and the purple player pays 5x.
Goons Gone Wild has up to 7776 ways to win, so you can form winning combinations by landing three or more matching symbols on adjacent reels from left to right.
Goons Gone Wild is bursting with amazing bonus features, including LinkNWin and symbol collection.
The special row above the reels only displays Split Symbols. When one lands, it will increase the number of symbols on the reel below it by 1, 2, or 3. This also effectively increases the number of active ways to win.
This base game-only feature is a progressive multiplier that starts at 1x and increases with every Multiplier symbol that lands on the reels. The Multiplier can go up to 10x and only applies to prizes from the Collect feature.
During the base game, Cash Value symbols can land on reels 1 to 4, displaying values worth between 0.2x and 10x your bet. If a Collect symbol lands on reel five on the same spin, it will apply the current multiplier to the total value of all Cash Value symbols in view and pay out the resulting total to you.
When special symbols thatmatch the colours of the three hockey players above the reels land, they are collected by the corresponding player. When this happens, up to all 3 of the players can activate their unique LockNWin feature.
All LockNWin features begin with three respins, with only Cash Value symbols remaining on the reels. When a new Cash Value symbol or Jackpot coin lands, it will become locked in place, and the respin count will be reset to 3. LockNWin ends when you run out of respins or when you manage to fill all positions with symbols. The cash value symbols that show up during this feature can be worth 0.2x to 100x your bet.
The game gives you the option of manually triggering all possible combinations of LinkNWin features as long as you’re willing to pay to access the bonus round. Multiply LockNWin costs 30.10x your bet, Jackpot LockNWin will set you back 36.40x your bet, and Supreme LockNWin will cost you 23.90x your bet.
The most you can win from a single spin is an amount worth 5,000 of your bet.
The Return to Player (RTP) of Goons Gone Wild is 96.02%, which is slightly above the industry average. RTP represents the theoretical percentage of total wagers that a slot is expected to pay back to players over time. The game has high volatility, so you have the potential to score big wins, but only when the bonus features are active.
Goons Gone Wild has an over-the-top hockey brawl theme, with the players’ faces getting bruised and battered when they activate their bonuses. The hard rock soundtrack fits perfectly with the beat-up action on the reels.
Take the time to find a free demo version of any online slot you want to try before dropping any cash. Demos have all the features and gameplay of real-money versions, but you get to play with free virtual credits instead of your bankroll.
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Goons Gone Wild is a refreshingly funny take on a sports-themed slot with powerful bonus features to back up the experience. I had a blast watching the hockey players exchange blows, with lots of chuckle-worthy moments throughout the gameplay. The LinkNWin once again makes a huge impact on the gameplay, giving you a variety of ways to win big. While this feature set isn’t anything new, it works extremely well with the theme to create a thrilling, high-volatility experience.
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.
