RedRoo

In Australia, video slots are referred to as "pokies." This word is short for "poker machine," which came to be the umbrella term that all video poker and video slot machines were called. Lightning Box Games created their RedRoo slot (or pokie) based around an Australian theme, and that makes complete sense given how popular they are in that part of the world. There are plenty of Australian motifs found in this game, especially in the title, which is centered around a kangaroo that provides some strong payouts on the paytable. This game has a particularly high hit-rate for low-volatility gameplay.

Format and Layout

Players will take a first look at this game and know that it's about to be time for a lot of hits in a short period of time. That's because it has five reels and four rows along with the "all-ways" system. This gives players 1,024 ways to win on every spin because each regular-paying symbol is a left-to-right scatter. It's really easy to hit several wins on the same spin along these lines.

Betting is set up so that you're wagering a total of 40 coins on each spin, and this is a value that cannot be changed. However, you do have a lot of different options regarding the value of those spins. You'll have a minimum coin size of $0.01 for a minimum spin value of $0.40, but you can bet up to $280 total with $7 coins as well.

Scatters and Free Spins

The green map/flag of Australia is the scatter symbol in this slot. You'll get a win of 800x for five of a kind anywhere on the reels, and that's worth 400x for four along the same lines. A win of 80x can also be yours for three, and this is a very important and valuable pay because it doesn't have to line up from left-to-right on the reels.

Aside from the strong payouts, you can also pick up a set of free spins with this symbol. Three, four or five of the green Australia symbol awards players with eight, 15 or 20 free spins.

When you're playing in these free spins, there are two things to be aware of. First, two or more of the Australia symbols anywhere on the game board will give you five extra free spins added on to your total. Second, the wilds become 3x wild multipliers that stack.

Wild Rock Symbols

The symbol with the big, red rock in front of a sunset is the wild symbol. It shows up on the second, third and fourth reels. However, it does not substitute for the scattered Australia symbol. During the free spins, it gives a 3x multiplier to any payout that it's a part of, and these multipliers stack. That means that two of them in a winning combo multiplies your win by 9x, and three multiplies it by an incredible 27x.

Important Payouts and Wins

The kangaroo symbol pays 250x for five of a kind. You'll also win 200x for five of the man or woman and 150x for five of the pink birds or dog. All five of these symbols only require two of a kind or more to win in this game, and that increases the hit-rate considerably since you don't have to line them up on particular paylines to get wins.

Card rank symbols round off the bottom end of the pay table in this slot. The purple A and blue K symbols will get you 140x for five, which is just barely a drop compared to the dog and pink bird symbols just above it. Purple Q or teal J symbols get you 120x along similar lines. You can also win 100x for five of the orange 10 or yellow 9. It's worth noting that all of the card rank symbols require three of a kind to pay out except for the yellow 9. You only need two or more of the 9 for a win.

In Summary

Everything about the RedRoo slot is geared towards a high hit-rate. Players will have plenty of two-of-a-kind wins to score from. Combine that with the wild symbols on the middle three reels and the 1,024 ways to win, and you get a significant number of wins per spin on average. Those who prefer to choose for bigger jackpots will be in luck as well because the multipliers in the free spins bonus feature allow for some ridiculously high payouts as well.