Dog Gone It

Wager Gaming Technology is known for using themes that aren't all that common in a lot of their slot games, and you can see that in a big way with their Dog Gone It game. This title uses a dog catcher theme with a variety of different types of dogs on the reels.

Each of these dogs have their own personality, which makes each of them stand out on the game board. However, the gameplay of this title stands out a bit as well for the multiple ways to get multipliers and high-action style of play.

Format and Layout

Five reels, three rows and 25 paylines that only pay left to right are the order of the day for this title. You'll have the option to play with fewer than 25 bet lines. However, doing so lowers the return to player percentage, which means worse wins on average with the same bet size for players. That's obviously not something that players want.

You can change how much you bet on each payline as well. The available line bet wagers run from $0.01 to $10 each, which means you can play for $0.25 to $250 per spin given that you have all 25 paylines activated. This covers bet sizes that most players will be comfortable with.

Wild Multiplier Symbol

The wild symbol in this game is a dog named Johnny. He wears a cap with a star on it and sunglasses, and he substitutes for any other symbol except the scattered dog catcher himself. Five of a kind of this wild on an activated payline awards the jackpot win of 5,000x. You can also score 1,000x for just four of a kind or 100x for three along with a prize of 10x for two of a kind combinations.

For other winning combinations that include at least one wild symbol, the prize is doubled. This becomes even more important in the free spins mode, and we'll explain that below.

Scatters and Free Spins

The scatter symbol is the dog catcher with his net. Five of a kind wins 100 times your total bet, which is like a 2,500x line wager win. Payouts of 20x for four, 5x for three and 1x for two of a kind combinations of this symbol, no matter where they appear on the reels, are also available.

Three or more of this scatter activate a free spins mode. Three scatters gives you 24 free spins, four scatters pays out 32 free spins, and you'll get 40 free spins for five of the scatters no matter where they show up.

In the free spins mode, all wins are doubled. This compounds with the wild symbol multipliers, which means that wins with a wild in the combination during the free spins mode actually gets a 4x multiplier overall, which is pretty serious. The free spins can also be re-triggered indefinitely, so there's a ton of value to be had in this particular bonus round.

Other Wins and Payouts

Other than the wild and scatter symbols, there are two more that pay for two of a kind or more. The first is the dog Scrappy, who shows up with sunglasses and a megaphone. He's worth 1,000x for a five of a kind combination. The other is the dog Sergeant, and this one appears with balloons and gives wins of 250x for five on an activated payline.

The dog bowl symbols pay 200x for five. With the A and K symbols, the win is 150x for five of either. Five of the Q or J pay out 125x, and you can earn 100x for five of the 10 or 9 symbols here as well.

In Summary

The graphical style of Dog Gone It will be a bit much for some players. That's something that we really think we need to get out there because it's an extremely bright and visually busy approach. If you like that sort of thing, then you'll be in dog heaven with this title.

Aside from that, the gameplay of this one is pretty solid for what it is, which is a medium-volatility slot with some pretty serious top prizes and more than one way to get multipliers. Nothing is really breaking the mold here or standing out from tons of other games with similar feature sets, but it's still solid overall.