Kabuki is a traditional form of Japanese theatre known for elaborate costumes, heavily stylized performances, and actors who seem physically incapable of making a subtle entrance. In other words, it is already about halfway to being a slot theme before you even add the ghosts.
Slightly Edgy has handled that final step with the Spooky Kabuki slot, throwing some supernatural performers into an already over-the-top art form.
The performance you may never leave
Spooky Kabuki features 25 paylines across five reels and three rows. Betting starts at $0.10 and tops out at $75 per spin. With a maximum win multiplier of 5,423.7x your bet, playing at the maximum gives you a shot at $406,778.
The slot has medium volatility, so you can expect a balance between more regular smaller wins and the occasional larger payout. Its theoretical RTP is 94%.
The main attraction is the Taiko Multiplier. After a winning spin, the Taiko drum can activate and apply a random 2x, 3x, 4x, or 5x multiplier to your total win.
The Kurogo Wild substitutes for all regular paying symbols to help complete winning combinations. The Shamisen Scatter also pays wherever it lands on the reels, rather than needing to form part of a winning payline.
Things get more interesting when Kabuki Drops appear. These symbols appear on reels one, three, and five, and landing one on each triggers the Curtain Call bonus and awards 10 free spins.
During Curtain Call, the reels expand from five rows of three symbols to a 5×5 grid, while the number of paylines increases from 25 to 40. The Taiko Multiplier remains active throughout the feature, although additional Kabuki Drops do not appear, meaning the bonus cannot be retriggered.
If you don’t fancy waiting for Curtain Call to arrive naturally, you can buy your way in for 70x your bet.
Is the Spooky Kabuki slot worthy of an encore?
It’s spooky season, with everyone preparing for a good night of trick-or-treating. And with that season inevitably comes the flood of Halloween- or spooky-themed slots. Some are fairly lazy reskins of old slots, and others are the Spooky Kabuki slot. Slots like this take an honest crack at a horror-themed slot, and we love them for it. I give this one a nine out of ten.
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