Overview
Embark on an epic monster-hunting adventure with Mr. Beastwood in Quickspin’s Beastwood, a highly volatile slot that promises thrills and massive rewards. Set in a richly detailed fantasy world, this visually stunning game transports you from a cozy living room base game to a deep, dark monster-ridden forest during Free Spins, brought to life with Quickspin’s distinct cartoon art style and dynamic cutscenes. Beastwood features a unique 4-reel, 4-row layout that comes alive with Win all ways mechanics. What truly sets this game apart is the groundbreaking Endless Reels mechanic, which continuously adds new reels with every winning combination, creating an ever-expanding grid and paving the way for the incredible 29,541x Max Win. This innovative design, combined with its high payout potential, makes Beastwood a captivating and highly rewarding experience for players seeking high-octane action and significant wins.
Gameplay & Features
Let's cover theEndless Reels mechanicfirst, which functions as these things normally do. When awinning combinationforms on the grid,an extra reel is addedto the right side. If the new reel extends an existing win, another reel is added. Reels keep being added like this until a reel appears that does not improve any existing wins. Evaluations are made, and the grid resets to its default size for the next spin.
• Symbol Win Multipliers
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Calculating payouts is interesting. Each winning combination starts with aSymbol Win Multiplier of x1. Whenmore than one winning symbolof the same type lands on a reel,the number of them multiplies the Symbol Win Multiplier. Also, ifmore than one wildlands on a reel, thenumber of wilds on the reel multiplies all Symbol Win Multipliers. At the end of a spin, the payout is determined by multiplying the respective symbol value from the paytable by the Symbol Win Multiplier.
• Reel Multiplier
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In the base game, anx2 Reel Multiplierappears abovereel 5, and onevery third reelafter that. If a win includes a reel with a Reel Multiplier on it, it multiplies all current Symbol Win Multipliers.
• Free Spins
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Landing4 or more scatter symbolsin a base game spin awards10 free spins. Any extra Bonus symbols award+3 free spinseach. During free spins, x2 Reel Multipliers appear on reel 4and onevery reel after that. Landing a scatter symbol awards+1 free spin.
• Buy Feature
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Players may be able tobuy free spinsfrom the base game for the cost of120x the bet. Buying the bonus round has anRTP of 96. 38%
Final Thoughts
At its core, Endless Reels is basically the same systemReelPlayuses in its Infinity Reels slots or theNetEntfamily in their InfiniReels games, but with a different name.Remember the dust-up between NetEnt and ReelPlayover who came up with the idea first, who copied who, and so on? It was a real chicken and egg situation, yet it ended amicably enough between the two studios who pretty much gentlemen shook on it and went their separate ways. Will either studio give a hootenanny now that Quickspin has 'borrowed' the same idea? We wait with bated breath for the reaction, if any.
Setting aside any potential ethical issues, Quickspin, it must be said, has done a fine job with its first Endless Reels outing. Whereas ReelPlay's extensive Infinity Reels experience has given them the confidence to craft intricate games likeMoney Mariachi, Quickspin has kept things simpler for their debut. Not in a way that gets boring any time soon, though. The high graphical standard, animations, and thick fantasy theme are partly to thank for keeping the game interesting. Swift pace and features pick up the rest.
While Mr Beastwood is off tracking beasts, one of the principal tasks is to rack up Winning Symbol Multipliers as high as possible. They can stack surprisingly fast at times, too, when more than one winning symbol is landing on reels, and the reels themselves are contributing Reel Multipliers of their own. In some ways, a similar thing happened with the Doubler symbol found in Quickspin's super hitCash Truck. Beastwood actually beatsCash Truckin the max win stakes, as the studio recorded a top payout of29,541.2x the betduring 100 million simulated spins.
There's a bit of 'you say infinite, I say endless' going on in Beastwood, though Quickspin has the self-awareness to label the Endless Reels mechanic 'new-to-us' instead of trying to palm it off as brand new like someone else may have done. Endless Reels might not be new at all, really, but Beastwood is immensely playable anyway. The great look, characters, and features make Beastwood a kind of richly told tale, with gambling in it.
