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Crescendo Slot Review

Have you seen the famous picture of Salvador Dalí emerging from the Paris Metro with a giant anteater on a leash? You might think you’re cool, but you’ll never be Salvador Dalí cool, bro. 😎

Crescendo slot from ELK Studios is also freakin’ cool, and it’ll make you do a double-take 👀 when you first see it. Much like the peeps when Dalí made his appearance.

Some called Dalí’s stunt performance art. I call it hamming it up to make your profile even more recognisable before the days of social media.

But hey, it worked. The man made lots of money during his career – allegedly as much as $50 million in 1989 money. Along with his 200 paintings and artworks, he amassed around $139 million in those days. 💰

The dude even signed blank sheets for $40 each, signing up to 1,800 per hour, which made him a tidy $72,000 for 60 minutes of work.

Gameplay

Are you ready to play something a little different? This 5-reel poker-style game contains at least one instance of the standard, 52-card deck we’re all familiar with. The difference is that Wilds can also land on the reels.

Each spin evaluates if you have a standard poker hand, such as the following (ranked in descending order): 5-of-a-kind, Royal Straight Flush, Straight Flush, 4-of-a-kind, Full House, Flush, Straight, 3-of-a-kind, 2 pairs, pair.

Above the reels are 5 open spaces where various symbols can land:

Add to Base Win: A symbol with a “+” symbol adds its value to the base win for each symbol in a winning combo that matches the symbol.

Add to Multiplier: This one adds its value to the multiplier for each symbol in the winning combo, which matches the symbol you see here.

Multiply Base Win: This one multiplies the base win by its value for each symbol in the winning combo that matches the symbol type.

Multiply Multiplier: Multiplies the multiplier by the shown value for each symbol in the… blah blah. You get it.

There are no paylines, the RTPRTP stands for “Return to Player.” The RTP describes the total bet amount that a game returns to players over millions of spins, and that figure is represented by a percentage. Table games, such as Roulette, typically have higher RTPs than many slots.

RTP needs to be considered in conjunction with a game’s volatility rate.
is 94%
, and the volatility rate is medium to high. The max multiplier is 25,000x, and the max win is $150,000. Betting must be done in fiat money.

Features

MAKE WILD:

This feature kicks in before an evaluation and turns all landed symbols that match the Make Wild’s one into Wilds. These transformed symbols act both as Wilds and as the original type of symbol.

BOOSTED MULTIPLIER:

Every winning hand results in a re-spin, where the reels not containing the winning cards spin again. If all 5 cards result in a win, all of the reels re-spin and the active multiplier doubles for the rest of the round.

Plus, you can get a re-spin for near misses when your hand is just one card short of a Straight or Flush.

FREE SPINS FEATURE:

You’ll need to collect 3 Bonus symbols (they’re kept in a meter to the right of the screen) to be awarded 5 Free Spins. Now, multipliers and modifiers (the ones I mentioned earlier that you see above the reels) will carry over to the feature, but they’ll also remain active throughout.

This progression allows for accumulated modifier action, and that can add more moolah in your pocket. Once all of the re-spins have happened and the modifiers have done their thing, then the final payout will equal the base game win value x the multiplier.

BUY BONUS (X-ITER):

  • Pay 3x per spin more for more than triple the chance to trigger Free Spins (Ante BetAn Ante Bet is an option that costs a percentage of your bet but increases your chances of landing triggering symbols that initiate a feature.)
  • Increase your bet to 10x per spin for 3 guaranteed modifiers (Ante BetAn Ante Bet is an option that costs a percentage of your bet but increases your chances of landing triggering symbols that initiate a feature.)
  • Increase your bet to 25x per spin for 5 guaranteed modifiers (Ante BetAn Ante Bet is an option that costs a percentage of your bet but increases your chances of landing triggering symbols that initiate a feature.)
  • Pay 100x once-off for Free Spins
  • Pay 250x once-off for Free Spins with 5 guaranteed modifiers

Performance

I have nothing negative to report here.

Maximum Win

The max multiplier is a stunning 25,000x, and the max win is $150,000. Betting starts at $0.20 and is capped at $6.

Conclusion

This game’s hit frequency is 22.8%, meaning that roughly 23 out of 100 spins will yield a win. In other words, you’ll hit a win every 4 to 5 spins.

The RTPRTP stands for “Return to Player.” The RTP describes the total bet amount that a game returns to players over millions of spins, and that figure is represented by a percentage. Table games, such as Roulette, typically have higher RTPs than many slots.

RTP needs to be considered in conjunction with a game’s volatility rate.
isn’t suited for long-term play, but you’ll still need patience and the bankroll to see you through moderate dry spells.

Crescendo slot is an interesting combo of poker and slot machines, which gives us some measure of strategic interest, rather than just mindlessly pushing a SPIN button. High-rollers will find the $6 betting cap restrictive.

So yeah, this is an interesting game, but I’d venture to say it’s aimed more at the experience than being a serious tool for money-making.

Slot Details

Game Provider: ELK Studios
Game Type: Video Slots
PaylinesPaylines are preset lines that run across the reels, and when you land matching symbols on them, that will result in a payout. The more paylines, the more ways you can win, but also the higher your bet per spin.: N/A
RTPRTP stands for “Return to Player.” The RTP describes the total bet amount that a game returns to players over millions of spins, and that figure is represented by a percentage. Table games, such as Roulette, typically have higher RTPs than many slots.

RTP needs to be considered in conjunction with a game’s volatility rate.
: 94%
Volatility RateSlot games can have low, medium, high, or extremely high volatility rates (or a combination thereof).

The less volatile the game, the more often it should pay out, but the lower the amount, the less the payout, as this is in keeping with the risk you’re taking. Volatility rate should be considered in conjunction with a game’s RTP.
: Medium to High
Bonus Round: No
Progressive: No
Free Rounds: Free Spins
Max Multiplier: 25,000x
Max Win: $150,000
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