Big game hunting is the ancient art of dressing like a divorced park ranger, marching into the wilderness, and convincing yourself the animals are impressed by your tactical vest. It takes patience and the kind of confidence usually found in men who describe airport security as “soft.” Still, nothing says “alpha predator” quite like spending thousands to sneak up on something that was just trying to eat grass in peace.

If that’s your thing, then Hacksaw has the game for you with its new Great Game Rockies slot.

It’s Hunting Season

The Great Game Rockies slot offers betting from $0.10 per spin. Betting at the $50-per-spin maximum will give you a shot at winning up to $250,000 thanks to the 5,000x maximum multiplier.

With medium volatility, the slot’s gameplay will offer smaller, more consistent wins while you hunt for those bigger prizes. The expected RTP for the Great Game Rockies slot is 96.33%.

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When a Hunting Season symbol lands, a Hunt will begin. A target is shown above each reel, and five shots will be taken from left to right, with each shot either hitting or missing its target.

If a shot hits its target, any animal symbol on the reel below it is converted into either a Coin or Trap symbol. Animal symbols can carry between 1 and 4 Stars, with the number of Stars determining the minimum prize level.

Animal symbols with 1 Star award at least Bronze Coins, while animal symbols with 2 Stars award at least Silver Coins. Animal symbols with 3 Stars award at least Gold Coins. If an animal symbol has 4 Stars, it is transformed into a Trap symbol with a minimum value equivalent to Gold Coins.

Bronze Coins are worth between 0.2x and 1x your stake. Silver Coins are worth between 2x and 5x, Gold Coins are worth between 10x and 50x, and Diamond Coins are worth between 100x and 500x.

Trap symbols collect the values of all Coin and Trap symbols in view and add that total to their own value. The collected symbols remain on the reels with their existing values.

If a wild symbol is present on a reel that has been shot, it receives a multiplier between x2 and x20. Once Coin and Trap symbols have been collected, each wild symbol with a multiplier applies its value to between 1 and 5 Coin or Trap symbols.

A round of Country Strong free spins is triggered with three scatter symbols. You will receive 10 free spins, with the feature using the same core mechanics as the base game but increasing the likelihood of Hunting Season symbols appearing.

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A round of the Free Bird Bonus Game is triggered with four scatter symbols. This round includes the base game mechanics and adds a progressive Star mechanic, which will see any animal symbol that forms part of a regular winning combination gain one additional Star. This increase remains in place until the bonus round ends or until the same animal symbol gains another Star.

A round of the hidden Trophy Hunting free spins is triggered with five scatter symbols. This feature includes all the mechanics of Free Bird free spins and guarantees a Hunting Season symbol on every spin.

The slot includes four feature-buy options that let you either increase your chances of unlocking the bonus features or purchase a round outright. You will, however, not be able to purchase a round of Trophy Hunting free spins.

Is the Great Game Rockies slot worth a shot?

Hacksaw does seem to be stuck in a bit of a “Le” slot loop, coming back to the franchise again and again over the last few months. It’s disappointing from a provider that I feel has produced some of the most creative slots of the last five years. The Great Game Rockies slot does give me hope, though.

While the slot doesn’t break much new ground in terms of its theme or animation style, the big game hunting theme is one that most providers steer away from, given the moral arguments against it. Leaning into this and giving us a slot that’s genuinely enjoyable, with some interesting bonus features, gives me hope that the provider still has some life left in it.

If you’re looking for a few slots from Hacksaw’s brilliant catalog that I loved the most, try Epic Bullets & Bounty, Rise of Ymir, and Aiko and the Wind Spirit.