Reel Coaster

People from all over the world have seen different types of carnivals and theme parks, and Capecod Gaming's Reel Coaster online slot really plays on that fact by using a carnival style of theme with a big roller coaster right in the middle of it. The graphics are above-average, but the gameplay is where this title really shines with a balanced pay table, a strong top jackpot and some good features that offer players a lot of value. The theme is carried throughout all aspects of this slot as well, and that gives you a cohesive experience that works out really well.

Game Layout

With a game based on something as exciting as a roller coaster in a carnival, you need a solid format that can hold up enough ways to win and enough screen real estate to offer some great features. This title does that with five vertical reels, three horizontal rows and a grand total of 25 paylines. Betting is made pretty easy with line bet wagers ranging from $0.01 to $1 each, so the total betting range is $0.25 to $25 per turn. This will leave out a particularly small minority of high rollers who might want larger bet sizes, but the game overall allows for virtually everyone to find a bet size that's comfortable.

Wild Carousel Symbol and Payouts

One of the biggest signs that you're at a carnival is the big carousel, and that's the wild symbol in this game. You can sit it lit up in golden colors with multiple ponies to ride along poles. This wild substitutes for each symbol in this game other than the scatter symbols, and it's also responsible for giving players the largest individual payout that you can get in the entire slot. Five of a kind gets you a tremendous 2,000x payout. You'll also earn 250x for four of a kind or 100x for three of a kind of this symbol, provided that they can't be used to make a better-paying combination on the same payline.

Scattered Duck Bonus Symbols and Feature

If you've ever been to a fair, carnival or theme park, then chances are that you know about the duck shooting game. It's extremely common and popular, so it only made sense for Capecod to base the main bonus feature in this slot off of this game. The scattered duck symbol is responsible for getting you this feature when you get five of them on the reels at the same time. You get three tries to hit ducks, and you get random wins that combine at the end of the feature for each one you've hit.

Free Spins Bonus Round

The final bonus feature in this game is launched thanks to the golden ticket symbol. Three or more will get you free spins with reels turned completely wild. You'll have five free spins no matter how many symbols you used to trigger the feature, but the number of symbols used tells you how many wild reels you're given during the free turns. Three gets you one wild reel, four gets two wild reels and five earns players three wild reels. It's obvious that more is better here and that you can end up with some pretty tremendous multi-line wins in this feature.

High-End Payouts and Wins

The clown is the top symbol outside of the wilds. Five of a kind of this clown earns you a payout of 1,000x, which is the second-highest win available in the game and much higher than what you'll often find as the top jackpot in many other titles. The people on the roller coaster gets you 400x for five on a payline as well, and you can make it 300x for five of the Ferris wheel. A 200x win is yours for five of the balloons or five of the popcorn symbol.

Card Rank Wins

The card rank symbols cover two tiers across four distinct symbols. The red A and yellow K symbols each give you 150x for five of a kind. Likewise, you can win 100x for getting five of the blue Q or five of the purple J on a payline.

In Summary

What we really enjoy about the Reel Coaster video slot by Capecod Gaming is that the bonus features pack a ton of value instead of just making it a little easier to win. On top of that, the theme is played out throughout every aspect of this title, making it a cohesive experience for players. The large top wins are great as well, and we expect that a significant portion of players would get a lot out of this title.