Wild Sheriff

The 3D graphics and visually appealing layout of the Wild Sheriff video slot, powered by Cayetano Gaming, is only part of the story here. While it is a game that looks great, there are also some pretty strong gameplay values here as well. Mix that with the fact that all of the features make sense in the context of the game itself, and you get an overall experience for players that is on a pretty great level. This title also has a fairly low volatility and a pretty significant hit-rate, so excitement is definitely in store for players when they get started with this slot.

Slot Format

The format for this game is about as easy and straightforward as you can get without somehow changing the inherent structure of video slots overall. Five reels, three rows and 20 fixed paylines that cannot be changed make up the majority of what you're going to deal with here. They make betting ridiculously easy to handle as well since you'll just pick between total wager sizes that go from $0.20 to $200 per turn. Divide any of these bets by a factor of 20 to see how much is being wagered on each individual payline, which is what the wins are based on.

Wild Sheriff Symbol

Funny enough, it's built right into the name of the game, but the wild symbol in this slot is the sheriff, who typically stands off to the left of the reels while posted up against the side of the building in the backdrop. Five of a kind of this symbol gets you a 1,000x payout, the jackpot prize and the largest regular win that you can get in this game. Payouts of 250x and 100x for four of a kind and three of a kind work out as well, and you can get even more value from this symbol thanks to the other game features.

Free Spins Bonus Round

The free spins symbols are pretty obvious since they say "FREE SPINS" in huge, gold letters. Get three of them for a random number of free spins (up to 20). During this bonus feature, all of your wins are going to be hit with a 2x multiplier. Since your payouts are doubled, the top jackpot becomes 2,000x, which is a pretty reasonable size. These free spins are obviously worth quite a bit more with this feature, but you can re-trigger to add more free spins to your total as well.

The Wild Shots Feature

The sheriff will show you just how good of a shot he is with the wild shot feature on random spins. When this feature triggers, the sheriff shows up to shoot random places on the reels, and those spots turn into wild symbols. On top of that, you will see the sheriff take up the entire third reel to turn the whole thing wild, so you're getting lots of extra wild symbols on the reels in the process. This is a pretty significant feature because it obviously makes it easy to get a ton of payouts all on the same turn.

Other Symbols and Prizes

The sheriff's badge is a good mid-range symbol, and it pays 150x for five of a kind. The leather satchel full of gold pays 125x, and you can also earn 100x for five of the pistol and holster. You can see that these mid-level payouts are clustered together quite a bit.

The silver and gold horseshoe is worth 70x for five, and the harmonica will get you 50x along similar lines.

This brings us down to the card rank symbols. The red A is the highest of these, and it'll get you 40x for five on a payline. Five of the yellow K or purple Q are worth 35x or 30x, respectively, and you can make it 25x for five of the blue J. Finally, the green 10 is worth 20x when you line up five on a line.

Overview

The gameplay is a lot of fun with the Wild Sheriff slot because of the mix of features that fit the theme of the game combined with the overall look and feel that it gives and the balanced pay table. The hit-rate here is pretty strong, but they also give you real chances to win much larger payouts with the features. This can come from getting several pays on one spin or with getting some bigger individual prizes with the free spins mode multiplier. Either way, this is a solid game with a good experience waiting for those who play it.